Sometssing about Chinese ..
If you look tired , they serve you with a glass of water or juice immediately .
Women ,very kind , very understanding , very helpful , fashionable (read - extremely fashionable , or may be pretend to , everyone look the same :-) atleast to me ) . Drive less cars and more buses *#$$!!
Men , Like to take up all the physical work , even if it is women's work .How chivalric , gentlemen!
Children, some percentage are like why the h*** are they here . Some are like angels , yet all look the same . God , looks are so deceiving !
People , Old , or young , one can blindly trust them even if lost , you wouldn't be ripped off by a taxi or burgled anywhere . Still yet to know how this system is so much strongly in place .And ya , if you happen to pass by a middle aged man or even a woman acting crazy or playing with others , then I can assure you they AREN'T DRUNK . They are or rather ..act funny :-)
Language , Unless you are in a city like Shanghai or Beijing , no mutli-lingual issues . But otherwise , having chinese texts for your english ones are very necessary .
Climate , South of china almost like moderate climate . North of china , in extreme climate , summer , sun rises at 4.40am and sets by around 7.20 pm . In winter , can expect snowfalls , but very mild though temperatures drop to -25 ~-30 deg C .
Environment : Very clean
Traffic : Left hand driving , on right side of the roads .
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Thursday 26 May 2011
A non- nonvegetarian experience
As I am seated , a smiling woman comes up to me ," Nihaou !How may I assit you ?". I said ,"Nihaou ,I need some vegetarian food please !" She offeres me some sandwich with some green toppings and says "iga suu da" (meaning this is vegetarian ).I open out the sandwich and find some flesh like substances as well as some tomoto look-a-like capsicums and some green stuffs.Any plant with root , stem , branch ..would make my vegggy delicacy .
Woa , as if understanding my inner battle , my chinese colleague immediately confirms affirmatively . The detective in me was waiting for a green signal to find out more , but I felt it would be too much for my colleague to gulp it , who jumps up if he gets any hint of me eating any non-vegetarian food . I ate ,except THAT , rapidly not tolerating my hunger . And then , asked him why he said so .Pat came the response , "It is Salmon and it is vegetarian "!!!
For sea foodies , seafood is obviously a veg' but that cannot change the definition of a VEGETABLE !
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Woa , as if understanding my inner battle , my chinese colleague immediately confirms affirmatively . The detective in me was waiting for a green signal to find out more , but I felt it would be too much for my colleague to gulp it , who jumps up if he gets any hint of me eating any non-vegetarian food . I ate ,except THAT , rapidly not tolerating my hunger . And then , asked him why he said so .Pat came the response , "It is Salmon and it is vegetarian "!!!
For sea foodies , seafood is obviously a veg' but that cannot change the definition of a VEGETABLE !
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Saturday 19 February 2011
Beautiful Letter
Beautiful letter written by a father to his son!
Use this in your teachings to your children.
I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons
1.Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.
2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will.
3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot
of unnecessary heartaches.
Remember the following as you go through life
1. Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I. To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a real friend.
2. No one is indispensable, nothing in the world that you must possess. Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to go through life when people around you don't want you anymore, or when you lose what/who you love most.
3. Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy life.
4. Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling would fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness. Don't over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.
5. A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!
6. I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, either would I financially support your whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor.
7. You honour your words, but don't expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don't expect people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles.
8. I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never strike any prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch!
9. No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life .
Use this in your teachings to your children. Following is a letter to his son from a renown Hong Kong TV broadcaster cum Child Psychologist.
The words are actually applicable to all of us, young or old, children or parents.!
The words are actually applicable to all of us, young or old, children or parents.!
I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons
1.Life, fortune and mishaps are unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.
2. I am your father, and if I don't tell you these, no one else will.
3. What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot
of unnecessary heartaches.
Remember the following as you go through life
1. Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I. To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don't hastily regard him as a real friend.
2. No one is indispensable, nothing in the world that you must possess. Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to go through life when people around you don't want you anymore, or when you lose what/who you love most.
3. Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy life.
4. Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling would fade with time and with one's mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness. Don't over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don't over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.
5. A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!
6. I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, either would I financially support your whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor.
7. You honour your words, but don't expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don't expect people to be good to you. If you don't understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles.
8. I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never strike any prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch!
9. No matter how much time I have with you, let's treasure the time we have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life .
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