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dear john,
yes, i want to share my views and opinions with you all along. but many times i doubt if they are right. im just such a common and humble chinese. of course, i feel so delighted that china is a beautiful country which makes you be charmed. however, im also afraid china itself is as good as you imagined. therere still a lot of poor people and places.
of course, i understand a little about current situationeconomical crisis in usa from the reports of TV or other medias. but we cant deny the usa is still the most developed country with the most advanced technologies. i have watched the super products demonstrations of the amway (from usa) company. they look so magical and wonderful! such as the amway cookers, dishwashing detergent,etc. oh, if my english is not a barrier, ill express myself to you how i feel these products from usa vividly. they are too developed and pro-environmental. (of course, a set of amway cookers is too expensive, worth almost 1000 dollar. most of chinese cant afford it yet.)
oh, as i have told you before, im always interested in MLM culture and system. i love MLM culture, it is because of MLM that i have the great chance to see the first-class patented products around the world and keep in touch the warm and enthusiastic chinese persons.
ive ever written a poem, one of whose sentence is ????????????????. oh, i dont know how i should translate it into english properly. from the surface, you can translate " the tiny, tiny, common chinese people starts to have a big, big ,wonderful chance/opportunity to dream of embracing and entering the whole world. because the arrival of MLM culture and system, the economical globalization is happening. it means every common, even poor chinese people can be engaged in the foreign trading, i.e. selling our products to foreign countries very easily and freely. at the same time, the foreign people can also sell their products to china directly.
especially for me, i need the MLM chance so much. because if i can speak english well, i can have gotten the high-salary job earlier. ill be not so poor as now. in china, just a few people have a good command of english, because therere a great difference between english language/culture and chinese language/culture. its also the reason the china is in great need of english teacher. although i want to tell you what the traditional chinese culture is, im afraid i have not this ability. oh, maybe we can say the chinese people often pay attention to their own families very much. (the asian women are often educated to be meek, passive) carrying the family line is especially important. and most of traditional chinese look down on the business, they admire officials with the political power and scholars (just as well-educated, learned person as you) so, you see, youll be very popular and welcome in china i assure.
of course, in south china, influenced by developed western countries including usa deeply, the business culture prevails. the amway (chinese branch) office just lies in guangzhou city, the south china. so it is said a few chinese big cities are as developed and prosperous as the big cities of usa.
just watch the vedios i selected for you below,ok? please browse the general appearence of south china.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTA0NDQ5MDYw.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzI2MjIzNDA=.html
(theyre also the vedios from winalite company i referred to you before.)
best wishes!
yours sincerely
jingfang
dear jingfang,
you dont ever have to worry about whether your views are right or not, they are your views. there is no right or wrong, it is how you see things. that is freedom of the mind and it is the most important freedom there is. that is why when one government tries to take control of a country, the first thing they try to control is the media. they start to tell stories in a way to get people to think a certain way. that is happening here in the usa right now. when george bush was president, the media would have a story on him every day showing a mistake he made, now that barack obama is president, the media doesnt say anything about him, though he has made numerous mistakes. but i am not going into that right now. we will share our views together.
what i want to do, by making your express your views, is to make you start to think like an american does. if you want to learn the language, and get into the american MLM, then you should also start to think like an american. to americans, personal opinions are important. the fact that you can speak your mind, state your view, have your own thoughts - ones that dont necessarily agree with others - are what seperates each person from the other. if the people who started amway didnt think for themself, they would have stayed in the business they were in and amway would never have started. also, if people didnt have their own opinions, ones that dont agree with the way the business is run, then the business would stop growing. a business needs to change with the times and the only way to do that is to speak up or listen to different opinions. the buddhists will tell you, the only thing that stays the same is that things change. so by you telling me what you think, you are taking steps to help you reach your goal.
i watched the videos. i have seen news stories about shanghai and beijing. they are truly beautiful, but i am a man who likes simple. i would love to see the mogao caves and lhasa or bhutan. dont get me wrong, i would live near a city, but would stay towards the outer parts so that i can go to the country easily.
you mention the amway cookers for $1000. most americans cant afford that. the majority of americans look for cheap prices every day because they struggle to pay their bills and cant afford the extravagant things like that. please dont let amway make you think that people run out to buy their products, they dont. most americans see amway and they dont care for them. they ha
ve gotten a reputation of taking advantage of people. the people who get rich with amway or herbalife or any other MLM are the ones who are at the top, who get the people to join, because they get a percentage of the profit from their sales, so if you have 100 people under you, you make money by them working. also, if they get people to join, then you both make money from them. for this reason, many of their products are overpriced.
i understand the way the chinese woman is raised and taught to be passive, quiet, and obedient. i also understand the importance of the family. i believe that this is part of what i admire about china. not that i am interested in a person who will do what i say, because i would much rather be with a woman who has her own mind, but that i am passive, quiet, and obedient. i find most american women to be too loud, aggressive, demanding, and most of all, they are out for themself and dont care if you kill yourself trying to please them. i would love to find a woman who i can be myself with and she be herself, and we both be of the same personality.
i will go now, i think i have gone on too long. take care and remember, your views are never wrong.
love,
john
dear john,
its the first time that i find our views are so different. i understand its caused by the different backgrounds and experiences. you said you love to see the mogao caves or lhasa,etc. pitifully i dont like them. i always dream of owning a wealthy life which you have gone through before. and i have no marriage life and children. i dont also pay attention to so-called family.
because im always single, i need the MLM big family very much. i feel that most of americans misunderstand the MLM industry just like most of chinese people. it seems the MLM is an unpopular thing around the world. on the other hand, its peculiarly sought after by minority around the world including me.
