Vox’s posts tagged chinese Vox 2008-10-16T17:29:21Z tag:vox.com,2006:Vox-explore-posts-chinesetags/chinese/ someting to be treasured tag:vox.com,2008-10-16:asset-6a00e398d088dc000300fad6b4d04f0005 2008-10-16T01:34:56Z 2008-10-16T17:29:21Z Flamingo Dancer http://flamingodancer.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. (Chinese Proverb)

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]]> 父母的幸福指数 tag:vox.com,2008-10-14:asset-6a00c2252b3e708fdb0100a80312b5000e 2008-10-14T03:45:23Z 2008-10-14T03:46:56Z KoalaCling http://koalacling.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 近几个星期忙着准备论文，昨天终于交上去了，如释重负。有三个星期没在blog留言了，好象是破了自己的记录。。。 忙归忙，还是抽空回家看父母。虽然妈妈常说，忙就不需要回去（娘家）了，但我的观点是，现代的都市儿女，天天都很忙，时间肯定是不够用的。重点是：你想把时间用在哪里？把生活里的大大小小，零零总总理出个轻重来，便会有头绪了。 上星期天的早报，刊登了一则新闻，题目是 “老人幸福关键：子女是否常回家看看”。文章里提到老人们觉得“子女尽孝不可或缺”，而他们想要儿女尽孝心的方式，就只是简单的“...

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]]> Kung Pao Chicken tag:vox.com,2008-10-08:asset-6a00d09e69b23dbe2b00fa96a0692d0002 2008-10-08T03:02:32Z 2008-10-09T00:02:27Z Yeehaw Murghi http://yeehawmurghi.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Kung pao chicken Kung pao chicken

A dish can look great in real life, but not photograph very well. Well, this meal was very photogenic. I used about half a dozen dried (and very, very hot) chili peppers for two large chicken breasts, and that created just the right amount of hea...

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]]> Fleas & Junk & Stuff... tag:vox.com,2008-10-05:asset-6a00f48cf78d3f000300fa96a02d880003 2008-10-05T00:44:38Z 2008-10-11T16:51:32Z Larry Appleton http://hellobc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Cranes can't fix the weather... The Flea The Inner Flea Delicious!

Well folks, I guess it's officially winter here... The sun is gone, and the rain has come. People tell me that it's going to be this way for the next 6 - 9 months... I think I'm still in denial that this is even happening... I keep thinking in th...

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]]> Glimpse of Chinese vs Indian Culture tag:vox.com,2008-09-28:asset-6a00d4141ec7ab685e00fad6b002650005 2008-09-28T08:56:01Z 2008-09-28T08:56:01Z Redrider http://eguana.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I been wanting to write about this for a while. This is about the experiences i have over the years patronising the food stalls here. As this is a country with several ethnic groups living together, mainly Indians, Malays and Chinese, inevitabl...

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]]> 一百种生活 tag:vox.com,2008-09-21:asset-6a00c2252b3e708fdb0100a7fcdd25000e 2008-09-21T07:25:29Z 2008-09-21T07:25:29Z KoalaCling http://koalacling.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 卢广仲的"一百种生活" 这么唱道: "想要的生活怎么有一百种?" 生命太短暂, 束缚却很多, 也自认勇气太少，不敢勇于尝试想要的一百种生活。不过，做一做白日梦也无妨。不用一百种生活，十种已足够让我过一过隐。。。 我想要的十种生活，如下： - 种田，养牛 - 在老曾记打工，卖curry puff - 自己开间熟食摊，卖豆浆油条 - 当长途旅行巴士的车长 - 在海边卖雪糕，出租度假屋 （灵感来自电影“夏日么么茶”） - 开背包旅社 - 买卖旧书，也替人修补，修复旧书 - 替人算命，取名...

