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In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:04:05 +0200

I see that you are a friend of phine booty at redtongue/blog

Could I implore everyone to put pressure on her to remove my real name from her blog as this is completely unacceptable behaviour. The comments she makes are also unsubstantiated and libellous.

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:06:56 +0100

Hi Sandy. Happy New Year to you too. T'is the Year of the Dog! Are you a dog? I'm a Monkey.
What a cute angel of a pup you have.
May this be the year that everything you ever deep down desired come to fruition.. along with peace and prosperity.
Btw.. we also celebrate here in Toronto with a parade ..I didn't get to go as I was working
dawna

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:58:32 +0100

well, balance IS everything...but living gives us the perspective and extremes, we can find our balance within.
Enjoy the year, be positive and be yourself.
warm wishes, always

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:25:50 +0100

Thanks. I hope I can get happiness and fulfillment in 2006. :)

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:25:04 +0100

Yes, I saw news about this in China. It seems that Spring Festival has been celebrated more and more by Chinese living in other countries. :)

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:22:45 +0100

Thanks. Kung Hey Fat Choi, too. I wish I can be more confident about myself this year-of course, not to the extremity of being conceit. :)

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:20:46 +0100

Thanks. I just came back from the holidays, refresed a bit. I myself have a very lovely dog, and it is really an angel!

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:26:41 +0100

Happy New Year, Sandy. I hope that it brings you all that you wish - most importantly, happiness and fulfilment. Enjoy your holiday

K

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:08:14 +0100

HI Sandy, there was a huge celebration in major cities in the UK as well. There was a parade in London which started in chinatown and eneded on trafalgar square. quite beautiful and the children were especially cute:) happy new year

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:13:54 +0100

Kung Hey Fat Choi~~!!!
I wish you all the very best for now and always.
Do you wish for anything in particular, this coming year?
Take care.

In response to:Happy Chinese Spring Festival!

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:29:11 +0100

Happy New Year, I love the picture. I think all dogs are Angels so enjoyed it very much.

In response to:Another Ordinary Friday

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:10:38 +0100

Goodness, how do u find time for all that reading? Admiration!

In response to:Another Ordinary Friday

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:50:17 +0100

I won't go on too long - just to say to me you have summed up the essence of good fiction - 'popular' or otherwise. For an author to create a believeable world that we can immerse ourselves in for a few hours is magical. I just meant that some people seem to need to see the world through the eyes of others - perhaps that is what tv does to us.
There are many, many critiques of the Da Vinci code. One that is reasonably fair us:
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/d50aa.html

Whether it is true or not, the fact that it aroused your curiousity seems to me in his favour.

In response to:Another Ordinary Friday

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:31:49 +0100

Again, I am afraid I am ignorant about contemporary Western fictions (I only recall I read some American popular fictions such as those of Sidney Shelton and John Grisham), but I will look for the books of Ian Mcewan. I can enjoy different types of fictions: I like classic works such as the Mayor of Casterbridge, Bleak House, Jane Eyre, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Less Confessions (this is a non-fiction though), and I also enjoy reading books such as Da Vinci Code and Harry Potter. Sometimes, it is not bad to look at things through others' eyes. Take my situation as an example-if I did not read Da Vinci Code, I would never be interested in exploring a little bit about Christain history and culture; I do not actaully believe all of what Dan Brown said in his book, but he did indeed inspire my curiosity to find out the truth behind the mystery. And in my view, an individual person's knowledge, experiences and resources (such as time and opportunties to get to know something new) are very limited, so it is sometimes a good thing to know some things interesting and new through others' eyes-I guess this is a part of the reason why people read books. Oh, I think this is a very good discussion with you. :)

In response to:Another Ordinary Friday

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:07:32 +0100

Isn't it fascinating that some people seem to need to see the world through the eyes of others - there are all sorts of travel guides to Paris now written for those who want to follow the Da Vinci trail. Harry Potter guides also seem to be big business. Mainstream literature seems to have divided since the days of Dickens into 'literary' and 'popular' fiction. This doesn't seem to be so in mystery fiction - writers like ian mcewan seem to be able to combine very fine writing with popularity. So you just need to find the right niche.

