星星鬥鬥
淡泊明誌，寧靜致遠
博文
(2006-12-11 13:28:56)
WHENPOLLEDACROSSTHENATIONASTO:"WhatBringsHAPPINESS?"TheseEIGHTitemswerelistedasNOTbeingofmajorimportancetomaintaininglastinghappiness(theEightDelusionalDesiresforProsperity):WealthPhysicalappearanceAgePower/InfluenceChildrenPossessionsFameEducationTheseEIGHTitemsWERElistedasofmajorimportancetomaintaininglastinghappiness(theEightKeystoHappiness):Afeelingofbeingincontrolofone'slifeandone'schoices.Be...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-08 13:13:08)
Whatdomenwant(fromwomen)?Womenhavebeentryingtoanswerthisquestionforages,andshelvesofself-helpbookstrytoresolvethedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenbyconsideringwe'refromdifferentplanets.Recently,indiscussingthenatureofhumanitywithaclosefriend,Ipointedoutthe"M"hishandmadewhenhewrinkledupthepalmofhishand.InseeingthishejokinglycametotheconclusionthatmenreallyAREfromMars!Thatideaworkedfine,untila...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-08 12:08:47)
Howcanyouknowtheperson
youaredatingisTHEONE?(ZT)Recently,afriendofminetoldmesheboughtapopularmagazinetargetingyoungerwomenthathadtheheadline"IsHeReallyTheOne?"Shesaiditwasthereasonsheboughtthemagazine,ratherthantheflashyarticletheyhadonanewsexpositionorthearticleonhowtoimpresshimoverThanksgiving.Ofcourse,beingcuriousabouthowthisparticularmagazinemighthaveansweredthequestion"IsHe...[閱讀全文]
youaredatingisTHEONE?(ZT)Recently,afriendofminetoldmesheboughtapopularmagazinetargetingyoungerwomenthathadtheheadline"IsHeReallyTheOne?"Shesaiditwasthereasonsheboughtthemagazine,ratherthantheflashyarticletheyhadonanewsexpositionorthearticleonhowtoimpresshimoverThanksgiving.Ofcourse,beingcuriousabouthowthisparticularmagazinemighthaveansweredthequestion"IsHe...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-08 10:54:10)
Whatdowomenwant?
Theepicstruggleofmankindtofigureouttheinnerworkingsofwomenisagesold.EvenSigmundFreud,themasterofmodernpsychology,diedtryingtofigureoutwomen.Itisn'teasy.
Ihadafriendoncejokewithmethat"menmostlywantsex,womanwanttherighttobehypocritical,yetcallmenontheirinconsistencies."Yikes.Nowondermenandwomenhavestrugglesgettingalong!Onereasonwhyunderstandingwomenisn'tsuchaneasythingi...[閱讀全文]
Theepicstruggleofmankindtofigureouttheinnerworkingsofwomenisagesold.EvenSigmundFreud,themasterofmodernpsychology,diedtryingtofigureoutwomen.Itisn'teasy.
Ihadafriendoncejokewithmethat"menmostlywantsex,womanwanttherighttobehypocritical,yetcallmenontheirinconsistencies."Yikes.Nowondermenandwomenhavestrugglesgettingalong!Onereasonwhyunderstandingwomenisn'tsuchaneasythingi...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-08 10:28:52)
Howcanyouknowtheperson
youaredatingisTHEONE?(ZT)Recently,afriendofminetoldmesheboughtapopularmagazinetargetingyoungerwomenthathadtheheadline"IsHeReallyTheOne?"Shesaiditwasthereasonsheboughtthemagazine,ratherthantheflashyarticletheyhadonanewsexpositionorthearticleonhowtoimpresshimoverThanksgiving.Ofcourse,beingcuriousabouthowthisparticularmagazinemighthaveansweredthequestion"IsHeReallyTheOne?",...[閱讀全文]
youaredatingisTHEONE?(ZT)Recently,afriendofminetoldmesheboughtapopularmagazinetargetingyoungerwomenthathadtheheadline"IsHeReallyTheOne?"Shesaiditwasthereasonsheboughtthemagazine,ratherthantheflashyarticletheyhadonanewsexpositionorthearticleonhowtoimpresshimoverThanksgiving.Ofcourse,beingcuriousabouthowthisparticularmagazinemighthaveansweredthequestion"IsHeReallyTheOne?",...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-07 12:50:01)
Thekeydifferencesbetweencheapandfrugalare:
Cheapiswhenyoubuytheleastexpensiveitemoffered,regardlessofthequality,evenwhenyoucanaffordtopaymore.Frugaliswhenyouhavemeans,butaresmartenoughtoshoparoundforthebestprice.Frugalpeopleknowtheretailpricesofjustabouteverythingandknowwhere,whenandhowtogetthebestprice.Cheaplookscheap;frugallooksfullprice.Cheapissettlingforwhatcoststheleast;frugalispayin...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-01 14:22:58)
ImportingPetstoChina(ZT)
Paperwork
BringingapetintoChina,isactuallyeasierinmostcasesthangettingthepetoutofyourowncountry.Thereversehoweverdependsalotonyourcountriescustomslaws.Somecountriesallowyoutotakeyourpetout,butnotbackinagain!
Checkwithyourrelevantgovernmentdepartmentbeforeyougo.
TobringapetintoChinayouneed2certificates;aVaccinationCertification(whichmaybeconsistofmultiplevac...[閱讀全文]
Paperwork
BringingapetintoChina,isactuallyeasierinmostcasesthangettingthepetoutofyourowncountry.Thereversehoweverdependsalotonyourcountriescustomslaws.Somecountriesallowyoutotakeyourpetout,butnotbackinagain!
Checkwithyourrelevantgovernmentdepartmentbeforeyougo.
TobringapetintoChinayouneed2certificates;aVaccinationCertification(whichmaybeconsistofmultiplevac...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-01 13:24:33)
IfYouLoveSomebody
Ialwaysthoughttheoriginalsayingwas,"Ifyoulovesomething,setitfree.Ifitdoesn'tcomebacktoyou,itwasn'tyourstobeginwith."
However,forthepurposesofthistest,let'susetheproposedversion.Inwhichcategorydo*you*fall?
"TheOldVersion"
Ifyoulovesomebody,Setherfree...
Ifshecomesback,she'syours,
Ifshedoesn't,sheneverwas....
"TheNewVersions"...[閱讀全文]
Ialwaysthoughttheoriginalsayingwas,"Ifyoulovesomething,setitfree.Ifitdoesn'tcomebacktoyou,itwasn'tyourstobeginwith."
However,forthepurposesofthistest,let'susetheproposedversion.Inwhichcategorydo*you*fall?
"TheOldVersion"
Ifyoulovesomebody,Setherfree...
Ifshecomesback,she'syours,
Ifshedoesn't,sheneverwas....
"TheNewVersions"...[閱讀全文]
(2006-12-01 10:55:34)
平日裏讀文學城中博客文章，每每有感同身受，或血脈迸張，或淚眼婆娑。如今閑暇，也小試身手，以抒胸臆。更兼以文會友，廣結善緣。以這首楊萬裏的開“博”，恰到好處。
小 池楊萬裏
泉眼無聲惜細流，樹陰照水愛晴柔。
小荷才露尖尖角，早有蜻蜓立上頭。
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小 池楊萬裏
泉眼無聲惜細流，樹陰照水愛晴柔。
小荷才露尖尖角，早有蜻蜓立上頭。
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