i have no ability to tell you the advantage and substance of MLM in english, even in my mother language chinese, i also fail to explain what the MLM is in my head to others. all in all, theres a beautiful and unparalleled dream in my heart waiting for me to realize. just like you, theres a buddistical world in your heart. we just live in respective "religious beliefs".
yes, im trying to take steps to reach my goal silently. of course, now the time is not right yet. i still need be patient! so i cant share my views with you too much.
i just want to tell you i cherish your friendship very,very much. youre a kindhearted, mild person, delighted in sacrifice for your family. yes, youre a father, you should stay with your children, looking after them.
take care
yours sincerely
jingfang
dear john,
oh, suddenly i feel so upset for my last email to you. if theres something which makes you unhappy or angry, please pondon me as possible as you can.
because i care for you so much. your friendship is my most precious treasure in this world. its a pity i havent t
he ability to expand on my unique views about MLM, and let you understand my real thought in the bottom of my heart.
because i have told you its not a ripe time now. and if everything is ok, ill make you know what the exact situation of the winalite company(www.winalite.com) is. after all, the facts always speak louder than words.
and i must thank you for your trying to teach me how to think like an american. and i think i can understand you well. the buddhism art is beautiful, peaceful. but we also need the passionate life,ok? i think, the reason you hold a pessimistic view about the usa political situation is you havent seen the direction of the bright future and the trends of our times.( in some sencse, the country is also like a big family.)
i know youre an enthusiastic person. its just because you love your wife and children and want to be loved by them too much, you always try your best to earn money and creat a good life for them.
yes, im also a person who want to love people and be loved by them. pitifully i cant walk into the correct road before. i always feel the society is so dark,and the people is so snobbish and evil.
but now i have changed this kind of thought. i always say im rather optimistic,although i still need be patient to wait for the proper time.
i know you want me to state my view frankly and honestly. oh, just wait for some time. maybe only can the fact tell you the truth.
loving people and being loved by people are the happiest thing in the world. youre a pride father as you say, so whenever your children love you at least! and you also say the reason your admire the china is partly because of the chinese family culturecarrying on the family line.
in all situations, the family members must be helpful and friendly each other. the parents always love their children selflessly, because the children are the extention of their life and the whole hope and spiritual and material sustenance. its just the chinese pure and simple religious belief.
oh, its just because i pay much attention to the marriage and family, so i cant marry and have children all along. since without family and children, i must find another form of family for me. so i regard the MLM international family as my new religious belief.
i think you should understand me a little till now,ok?
best wishes
jingfang
dear jingfang,
dont worry about my being angry with you. i cant be. i am proud of you. i am proud that you spoke up about what is in your heart and head. and because of this, i am beginning to understand you better. see, where most people see differences and use them to put up walls, i see differences as a way to learn more about people. i value and celebrate the differences between people. that is why i want to learn your thoughts.
i can now understand why you love MLM so much. i didnt fully realize it, and i am sorry that i was so blind about it.
thank you for sharing with me and showing me a little bit more about you. and dont ever worry about making me angry with you, i can never be angry with you or your thoughts.
love,
john
2009年9月1日星期二
2009年8月4日星期二
a chatting record between an american and a chinese
gougeman2003: Hello. How are things going?
Me: hi,dear friend, nice to meet you
gougeman2003: How is your day going?
Me: oh, just so so
gougeman2003: Why do you say that?
Me: i mean my days are the same as before.
Me: just going to work, and getting off work, eating , sleeping
gougeman2003: How is work going?
Me: oh, it's ok. just with a little payment.
gougeman2003: I know how that is.
Me: oh, thank you. the work is easy and free, just boring and little salary.
gougeman2003: That is bad!
Me: yes, but it's the truth.
gougeman2003: What did you eat for breakfast?
Me: oh, it's the noon in china now.
Me: i don't know how to spell the name of this food
Me: it's made of noodles.
gougeman2003: Is every food there in China made mainly of noodles?
Me: maybe you can say it's steamed noodles
Me: oh, no, there're a lot of different kinds of foods in china.
Me: rice, noodle, dumpling, so ybean juice, etc.
gougeman2003: Oh ok. I am curious. How popular is the sport of golf in China?
Me: oh, i think it's not very popular. at least i don't play golf.
Me: i think the golf is for the rich people.
gougeman2003: I see. I only know of one golf course in China. That is Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai.
Me: oh, yeah. i think you're right. shanghai is the most developed city in china.
gougeman2003: Even more developed than Bejing?
Me: oh, i think so. beijing is an old emperial city, but shanghai is a new city full of western culture.
gougeman2003: I have always wanted to visit Bejing and the Great Wall.
Me: oh, you're very welcome
Me: yes, if you want to know chinese traditional culture, maybe beijing is the best choice.
gougeman2003: How long does it take you to get to the nearest section of the great wall?
Me: oh, i'm very sorry, in fact i have never been to the great wall till now.
Me: i just went to beijing twice , and stayed in it for a very short time.
gougeman2003: I know the reason the great wall was built.
gougeman2003: It was built to protect China from invasions from the Mongolian army.
Me: oh, really?
Me: so wonderful. you're right . it started to be build by the emperor qin.
gougeman2003: Here is a bit of american history.
gougeman2003: What country gave the statue of liberty to the USA, and why did they give it to us?
Me: oh, maybe it's france.
Me: i don't know it so clearly
gougeman2003: France gave it to us in 1870 to celebrate the 100th aniversary of the USA becoming an independant country from England.
Me: oh, really? so great.
Me: in fact, the usa is always a wonderful dream for me.
Me: you know the usa is the most developed and wealthy country in our world.
gougeman2003: I believe it. I think China is second and England is third on that list.
