Jan,aCanadianChinesedrivenbyherromantizedpassionforChinesecommunism,spentafewofheremergingadultyearsatBeijingUniversityduringtheCulturalRevolution.Shewasthesent-downyouth,factoryworker,aChineselanguagelearnerandasbrain-washedasallelsethen.Withoutanyexternalpressure,shereportedafellowBeidastudenttotheuniversityauthoritybecausethegirlexpressedthedesiretogoabroad.Aseveryonecanimagineoftheturbulentyea...[
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ThisisanoldbookbyBillHolmdepictinghisexperienceinChinaasanEnglishteacherduringthe1990s.Hishumorandtheeffortlessmetapharicalintegrationofhisexpertmusicunderstandingandhisculturalencountersmadethisbookagreatandfunread.Ilaughedoutaloudmanytimesduringthereading,startlingthekidsorwhoeverwasaroundthattime.NaturallyIrecommendedthebooktotheelderone,whoalsoenjoyreadingfunnyandengliteningpieceslikehismother...[
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Yes,IhavealsobecomeoneoftheWechatterswhowouldinvoluntarilyrefreshthephonescreeneveryfewminuteswheneverandwhereverpossible.
LastsummerwhenmynephewwasheretogetabrieftasteofanAmericanlife,helamentedonmynotbeingupdatedwiththesocialmediasceneinChina.HetriedtotalkmeintodownloadingWechatonmyphone.HalfwaythroughwhenIsawIhadtoagreewiththis-and-thatprivacyviolationfineprint,Igotalertandquittheoperation....[
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IthoughtIknewhim,onlytodiscoverinhimanopponentandenemy,whoseeverystrikeisswiftanddeadly,crushingmetopiecesandsendingmetoaplaceofnoreturn.[
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Fifteenyearscanbeshortwhencomparedtoalifetime.Fifteenyearscanbestinkinglyandpainfullylongwhenthereisnorecollectionofjoyorhappiness.
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Finally,
Icametolearn
Whataheartacheislike.
Outofthevoidinthechestchamber
Startedthetremor,
Light,slow,butsteady,
Increasingitsspeedandintensity,
Stoppingtheheartbeats.
Thenitreleasesitsgrip,
Reducesitsintensity,
Before
Disappearingbacktothevoidinthechestchamber,
Onlytostartthetremoragain.
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WhenIwasyoung,
Iwishtogrowup,
Growupquickandfast,
SoIcouldbeawaytothefar,farland.
WhenIwasyoung,
Iwassilentbutunsettled,
Takeninallweresaidaboutmeandtome,
Hopingtodisappearandmakingthemregretthercasualwords.
WhenIwasyoung,
IcannotbearifpeopletoldmeIwasjustlikemymom.
NowthatIgrowup,
IwishIwereyoung,
Backingaway,
AwaytotheageIammoreaccustomedto.
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ManywerediscussingthemovieThornBirdsonline.IgrowsentimentalwhenIthinkofthemovieandthenovel.Thisisamoviethatbringsvividnesstothebook,whichiSalsoamongafewbooksi'drereadeverycoupleyears.Theothersare:GoneWiththeWind,DreamsoftheRedChamber,TheProudSmilingWondererbyJinYong....Intheend,weareallthornbirds,Scarlett'sandMelanies,theherosandheroines,strivingtoproducethebestsongforourselves.
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Agingisaninterestingprocess.Itmaturesyouandchangesyourviewsonyourself,family,friends,work,politics,andthesocietyandworldoutthere.ItcertainlychangesyourWXCvisithabit.
Iusedtofrequenttheparentingforumandoffermytwo-centondifferentissues.ThenonedayIjustlostinterestandstartedtostayawayfromWXCaltogether....ThenIreturned,fortheheadlines,laterforthemoviesandmorerecentlyforthefashionforum.Ienjoyth...[
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很久没买包了，有过冲动，但是想到不怎么用不上也就放弃了。这在以前是没有的事。这两年来周一到周五背的最多的是上班用的计算机包，虽是老式的，我却非常喜欢，多多少少显示了我性情中的一些方面吧。就周末偶尔用用，我的那些旧包还是可以胜任的。今天在家上班，中午的时候抽空给这些小包们拍照，算是takestock.很多包都不是自己买的，有的是很多年前在国内就[
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