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Welcome to My Wonderland:)show you the real me~~~ September 23 MSN=YUCK+CRAP?!!!Looking back it’s so difficult to figure out starting from when exactly I signed up for hotmail and then logged into MSN to keep in touch with friends and workmates. Everyday, first thing first, start my laptop, log into MSN and email, say hi to all, from boss to buddies, all are here, we discuss, we catch up and we “argue”, sometimes even date.
Each time when my MSN is not working, it bothers me a lot, all key contacts are locked there, and times again I open the window for troubleshooting and wonder when those guys could manage to repair the cables at the bottom of the sea… It felt like totally unplugged, from civilization, if it’s more than communication, this is an era of network, people may talk to each other with their fingers dancing on the keyboard, no need to bother their valuable throats any more, of course, we might not like our voices at all, after breathing in polluted air, forget about it. Why bother anyway? I have MSN and it’s quiet in office. Very quiet.
However, on Sep. 15, 2009, I was reduced to upgrade my MSN, it’s like I was ending up with this tiny little window, keeps telling me if I don’t upgrade, I don’t have access to my MSN at all. Oh come on! You got to leave me some other choices, this is forcing me, I’m your GOD!!! It’s my very own account!
Doesn’t work that way anyway …
To keep in touch with my world, I did upgrade, ended up with … not so user friendly interface, if I have to avoid saying ugly… but honestly it did make me unwilling to open it again. I miss my old MSN, but it’s gone, maybe for good. This afternoon when I was trying to download msn messenger 8.1, no such page was found…
To make the matter worse, this afternoon, my MSN broke down. I just could not log into it anymore. Error code: 85ae001d. Means? A problem not fixed yet. I read on and on, six pages all about this error code in windows live forum, but no one is giving solutions to it. One thing for sure, it’s their server’s problem.
So far, so annoying, all my contacts are locked in MSN, leaving me out of it. Former web MSN Messenger is now closed as well, you wanna say anything to your friend in MSN? Log into Windows live and send an email to them!
This is too much and too bad. This is the worst user experience and the least user friendly interface I’ve been utilizing, they did not even bother to keep the status “In a call”! Yes, I am in a call now, but I can’t indicate so anymore, just busy, yeah, as busy as a bee.
Logic might be, since we are not paying, we have no rights. I don’t think it right to force users to upgrade, and some of my friends have been complaining losing their contact list after installing new version. You say it’s Upgrading, better make it better, not worse.
Now I’m seriously considering switching to AIM and Google talk, both also free, and Google talk’s got the status for in a call.
Goodbye MSN.
Right, Office Communicator is on her way, just a matter of time.
YUCK!
I need no crap. And if you dare to say it’s good, sorry, it’s not good enough.
Dear MSN, bye, for good.
August 23 HOMEhttp://www.goodplanet.org/en/
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTA3OTMzMzM2.html When a Frenchman hit the whole audience assumption hard, all were shocked to learn "We just refuse to believe what we know." Definitely, it is too late to be pessimists. Instead, it's high time to take some actions. I'm delighted to learn this film will be distributed for free in all cinemas, on all websites, and schools. Hereby, I share with all who can access to above links and hope we can make it a better planet, together. August 13 Experiencing FAKE FedExExperiencing FAKE FedEx
I
29, Jul. 2009
Dear B,
How are you?
Hope this email finds you well.
I wonder if you could send me the hard copy of my M.A. degree from UIBE, ASAP. I’ve passed 3rd round job interview and HR dept. now would like to see all supportive paperwork about my education background. They need to see both my PH.D., which is with me now, and my M.A., left behind with my parents.
My parents will call you today and figure out when and where they could give you my diploma, face to face. They can hardly manage to cook meals these years, leave alone sending me an express mail.
Thank you very much, B. Let me know when you could come to HK again.
Take care and keep in touch!
H
30, Jul. 2009
Hey H,
I’m doing fine and it’s burning in Beijing!
Tonight I dropped by and got your diploma with me. Your parents look good and it was nice talking with them. Your dad still enjoys reading and Taiji so very much!
So tomorrow morning, first thing first, I’ll find out who’s fastest, DHL, FedEx or Ups, and will arrange a package.
Will let you know. B
II
31, Jul. 2009
H,
Checked through and found out FedEx will be able to get it delivered tomorrow lunch time, they are the only one still work on weekend.
Tracking #: 8687 5320 9380
Best luck with your job interview.
Talk to you soon.
B
31, Jul. 2009
Dear B,
Great to learn that! I owe you one.
Thank you very much and have a nice weekend~~
H
III
14:10 1, Aug. 2009
Hi H,
How’s it going?
Have you received the package yet?
Weird thing is when I checked online with the tracking # just now, the system said it’s invalid. I hope it’s the recording part’s pending only. Anyway, let me know and I’ll double check again soon.
B
15:10 1, Aug. 2009
“FedEx hotline, can I help you?”
I need to check the status of my package.
“Tracking # please?”
8687 5320 9380
“Invalid #.”
How come? I sent it yesterday.
“Could be the fake FedEx got the order from you.”
…… [Astonished] What? What Fake FedEx, what are you talking about, the guy came in FedEx uniform and gave me this FedEx Bill with your logo. FAKE?
