A friend of mine: So, what is your name?
Me: Pick up one you like (Gave her a list of all my names from Chinese[柳] to English [Crystal]to Greek [artemis] to Hawaiian [KeAla OKeakua] to my nick name [Lulu].)
friend : How can people remember you names?
Me: it doesn't matter. I don't remember people's names either.
friend : ...
After this conversation, did unified my names. It reminds me a great song: remember the name.
Miss Audrey...
^_^|||
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Neop9OVaB8
Sep 29, 2008
James 2....what if overdid it?
lol
Interesting enough: I...was...
Oh, good Lord, this is an interesting message to control my cynicism and fast facial expressions.
=P
Overdoing loving the otherness and favoring the poor may cause some interesting effect and hopefully at last, no "rich good looking successful" people will be around and the friends will be refreshed with poor ugly and unsuccessful people, again and again.
WOW...Cool....
Reading the James is like talking with my mom on the phone.
=D
Interesting enough: I...was...
- --- Ignoring the Pastor, my own group friends and close friends.
(Not intentionally. It's just no time to favor all.) - --- Ignoring or even being cynical for the commercial-looking people.
(Hilariously, giving a white eyes up and a gray long face with "good luck I don't care your commercial stuffs" expression are my immediate reaction after knowing the guy is big& famous in some area) - --- Assuming my friends are already loved and don't need my attention in church.
( it will definitely hurt the friendships.) - --- Being hospitable to the houseless guy and causing a problem of having no idea how to deal with the phone call from him.
Oh, good Lord, this is an interesting message to control my cynicism and fast facial expressions.
=P
Overdoing loving the otherness and favoring the poor may cause some interesting effect and hopefully at last, no "rich good looking successful" people will be around and the friends will be refreshed with poor ugly and unsuccessful people, again and again.
WOW...Cool....
Reading the James is like talking with my mom on the phone.
=D
Sep 23, 2008
The Amazing Jiu Zhai
More info about Jiu Zhai Gou at Wikipedia: Jiu Zhai Gou Valley in Wikipedia
One more Hint --- it's close to the earthquake center in Si Chuan province.
神奇的九寨 - The Mysterious Jiu Zhai
容中尔甲 Rong Zhong Er Jia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5HLLPEHGwM
在离天很近的地方
总有一双眼睛在守望
她有着森林绚丽的梦想
她有着大海碧波的光芒
到底是谁的呼唤那样真真切切
到底是谁的心灵那样寻寻觅觅
There are a pair of eyes looking,
At the gate of the heaven,
She is with the dream of florid forest
She is with the brilliant rays from the blue ocean,
Whose voice is that, vividly calling?
Whose spirit is that, thoroughly seeking?
噢,神奇的九寨, 人间的天堂
你把那温情的林光洒遍山岗
噢,神奇的九寨 , 人间的天堂
你看那天下的人儿深情向往
深情向往
Oh, it’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
Oh, it’s the heaven on earth,
It spreads the tender light of the forest among the monticule,
Oh, it’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
Oh, it’s the heaven on earth
Look, peoples around the world are attracted with passion,
peoples around the world are attracted, with passion.
在离我很远的地方
总有一支花朵在芬芳
她有着生命祈求的梦想
她有着日月轮回的沧桑 mutable
到底是谁的呼唤那样真真切切
到底是谁的心灵那样寻寻觅觅
There is a flower, redolence and fragrant,
far away from me.
She is with the dream of the life prayer,
She is with the tribulation of incarnation,
Whose voice is that, calling so vividly?
Whose spirit is that, seeking so thoroughly?
噢, 神奇的九寨, 人间的天堂
你把那童话的世界铺满高原
噢,神奇的九寨, 人间的天堂
你看那天下的人儿深情向注
深情向往
It’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
The heaven on earth
You spread the warmhearted light among the monticule,
It’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
The heaven on earth
Look, peoples around the world are attracted with passion,
Peoples around the world are attracted with passion.
容中尔甲 Rong Zhong Er Jia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5HLLPEHGwM
在离天很近的地方
总有一双眼睛在守望
她有着森林绚丽的梦想
她有着大海碧波的光芒
到底是谁的呼唤那样真真切切
到底是谁的心灵那样寻寻觅觅
There are a pair of eyes looking,
At the gate of the heaven,
She is with the dream of florid forest
She is with the brilliant rays from the blue ocean,
Whose voice is that, vividly calling?