Me: really? do you really regard china as such a wonderfu l place?
gougeman2003: I think any country that accepts american tourists is a wonderful place.
Me: oh, thank you. yes, you can go to china very easily.
Me: getting the visa to china for you--the usa people is such an easy thing. but for chinese, it's so difficult to get the visa to usa.
gougeman2003: You probably will not need a visa for the US if China becomes partners with the USA.
Me: oh, but i think it's impossible. because usa is the developed country, however, china is still a developing country.
Me: you're superior to us.
gougeman2003: I can see it happening. Your country's government has done nothing except friendly things for the US.
Me: oh, thank you so much.
gougeman2003: Not to mention, most of us are very interested in the chinese culture and history.
Me: oh, really?
Me: once a time, i like reading chinese poems very much. i think they are really very beautiful.
gougeman2003: They are saying that the ancient chinese have even predicted when the world would end.
Me: oh, i don't know about it clearly. but there's some knowledge about prediction in china. i don't know how to translate its name "tuibei tu" in english.
gougeman2003: Ancient Chinese and Modern Chinese are so different they are like two different languages.
Me: yes, you're right.
Me: the ancient chinese language is called "literary chinese".
Me: all the ancient chinese poems are written by literary chinese.
gougeman2003: They have not been able to completely translate the prediction because of the differences.
gougeman2003: interesting
Me: maybe you're right. in fact, i'm not good at literary chinese.
gougeman2003: They even have a chinese historian helping them.
Me: oh, i don't know about it. i just know in tang dynasty , china is one of the most developed countries in our world.
gougeman2003: What century was that in?
Me: oh, maybe it's about A.D. 600-700 years.
gougeman2003: I see. I know you name years after animals. What year are we in right now?
Me: oh, you mean my age,ok?
gougeman2003: I mean like year of the pig.
gougeman2003: I think last year was the year of the dragon.
Me: oh, 2009 is the year of rabbit
gougeman2003: Oh ok. What was last year?
Me: oh, no, i made a mistake. it 's the cow year.
Me: let me cheak about it.
gougeman2003: Ok.
Me: oh, it's the cow year in 2009.
gougeman2003: I see.
Me: the last year is mouse year, and the next year is tiger year.
gougeman2003: How does the dragon fit in Chinese culture?
Me: oh, dragon is the symbol o f power and beauty.
Me: dragon is the totem in chinese culture.
gougeman2003: What is the chinese word for dragon?
Me: 龙
Me: we call dragon as 龙.
gougeman2003: What is the direct translation for that?
Me: oh, no special meaning i t hink. it's just a name of a visionary animal in ancient chinese's mind.
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Me: dragon is a visionary animal, not a real animal in reality.
gougeman2003: I see,
gougeman2003: I know the Japanese word for dragon translates as winged lizard of mythology.
Me: oh, really? i don't know about japanese culture at all.
Me: in china, dragon is just dragon who owns boundless power, responsible to rain, helping
the harvest grow and flourish, etc.
Me: the peasant will ask for the dragon wing to rain in the chinese countryside.
gougeman2003: interesting
Me: yeah, but it's true. in fact, recently in our hometown, the peasants are asking for the dragon king to fall rain. because the weather is rather dry.
gougeman2003: Do you believe it will work?
Me: the harvest in the field needs rain so much. you know china is an agricultural country. there're a lot of peasants in china.
gougeman2003: Rice and pasta are the main things that come from China.
Me: oh, you mean in usa, the rice and pasta are mostly imported from china?
gougeman2003: Yes.
gougeman2003: along with a few other things.
Me: oh, yes, there're a lot of people being peasants.
Me: when i was a child, i also went to field, such as sowing seeds,etc.
gougeman2003: The main exports from the US are corn and wheat.
Me: we plant the wheat, millet , corn, cotton, beans.
Me: oh, really? are there many people being peasants in usa?
gougeman2003: There used to be, but not anymore.
Me: oh, but there're so many people being peasants in china still. and the lives of people in the countryside are always rather poor in china.
gougeman2003: We mainly use machines to plant our crops.
Me: oh, you're so developed.
gougeman2003: There are a few cities that still do it by hand.
Me: oh, i c. many times i hope i can be a white person i f i have another life.
Me: i fancy i can have the golden hair and blue eyes. i fancy i can be born in the most developed country in the world. but it's just a dream .
gougeman2003: Do you believe in reincarnation?
Me: oh,no, i have not any religions.
Me: but it's the truth i hate the traditional chinese marriage culture and system.
Me: it's the reason i can't find any chinese man to marry .
gougeman2003: Do they still allow men to marry multiple women at one time?
Me: oh, i have a problem, in t he usa, the racial discrimination is still serious?
Me: oh, no, i think i can't absolutely allow one man to marry more than one wife at one time.
gougeman2003: It is nowhere near as bad as it used to be.
gougeman2003: Back before the American Civil War, foreigners and black people was forced to be slaves to the white americans.
Me: oh, yes, after all,the president is a mixture of black and white now.
gougeman2003: They are saying that he is actually Hawaiian.
Me: but are you willing to marry a black woman as wife?
Me: it's said his father is from africa, a real black man . but his mother is a real white woman in usa.
gougeman2003: That is one of the things they are looking at right now. Some people say he is the first black president and some people say that he is not.
Me: oh, but his wife is a real black. i feel so strange, why did he marry a black instead of white woman?
gougeman2003: You would have to ask him that question.
Me: in your mind, you still feel the white is superior to the black?
Me: in fact, i like white people. i admire the golden hai r and blue eyes, i feel the white people are very beautiful and noble.
gougeman2003: Thee bible says that all men and women are created to be equal.
gougeman2003: I feel if she matched what i was looking for, i could marry a black woman.