“Yes, we know there're some fake FedEx out there...Is there anything else I can help?”
O, no… Seriously you can do nothing with this? What if my package just got lost?
“Sorry, we can do nothing for this.”
July 20 Frank McCourt --- one of the greatest writers ever livedThis morning, as usual I was going through all news and stopped exploring when I read about him, I was expecting another new book by him but it seems I was dreaming again... 78 years, Frank McCourt managed from a little boy,whose life was threatened by hunger, grew into a teacher in NY then to best selling books writer, this journey, at least in my eyes, is meaningful enough. July 20, 2009 Dear Frank, How are you? As one of your billions of readers, I'm saying hi to you from China. Sorry I have not managed to write this letter and post it all the through into your hand until it is so late that it'll never be delivered to you. I love your book so much, and TEACHER MAN is the only book I read by you, but I was so impressed by your style, how you were presenting the whole setting; how you were teaching; how you were mocked by those students' parents due to your Irish English accent; how keen people were trying to hear your voice about education problems after your book became the best seller for the year; how shocked you were when people were asking you various questions after your book gained fame for you; how you were finishing the home-made sandwich in your first lesson; how your students came back to you after years they graduated. Your books are worth rereading, yes I meant it, and I would not have returned the book to the friend if he hadn't insisted. It was a cold winter and your book was my loyal company. I was smiling and sometimes laughing when you were telling me how your Irish English went and astonished those teenagers in your class and how they were that into the story you were telling. In effect you don't have to find it difficult to explain why your book is so very popular, because your book is all about common people, not a senator or hero, just daily life, all those challenges one has to face struggling to manage both ends. Today's news gave me unbelievable shock, I hoped so much that it was only Google news screwed up and made some mistakes, for instance, wrong spelling and it happened to be your name, however, when both USA Today and LA Times confirmed your leaving, and numerous media released your life story, I had to believe, and this sadness attacked me without any preparation. Even though this is too late, I'd like to let you know your life made a difference and you are and will be remembered. with love a reader Hope June 29 something about time...It's another special day I have to say, not merely it'll be last day of June in 2009 but also it's a workmate/friend's birthday... are we just suddenly get sensitive and disturbed by age when it's birthday? Or are we scared by all kinds of anniversaries... I was impressed to read some friends' comments when it turned their 10 year graduation anniversary, then someone turns 30 or just saying farewell to 25... and it's really rare to learn two famous people died at age of 50 from news... plus this movie I'm been watching ends with a 50th birthday party... Positive part is, there were toasting for another fabulous 50.
When the clock is ticking... loud and clear during midnight, it's scary, so is it to see a song's title:"Time is ticking" I did not even bother to hear the song itself, as if I know the singer gonna lecture around about time in a different way. Are we scared by the number that is used to measure time or we are scared we won't ever have the same amount of time left in this life with quite little we have achieve so far? Are we scared by the writings of the time onto our faces and cheeks, which we give it a name called wrinkle or we are afraid to write down the number for age when filling a form with the fact it's turning bigger and bigger? Are we dealing with the mixture of all above or we are at last just getting horrified and panic by the tools the ancient invented just to measure time, like rulers for length and figures for data? It's rather a cliche to hear people complain, oh no I'm getting old... at birthday party, Christmas or New Year's getting together, quickly enough, there will be another saying to make us feel better, that'll be "oh come on, you are getting even wiser." ... are we? really? Sometimes getting wiser than before does not necessarily mean we'd do better than before... because when there's experience, the energy and passion might be missing, at least not as much as they once were. Facing Michael Jackson's breaking news, I was shocked the whole weekend, without being able to manage to go out... 50, you must be kidding, it's like a step nearer to the golden sunset age, if it's really like Thatcher once commented "Life starts by 60", MJ's life has not even started yet. So what are we doing all these years before 60? Messing around? Working on things with or without a purpose until a lesson is learnt or may not learnt? Witnessing each life ends, we might be measuring with or without any intentions, was he happy? Is he successful? Is he successful enough to be remember not merely by my generation? If this is all about remembering, who happens with me? All those questions will come back to the real center, me, myself. All these years, I have achieved nothing yet. Not a thing. Tragic enough? Could be. Lucky part is, it not too late yet, thus there will be two choices, to set up all goals one plans to achieve, something like a must-achieve list, then work on it; or keep it as it is now, aimless, busy or leisure around, whatever happens, let it be, just whatever. Coming back to the initiative, we got to choose to be remembered or not, to be remembered, we got to do something that is impressive enough, to be recorded as a part of history of human being, part of civilization; thus the big picture is not just a award, a project anymore, it has to be something huge. ... Or, to stay low, just a life, what's the big deal? I enjoy each day and this is it. years later, except the record of the family tree, with all friends vanish, this whole live vanish as if it never happened. Feels like choosing the red and blue pill now. Whatever we choose for once, it's