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]]> Get Stupid. tag:vox.com,2008-09-17:asset-6a00ccff92f5b6d75600fa969ab5400002 2008-09-17T03:18:35Z 2008-09-17T03:22:17Z Madonna http://madonna.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Get Stupid

Hitler, Wen Jiabao, Grand Ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, Robert Mugabe, Kim Jong, Mike Huckabee, Madonna, Dalai Lama, Al Gore, Bob Geldof, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Michael Moore, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, JFK, Bono, John McCain, Get Stupid

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]]> Now listening to: 疼憨人 tag:vox.com,2008-09-16:asset-6a00c2252b3e708fdb0100a7fb7681000e 2008-09-16T05:44:30Z 2008-09-16T06:49:54Z KoalaCling http://koalacling.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 初次听到这首歌,我没认出杨佳盈的声音。她给我的印象，是个唱歌很有爆发力的歌手，没想到她也能诠释出这么静态的歌曲。感情的抒发相当丰富，温柔中带有倔强，很有层次。编曲方面我喜欢前半段，后半段我个人觉得略嫌俗气了点。不是每一首歌曲都要由静转动的。 用大声的配乐 来表达 “激情”， 太普通了，抹杀了词曲原有的韵味。 歌词很美 - 美在它的诗意，也美在它的悲。我想这就是很典型的 “凄美”。最后两句　“幸福是为自己圆一个谎。　幸福是为自己。”　自欺欺人，虽然可悲，但在现实生活里，很多时候也确实是这样。

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]]> Litl' Lil tag:vox.com,2008-09-16:asset-6a00c225251d3c549d00fae8def9a6000b 2008-09-16T00:05:15Z 2008-09-20T00:18:53Z quornflour http://quornflour.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Over the last week or so, I have been pretty busy and have not had as much time to sew as I was the week before. I am working with the piles of triangles that I still have from the triangle quilt. It is a lot of sewing anf it never feels like a...

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]]> 生后事 tag:vox.com,2008-09-13:asset-6a00c2252b3e708fdb00fad6abeb940005 2008-09-13T16:37:10Z 2008-09-24T04:13:03Z KoalaCling http://koalacling.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 也不知为什么，我最近老是会想着关于烧纸钱，拜祖先之类的“生后事”。可能是因为父母都上了年纪，让我不禁要为那不期待的将来做打算。我想，这都是些实际的考量，也没什么好避忌的。所谓“人生无常”。有备无患总要比手忙脚乱来得好，对吧？ 农历七月刚过不久。两个星期前，看见Thomas的妈妈烧纸钱给先辈时，我问Thomas, 你相信祖先真的能收到纸钱吗？他说他不太相信。我又问，那以后我们的父母都不在了，我们也要烧纸钱给他们吗？他顿了顿，回答说, “烧吧，just in case。”我点了点头...

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]]> A post about Swan Lake drama, cat walk tag:vox.com,2008-09-10:asset-6a00fad6904c83000400fa9698eaa40002 2008-09-10T22:51:57Z 2008-09-10T22:51:57Z theworld2 http://theworld2.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Swan Lake drama, cat walk

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]]> Baby Octopi Can't Cry For Help tag:vox.com,2008-09-07:asset-6a00c22520c6b18fdb00fad6aa03a80005 2008-09-07T04:08:10Z 2008-09-07T04:08:10Z Darth Li http://turningthescrew.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Last night I went out for dinner with Nikki's parents to celebrate Father's Day. As usual, we went to Dragons and I ate fried tofu. However, something was different this time: I ATE BABY OCTOPI! Actually, they were quite delicious and although ...

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]]> où vais-je? where am i going? 我是到那裡去﹖ tag:vox.com,2008-09-07:asset-6a00d09e5c2276be2b00fa9697c1400002 2008-09-07T04:30:00Z 2008-09-07T00:52:16Z csquad http://csquad.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom If I don't write this down, my brain will explode. I've been thinking so much, and it needs to be organized in writing - or else I cannot think new thoughts, must let the old thoughts out! I think, finally, at the age of 21, I've narrowed down wh...

