Archive for October, 2009

LEARNING CHINESE IN 5 EASY MINUTES

Be sure to read Aloud to get the full effects!
This is good for practising the pronunciations with Pinyin!

[English phrase] — [Chinese phrase]

Are you harboring a fugitive? — Hu Yu Hai Ding?

See me A.S.A.P — Kum Hia Nao

Stupid Man — Dum Gai

Small Horse — Tai Ni Po Ni

Did [...]

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SOUL SEARCHING

People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.

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The Meaning of Life

Standing for what you believe in,
Regardless of the odds against you,
and the pressure that tears at your resistance,
… means courage.

Keeping a smile on your face,
When inside you feel like dying,
For the sake of supporting others,
… means strength.

Stopping at nothing,
And doing what’s in your heart,
You know is right,
… means determination.

Doing more than is expected,
To make another’s [...]

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LIFE’S 14 LINES

1) I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

2) No man is worth your tears, and the one who does won’t make you cry.

3) Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to, doesn’t mean they don’t love you with [...]

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HOW TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE READY TO HAVE KIDS:

MESS TEST

Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.

TOY TEST

Obtain a 55 gallon box of Legos (or you may substitute roofing tacks). Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or [...]

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LEAVE IT AT THE OFFICE

Just spend 5 minutes of your time to read this…..it will enrich your life!

Most of us are working harder and longer hours, and find it difficult to just “let go” at the end of the workday. You’re still thinking of that project that needs to be completed, the meeting tomorrow, those phone calls you didn’t [...]

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SWEET WORDS

1. Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear.

2. Don’t cry over anyone who won’t cry over you.

3. If love isn’t a game, why are there so many players?

4. Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.

5. You can only go as far as [...]

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