just one go, without going back. we got to be regret free. Otherwise, all days after that choice, the little voice in our minds will be torturing us, "what if ... what if... WHAT IF?!" Now I see the reason why we got to get the most out of each day. Because in the short term, what if tomorrow never comes? This is what i learnt from the earthquake. Benefit is I push myself to execute more effective, before I regret with should have done this or that. It feels good when those planned to be done, or need doing is finally finished, means even if I'm buried underground by an earthquake, I've got less to regret about. On the other side, this getting the most out of each day, also includes having the most fun and enjoy the most before it's too late. In result, we are facing choice again, to be remembered or to enjoy and not to be. Obviously enjoying may not include working 20 hrs, and the entire history might not keep you in a single corner if one just enjoys. It's all about balance. With balancing itself, it could take one's' life to work on it. Hesitation is time consuming, and with all those time, one project might be done already, which, might be the very first step of being remembered as well. So it's not all about time, but time is a cruel reminder. In the morning, we are reminded we are getting late, in the middle life, we are reminded we are not fast or high enough, by retiring years, we are not earning enough to secure sunset or winter years; tick tick tick, never stops, never good enough, better love enough? So that at least there's one thing we are not regret about. Best luck with this. June 27 MJHow many 50 years does one have in one's life? How many would ever shock the world with one's rock music... Studio albums Motown releases l 1971: Got to Be There l 1972: Ben l 1973: Music and Me l 1975: Forever, Michael Epic releases l 1979: Off the Wall l 1982: Thriller l 1987: Bad l 1991: Dangerous l 1995: HIStory l 1997: Blood on the Dance Floor l 2001: Invincible Number-one singles US number-one singles l 1972: "Ben" l 1979: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" l 1980: "Rock With You" l 1983: "Billie Jean" l 1983: "Beat It" l 1983: "Say Say Say" (with Paul McCartney) l 1987: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" l 1987: "Bad" l 1987: "The Way You Make Me Feel" l 1988: "Man in the Mirror" • 1988: "Dirty Diana" l 1991: "Black or White" l 1995: "You Are Not Alone" UK number-one singles l 1981: "One Day in Your Life" l 1983: "Billie Jean" l 1987: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" l 1991: "Black or White" l 1995: "You Are Not Alone" l 1995: "Earth Song" l 1997: "Blood on the Dance Floor" February 02 It’s Chinese New Year AgainThis audio clip is what I’ve been listening to each year since 2002… Fortunately it’s not how I feel or how my life is really life, but each time when I compare my life to the speaker’s I feel how lucky I am, how happy my life could be and how much I am loved… but there are some similar parts as well, the love from mother, the feeling of being homesick, the sadness of realizing another year in my life passed… like another song’s lyrics, not sure if we pass time or time is passing by us; not sure if we are homesick or home is missing us… Home, the warmest, softest part deep in my heart … and I’m always the little one in parents’ eyes. I guess this sadness is not going away anyway, but it’s rather high time to cherish this all and move on…
After all I’m still looking for my true love and I haven’t got my very own house yet… this feeling of floating around like a leaf in the wind… and the echo from home has been around me all the time
August 22 Giovanni Allevi --- impressiveGiovanni Allevi --- impressive
--- A sleepy listener
Air: everyone more or less gets stressed out and can’t breathe, I’m composing AIR to make us relax and breathe
Studio 7.30 a.m.: Red sunbeam woke him up with all passion and creation.
Go with the flow is the expose of the real he, getting nervous for the concert in US. Go with the flow is different from Let it be, quite different, following the heart…
A perfect day woke me up from a nap, puzzling me with the question what kind of day could be perfect?
Leaves of Beslan is rather melancholy and sad, remembering those innocent civilians.
300 rings moved me with both his narration and the theme and melody, reaching the real harmony of music as he quoted.
This composer is impressively creative, sensitive and modern. His costumes were jeans and T-shirt, could be his very own rebel.
His narration in Italian urged me to learn his mother tongue again.
Bumped into another Cartoon Girl…Bumped into another Cartoon Girl…
--- By H.T
On a common Fri. afternoon, right after work, on my way to a concert, as usual I took the subway, and took a seat at Jian Guo Men Station, with my heavy CHVIAS bag, I felt twisted into a frame and just got stuck in the narrowed space, thus it was rather hard to reach my mobile in my pocket in pants, checking what time it was, Olive was waiting for me somewhere near to the Park.
Next to me, was a young lady, wearing a watch, so I was peeking what time it was, however, since I was not wearing my glasses, I could not see the watch itself. Before my asking politely, she just rose her watch into my short eyesight, but to my surprise, only by then did I realize how BLIND I was, because I could not tell what time it was, it was picturesque watch, with clouds and other cartoon elements, I looked at its owner, wondering what she might say, … was she offended or something? It was amazing and sweet a smile, obviously she was years younger than me… 80s generation, I warned myself… she started, “It’s five to seven now; both hands of my watch are clouds, so might be a little bit hard to read.”
“Aha! I see, thank you very much.”
She smiled back.
For no reason, I just felt somewhat warmth in this innocent but rather sincere smile.
“Well, I have a Swatch as well, with elements of Olympic… pity I forgot to take it with me today.” I murmured.
She friendly replied, “This is my second Swatch, the other one got theme of yellow color, cartoon designed as well.”
“Hmm, I recon you are the cartoon type girl.” I admitted.
“True, I just keep the heart and eyes of the child in me, still seeing the beautiful part in life.”