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]]> Mahjong Garden Deluxe: Solve mysteries of the ancient zodiac! tag:vox.com,2008-09-06:asset-6a00fad6a17dfc00050100a7f8984c000e 2008-09-06T09:54:20Z 2008-09-06T09:54:20Z MindStorm http://mindstorm100.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Mahjong Garden Deluxe (35 MB download) Put on your matching cap as you play your way through 100+ unique mahjong puzzles and earn points. Match tiles together, use the new zap tile power-up, and soothe your senses while solving the mysteries of ...

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]]> Is it Time to Boycott Chinese made Goods? tag:vox.com,2008-09-06:asset-6a0100a7f88450000e00fad6a9be390005 2008-09-06T03:18:54Z 2008-09-06T03:18:54Z Political Dementia http://politicaldementia.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Affected_C6908

I think it is time that we come to a decision as to whether we want to continue buying goods from countries that do not have the same standards as we do here in the United States. Whenever the people rise up and stop buying a particular company’s...

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]]> Cai Guo-Qiang ~ A bit of China tag:vox.com,2008-09-02:asset-6a00f48cec12f4000300fa9697065b0003 2008-09-02T03:41:20Z 2008-09-02T19:32:17Z Catalina http://catalinamoreno88.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

In the entrance to the National Art Museum of China Head On by Cai Guo Qiang (2006)

Artist's Official Website After researching Cai Guo-Qiang a bit, I found this amazing piece. Cai Guo-Qiang's practice draws on a wide variety of symbols, narratives, traditions and materials such as fengshui, Chinese medicine, dragons, roller ...

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]]> 拥挤 tag:vox.com,2008-08-30:asset-6a00c2252b3e708fdb0100a7f69419000e 2008-08-30T06:17:50Z 2008-09-02T05:46:30Z KoalaCling http://koalacling.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom 这城市越来越拥挤，让她渐渐地，不自觉地，患上了“人类恐惧症”。在她住的小小公屋区，左邻右舍的吵杂，走廊上的脚步声，后山酒吧的喧闹，犹如枪林弹雨，不断地侵袭着她的听觉空间。出门乘公共交通时，更是人挤人，被迫与陌生人呼吸着同一寸氧气。 无时无刻都被人群包围着，她感觉到自己的幽闭恐怖症 (claustrophobia) 越来越严重。是四堵墙比较可怕，还是人山人海更令让她恐惧？ 为了逃避，她唯有戴上耳机，用音乐把人群轰炸出她的听觉外。闭目养神，让黑暗与想象，带她到幽静的荒野去。

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]]> Expansion Supports Chinese Auto Makers tag:vox.com,2008-08-29:asset-6a00f48ce6836400020100a7f67777000e 2008-08-29T19:12:56Z 2008-08-29T19:12:56Z automation http://automation.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The new Ricardo Shanghai technical centre is based in a central location, close to the futuristic and highly prestigious High-Tech Park development at Caohejing. Ricardo has embarked on a substantial two-phase development of its Shanghai-based op...

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]]> Shrimp Fu Yung tag:vox.com,2008-08-29:asset-6a00d09e69b23dbe2b0100a7f649d7000e 2008-08-29T04:20:26Z 2008-08-29T04:20:26Z Yeehaw Murghi http://yeehawmurghi.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Shrimp fu yung

This is such a very simple dish, I'm amazed that I haven't tried it before. I guess I've just never had a Fu Yung type dish before (or this recipe was just a bad one), because it's incredibly bland. This recipe had no spices at all. Weird. I deci...

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]]> PRC Apologists Online - Where do the come from? tag:vox.com,2008-08-28:asset-6a00d10a7c76f38bfa0100a7f629cc000e 2008-08-28T18:08:16Z 2008-09-01T18:51:27Z genman http://genman.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Criticize PRC (China's) humans-rights record online and prepared for a Chinese apologist to say something like this: [so-and-so] is just a sour grape who is jealousy and tries to discredit the triumphs of the Olympics which happens to be hosted b...

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