Whose spirit is that, thoroughly seeking?
噢,神奇的九寨, 人间的天堂
你把那温情的林光洒遍山岗
噢,神奇的九寨 , 人间的天堂
你看那天下的人儿深情向往
深情向往
Oh, it’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
Oh, it’s the heaven on earth,
It spreads the tender light of the forest among the monticule,
Oh, it’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
Oh, it’s the heaven on earth
Look, peoples around the world are attracted with passion,
peoples around the world are attracted, with passion.
在离我很远的地方
总有一支花朵在芬芳
她有着生命祈求的梦想
她有着日月轮回的沧桑 mutable
到底是谁的呼唤那样真真切切
到底是谁的心灵那样寻寻觅觅
There is a flower, redolence and fragrant,
far away from me.
She is with the dream of the life prayer,
She is with the tribulation of incarnation,
Whose voice is that, calling so vividly?
Whose spirit is that, seeking so thoroughly?
噢, 神奇的九寨, 人间的天堂
你把那童话的世界铺满高原
噢,神奇的九寨, 人间的天堂
你看那天下的人儿深情向注
深情向往
It’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
The heaven on earth
You spread the warmhearted light among the monticule,
It’s the mysterious Jiu Zhai,
The heaven on earth
Look, peoples around the world are attracted with passion,
Peoples around the world are attracted with passion.
Sep 17, 2008
Double-minded v.s. bilingual mind sets
Thanks for James putting that double minded people on warning.
Gonna figure out a way to unite my bilingual minds... lol
First of all, bilingual people have two mind sets.
It's not like we are translating from one language to another all the times, it's like English is a language I am communicating with people, separated from Chinese system, and whenever the circumstances shift, it's related with the whole mind set changing.
Then, considering myself as a whole brain talented in Chinese, while having no any ideas how to active some part of the brain in English, which really scarifies me out. If there are someone doing research on this kind, I am the best volunteer and I would love to sacrifice for whatever the researcher requires, if it will benefit the people with bilingual background
Then, everyday, the same question will be put in front of myself, again and again:
Should I hug and kiss the chick, or should I shake hands, or should I just nod and greet?
Should I say sorry, or should I just smile and nod, or
Should I smile and be like myself, or should I consider the so called professional image in the Caucasian culture?
This is probably a surface symptom of mind sets shifting along with culture contexts changing.
At least, with lots of creative chaos, the double minded people made some history, such as Columbus' conflict public letters and personal journals...
As Coldplay wrote in Viva La Vida and I enjoy, with suspicion.
Good music, but we need some critical thinker to make it as a educational material.
Warning for me:
1. Be single mind first, before start doing anything sounds right and creative, for beyond whatsoever, what is good for me will keep faithful for myself, and if I am not single minded, it might be a mass chaos for others.
2. Pure Joy, even the profession is not allowing me, for some people just need a smile and itis just selfish to hide my smile for myself.
3. Write in Mandarin about my mind and personal thought, to just prevent the potential double minds. (in my personal blog)
4. Challenge myself everyday with refreshment.
=D
Gonna figure out a way to unite my bilingual minds... lol
First of all, bilingual people have two mind sets.
It's not like we are translating from one language to another all the times, it's like English is a language I am communicating with people, separated from Chinese system, and whenever the circumstances shift, it's related with the whole mind set changing.
Then, considering myself as a whole brain talented in Chinese, while having no any ideas how to active some part of the brain in English, which really scarifies me out. If there are someone doing research on this kind, I am the best volunteer and I would love to sacrifice for whatever the researcher requires, if it will benefit the people with bilingual background
Then, everyday, the same question will be put in front of myself, again and again:
Should I hug and kiss the chick, or should I shake hands, or should I just nod and greet?
Should I say sorry, or should I just smile and nod, or
Should I smile and be like myself, or should I consider the so called professional image in the Caucasian culture?
This is probably a surface symptom of mind sets shifting along with culture contexts changing.
At least, with lots of creative chaos, the double minded people made some history, such as Columbus' conflict public letters and personal journals...
As Coldplay wrote in Viva La Vida and I enjoy, with suspicion.
Good music, but we need some critical thinker to make it as a educational material.
Warning for me:
1. Be single mind first, before start doing anything sounds right and creative, for beyond whatsoever, what is good for me will keep faithful for myself, and if I am not single minded, it might be a mass chaos for others.