“Cool, good for you.” I agreed.
“But you know, sometimes, especially when it comes to work; supervisor might not like such personality.” She added.
Out train arrived at Wang Fu Jing by then.
“Well, have to say, sometimes it’s merely matter of chemistry… it’s good to appreciate the beautiful parts in life all the time.” Despite myself, I was making some comments.
“No matter what, I am what I am.”
It was Tian an men East, and she just rushed out of the training, waving bye to me.
Goodbye, cartoon girl, follow your heart, and best luck.
For some reason, we are sometimes reduced to give up the innocent child in us… chasing this and that in life, too busy to stop a bit and appreciate the beauty in life… Simplify, simplify, easy said, huh?
Merely several words with a stranger, somewhat woke me up from my busy life.
Yes, cartoon is good, and necessaryJ
Thank you very much Cartoon girl, you reminded something deep in my heart, rather important but forgotten for a while in my life.
August 07 Dear BJ, I miss ya!Dear BJ, I miss ya!
--- by Hope Tung
How was your day?
Another hectic one, Huh? I betJ
Sorry for my absence from your grand event, but I will surely watch the live open ceremony on TV.
2001 till now, been a long way for preparation, from each Hutong, to all these new subways, I see you change a lot, but there are several things never ever changed, the pride of the city and the country, the confidence to get 29th Olympic Games hosted successfully, the friendly smile, being open.
I’m happy for you.
Good night, BJ, sweet dreams!
It’s raining cats and dogs here now in SY… But my heart is with you, yes, I have faith in you.
I miss you; not the polluted air, nor crowded subway….I miss your keep trying, your openness, your courage. I miss you, and I wish you all miracles.
August 02 VOA=bullshit? U Tell Me!VOA=bullshit? U Tell Me! ---By H.T.
Ever since years back in high school, (1994 - ), I’ve been tuning into VOA with quite a lot noises. Until just now, I log onto this VOA homepage, was I able to listen to it live online, clearly, real time. Thanks to? Olympic Games!
However, right at the moment, it is a live interview on the show, discussing Chinese government Internet and media censorship… Bush is coming for sure, planning to press us about human right and this censoring. Whatever!
Now they are mentioning Fa Lun Gong, Tibet, Taiwan, all these problems as they always do in so many year, in their very own nasty and mean way, which, I always n always find it so very annoying. So what?! I mean every country/ government got their own problems, US is of no exception, what the fuss then do they have to comment on this about Beijing Olympics? Hah?
So you tell me we have such and such problems, do you have solutions? No. Do you really know about Chinese and their country at all?? No. Are you, therefore, entitled to speak on these problems at all then??? No.
Each time, I tune in BBC or VOA, I just got so very angry with whatever they are saying about China, and just turn it off. Yes, it is painful torture to hear those silly foreigners comment on my very own country, without been here or learnt what really is going on here.
Take pollution as a quick instance, which country does not produce pollution? How well they are doing to stop it? China is developing and like all other countries, there will surely be pollutions, so what? Only China is now blamed? No way! Stop bullshit me like that, okay?
I’m not saying we are perfect, I’m trying to say, since no country or government is doing perfect; why not just leave Chinese people alone to solve their own problems?! You are commenting, means you disagree, but who has to be agreed in some many aspects?! Please, you nosy politicians and those who are interviewed, just shut up if you have no clue how the problems should be solved.
Even if you do know how t o solve the problem, it’s your way, in your mindset, your culture, not ours, not Chinese. Since so many centuries are gone, and we are still here, I have way lots of good reasons to believe, we’ll still be there after even more events take place. We’ll make it.
Beijing, China, I sincerely wish you, my dear homeland, the best luck. I know we can manage all these. No matter Bush or Forest or whoever is coming, we have our own policy; we have our own way to get this done and done perfectly. I have FAITH in you. 300%.
Since 2000, I've been trying to log onto VOA homepage with quite a lot of curiosity, but never ever got through until now. Honestly I was not quite prepared for thus sudden offered freedom, and I could not believe my eyes when the webpage was opened right here right now.
Chinese government has good reasons to block such websites, which keep reporting against us. From Fa Lun Gong to Tibet, from Taiwan to whatever they are pointing against us, how much truth are they reporting? What’s their point of view anyway? Countless times, I heard those interviewees replying questions in Chinese, then the interpretation was twisting what they meant in the very first place, or just cut the answer short and listeners were mislead to opposite meaning, or extra part that they were not attempting to imply at all. Plus those speak against government, in English with American accent, how much were they paid by VOA? I never know and have no interest to find out.
We are now, by removing such internet blocking, keeping the promise we made back in 2001; sincerity is demonstrated but those are so very hard to be pleased, AP, AFP, CNN, all are here, not quite for the sport event itself, besides, all know quite well they wanna dig out some more about China. A professional journalist once bet that after Olympic Games the whole world will have new impression about China. Wow! Impressed, horrified. Fine. Go ahead.
When I was teaching the other day, and it came to the key point about “Media is merely a tool.” Students did not get it at all. Think about it, why the same event reported by different media we got so many versions? Reported in such different views/ways? Different reporting styles? Different input? There. Sponsors are different, remember? The master feeds a dog, and the dog is loyalty to the master, simple logic! Sorry I went vulgar, but this is exactly the way how it works.
