Intendedtopostallpicturesinoneentrybutsomepicturesjustrefusedtogetloaded...(sigh)somuchtolearntogetthispicturingthingmagigright....Thisprojectistootimeconsumingandpatienceerodding!Howcomesomepicturesdonotgetloadedandsometakeforever!ItappearsIhavetoabandonsomeandjusthavewhateverIcouldloadhere.Moretolearn:howtoaddcaptions,howtoseparatethepictures.IguessIwillfigureoutthesecondoneafterIknowhowtodealwi...[
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Thecamerapurchasewasnotplanned.Itwashighlyrecommendedbyadearfriendwhoisalsoasemiprophotographer.Well,IadmitthatIwasalsocuriousaboutthefinaldiscount,soooo, Iwentthroughallthestagesandofcourse,intheend,Icouldnotresistclicking"confirmorder".Yes,itisacompulsivebuy,butwithdeeptrustinmyfriend'sjudgment.ThecameraisaSamsungNX20withtwolensesandsomeoddsandendsaccessoriesI'myettofigureouthow...[
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Kapur,Akash(2012).IndiaBecoming:AportraitofModernIndia.
Inmanyways,thisbookremindsofwhatChinainrecentyearshasgonethroughsincetheeconomytookoffatanalarmingrate.Thedividebetweenthewealthyandthepoor,thesocialproblemsresultedfromthesingularpursuitofmoney,thegradualeffectonthetraditionsandlegaciesontheculture,...,alltoofamiliartales.Yet,therearedifferencesandthosedifferences,beitcultural,soci...[
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IthasbeensoloooooogsinceIupdatedmyreadinglist.While,belowisalistofwhatIremembertohavereadbetweenmylastpostandnow.
(1)ShadowSpinnerbySusanFletcher
Moreofachildren’sbookbutitissogrippingthatIwastemptedtostayonthepagestillfinish.Ittellsthe“behindthescenes”storiesofOneThousandandOneNightsorArabianNights.Therearestoriesinsidethestorywherethequeenranoutofstoriestotellandhadto“smuggle”herhel...[
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Afewdaysback,atthetimeIfinishedreadingthisbook,thenewsheadlinesreportedtheKoranburningbyaUSmilitarybasenottoofarfromKabul.BecauseoftheglimpseIgotthroughthereading,IwasabletounderstandatadofwhatwasbehindtheviolentoutburstofangerandprotestbythelocalsandwhyUSmilitaryrepsapologizedpubliclyandcondemnedtheburning.
KaiEide,theauthorofthisbook,servedasUNconvoyinAfghanistanfortwoyearsbetween2008and2010....[
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XiaoYao一家離開後，我很想寫點東西，紀念三年多來第一次的會麵。可是，心中惶恐，怕自己對文字的駕馭不力，不能真實呈現我見到XiaoYao和家人的喜樂。
在這忐忑當中，日子匆匆從指間溜走。等到我再次拜訪XiaoYao博客的時候，才知道她已經記述了我們見麵的細節。XiaoYao博文裏的那些話，正是我要說的啊！是的，我們絲毫沒有初次見麵的矜持和距離，反而，我們象兩個相[
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Manythingstookplacesincemylastvisittomyownblogayearago?--Switchedjobs,finallycompleteda7-year-longproject,raisedkidsayearolder,ranthehousesemi-decently,receivedvisitingfriends,reconnectedwithmanyonFB,sawmybestWXCfriendforthefirsttimeontheirwaytoSanDiego,consideredaschoolpurchaseproject,hiked,bikedandreadmanybooksinbetween...Thisbusylifeofmine.And,forawhile,forgotmyblogloginandpassword--Haha.
T...[
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TwolineslingeredwithmeinthemovieRangowejustwatched.Itisthedeedsthatmakeaman.Youcan’twalkoutofyourownstory.InRango,apetlizardwasletoutofitscagebyaccidentonadangerousfreewayinthedesert(lookingverymuchlikethefreewayrunningbetweenSouthernCAandLasVegas).Hishightalesencouragedbytheboozeinacreaturetownthirstyforwaterandhisaccidentalkillingofamuchfearedhawkmadehimtheofficialsheriffofthatdespairingtown.Th...[
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ThehousestandsquietIntheshadeofthetrees.Thesunhides
Behindtheclouds,Buttheheatremains.Onceinawhile
Agentlebreezesweepsthroughthebranches,
Leavingbehind
Awhisperofnothingness.
Istandthere
Bythestreetside,
Aloneandcold,
Lookingbothdirectionsforyou.Thenduskcomes,Withthestreetlightsshimmering,Andthemothsdancing,IstandthereBythestreetside,Aloneandcold,Lookingbothdirectio...[
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Thekids’passportswereabouttoexpire.Imeanttocheckthedatesmonthsagoandsomehowhadbeenputtingitoff.Aprilwasabouttoend.EverydayMomwouldremindmetogettheairticketsreadybeforethepricesoaredagain.Inoddeduncertainly,knowingtherewasmuchtobedonebeforegettingthetickets.ThenonedaywhenIfinallygotthepassportsout,itwasalmostMay.Feelingthepressure,Iquicklyfoundtherightformsonline,filledandprintedtwocopies,oneforea...[
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