22 is a bloody evil age since people around you, no matter how free and easy you used to think they were, started to ask about your relationship status. Sometimes parents or older relatives could be a little too helpful with it. They urged you to get involved in a marriage-oriented relationship. They kinda held the opinion that "you don't have to love him or her deeply because your passion could thrive in the long run (yea, right). You just gotta find someone good enough to have a family with". I just tried to be kind and firm but I guess I'd have a family-reunion phobia after one year or two if I stay single. Well, it's not gonna be any better even if I find my right one, because they would urge you to marry by then.
Chinese people generally tend to be family-oriented and very much appreciate our family bonds. But at every Spring Festival I got the feeling that I was brain-washed. It's no fair to blame mom or other relatives on giving me the brainwash but I have to admit that what they did and said affected my mind in some ways - I barely paid attention to the things in my routine life and I neglected school, my ambitions and even didn't bother being cynical. Instead, the definition and the concept of FAMILY became more graphic in my consciousness. Maybe that was what Spring Festival originally for.
The other day I invited my British friend over for dinner. It was not the first time for mom to meet my foreign friend, but she was still being very Chinese. When he said he hadn't really thought of marriage, mom started to enlighten him (in Chinese though). It seemed funny to me. Well, I believe foreigners like my friend would take marriage more sincerely and seriously than most Chinese people (although they get divorced more easily) because most Westerners must commit to the ones they love, but not the ones "well-matched in their social and economic status".
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Belated "Happy Year of Tiger"
First and foremost, HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!
Just when I decided to spend this Spring Festival in Shenzhen, I heard that it was snowy in hometown. It seems like I'd never get the chance to slip and fall down on the ice. Good thing the temperature dropped down right before the lunar new year and made it at least cold enough for a Spring Festival. It is never not festive in Shenzhe, even with those on and off popping of firecrackers. Several days before this bleak Spring Festival, I walked around the annual Flower Marker in Luohu as I did every year.
Shenzhen has no lack of flowers，so basically people go to the Flower Market just to join in the fun. It's more economical to actually buy flowers from the marker on Lunar New Year's Eve because it's the last day of the temporary market and everything there is on sale. It's said that it'd bring no luck if you purchase flowers after the Lunar New Year's Eve.
I spotted this new species of flowers. Don't you think it look like those birds in "Avatar"?^^
Besides flowers, there were some irrelevant stuff sold there,say goldfish, turtles and rabbits. Well, I can't expect to see tigers though.
Just when I decided to spend this Spring Festival in Shenzhen, I heard that it was snowy in hometown. It seems like I'd never get the chance to slip and fall down on the ice. Good thing the temperature dropped down right before the lunar new year and made it at least cold enough for a Spring Festival. It is never not festive in Shenzhe, even with those on and off popping of firecrackers. Several days before this bleak Spring Festival, I walked around the annual Flower Marker in Luohu as I did every year.
Shenzhen has no lack of flowers，so basically people go to the Flower Market just to join in the fun. It's more economical to actually buy flowers from the marker on Lunar New Year's Eve because it's the last day of the temporary market and everything there is on sale. It's said that it'd bring no luck if you purchase flowers after the Lunar New Year's Eve.
I spotted this new species of flowers. Don't you think it look like those birds in "Avatar"?^^
Besides flowers, there were some irrelevant stuff sold there,say goldfish, turtles and rabbits. Well, I can't expect to see tigers though.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Catch up on My Life
School's out. Hurray! Well, it's not that "Hurray" because I've lived my school days as I've done holidays since I entered the uni. If your uni is in the same city as your home, it could be boring and you'd probably end up not appreciating those family moments. Take me as example, I actually made up some excuses to avoid returning home on weekends. And maybe that's the reason why mom would put the following "new element" in her specialty. If you ever read the posts about my hometown, it's no news to you.