So you thought media is supposed to report the fact and focus on the fact only? Forget about it, wake up and grow up. From each word they chose to write this story, they have already sent you the hidden message how they think about it, or, how they expect you to think about it.
What shall we do then? Stop checking out news? No way! We can’t even manage to survive for one single day without knowing what is going on in this world. Listen to all. All of them, and when you have far more than enough input, you’d make the right, or almost correct judgment.
Media = trap. Be careful. Be aware. Enjoy!
July 11 7-11Talk about 7- Eleven on July 11th? Yup!
--- by H.T.
Was listening to Ron on CRI, when he gave me this idea, today is seven-eleven, said he… oops, true! Should have just rushed in and picked up something for lunch ha ha!
7-11 is open 24/7, That is no matter when, It’s always open, Japanese boss’ promise is thus given.
Heating is their oven, How did they figure out the name is unknown… Could have been 8-11? Why not 9-11? Or… just 11-11? Eh? Such is a good boring question. Might been the boss got lost in his consideration. Of course non is my business for further discussion.
Winter is too cold to open Summer is too hot to open Spring staff are yawning with mouths open Autumn is nice season to check out the fragrant mountain
Owing to all above excuses given Dear boss, we have difficulty to keep stores open Not even 247 Right, we are not quite into 7-11. July 04 Special Day = July 4thSpecial Day = July 4th
Like all people have many special days in their life, I am of no exception, but for July 4th, is so very special not because it’s my birthday, nor does it have anything to do with U.S.
July 4th, 2007 was the day I joined Accenture. To look back one year’s footprint, I learned from my mentors and workmates around me and absorbed lots of positive impacts, thus I believe the turning point in my life was a good one, and still have lots of good reasons to believe we do have the best people, and I shall always try harder to achieve higher performance. In result, this life is meaningful.
Short is this note on my special day, longer footprints shall I make here, with all my passion and valuing what I have with deep gratitude. The only way to say thank you, I think, is to be more professional and contribute more.
June 27 SubwayTo and from work I take subway, For lunch and dinner I have Subway, Always do I talk about subway Most crowded all the time throughout my way, Now and then I think of Subway, Eat Fresh? Still taste like junk food in some way. Yeah, I do have eight stamps for a free Subway! Pack up, bottoms up, and run all the way to subway!
O my, I HATE subway!!!
~~~
Naughty is Hope for today:)
June 15 Happy Father’s Day, Daddy!!!--- I love you!Happy Father’s Day
Grandpa used to be the King in his own kingdom, but these years, your majesty tends to leave his throne alone, enjoying all his freedom being back into his childhood. He’d enjoy mountaineering and talking to his old friends every day, no longer paying any attention to us grandchildren, as all are in college or graduated working now. He’s quite content to life and talks few, instead of watching TV during his leisure time, he spends more time with his flowers and books, he’s been reading the same most favorite novels times again and he just assures me that each time he rereads the book, the more he’d understand!
I love my grandpa, who is as close as my daddy, but even more strict with me. Nowadays, whenever he hears my voice over the phone, he’d get quite excited, and always makes sure right next question after “How are you?” will be “When are you coming back to see me?” I honestly miss him too. Yeah, I shall make some time to walk with him by the sea, sit to each other, see the sunrise and sunset, and listen to his tales about his youth, hold his hands when we cross the road, and stand right next to him when the wind roars… then see the smiles in his face,… hearty and happy J
Father= hero, who knows everything and who knows how everything works, … father is quite strict with me, father buys new costumes for me wherever he’d go on business trips… father encourages me to try new stuff in my life, father sees things in a reasonable way, his words always makes sense, he’s deeds always enlightens when I’d do next. Father seldom calls me but when my mobile rings and it’s his #, he’s got his order to me! He always suggest the best to me, and expects the most out of me, different from mom, dad always gives me space to think and figure out my very own way, he has his own way to appreciate my efforts and got his special way to let me know his expectation without any pressure.
He’s the lighthouse when I get lost, and he’s the guide when I get confused. He might to talk a lot but he always says a lot.
With his wisdom and humor, he managed to teach me from all childhood tricks and games to chess, bicycle, dumpling and how to be a better person.