Me: oh, yes, but sometimes i think maybe it's because i feel the countries full of white people are always the developed places.
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Me: africa full of black is a poor place.
gougeman2003: Egypt, Moroco, and South Africa are pretty well developed.
Me: really? you mean south africa is also a developed place,ok?
Me: oh, yeah. there's a lot of white people in egypt i think.
gougeman2003: johanasburg has been called the New York City of Africa.
Me: oh, i've never heard of this city. which country is it in?
gougeman2003: johahnasburg is the capital city of south africa.
Me: oh, i c. thank you.
gougeman2003: No problem.
Me: if i have another life, i wish i can be born in the usa. then i can see all the things in the world's view, instead of being tied by the single chinese culture.
gougeman2003: I know what you mean.
Me: yes, i hate being a chinese woman. because i can't find real love in china.
gougeman2003: Maybe your wish will come true one day.
Me: it's the reason i take great efforts to learn english , although i fail to learn it well, but i want to make friends all over the world .
Me: when i was a young girl, i fancied i could marry a foreign man to get rid of the chinese traditional marriage culture's bond.
Me: in chinese traditional culture, the man is superior to woman.
gougeman2003: We always say that if you see a shooting star, make and wish and it will come true.
Me: oh, really? once a time, i think you can say the love /family is all my religion.
Me: but now i feel the love/family is just similar to a kind of business.
Me: or you can say i don't bel ieve in the existence of re al love.
gougeman2003: I see where you are going with that. one night i wished upon a shooting star that i would find the right person, and the very next day i logged on here and met the girl that is now my girlfriend.
Me: oh, i c. you mean the jasmine from philippine,ok?
gougeman2003: Yes.
Me: you're so happy. oh, are there a lot of people being single all the life in usa?
gougeman2003: There are a few singles here in the US.
Me: in china, most of people must be married, or else they will regard you as a strange person. most of people will attack the single people such as me.
gougeman2003: That is horrible!
Me: they will look up you as the evil heathen.
Me: yes, it's the horrible chinese traditional culture.
Me: in china, family/ being ma rried is their religion. marriage is a must.
gougeman2003: I do not agree with becoming partners with another country and forcing them to change their culture, but that needs to happen there.
Me: yes, it's the reason i embrace the MLM culture from your country-usa so kindly.
Me: or else, if i don't marry any more, i'll be attacked by the traditional chinese people to death.
gougeman2003: It still might happen though, because we share our freedom of religion with our partner countries.
Me: oh, is it still normal if one person never marry?
gougeman2003: There are advantages to being married, but it is normal for people to remain single all of their life.
Me: oh, so wonderful in usa.
Me: yes, everyone knows being married is happy. but if one can't find the mr.right all the life, why do we have to force him/her to marry?
Me: but in china, most of people will force you to marry. or else,they regard you as the monster.
gougeman2003: Is that your version of our Satan, or the devil?
Me: oh, yes, i think so. all in all , before i keep in touch with MLM cultrue from usa, i' ll be nearly killed by the chinese traditional culture .
Me: there're a lot of people laughing at me, because i'm a poor and helpless single woman without any help and support from man.
gougeman2003: I believe that at the end of time, there will be a great big war between good and evil and the outcome of that war will determine the fate of the world.
Me: oh, yes, you're right.
Me: i don't know if the MLM culture is popular in the usa . but i embrace this kind o f culture very warmly.
gougeman2003: Our bible says that good will triumph over evil.
Me: oh, do you believe in the christian?
gougeman2003: I do very strongly.
Me: oh, but i have no any religion. of course, you can say formerly, the love/marriage /family is my religion.
Me: but now my religion has been broken, because i fail t o marry myself to anyone.
gougeman2003: As long as you believe in god, you will be destined to spend eternity in heaven.
Me: oh, but in most of chinese people, they don't believe in any god. we have no religion education.
gougeman2003: All cultures believe, in one way or another, that there is one supreme being that rules over all.
Me: and i also feel the the eternity is so ridiculous. i just think our fleshy body will be die someday.
gougeman2003: We believe that our body is just our earthly form that will die away. Our true selves never die and will spend eternity in heaven.
Me: oh, the idea is so freshy to me. i don't know. i just think when i die, my spirit will die away.
gougeman2003: Lets change the subject. I can go on for hours about my beliefs.
Me: it's the reason why chinese people always give presents to their parents so much .
Me: they just think parents are very great who can create and bring the new life to their child.
gougeman2003: We are similar. We believe god places our children in the mother's womb, but it is the mother who feeds and raises the child.
Me: oh, no, chinese just regard it's only parents who create the life itself ,not by god .
gougeman2003: Oh ok. I need to get some advise from god and our pastor to help you understand it better, so i need to end this conversation.
Me: oh, thank you so much.
gougeman2003: No problem. Talk to you tomorrow.
Me: ok, you're very welcome. i enjoy chatting with you so much. see you.
gougeman2003: bye
Me: hi,dear friend, nice to meet you
gougeman2003: How is your day going?
Me: oh, just so so
gougeman2003: Why do you say that?
Me: i mean my days are the same as before.
Me: just going to work, and getting off work, eating , sleeping
gougeman2003: How is work going?
Me: oh, it's ok. just with a little payment.
gougeman2003: I know how that is.
Me: oh, thank you. the work is easy and free, just boring and little salary.
gougeman2003: That is bad!
Me: yes, but it's the truth.
gougeman2003: What did you eat for breakfast?
Me: oh, it's the noon in china now.