2. Pure Joy, even the profession is not allowing me, for some people just need a smile and itis just selfish to hide my smile for myself.
3. Write in Mandarin about my mind and personal thought, to just prevent the potential double minds. (in my personal blog)
4. Challenge myself everyday with refreshment.
=D
Sep 16, 2008
Re: John DeFrancis Remarks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afaVjLlnUtQ
1. Want to hear more about Lu Xun as well.
The cut is strange at the Lu Xun's part at the beginning.
2.thank God, pinyin is the only thing I use for Chinese inputting, I think it helps me to learn English.
3. Don't be disappointed by the policy.
It is conservative, but understandable.
a. it's not easy for the last generation to learn about the computer, and it will be harder to learn Pinyin. In a culture of respecting elders, I understand this shape inputting emphasis.
(As mentioned above, personally, I love latinization! This opens my brain of learning both Latin language and Chinese in my childhood.)
b. practical reason - speed. Those who know how to type both pinyin and shape input will tell you how much faster it is to use shape input instead of pinyin (will analyze more in the point 4).
c. prevent next generations from forgetting how to write Chinese characters, since the computer use. This problem exists in all cultures. Human just love traditions and want to keep it.
4. Latinization will be the future trend for input software, for the population speaks the standard Chinese is growing with the urbanization, the Television, and the internet.
Let's analyze it in Human Computer Interaction sense:
Psychologically,
if the person can pronounce the word perfectly, she/he would love to use pinyin;
if the person can write the word perfectly, he/she would love to use shape input.
If the person can write and speak Chinese both perfectly, he/she would love to use pinyin, for it's takes longer time to memorize another keyboard system than just type pinyin perfectly.
Let's say if the person only knows how to write some characters, with hard time to pronounce the standard Chinese, he probably will choose the shape input, other than pinyin, for Chinese characters is "shape oriented".
Since the urbanization and intellectualization is the trend in China, standard Mandarin will be the natural trend, as well as Pinyin.
If Chinese government is doing this promotion for shape input to against human nature and psychological preference, I will pray for the "grass root" software companies.
If Chinese government is doing this promotion for minorities who may find hard to speak perfect standard Mandarin, I pray for the government software companies.
Often, it's just hard for people to pronounce it perfect in pinyin, for there are tons of dialects in China.
5. for Taiwan.
Support the minority languages.
Develop the pinyin - traditional input and be generous like a nation.
(We know Taiwanese people are very generous, but in term of nation, it’s actually not an easy thing for a democratic small nation to do)
One tip in my head for Taiwan policy makers is to learn from Singapore if it’s possible. Make Taiwan attractive for other nations to come and be a multi-cultural Taiwan.
Lulu
Sep 12, 2008
obesity health and defination of normal
Obesity growth in Hawaii...en...
As the some reports from HHIC shows, obesity is growing in Hawaii,
http://hhic.org/005--obesity.asp
As the report shows,
http://hhic.org/obesity-hospitalizations.asp
if obesity brings the burden for hospital and economics, then reshaping the definition of the normal while enlarging the supply of healthy food might be the point to advocate.
but...i love fat stuffs, like some of my friends may agree with me that round = cute, such as, stuff animals....^^|||
they all are cute and fat!!!
or infants...
or even the cupid...lol
why we define obesity as a disease, not the other way around?

>_<...
------------seriously -----------------seriously ------------
if obesity brings the burden for hospital and economics, then reshaping the definition of the normal while enlarging the supply of healthy food might be the point to advocate.
+Promote & support local farms to Grow Healthy Food,
- > supply of healthy food > need;
->price changing
-> people will consider the healthy food considering its competitive price.
+ Learn from healthy food cultures.
Japan is famous for long lifespan, though eating Japanese food might risk for monosodium glutamate, as scientifically proved unhealthy, though average working hours and working pressure in Japan is higher than lots of other places.
Looking into food of Japan, it's all about healthy food.
It's a great gift to borrow, since the population in Hawaii is huge.
+ If eating habit and way of life is the major reason of obesity,
then what brings the eating habit and pattern of life?
It can be influenced by the definition of the normal, the people around them, or the people whom they grow up with hang out with and work with,
which may includes parameters such as age , economic status, ethnicity, family culture, etc.
