" Brainwashing [dates to] 1950, a literal translation of Chinese xi nao ." And I always thought it was the other way around :o → List of English words of Chinese origin (an example of a bad Wikipedia article) Also, just for fun: Unlikely phrases from real phrasebooks .

There are two things I want to soapbox about today. Here's the first one. It's a long one (insert: THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!") Effective January 1, 2009, Seattle will enact the plastic bag tax. 20 cents... I wasn't surprised when I heard why the switch had been made. Thus ends my VRY SRS BIZNESS post. Now I go forth to bring you other tidbits of my life. After these messages, we'll be riiiight back!

I am never going to finish writing this fic in time AHHHH. Anyway, taking a break—so I'll catch up with LJ posting. Rah? I've decided not to write about Japan and Suzhou, so that saves you all some reading...going where. I felt sorry for the tourists who had no idea what was going on. People with reserved seats got to sit and lounge until their train left. The rest of us had to rush on board to grab a seat

You know what? Forget everything I've said about smoking being a nuisance. Being Chinese Valentine's Day, the five star hotel's restaurant we ate in was packed. Which means: non-smoking section? What non...bean soup for us to drink. Now, they probably don't have spare time, so they give us a bag of green beans for us to take home and cook ourselves." Next time: Suzhou history and Asian insults. Probably

I really didn't expect it to happen - Nitta Youka plagiarising - out-and-out tracing - poses, clothes and scenes from fashion magazines ( proof here might be NWS ). Manga artists often use photos for...like Westerners", "wear revealing clothing", "using their fame to get (Western) boyfriends", and "having multiple boyfriends". - There's another word for that last one, but let's not go there.

Bathrobe's Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese language site , by the author's own description "an armchair excursion three fascinating languages of the Orient." I found this website while searching for...Chinese order of the elements is 金木水火土 (gold–wood–water–fire–earth) - it's completely different. So it's obvious that these names were imported. Fingers point to Sumer, Mesopotamia, or ancient Egypt

            In this piece, I’ll explore the concept of home, from the physical, spiritual and psychological point of reference.               In the Chinese language, the character for family...and more flourishing.”   If immigration brings forth only the most motivated of people, does then a successful integration in America occur to the most adaptable?        

            How a people regard its family structure determines the path of its children.               In historical China , the child was of minor importance.   Babies were not even...  So, after years of hearing about a cousin's trip to India or the Galapagos, every grandchild is agog over their 15th birthday.   What a wonderful way to forge kinship between the generations!

Sunday was again filled with being lazy. We slept through dinner and the night for the most part again, then got up at five in the morning. This time zone difference and nothing to do kinda sucks. When...do anything online will be. We'll be keeping a daily log of things, but as for actually posting them, I have no idea what is going on. Hell, I don't even know what my address will be. Gotta love that

             How do you count your birthday?   Historically, the Chinese count age from the day of birth and every year afterwards on the seventh day of the new year as the communal birthday for everyone...Institute in its first Index of Global Philanthropy (2006): The total of US private giving had increased to a massive $71 billion in 2004 [as quoted in globalissues.org, maintained by Anup Shah].