I just said that my school days in uni were easy to go by, but when it comes to the revision for terminal exams, it's never the same. 8 exams and one paper were doing my head in. However, I did spoil myself a bit and took my mind off the exams, say having Schwarzwalder Kirsch Torte.^^
Other than that, my British friend was kind enough to invite me to dinner. He cooked Udon - a British guy cooked Japanese food for a Chinese girl. How could that be? hehe He spent the Christmas in the UK and just came back. It was very nice of him to give me a Calendar as a gift, because it meant that the gift was just for this year and he would give me something next year. :P
I'm not a big fan of Japanese food. But somehow I found Sushi make by Jusco tasted good, even better than in Japanese restaurants (by which I mean 禾绿回转寿司). Plus, the price was reasonable.
I just said that my school days in uni were easy to go by, but when it comes to the revision for terminal exams, it's never the same. 8 exams and one paper were doing my head in. However, I did spoil myself a bit and took my mind off the exams, say having Schwarzwalder Kirsch Torte.^^
Other than that, my British friend was kind enough to invite me to dinner. He cooked Udon - a British guy cooked Japanese food for a Chinese girl. How could that be? hehe He spent the Christmas in the UK and just came back. It was very nice of him to give me a Calendar as a gift, because it meant that the gift was just for this year and he would give me something next year. :P
Sunday, December 27, 2009
come back short
Oh I hope it's not overgrown here since I haven't weeded it for two months! Now I figure out why there are so many abandoned blogs - once you stop posting for a little while, you're not motivate enough.
During my absence here, I spent 10 days in Beijing, again. But this time is not for sight-seeing, so I didn't take any fascinating photos to share here. Other than that, I didn't do anything beyond routine. And learning German is definitely major in my routine. As I learn more, it's getting more and more difficult. It's so difficult that the teacher doesn't even make effort to explain.=] And oh I almost forgot we had Christmas. Well, normally I don't celebrate Christmas but when you saw the whole world was having a good time, you could hardly sit back but ask them to share some fun.
It's pretty much about this post. I'm invited to another wedding dinner on New Year's Day. Will show some photos of it by then.
During my absence here, I spent 10 days in Beijing, again. But this time is not for sight-seeing, so I didn't take any fascinating photos to share here. Other than that, I didn't do anything beyond routine. And learning German is definitely major in my routine. As I learn more, it's getting more and more difficult. It's so difficult that the teacher doesn't even make effort to explain.=] And oh I almost forgot we had Christmas. Well, normally I don't celebrate Christmas but when you saw the whole world was having a good time, you could hardly sit back but ask them to share some fun.
It's pretty much about this post. I'm invited to another wedding dinner on New Year's Day. Will show some photos of it by then.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Fly Sheets Utilization 101
Living in Shenzhen(or the entire China), you may have to live with fly sheets of all kinds as long as you happen to be a passerby. Some fly sheets are quite plain while some are swanky. You can surely refuse to accept them but chances are you have to pick them up from your own mailbox and glance over them and throw them away. Ugh, it's so not environment-friendly, is it? So instead of whining about this kind of waste, I mean to share something with you - fly sheets Utilization 101(with my chubby fingers^^).
Needed Materials: FLY SHEETS (oblong)
Needed Materials: FLY SHEETS (oblong)
1. Fold it in half.
2. Fold it in half again and unfold it.
3. Fold both edges(the closed side) to centre. Then unfold them.
4. Open one side and fold it to the crease lines which you made in step 3.
5. Do the other side and do the same as shown in step 4.
6. Okay. I don't know how to explain this step in English but I guess the picture makes it quite clear.
7. Do the other side and do the same as shown in step 6.
8. Fold both edges to centre on both side.
9. Fold the bottom part up on both side.
10. Expand it and make the bottom flat. And done!
There you go. You just made a throwaway rubbish box with a fly sheet that you were going to trash.^^ You may use it to collect random litter, say fish bones, fruit peels, melon-seed shells.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
street snapshot
Even I'm a native in China, I do find things incomprehensible in my normal daily life. They're not the "mainstream" but I suppose they reflect something at some point. Well, instead of a judgemental person, I regard myself as a conscientious one about life.
Location: Beijing
This is the sign for a roast duck restaurant. As you may find, a part of it is missing. And now it's just a "roast bird" reataurant. Or it's a kind of publicity?