Me: i don't know how to spell the name of this food
Me: it's made of noodles.
gougeman2003: Is every food there in China made mainly of noodles?
Me: maybe you can say it's steamed noodles
Me: oh, no, there're a lot of different kinds of foods in china.
Me: rice, noodle, dumpling, so ybean juice, etc.
gougeman2003: Oh ok. I am curious. How popular is the sport of golf in China?
Me: oh, i think it's not very popular. at least i don't play golf.
Me: i think the golf is for the rich people.
gougeman2003: I see. I only know of one golf course in China. That is Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai.
Me: oh, yeah. i think you're right. shanghai is the most developed city in china.
gougeman2003: Even more developed than Bejing?
Me: oh, i think so. beijing is an old emperial city, but shanghai is a new city full of western culture.
gougeman2003: I have always wanted to visit Bejing and the Great Wall.
Me: oh, you're very welcome
Me: yes, if you want to know chinese traditional culture, maybe beijing is the best choice.
gougeman2003: How long does it take you to get to the nearest section of the great wall?
Me: oh, i'm very sorry, in fact i have never been to the great wall till now.
Me: i just went to beijing twice , and stayed in it for a very short time.
gougeman2003: I know the reason the great wall was built.
gougeman2003: It was built to protect China from invasions from the Mongolian army.
Me: oh, really?
Me: so wonderful. you're right . it started to be build by the emperor qin.
gougeman2003: Here is a bit of american history.
gougeman2003: What country gave the statue of liberty to the USA, and why did they give it to us?
Me: oh, maybe it's france.
Me: i don't know it so clearly
gougeman2003: France gave it to us in 1870 to celebrate the 100th aniversary of the USA becoming an independant country from England.
Me: oh, really? so great.
Me: in fact, the usa is always a wonderful dream for me.
Me: you know the usa is the most developed and wealthy country in our world.
gougeman2003: I believe it. I think China is second and England is third on that list.
Me: really? do you really regard china as such a wonderfu l place?
gougeman2003: I think any country that accepts american tourists is a wonderful place.
Me: oh, thank you. yes, you can go to china very easily.
Me: getting the visa to china for you--the usa people is such an easy thing. but for chinese, it's so difficult to get the visa to usa.
gougeman2003: You probably will not need a visa for the US if China becomes partners with the USA.
Me: oh, but i think it's impossible. because usa is the developed country, however, china is still a developing country.
Me: you're superior to us.
gougeman2003: I can see it happening. Your country's government has done nothing except friendly things for the US.
Me: oh, thank you so much.
gougeman2003: Not to mention, most of us are very interested in the chinese culture and history.
Me: oh, really?
Me: once a time, i like reading chinese poems very much. i think they are really very beautiful.
gougeman2003: They are saying that the ancient chinese have even predicted when the world would end.
Me: oh, i don't know about it clearly. but there's some knowledge about prediction in china. i don't know how to translate its name "tuibei tu" in english.
gougeman2003: Ancient Chinese and Modern Chinese are so different they are like two different languages.
Me: yes, you're right.
Me: the ancient chinese language is called "literary chinese".
Me: all the ancient chinese poems are written by literary chinese.
gougeman2003: They have not been able to completely translate the prediction because of the differences.
gougeman2003: interesting
Me: maybe you're right. in fact, i'm not good at literary chinese.
gougeman2003: They even have a chinese historian helping them.
Me: oh, i don't know about it. i just know in tang dynasty , china is one of the most developed countries in our world.
gougeman2003: What century was that in?
Me: oh, maybe it's about A.D. 600-700 years.
gougeman2003: I see. I know you name years after animals. What year are we in right now?
Me: oh, you mean my age,ok?
gougeman2003: I mean like year of the pig.
gougeman2003: I think last year was the year of the dragon.
Me: oh, 2009 is the year of rabbit
gougeman2003: Oh ok. What was last year?
Me: oh, no, i made a mistake. it 's the cow year.
Me: let me cheak about it.
gougeman2003: Ok.
Me: oh, it's the cow year in 2009.
gougeman2003: I see.
Me: the last year is mouse year, and the next year is tiger year.
gougeman2003: How does the dragon fit in Chinese culture?
Me: oh, dragon is the symbol o f power and beauty.
Me: dragon is the totem in chinese culture.
gougeman2003: What is the chinese word for dragon?
Me: 龙
Me: we call dragon as 龙.
gougeman2003: What is the direct translation for that?
Me: oh, no special meaning i t hink. it's just a name of a visionary animal in ancient chinese's mind.
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Me: dragon is a visionary animal, not a real animal in reality.
gougeman2003: I see,
gougeman2003: I know the Japanese word for dragon translates as winged lizard of mythology.
Me: oh, really? i don't know about japanese culture at all.
Me: in china, dragon is just dragon who owns boundless power, responsible to rain, helping
the harvest grow and flourish, etc.
Me: the peasant will ask for the dragon wing to rain in the chinese countryside.
gougeman2003: interesting
Me: yeah, but it's true. in fact, recently in our hometown, the peasants are asking for the dragon king to fall rain. because the weather is rather dry.
gougeman2003: Do you believe it will work?
Me: the harvest in the field needs rain so much. you know china is an agricultural country. there're a lot of peasants in china.
gougeman2003: Rice and pasta are the main things that come from China.
Me: oh, you mean in usa, the rice and pasta are mostly imported from china?
gougeman2003: Yes.
gougeman2003: along with a few other things.
Me: oh, yes, there're a lot of people being peasants.
Me: when i was a child, i also went to field, such as sowing seeds,etc.
gougeman2003: The main exports from the US are corn and wheat.
Me: we plant the wheat, millet , corn, cotton, beans.