So, the obesity may be shifted if figuring out a way to break through those parameters.
Though, it's not gonna be a simple chain, and all the parameters are connected and influences each other like a wet.
People will regroup and re-divide again, as well as redefining the pattern of life and the definition of the normal.
Hopefully, if there is a trend of people regrouping, the obesity will be easier for Hawaii, since culture really is the huge
Optimists will think the change is always good, towards a way of learning to respect for the otherness.
As the some reports from HHIC shows, obesity is growing in Hawaii,
http://hhic.org/005--obesity.asp
As the report shows,
http://hhic.org/obesity-hospitalizations.asp
if obesity brings the burden for hospital and economics, then reshaping the definition of the normal while enlarging the supply of healthy food might be the point to advocate.
but...i love fat stuffs, like some of my friends may agree with me that round = cute, such as, stuff animals....^^|||
they all are cute and fat!!!
or infants...
or even the cupid...lol
why we define obesity as a disease, not the other way around?

>_<...
------------seriously -----------------seriously ------------
if obesity brings the burden for hospital and economics, then reshaping the definition of the normal while enlarging the supply of healthy food might be the point to advocate.
+Promote & support local farms to Grow Healthy Food,
- > supply of healthy food > need;
->price changing
-> people will consider the healthy food considering its competitive price.
+ Learn from healthy food cultures.
Japan is famous for long lifespan, though eating Japanese food might risk for monosodium glutamate, as scientifically proved unhealthy, though average working hours and working pressure in Japan is higher than lots of other places.
Looking into food of Japan, it's all about healthy food.
It's a great gift to borrow, since the population in Hawaii is huge.
+ If eating habit and way of life is the major reason of obesity,
then what brings the eating habit and pattern of life?
It can be influenced by the definition of the normal, the people around them, or the people whom they grow up with hang out with and work with,
which may includes parameters such as age , economic status, ethnicity, family culture, etc.
So, the obesity may be shifted if figuring out a way to break through those parameters.
Though, it's not gonna be a simple chain, and all the parameters are connected and influences each other like a wet.
People will regroup and re-divide again, as well as redefining the pattern of life and the definition of the normal.
Hopefully, if there is a trend of people regrouping, the obesity will be easier for Hawaii, since culture really is the huge
Optimists will think the change is always good, towards a way of learning to respect for the otherness.
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Sep 5, 2008
Aloha Spirit or...(revised)
A year ago, participated with a small project with some official and Pastor Aaran, about Aloha Spirit card, with a group of Chinese visitors.
I was spiritually drained at that time. I guess Aloha Spirit can't replace the Holy Spirit. Personally, Aloha without spirit is dead, or Aloha without Spirit is the rules and doctrine. Specially for those are from a different culture, it's hard for them to comprehend Aloha Spirit.
Days ago, Obama reminded me again about this Aloha spirit, which bothers me somehow and wondering why not just say it directly...Holy Spirit? (since Americans know that well)
I believe people in the world probably needs Holy Spirit, at least it's spiritual,for good?
But if it's easier to accept a creative new things from another culture, for those who already has the Power of Holy Spirit, and wanna be creative, I guess authorities won't say it's wrong.
En...Aloha Spirit without Spirit is dead. It's a warning from my personal perspective.
Galatians 5 : 22
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
PLUS ...
2 Corinthians 6
....
But Hawaii people probably need some creative policy to boost the economy while finding the alternative energy.
Food is expensive...
I was spiritually drained at that time. I guess Aloha Spirit can't replace the Holy Spirit. Personally, Aloha without spirit is dead, or Aloha without Spirit is the rules and doctrine. Specially for those are from a different culture, it's hard for them to comprehend Aloha Spirit.
Days ago, Obama reminded me again about this Aloha spirit, which bothers me somehow and wondering why not just say it directly...Holy Spirit? (since Americans know that well)
I believe people in the world probably needs Holy Spirit, at least it's spiritual,for good?
But if it's easier to accept a creative new things from another culture, for those who already has the Power of Holy Spirit, and wanna be creative, I guess authorities won't say it's wrong.
En...Aloha Spirit without Spirit is dead. It's a warning from my personal perspective.
Galatians 5 : 22
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
PLUS ...
2 Corinthians 6
....
But Hawaii people probably need some creative policy to boost the economy while finding the alternative energy.
Food is expensive...
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