This is my beloved father, too busy to talk to me on such a special day, I hope he’s smile when he reads a snail mail from me, and I know he would. J
A Talk to a friend… starting from “thank you”A Talk to a friend… starting from “thank you”
Just the other morning, she logged on MSN as usual, and went through all her friends list, noticing one of her schoolmate’s nick name was “Do not know how to say Thank You”… She buzzed him, asking “thank you,” “Do I owe u one?” No answer,… could be he was busy… She went on, “but if your help is offered at the first place u were not expecting a thank u at allI assume?” He answered “I did owe you one when I saw the words from you.” Both chuckled, He continued, “which made me feel refreshed”:”for my words were paid attention to” She pondered and drifted into a discussion,” well...sometimes people are too busy to say thank you...some, take everything for granted” He reacted,” thank you, yeah.” She could not shut off her pondering now,” Some feel grateful, people like you, always remember to say thank you; thus we can expect the same thank you from all people.” He got her clue, saying, “When you say thank you, the intention is transferred.” She got her own doubt though, “some are sincere, some are pretending, some meant to say the other meaning…” He felt the same way, “Perfect.” She felt free to share more of her thoughts now, “thus ... when they say thank you, I say No Problem, when I say thank u, though, I'd make sure I mean it.” He agreed,”You do know thank you, great” She then remembered someone else, “I know this ... was ... back in 2000 when am here in BJ one of my roommate kept say thank u for everything.” He got his own consideration shared,”Sometime, without a thank you, people may remember what you have done for them and may do the same to you.” “and?” He was interested to learn about her experience, She went on, “I , then , reflected myself seldom say thank u at that time even if i feel grateful...by n by,... I now say thank you every day n hear thank you every day; I was shy to say thank u, but now I say it whenever I feel like saying it, I used to send out notes or emails to say thank u, now I feel more comfortable if i can say thank u ... face-to-face...with all my sincerity I need to express my gratefulness.” He could not agree more, “Yeah; we all were and we all are; both.” She got her conclusion now, “Thus when I saw your note for today... made me think... thus share above with u;” He appreciated, “Thanks for sharing you feeling about these most beautiful words in the world--THANK YOU.” She smiled, “Merci beucoup… oh my broken French.” He smiled back…
“Thank you for buzz me into this minutes' of thinking away from work; n I look forward sharing more with you ….
Do you ever really mean it when you say thank you? Are you too busy every day to pause for a little while to say thank you to people around you? Do you feel goof when you hear people say thank you to you?
I hereby thank you for everythingJ
Why I hate to have meals aloneWhy do I hate to have meals alone…
Last night was with some close friends and we were planning to have late dinner together right after a volunteer event next to Silk Street, then I was caught saying, “Great! I just hate to have dinner or whatever meal all alone!” My friends were shocked upon my answer, wondering how come… or my good reasons to this.
Frankly speaking, ever since 2002 I started eating all meals alone… in the canteen on campus of UIBE… I really got no appetite, hearing all those talks full of laughter and jokes next table… I really envy them, even those where were arguing… they never know how valuable their companies were~!
Then I was living all alone through out those years working since 2002, and days having meals alone were boring and never really got appetite, except those late nights after working overtime… I was living alone, and cooked a bit, just no matter how nice or horrible my cooking went, just got no one to share with… not a comment, not being in a big family, there’s always someone to comment about the main dish…it’s salty today, the vegetable is old today, it’ll taste far better is the eggs were cooked longer… by contrast just no comment…
Thus I believe the happiest moment for the chef is to see the diners enjoying all courses and all served dishes gone!
JHope someday I could invite you over to my very own place for several enjoyable meals…
The other day I was enjoy the holiday for Dragon Boat Festival and cooked my favourite spaghetti,… when all pasta and sources were served, I was seated at the table. I was deeply bothered by homesickness… hell! Only my parents were here with me!!! Mom night bother such food is too heavy for dinner while dad might find the source not salty enough, then I bet he’d turn to my mom, saying, ‘Could you please get this fixed?’ oh such a daydreamer am I!
Hope when all my cooking skills are perfect, I’d finally find someone to enjoy meals with me… for good. J Meanwhile, you’d know how much I hate to have meals alone, so when you are heading to lunch or dinner just feel free to buzz me! Thank you!
June 07 Three Days Music Journey with Handsome and Excellent PianistsThree Days Music Journey with Handsome and Excellent Pianists ---by Hope Tung 7:30pm, June 6, 7, 8, 2008|Piano Aux Jacobins 2008
7:30 pm, Friday, June 6, 2008 Piano Reciatal by David Greilsammer
Programme: Adams: China Gates Mozart: Sonate en Si bémol Majeur Prokofiev: Extraits de Roméo et Juliette: Frère Laurence Les Montaigus et Capulets Ligeti: 5 mouvements de Musica Ricercata Mozart: Sonate en Do mineur Gershwin: 2 préludes
Went to his concert after work, I was carrying heavy laptop, a bit headache, cold. I got there by 7:20, and found a seat …somewhere in the middle area first floor. He came to the stage in leather suite, quite slim, looked far better than the poster photo. I could hear his French accent when he was introducing the pieces for the night. Starting with John Adams, and he said this is the only living composer among all pieces for the night. Besides, he explained the meaning of the music, it’s like from one door to another, there’s change, but not much change… much more of similarity. He also said when he was rehearsing that afternoon in the concert hall, he walked in the park and went through several doors, getting more of ideas about the music, since it was his first time in China, he finds all those China Gates in Forbidden City are quite special to him.