Me: oh, really? are there many people being peasants in usa?
gougeman2003: There used to be, but not anymore.
Me: oh, but there're so many people being peasants in china still. and the lives of people in the countryside are always rather poor in china.
gougeman2003: We mainly use machines to plant our crops.
Me: oh, you're so developed.
gougeman2003: There are a few cities that still do it by hand.
Me: oh, i c. many times i hope i can be a white person i f i have another life.
Me: i fancy i can have the golden hair and blue eyes. i fancy i can be born in the most developed country in the world. but it's just a dream .
gougeman2003: Do you believe in reincarnation?
Me: oh,no, i have not any religions.
Me: but it's the truth i hate the traditional chinese marriage culture and system.
Me: it's the reason i can't find any chinese man to marry .
gougeman2003: Do they still allow men to marry multiple women at one time?
Me: oh, i have a problem, in t he usa, the racial discrimination is still serious?
Me: oh, no, i think i can't absolutely allow one man to marry more than one wife at one time.
gougeman2003: It is nowhere near as bad as it used to be.
gougeman2003: Back before the American Civil War, foreigners and black people was forced to be slaves to the white americans.
Me: oh, yes, after all,the president is a mixture of black and white now.
gougeman2003: They are saying that he is actually Hawaiian.
Me: but are you willing to marry a black woman as wife?
Me: it's said his father is from africa, a real black man . but his mother is a real white woman in usa.
gougeman2003: That is one of the things they are looking at right now. Some people say he is the first black president and some people say that he is not.
Me: oh, but his wife is a real black. i feel so strange, why did he marry a black instead of white woman?
gougeman2003: You would have to ask him that question.
Me: in your mind, you still feel the white is superior to the black?
Me: in fact, i like white people. i admire the golden hai r and blue eyes, i feel the white people are very beautiful and noble.
gougeman2003: Thee bible says that all men and women are created to be equal.
gougeman2003: I feel if she matched what i was looking for, i could marry a black woman.
Me: oh, yes, but sometimes i think maybe it's because i feel the countries full of white people are always the developed places.
.
Me: africa full of black is a poor place.
gougeman2003: Egypt, Moroco, and South Africa are pretty well developed.
Me: really? you mean south africa is also a developed place,ok?
Me: oh, yeah. there's a lot of white people in egypt i think.
gougeman2003: johanasburg has been called the New York City of Africa.
Me: oh, i've never heard of this city. which country is it in?
gougeman2003: johahnasburg is the capital city of south africa.
Me: oh, i c. thank you.
gougeman2003: No problem.
Me: if i have another life, i wish i can be born in the usa. then i can see all the things in the world's view, instead of being tied by the single chinese culture.
gougeman2003: I know what you mean.
Me: yes, i hate being a chinese woman. because i can't find real love in china.
gougeman2003: Maybe your wish will come true one day.
Me: it's the reason i take great efforts to learn english , although i fail to learn it well, but i want to make friends all over the world .
Me: when i was a young girl, i fancied i could marry a foreign man to get rid of the chinese traditional marriage culture's bond.
Me: in chinese traditional culture, the man is superior to woman.
gougeman2003: We always say that if you see a shooting star, make and wish and it will come true.
Me: oh, really? once a time, i think you can say the love /family is all my religion.
Me: but now i feel the love/family is just similar to a kind of business.
Me: or you can say i don't bel ieve in the existence of re al love.
gougeman2003: I see where you are going with that. one night i wished upon a shooting star that i would find the right person, and the very next day i logged on here and met the girl that is now my girlfriend.
Me: oh, i c. you mean the jasmine from philippine,ok?
gougeman2003: Yes.
Me: you're so happy. oh, are there a lot of people being single all the life in usa?
gougeman2003: There are a few singles here in the US.
Me: in china, most of people must be married, or else they will regard you as a strange person. most of people will attack the single people such as me.
gougeman2003: That is horrible!
Me: they will look up you as the evil heathen.
Me: yes, it's the horrible chinese traditional culture.
Me: in china, family/ being ma rried is their religion. marriage is a must.
gougeman2003: I do not agree with becoming partners with another country and forcing them to change their culture, but that needs to happen there.
Me: yes, it's the reason i embrace the MLM culture from your country-usa so kindly.
Me: or else, if i don't marry any more, i'll be attacked by the traditional chinese people to death.
gougeman2003: It still might happen though, because we share our freedom of religion with our partner countries.
Me: oh, is it still normal if one person never marry?
gougeman2003: There are advantages to being married, but it is normal for people to remain single all of their life.
Me: oh, so wonderful in usa.
Me: yes, everyone knows being married is happy. but if one can't find the mr.right all the life, why do we have to force him/her to marry?
Me: but in china, most of people will force you to marry. or else,they regard you as the monster.
gougeman2003: Is that your version of our Satan, or the devil?
Me: oh, yes, i think so. all in all , before i keep in touch with MLM cultrue from usa, i' ll be nearly killed by the chinese traditional culture .
Me: there're a lot of people laughing at me, because i'm a poor and helpless single woman without any help and support from man.
gougeman2003: I believe that at the end of time, there will be a great big war between good and evil and the outcome of that war will determine the fate of the world.
Me: oh, yes, you're right.
Me: i don't know if the MLM culture is popular in the usa . but i embrace this kind o f culture very warmly.
gougeman2003: Our bible says that good will triumph over evil.
Me: oh, do you believe in the christian?
gougeman2003: I do very strongly.
Me: oh, but i have no any religion. of course, you can say formerly, the love/marriage /family is my religion.
Me: but now my religion has been broken, because i fail t o marry myself to anyone.
gougeman2003: As long as you believe in god, you will be destined to spend eternity in heaven.
