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(2005-07-29 07:40:16)
IhaveanoldersisterwhomIamveryclosetoandcarefor.ItisatraditionaswellasacommonpracticeinChinathatoldersiblingscalltheiryoungersiblingsbynameandyoungersiblingscalltheiroldersiblingsbyrelation.ThesamethingsholdtrueinourfamilyexceptmysistercallsmeMei(inthefourthtone)thatmeansyoungersister.LastnightIsentmybrotheranemailaskingifmysisterwouldstaywithmomnextMondaybecausewedidnotwantmomtospendthefirstweddin...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-28 14:20:16)
IjustnoticedIhavelost5poundsinthepastthreeorfourweeks,whichIdidn’tmeanto.Ihavemoreintakeofcarbnowthanbefore,sinceIfoundonekindofbreaddeliciousandatealotofit,andthoughtIwouldhaveputonsomeweight.Itmustbetheswimming.Idon’tswimintensely,butoften,andtakemanynon-stoplapsineachswimming.Oneofmycoworkersgainedweightandjokedthatallthepoundshavebeentransferredfrommetoher.Icomfortedher,“Don’tworry.Iwouldt...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-28 13:57:08)
Notlongaftergettingintothiscountry,Ibegantowatch“Three’sCompany”,averyfunnycomedyshow.Ihavewatcheditsreplaysofeveryepisodeforcountlesstimesoverthepast16years.IhavebeenabigfanofJackTripper,starredbyJohnRitterwhosephysicalcomedyhasnotbeenmatchedupbyanyoneyet.Ilikehishairstyle,medianlong,neatlytrimmed,well-shaped,partinginthemiddle,astyleIhaveseenmanyactorsworeintheshowandmoviesof70’sand80’s.Ial...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-26 18:44:37)
WhenIstartedtogooutwithmythenboyfriend,nowhusband,incollege,onefriendsaid,"Ithoughtyouwoulddatesomeonetall,thin,pale-skinned,wearingwire-brimmedglasses,mostofall,onethatfitsintogoodlookingtype."Thoughunderstandable,itsoundedfunnytome.Havinghadahandsome,smartmaninmylifeforalmosttwenty-twoyears,Iwaslesssensitivetogoodlookandcaredmoreaboutpersonalitiesandambitionsunderneaththefacialappearance.Thejudg...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-26 12:45:31)
SometimesIfeelmyfather’spersonalitiesandcharactersrootedinsidemeandreflectedoutonmydailywork,especiallyhisstubbornness.LatelastweekIhadadisagreementwithanassociatedirectoronadministrationrelatedissuesofaweb-basedapplicationthatIhavedevelopedforhim.Iinsistedonnotbeingthetraineroftheapplicationandnotansweringquestionsrelatedtohowtousetheapplication,simplybecauseIamonlyadeveloperwhohasbuiltthisappli...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-26 12:13:03)
Thoughdadwasconsideredthebetterlookingbetweenhimandmymom,healwayssaidthatothers’sayingabouthislookwasajokeandmymomactuallyhadthemostbeautifulface,whichIagreedatcertainpoint.Mom,whenshewasyoung,hadunusuallybig,roundeyesthatwasuncommoninAsianwomen,veryfineskin,afigurewithcurvesandaclear,singingvoicethatnowevenwouldmisleadpeopletothinktheyarehavingaphoneconversationwithayoungwoman.Oneofmycousins,the...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-26 11:02:16)
Mydadwasextremelyhandsomebythestandardsofmoviestars,especiallyinhisarmyuniform,withbig,double-lideyes,astraightnoseandawell-featuredmouth,allproportionallylaidoutonawell-defined,symmetryface.Bylookingatthepictures,Isawhimtheexactcopyofhisbiologicalmother,nothingincommonwithallhisbrothersandsisters.That,kindof,mademebelievethereasonmyadoptivegrandpahadprovidedwhydadwasputforadoptionoutofallhissibli...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-26 09:13:25)
AftertransportedtotheNorthbytrain,dadwassenttoanarmyschoolfortrainingonhowtouseelectronicdevicestocommunicate,wherehemethisfuturebrother-in-lawwholatermarriedthefirstofmymom’sthreeyoungersistersastheresultofmyparents’matchmaking.Accordingtomeuncle(whohadaveryunusualchildhood,bytheway),dadwoulddigforlettersonlyfromSuZhouandwithfemale’shandwriting,amongallthelettersfliedinfromalloverthecountry.My...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-26 07:07:06)
WhenKoreaWarbrokeout,myfatherwasajuniorinSuZhouHighSchool,fromwhereeverygraduatewasguaranteedaseatincollege.HesignedhimselfuptojointheArmyalongwithother40orsoschoolmateswhoalllaterweresenttodifferentarmyschoolstogettrainedbeforebeingsentouttothefrontline.Failingtopreventdad’saction,grandpawasheartbroken.Hehadplannedfordadtoaimthebestuniversityinthecountrysincethefirstdayhetookdadintohisfamily,sen...[阅读全文]
(2005-07-25 14:10:14)
Myfatherwasadoptedattwomonthsold,fromafamilyoffourchildrenalreadytoadoctorfamilywithoutachild.Beingtheonlychildfortwelveyearsbeforemyuncleandauntjoinedthefamily,dadwasdeeplylovedbyhisadoptiveparents.Thelovewasenrichedwiththejoyofhavingtwoyoungersiblings.Myuncleandauntrespectedmyfatherandconsideredhimasthedominantmaninthefamily,especiallyafter1949,theyearsincewhichmanypeople’sliveshadchangedinmain...[阅读全文]