Location: my hometown
The local government is trying to popularize English to the salesmen. They chose the most effective way to do it - mark English with Chinese Characters as phonetic symbols. You may ask "Can it work?" No worry, because there's barely any foreigners there in this small town.
[ more about my hometown ]
Location: Shanghai
It was just some light rain, but this metro(from 353 to People Plaza) seemed flooded. I blamed the drainage system in Shanghai.
Location: Nanjing
I saw this catchphrase around Fuzimiao and got very confused. Let me translate it literally "Supporting the army is building a Great Wall. Loving the army is loving the national defence." - What the heck is that?
Location: Meilin, Shenzhen
This is a Police Bike! It's convenient to carry and to chase offenders at back street. At the critical moment, it can even be used as a weapon! (I'm laughing.)
Location: Bao'an, Shenzhen
This is a security guard booth, without any security but a giant police cap. It can surely be frightening to those criminals. Yes, right.
Location: Dongmen, Shenzhen
Remember my "Kappo" classmate? She's not alone. Check this out! "Backcab" and that hideous brand - just another Shanzhai product.
[ more on Shanzhai Kappa ]
This is the sign for a roast duck restaurant. As you may find, a part of it is missing. And now it's just a "roast bird" reataurant. Or it's a kind of publicity?
The local government is trying to popularize English to the salesmen. They chose the most effective way to do it - mark English with Chinese Characters as phonetic symbols. You may ask "Can it work?" No worry, because there's barely any foreigners there in this small town.
[ more about my hometown ]
It was just some light rain, but this metro(from 353 to People Plaza) seemed flooded. I blamed the drainage system in Shanghai.
I saw this catchphrase around Fuzimiao and got very confused. Let me translate it literally "Supporting the army is building a Great Wall. Loving the army is loving the national defence." - What the heck is that?
This is a Police Bike! It's convenient to carry and to chase offenders at back street. At the critical moment, it can even be used as a weapon! (I'm laughing.)
This is a security guard booth, without any security but a giant police cap. It can surely be frightening to those criminals. Yes, right.
Remember my "Kappo" classmate? She's not alone. Check this out! "Backcab" and that hideous brand - just another Shanzhai product.
[ more on Shanzhai Kappa ]
Friday, October 16, 2009
I Don't Have a Dream.
I love my kids but I could have fed tainted milk to them. I don't have a dream.
Children died because they studied in the jerry-built classrooms. I don't have a dream.
Officials are all accepting bribes, and they never feel ashamed of it. I don't have a dream.
Most lawyers no longer stand up for the victims.If they do,they'll be detained or jailed. I don't have a dream.
You've been living and working in this city for years, but all you can get is a 'temporary' residential permit. I don't have a dream.
Those actors and actresses who starred in the patriotic Chinese movie are not officially Chinese. I don't have a dream.
80 percent of water from China's rivers is polluted, and you may be poisoned if you drink it. I don't have a dream.
Not only at the Olympics,but every coal mine mishap in China also broke a record in death toll. I don't have a dream.
The Berlin wall collapsed 20 years ago, however the GFW is strengthening. I don't have a dream.
China is so vast but Twitter can't survive here. Seriously, I don't have a dream.
Share a joke with you ----------------
Osama Bin Laden recently said China is the only country where terrorists don’t dare to go. Al Qaeda once dispatched five terrorists to attack China. They were told to bomb five different places.
The first, who was to bomb an overpass, got lost on the labyrinthine bridges.
The second, who was to bomb a bus, couldn’t even get aboard because the bus was too crowded;
The third, who was to bomb a supermarket, got his remote control stolen;
The fourth, who was to bomb a building, was stopped and badly beaten by the security guards, who took him for a migrant worker asking for overdue wages, and yelled at him “don’t come for your salary, and don’t you dare to appeal!”;
The fifth, who was to bomb a coal mine, eventually made it, leaving more than 100 miners dead. But half a year later, he was executed by al Qaeda for “cheating,” since the incident was never reported in China.
Children died because they studied in the jerry-built classrooms. I don't have a dream.