Me: oh, but in most of chinese people, they don't believe in any god. we have no religion education.
gougeman2003: All cultures believe, in one way or another, that there is one supreme being that rules over all.
Me: and i also feel the the eternity is so ridiculous. i just think our fleshy body will be die someday.
gougeman2003: We believe that our body is just our earthly form that will die away. Our true selves never die and will spend eternity in heaven.
Me: oh, the idea is so freshy to me. i don't know. i just think when i die, my spirit will die away.
gougeman2003: Lets change the subject. I can go on for hours about my beliefs.
Me: it's the reason why chinese people always give presents to their parents so much .
Me: they just think parents are very great who can create and bring the new life to their child.
gougeman2003: We are similar. We believe god places our children in the mother's womb, but it is the mother who feeds and raises the child.
Me: oh, no, chinese just regard it's only parents who create the life itself ,not by god .
gougeman2003: Oh ok. I need to get some advise from god and our pastor to help you understand it better, so i need to end this conversation.
Me: oh, thank you so much.
gougeman2003: No problem. Talk to you tomorrow.
Me: ok, you're very welcome. i enjoy chatting with you so much. see you.
gougeman2003: bye
2009年7月30日星期四
Oh!!! My Lovely Friends, This is for you:
That's What Friends Are For
And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you
And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try
To feel the way we do today
And then if you can remember
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Well you came in loving me
And now there's so much more I see
And so by the way I thank you
Oh and then for the times when we're apart
Well then close your eyes and know
The words are coming from my heart
And then if you can remember
Happy
Friendship
Day.....
And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
I'm glad I got the chance to say
That I do believe I love you
And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try
To feel the way we do today
And then if you can remember
Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for
Well you came in loving me
And now there's so much more I see
And so by the way I thank you
Oh and then for the times when we're apart
Well then close your eyes and know
The words are coming from my heart
And then if you can remember
Happy
Friendship
Day.....
2009年7月21日星期二
梦的衣裳
梦的衣裳 a piece of clothes of dream
我有一件梦的衣裳
i have a piece of clothes of dream.
青春是它的锦缎,
the youth is its brocade satin,
欢笑是它的装潢,
the laughter is its decoration,
柔情是它的点缀.
the tenderness is its adornment.
我再用那无尽无尽的思量,把它仔仔细细的刺绣和精镶.
and i embroidered and bordered it carefully with my infinite (boundless) minds and thinkings.
每当我穿上了那件衣裳,天地万物都为我改了模样.
each time i put on this clothes, as if everything in this world changes its appearance suddenly.
秋天，我在树林散步,秋雨梧桐也变成了歌唱.
in autumn, i go for a walk in the woods,
the sound of raindrops pattering the leaves of phoenix tree(chinese parasol tree) is also like a melodious song.
冬天，我在花园中舞蹈.枯萎的花朵也一一怒放.
in winter, i wear it, dancing in the gardon,
the withered flowers are in their full blossoms one by one.
有一天，我遇到了他,他背着吉他到处流浪.
one day, i ran across a man, roaming the street with his guitar.
只因为他眼中闪耀的光彩.
it's all because of the lustre shining in his eyes.
我献上了我那件梦的衣裳.
i dedicated my clothes of dream to him.
我把衣裳披在他的肩上。
i draped the garment over his shoulders.
在那一瞬间,在那一瞬间,日月星辰都变得黯然失色.
in the twinkling of an eye, the sun, the moon, the stars in the sky all become faint, paling into insignificance.
我有一件梦的衣裳,如今已披在他的肩上.
i have a piece of clothes of dream hanging from his shoulders now.
我为他的光芒而欢乐.
i'm so glad and blissful for his brilliance.
我对他只有一句叮咛:
请你请你请你---把这件衣裳好好珍藏!
i only have an exhortation,
please,please, please, remember to cherish this garment deeply.
我有一件梦的衣裳
i have a piece of clothes of dream.
青春是它的锦缎,
the youth is its brocade satin,
欢笑是它的装潢,
the laughter is its decoration,
柔情是它的点缀.
the tenderness is its adornment.
我再用那无尽无尽的思量,把它仔仔细细的刺绣和精镶.
and i embroidered and bordered it carefully with my infinite (boundless) minds and thinkings.
每当我穿上了那件衣裳,天地万物都为我改了模样.
each time i put on this clothes, as if everything in this world changes its appearance suddenly.
秋天，我在树林散步,秋雨梧桐也变成了歌唱.
in autumn, i go for a walk in the woods,
the sound of raindrops pattering the leaves of phoenix tree(chinese parasol tree) is also like a melodious song.
冬天，我在花园中舞蹈.枯萎的花朵也一一怒放.
in winter, i wear it, dancing in the gardon,
the withered flowers are in their full blossoms one by one.
有一天，我遇到了他,他背着吉他到处流浪.
one day, i ran across a man, roaming the street with his guitar.
只因为他眼中闪耀的光彩.
it's all because of the lustre shining in his eyes.
我献上了我那件梦的衣裳.
i dedicated my clothes of dream to him.
我把衣裳披在他的肩上。
i draped the garment over his shoulders.
在那一瞬间,在那一瞬间,日月星辰都变得黯然失色.
in the twinkling of an eye, the sun, the moon, the stars in the sky all become faint, paling into insignificance.
我有一件梦的衣裳,如今已披在他的肩上.
i have a piece of clothes of dream hanging from his shoulders now.
我为他的光芒而欢乐.
i'm so glad and blissful for his brilliance.
我对他只有一句叮咛:
请你请你请你---把这件衣裳好好珍藏!
i only have an exhortation,
please,please, please, remember to cherish this garment deeply.