I feel passion in his playing, and quite likely to figure out how it was when he was practicing, when all pieces are over, those notes were spreading on the floor… 7:30 pm, June 7, Saturday, 2008 Piano Recital by Philippe Bianconi
Programme: Beethoven: Sonate en ut mineur opus 13 "Pathétique" Schumann: Fantaisie opus 17 Ravel: Jeux d*eau Oiseaux tristes Alborada del gracioso Chopin: Barcarolle opus 60 2e Scherzo opus 31 “…always close to the soul of the music, filling the space with poetry and life.” —The Washington Post
Philippe was dressed quite formal, wearing tail coat; and with his light French accent, he was telling us it’s also his first time to play in China. I enjoyed Ravel: Jeux d*eau the most, picturing water’s flowing in various ways. Schumann: Fantaisie opus 17 was great as well, thanks he introduced a bit about the composing background, very helpful to understand the music, … he said the composer was in love with Clara, who later became his wife, but at the time of composing, they were forced to separate from each other, because Clara’s father opposed their marriage intention. Chopin: Barcarolle opus 60 was beautiful, exactly as he said, I could feel right hand was a happy couple, while his left hand was the scenery of Venice, quire picturesque on boat.
Have to say, I somewhat feel sorry for him, because throughout the performance, audience was coughing from here and there, quite loud and frequent… Does it mean air in Beijing is seriously polluted? All people caught a cold like me?...sigh…
Pity he does not run his own website like the other two pianists… too busy?… but this does make him quite special in my impressionJ Really hope he can come back to China some day.
PS: He got the most audience…due to his prestige and fame? I wonder.
7:30 pm, June 8, Sunday, 2008
Jazz Piano Recital by Frank Avitabile
Programme: Short Stories
"An immediate complicity becomes established with the listener. The original details testify of a crystalline, almost translucent poetic universe, a changeable landscape from which the presence rereleases in the fringes of the musical consciousness and constitutes obviously a welcome profit of the performance in solo piano."
R10 Magazine Classica for "Short Stories"
I woke up from quite a tedious snooze, in which I woke up times again, getting alerted that it was time to leave for the concert, the lingering headache made me stay in bed, another ten min. then another ten min… until 6:30 I was still in bed. Panic!!! Packed up and flew to the concert hall, the subway was fast but I was 15 min. late n missed his opening briefing and three pieces gone.
Got in and was seated in the last row in the first floor, hmm less audience tonight. His theme is romantic and passionate, and in his red shirt, orange shoes with orange shoelaces, he looked quite vigorous.
All music was flowing, and he was swinging to his rhythms, looks like he was quite into his ideas and developed them into short stories, some happy, some peaceful. After intersession, he came back to stage in French, and he asked for 4 notes from audience, then expanded them into a piece, thus I see his gift n talent. He just undressed his suit and in that fire red shirt, he was playing more of jazz style pieces, each of them sounded a story to me… one of them I heard…as if a couple was talking.
Great he likes the purified water in Beijing and said the piano is a nice one.
Overall, all these nights are enjoyable. With different styles, I went through classical, modern, free style. With all their first debuts in China, they presented French understanding for piano music which is full of passion, romance, and skillfully presented beauty. Thus I owe them all a big thank you for curing my headache, and light up my long weekendJ I do hope you come back with more, all of you.
May 28 Pointless thinking inspired from Charlotte's Web…Pointless thinking inspired from Charlotte's Web…
Whose web is saving whom?
Who needs to be saved?
Who would like to save others at the price of their own and their own children’s life?
Who is still so very selfishless?
Who deserves such savior?
Who might forget about such savior?
Who does not expect such friendship and love?
Who…
I’d like to save if I could.
If I were the one saved by others, I’d remember and cherish this all throughout my life.
By the end, I helplessly sigh…
…
THIS, IS LIFE.
Charlotte's Web is a children's book by acclaimed American author E. B. White. First published in 1952, it tells the story of a barn spider named Charlotte and her friendship with a pig named Wilbur. The book was illustrated by Garth Williams.Publishers Weekly listed the book as the best-selling children's paperback of all time as of 2000.Plot summaryThis book begins when John Arable's sow gives birth to a litter of piglets, and Mr. Arable discovers one of them is a runt and decides to kill it. However, his 8 year old daughter Fern begs him to let it live. Therefore her father gives it to Fern as a pet, and she names the piglet Wilbur. Wilbur is hyperactive and always exploring new things. He lives with Fern for a few weeks and then is sold to her uncle, Homer Zuckerman. Although Fern visits him at the Zuckermans' farm as often as she can, Wilbur gets lonelier day after day. Eventually, a warm and soothing voice tells him that she is going to be his friend. The next day, he wakes up and meets his new friend: Charlotte, the gray spider. Wilbur soon becomes a member of the community of animals who live in the cellar of Zuckerman's barn. When the old sheep in the barn cellar tells Wilbur that he is going to be killed and eaten at Christmas, he turns to Charlotte for help. Charlotte has the idea of writing words in her web extolling Wilbur's excellence (such as "some pig"), reasoning that if she can make Wilbur sufficiently famous, he will not be killed. Thanks to Charlotte's efforts, Wilbur not only lives, but goes to the county fair--with Charlotte--and wins a prize. Due to the short lifespan of spiders, Charlotte dies at the fair. Wilbur repays Charlotte by bringing home with him the sac of eggs (her "magnum opus") she had laid at the fair before dying. When Charlotte's eggs hatch at Zuckerman's farm and most of Charlotte's daughters leave to make their own lives elsewhere, three (Nellie, Aranea and Joy) remain there as friends to Wilbur.
May 24 SolitudeSolitude LAUGH, and the world laughs with you;
It was at Farewell Ceremony for Claire back in 1999; Dou Kejing was presenting this poem to her. Cannot remember the background music he selected for it now. Found the beginning truth and still value this work so very much.