In response to:Another Ordinary Friday

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:00:42 +0100

Actually, I agree with you. Da Vinci Code is his best so far, and he is very clever in the way that he just inspired readers' curiosity on European Christian culture and history. When I visited Louvre, many tourists were just trying to look for the paitings which were mentioned in Da Vinci Code. The real attractions are in the culture itself. But I still admire Dan Brown in the sense that he is very skillful at arranging the plots-I think he is a master at this. Of course, I do not think he is among the great writers like---(let me think for a moment)Charles Dickons (I only read the classical ones, so do not have much idea about comtemparay Western great writers, and I guess Harry Potter cannot be counted as a great work, although it is very popular). Having said this, I would be very contented if I could write one like Da Vinci Code or Harry Potter. Actually, my content would be extremely huge if I could write one, and I would also be very rich,haha. :)

In response to:Another Ordinary Friday

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:49:13 +0100

Yes, there is always a 'new' without fail...a very positive feeling!
My friday is writing, tutoring, visit doctor followed by a party~~
All warm wishes, welcoming the new!

In response to:Another Ordinary Friday

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:38:46 +0100

What did you think of the Dan Brown books. I thought they were very ordinary. I don't think he would be that well known if it wasn't for the Da Vinci Code. That wasn't, in my opinion, all that well written but it tapped into some ideas that caught the imagination of many people.

In response to:A Bit Guilty Recently

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:23:11 +0100

Hello Sandy. It's nice to have you back again, even though you are maybe "just passing through". As Princess infers, we can't be blogging all the time, we all have real life to get on with. I feel very guilty at the moment because I'm not doing enough work and at the same time I'm not spending as much time with my lovers as I feel I should. But I console myself with the thought that a more harmonious life will soon be regained.

In response to:A Bit Guilty Recently

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:25:03 +0100

Hi Sandy,i agree it's strange that it can take so little to like someone and yet a lifetime to forget them sometimes. maybe we are meant to remeber stuff. YOu know they say we remeber everything that has happened to us from birth. we think we dont but the memories can be unlocked. interesting.

I hope your days get better it sounds like there is a bit of stress going around;). dont worry about not blogging. everyone goes thru that who has a busy life:) take care.xx

In response to:Some Things More-My New Year Resolutions

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:26:40 +0100

how's the diet going Sandy?

In response to:Some Things More-My New Year Resolutions

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:22:36 +0100

excellent, yes indeed!
keep these pinned to your wall, and keep them in mind always. that's really positive, and all my very best wishes, always~~

one moment of positive feeling, is worth so much!

In response to:Some Things More-My New Year Resolutions

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:04:05 +0100

these are good goals Sandy but remember dont put pressure on yourself. im not so sure you can forget some people who have been in your life. u can shelf the memories but they will always be there. i think the best would be to let go. let go of them and dont harbour any bad feelings.

In response to:Some Things More-My New Year Resolutions

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:43:14 +0100

I think these show that you have an excellent insight into yourself. I don't think you'll go wrong if you can keep these in mind. Good luck!

K

In response to:Welcome, 2006!

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:57:59 +0100

What a brightway to welcome the year

In response to:Welcome, 2006!

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:13:23 +0100

2006 is definitely awaiting you with open arms girfriend! i hope yu are ready for it!:)

In response to:Welcome, 2006!

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:43:25 +0100

How lovely that sounds, Sandy. I wish you a very happy & fulfilled 2006

In response to:Welcome, 2006!

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:33:57 +0100

yes, we can make the New Year whatever we want it to be, like the first page of a book. Enjoy and be warm!!
Happy 2006 to you.

(I love hot springs too, and miss them very much.)

In response to:Happy New Year!

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 21:50:54 +0100

you are having doubts about doing the studying...that means you arent sure if it is something you really want to do. perhaps you could go off travelling for a few months? age has nothing to do with stdying. i spen the rest of my teens travelling and then when i went to uni was involved in a car crash which meant sitting the year out. so i was going to classes with a kid i knew from high school but she was a few years younger. you might feel self counscious at first but it spurs you on to achieve. your case is different though because you are more interested in culture and meeting people rather than studying. think about what KandA said.

happy new year, all the best for 2006!

In response to:Happy New Year!

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:09:13 +0100

Wishing you a very happy and fulfilling New Year 2006.

Please never worry about age, ignore it, just go with your feeling...I do, and forget the fact that I am in my mid-thirties...age only matters on paper, not in our hearts.

All the VERY best to you, always~~