Officials are all accepting bribes, and they never feel ashamed of it. I don't have a dream.
Most lawyers no longer stand up for the victims.If they do,they'll be detained or jailed. I don't have a dream.
You've been living and working in this city for years, but all you can get is a 'temporary' residential permit. I don't have a dream.
Those actors and actresses who starred in the patriotic Chinese movie are not officially Chinese. I don't have a dream.
80 percent of water from China's rivers is polluted, and you may be poisoned if you drink it. I don't have a dream.
Not only at the Olympics,but every coal mine mishap in China also broke a record in death toll. I don't have a dream.
The Berlin wall collapsed 20 years ago, however the GFW is strengthening. I don't have a dream.
China is so vast but Twitter can't survive here. Seriously, I don't have a dream.
Share a joke with you ----------------
Osama Bin Laden recently said China is the only country where terrorists don’t dare to go. Al Qaeda once dispatched five terrorists to attack China. They were told to bomb five different places.
The first, who was to bomb an overpass, got lost on the labyrinthine bridges.
The second, who was to bomb a bus, couldn’t even get aboard because the bus was too crowded;
The third, who was to bomb a supermarket, got his remote control stolen;
The fourth, who was to bomb a building, was stopped and badly beaten by the security guards, who took him for a migrant worker asking for overdue wages, and yelled at him “don’t come for your salary, and don’t you dare to appeal!”;
The fifth, who was to bomb a coal mine, eventually made it, leaving more than 100 miners dead. But half a year later, he was executed by al Qaeda for “cheating,” since the incident was never reported in China.
Friday, October 9, 2009
SZU,Shame on You.
To start off,I have to admit that "SZU,Shame on You" is definitely more sensational than the real.But it does make a catchy title.^^
F.Y.I,SZU is short for Shenzhen University.I've been studying in SZU for more than two years.I fairly enjoy my life there because,well,"small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs".But meanwhile,I did find something funny yet a bit of disgraceful.I was meaning to blog about it but didn't take enough photos as a proof.But now,I'm doing it.The following may not be made by SZU but happen there in SZU.
1. Somehow I suppose it was written by some foreign student because the capital letters don't apply to the writing habit of us Chinese people (I guess).
F.Y.I,SZU is short for Shenzhen University.I've been studying in SZU for more than two years.I fairly enjoy my life there because,well,"small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs".But meanwhile,I did find something funny yet a bit of disgraceful.I was meaning to blog about it but didn't take enough photos as a proof.But now,I'm doing it.The following may not be made by SZU but happen there in SZU.
1. Somehow I suppose it was written by some foreign student because the capital letters don't apply to the writing habit of us Chinese people (I guess).
2. These students are about to graduate.It's understandable to take a photo of them and the landmark for a souvenir,but I don't think it's not necessary to actually stand on it.If everyone of us was gonna do the same thing,that sundial would be a ruin.
3. There are more than 20 canteens in SZU.I bet things like the following pics have happened in all the canteen.It happens too many times,so that we barely take it as a big deal.Everytime when someone started to complain about it,others would say something like "think about the starving children in Africa".
4."Wow,check on those legs" - that's not my point,dude.We were having a PE class but some were there in slipper.You may not be professional,but at least you gotta have a professional spirit.
5.People in Shenzhen are not strangers to Shanzhai.At some point,I suppose the name "Shanzhai" is adapted from Shenzhen.But this gal from my class really made me speechless.As a 21st century uni student,she just ignored the"KappO" and lived with it.
6.Yes,this is the map of SZU which is located right on the main gate.If you're careful enough,you may find it literally unbearable because there are two misspellings on it.What are the odds?
7.This kind of herbal tea is declared to be preventive against H1N1 virus - YEA RIGHT!
8.What are you doing guys?It's in the middle of a class,Japanese class though.Well,I'm taking this photo.Who am I blaming！
9.I don't know whether non-Chinese would get this,but it made me laugh so hard."Fathers are already old.Wait no more to show filial obedience" - an advertisement for Phiton necklace,ahead of the Father's Day.
To Be Continued......
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