I was trying to sort out the old days’ books and notes; Dou’s note for this poem was buried in old books. Read through, and I had to reread, it makes me think and rethink about life.
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MOURNMOURN: To feel and show sadness because sb. has died; to feel sad because sth. no longer exists or is no longer the same.
Three days, comparatively speaking, it’s very very short, leave alone three minutes.
I still mourn for you and keep looking into whatever I can do for you, anything, anytime.
Thus we’d cherish life even more.
We’d respect time and life even more,
Remembering all those victims, No, I don’t believe in God, however, I suppose those gone are still looking down upon us, still bless us and we, the alive, got the responsibilities to make it BETTER.
May 14 post earthquake in SW CNWas trying to donate online but seems somewhere is not working well with the URL. Such tragedy moment, I feel sadness and sympathy to those stuck in earthquake area. If only we have the legendary superman here in China, or … I know this is all kind of my daydream, but… if only I could just do something for them!
May 12 TAKE CARE!Is there anything I really need to take care of before anything unfortunate happen to me? Why think so pessimistic? Well honestly speaking, experience a weak earthquake just now. Although it was not serious, but good a chance to think over about my life… quite similar situation to the one in the movie named … You’ve Got a Mail… the lift went wrong and the man suddenly realized that he should have proposed to his girlfriend, and he did plan it to be the very first thing he’d do right after getting out of the elevator…
As for me, I don’t think I got such stuff to take care of yet, at least, I mean, no such a Mr Right to think of at the moment… but for some reason, or many reasons, suddenly I think it high time to find me someone…
What I really worry about are my beloved parents, who will take care of them if anything really happen to me？No one? Thus, I have to take care of myself and make sure I stay safe and sound so that I could be the one and be there for them in case anything bad happened.
Take care, Hope. May 10 Happy Mother's Day!Was too busy to jot down anything about Mother’s Day, well, let me just make it up todayJ The very first thing when I woke up yesterday morning was making phone calls, called mom and said just wanna be the very first one to say Happy Mother’s Day, and she was laughing at me saying I was the only one to say this to her anyway.
Next was grandma, she was having breakfast and sounded cheerful as well.
I’m quite grateful to them and think it worthwhile to buy them both one million carnations, but I know them so well that I know they’d NOT accept at all! Talking to them is what they want.
Motherhood is always respectable, saint as well. Only love from moms is selfishless and no reward is expected. May 04 May 4thMay 4th
Every year, on this special day, I’d arrange something quite different either to celebrate being young, or reward myself for being behaved and goodJ
Last year was on a trip to Weihai, taking mom with me, enjoying sunshine and seafood there, of course was doing some reading as my habit as well.
The year before last went shopping and bought a brand new Nokia, lovely white one, with leather case, honestly, I’d been expecting to buy it for ages, and finally found a perfect excuse to spoil myself a little bit.
Back in 2005, it was an early morning; I cycled from my place to UME for a nice movie, the Shark Tale. Still remember the whole cartoon comedy, as if it were yesterday! In late afternoon, I went to Chaoyang Park with Pallis and we bought a kite, enjoying the spring fresh air and see the kite flying up there in the blue sky, and the thread is never ever long enoughJ In golden sunset, we were enjoying fish for dinner somewhere near to the Park gate.
2004, I was flying another kite in the field, somewhere near to the airport, Shunyi Dist., all were still nervous about SARS. Have to say I was lucky to be somewhere safe. Still grateful to my teacher, and I wish her all the best.
2003, hmm, this is a challenge to my memory now. Might be staying home doing some reading and writing? Or, might be working overtime? Will write more if I remember, hard disc is really small, sorry for this~~~
2002, Amber Jane Liu visited me in Beijing, we enjoyed Tian’an Men Square, all crowded people, as if everyone in China gather there to see the nice flowers presented for the holiday. Took some pictures, but might have been buried somewhere in a carton box.
2001 was with Linda on her campus I think. She was showing off her new dorm and nice food in canteen. Still remember her smile in the photo we took somewhere near to Tian’an Men Square, a bit naughty, happy and proud as wellJ
2000, I went to see grandparents, and enjoyed seafood there. Too early and cold to start swimming in the sea, just walked by the sea every morning, wondering about my future…
Well, this year is the first time to celebrate while working, feels good too, working means a lot to me, not only acquiring the satisfaction, but also feel being useful. Thus am not merely gaining and taking from the society, in some way, am giving and contributing.
Tracing back to 1919, the Movement it marked the upsurge of Chinese nationalism, and a re-evaluation of Chinese cultural institutions, such as Confucianism. The movement grew out of dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles settlement, termed the Shandong Problem. Coming out of the New Culture Movement, the end result was a drastic change in society that fueled the birth of the Communist Party of China. This is definitely must-know throughout history book from primary school to middle school way to high school and college, just different perspectives were tested in each history exam.
Remember, remember the fourth day of May Which day was a movement on such a grand day Which also used to be part of public holiday Now is back as a normal work day But surely not just a week day Today is and will always be a special day In those Chinese’ memory it may Remember, remember the fourth day of May
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