2009年5月14日星期四
Join Us On Our Engagement!
Send this eCard !
dear charan,
how are you? thank you for your message in my blog. all the time you're my only best friend in yuwie. god knows how proud and honored i am to have you--such an excellent indian scholar for my friend. you know i'm just a humble chinese.
and that time i noticed you even have a contact with the indian premier in your pictures by chance. oh, you're such a high-class/honorable gentleman in your country.
what's more, when i read your message of "come to india", no words can express my joyful mood. because i begin to believe you're really regarding me as your friend,ok? you don't look down on me, ok? you know i'm just a poor old girl, it's such an embarassed thing to tell you the truth that i have not enough money to travel india at all. so i chose not to respond to you.
but now you asked me some information about amway. i must give you a reply. yes, i'm very familiar to amway including amway company's history ,products and so-called MLM culture(just like our yuwie). however, just as the saying goes, while the prospects(of amway) are bright, the road is full of difficults. i have not any intimate friends to admire/support amway as me. on the contrary, there're a lot of people involving my parents,my brother and even the dear american friend i refered in yuwie shout box against amway. i'm actually very helpless and depressed/lonely in the bottom of my heart. although i'm so crazy about amway culture, it turns out that i can't affect anybody to go in for it.
so i'm really so grateful and delightful to know you favor amway products, marketing system, culture,etc. if you're really curious or interested in amway, i'll be always here to share it with you happily.
and i also wish you can have a visit to china someday sincerely!
best wishes!
tiansheng
2009年5月10日星期日
the exposure of an international scammer
fred,where are you now? you're so mean, such a big mean liar,scammer.
don't be a tortoise!
i'll give you 2 choices.
the first way is that you send me some local african handicrafts in return for my sincere help. and i'll still regard you as a poor african friend. if not, i'll expose your ugly and lowering action as well as your group or your organizations.
i can't imagine you can betray and violate the will of sacred god for the sake of merely 600 dollar.
i want to take out your heart and soul from your ugly body to have a look at what it is like.
god knows how shameless you are!
you even sweared to me by your dead father's grave!
my dear sisters, this guy is a liar with a false photo. he is a base african black person , instead of a wonderful white person. don't fall for him like me.
please get out of here! stop making our pure lets101 world family dirty!!!
请大家打开这个链接，看看骗子是怎样的一幅嘴脸！please click this link and have a look at the scammer's deceitful and ugly face.
http://lets101.com/rocky45/scrapbook?&random=81043
don't be a tortoise!
i'll give you 2 choices.
the first way is that you send me some local african handicrafts in return for my sincere help. and i'll still regard you as a poor african friend. if not, i'll expose your ugly and lowering action as well as your group or your organizations.
i can't imagine you can betray and violate the will of sacred god for the sake of merely 600 dollar.
i want to take out your heart and soul from your ugly body to have a look at what it is like.
god knows how shameless you are!
you even sweared to me by your dead father's grave!
my dear sisters, this guy is a liar with a false photo. he is a base african black person , instead of a wonderful white person. don't fall for him like me.
please get out of here! stop making our pure lets101 world family dirty!!!
请大家打开这个链接，看看骗子是怎样的一幅嘴脸！please click this link and have a look at the scammer's deceitful and ugly face.
http://lets101.com/rocky45/scrapbook?&random=81043
2009年4月24日星期五
winter moonlight 冬日月光
winter moonlight 冬日月光
The snow, so peaceful and serene,
caressed by the soft moonlight,
gave magical feelings to the night.
雪，静谧地，被柔和的月光笼罩着，
这个夜晚如此神奇！
The soft blue glow,
the lovers' words that then did flow,
their lips closer and closer
until, locked in the throes
of a passionate embrace,
he decided to express his feelings,
to keep her safe.
温柔的蓝光在闪烁，
爱的话语也随之流淌出来。
他们的嘴唇挨的如此近，
直到以吻封缄。
他决定表达他的感情，来让她感到安稳。
He whispered softly,
his words like music to her ears,
"I Love You,"
and her response the same,
heard like the gentle breeze,
"And I, love you, forever."
他柔和地低语，
他的言谈似音乐在她耳边吟唱，
“我爱你”
她也报之同样的答复，听上去似微风拂过，
“我也爱你，永远”
That was the night they promised
to be together through everything,
each to care for the other when old and gray.
A lovers' pact
the most likely to last.
那是他们盟誓的夜晚，
相约在一起度过一生，彼此爱护，直到头发斑白。
爱人的誓言最有可能持久。
The snow, so peaceful and serene,
caressed by the soft moonlight,
gave magical feelings to the night.
雪，静谧地，被柔和的月光笼罩着，
这个夜晚如此神奇！
The soft blue glow,
the lovers' words that then did flow,
their lips closer and closer
until, locked in the throes
of a passionate embrace,
he decided to express his feelings,
to keep her safe.
温柔的蓝光在闪烁，
爱的话语也随之流淌出来。
他们的嘴唇挨的如此近，
直到以吻封缄。
他决定表达他的感情，来让她感到安稳。
He whispered softly,
his words like music to her ears,
"I Love You,"
and her response the same,
heard like the gentle breeze,
"And I, love you, forever."
他柔和地低语，
他的言谈似音乐在她耳边吟唱，
“我爱你”
她也报之同样的答复，听上去似微风拂过，
“我也爱你，永远”
That was the night they promised
to be together through everything,
each to care for the other when old and gray.
A lovers' pact
the most likely to last.
那是他们盟誓的夜晚，
相约在一起度过一生，彼此爱护，直到头发斑白。
爱人的誓言最有可能持久。
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