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im all out of love.. i need someone to lean on.. i need someone.. :'(

Today is going okay so far...Im setting in my economics class bored to death missing my man. I still have about 34 minutes to kill until class change, and I really wish this day would hurry and end, altho, it sucks because its friday and I wont get to see him for the next two days...I dont usually write journals on here, I have had this for a while but never done anything with it. lol I dont think many poeple will be reading anything on here anyways. but its something to do, I have parents who dont know how to make there own journals to read, so they read mine, so I guess internet journals are really a last resort. Something to do though.Im E-mailing my cuz, and was writing the boyfriend, but time is still going by just as slow. I just cant wait till this class ends. I am really have withdraws from the boyfriend and miss him bad..

�I never thought� I would feel this way about someone like this. This guy has me thinking about him constatly thinking about him, I know he actually likes me back, hes my best friend, and hes my life. I know that he feels the same, and knowing that keeps me smiling thorughout the day. I have never been happyer then I am now. I want to be with this boy forever. I know girls in highschool say that all the time, and when it comes down to it, they can get over the guy in a week- This is diffrent...I have had puppy love before, But this is full blown love. Its diffrent in ever way. I can see myself with him in the futur, and he says the same. I think its going to work out that way. Hes going to be my highschool sweetheart and Im going to be his. Im glad Ive found the person I think that I want to be with at a young age. 16 year olds usually are spaced between who they like, but I know, and I want to keep this one forever. I love him so much and hes the first person that I know actually loves me back. At lest I wont be older and scared that I will never find love, cause I have found it now. I want him more then anything. I would give up everything just to make him smile. His happyness is the reason for my joy

Angel 'Williams'�Loves Michael Williams Forever

Today's quote is: "Answer your critics with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument".

Interesting indeed. I've thought this and used it at every opportunity. In recent times I'm practicing still.

OK, so I had my beautiful baby boy, Zakariah on August 30!� I knew being a new mom would be very challenging, but I wasn't prepared for this!!!� The past almost two months have been insane to say the least!� But, I'm actually started to feel a bit more comfortable with it all now!� I'm back to teaching a few dance classes a week at my studio, and I've tried to resume my�daily workouts (whenever Zak will let me!)� Sometimes I get my cardio by jumping around the living room to Pussycat Dolls while making faces at my baby to keep him happy, or�if he falls asleep I can take him down in his stroller to the gym in our condo.� I gained a whopping total of 60 pounds during this pregnancy - too many cupcakes and ice cream for sure!� But, how I'm looking at it now is -�it will just make for a more�dramatic body makeover!� I took a before picture in a bikini last week - eek!�(at which point I was 40 pounds over my normal weight), so over the next few months I hope to make huge progress with my body transformation back into it's fit self (and hopefully even better than before my pregnancy�- as I plan to compete in a fitness competition in the late spring or early summer!)� I'll keep you all posted on my journey!

乡愁

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少年时常读到名作家们写的有关乡愁的文章, 但总是不大明白, 旅居国外的名人们一般都能生活得不错, 为何要愁?

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十几年游学闯荡的岁月里, 我总是举头望明月, 低头看文章, 不觉有半点乡愁.� 但偏偏在到了四十有五时, 在我内心渐渐产生了一种莫名奇妙的乡愁. 那时我在新加坡工作. 在家里跟朋友喝茶聊天时, 我会不由自主地流露出一种漂泊感.

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大概在不惑和知天命这个年纪, 乡愁的嫩芽就会在你的思绪里自然地冒出来. 思乡不仅仅是想家, 是内心里对生你养你那片土地的无法抑制的眷恋.

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有一种力量驱使我下定决心一定要带儿子游遍中国的名山大川, 跟孩子一起了解中国历史, 领悟中国文化.

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回国两年, 双脚站在这片坚实的土地上, 眼前映着故乡的山水, 耳边响着不同腔调的中文, 8大菜系换着吃, 连做梦都感到踏实.

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朋友, 如果你在海外漂泊多年, 不管你成就了多么伟大的事业, 无论你的生活过得多么富足, 你都是走在回家的路上.

�i cant believe it. internet while working. i love this. =D

中英字面直翻技巧

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我让敦敦举几个例子，证明字面中翻英的荒谬可笑。敦敦立刻想出两个名词，‘如来佛’翻成Here comes Buddha； ‘王八蛋’翻成Thousand year turtle’s egg。我听罢，笑得饭都喷出来了。看来，两年上海的生活，让这小子对中英文中的不可互换部分有所了解了。

读林语堂的书

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林语堂的书写得好，中文版虽然翻译的有些蹩脚，但现在读起来也不觉得过时。

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“和荣, 你有机会去读大学, 姐姐因为是女孩不能去. 不要辜负自己的机会, 下决心做个好人，做个有用的人，做个著名的人。” 这是林语堂二姐在送他上大学时分手时对他的叮嘱.二姐从嫁衣的口袋里拿出四角钱给16岁的弟弟. 含泪对他说了这段对林语堂一生德行有很大影响的话. 可怜好学的二姐，两年后死在了乡下。几十年后, 林语堂不但没有辜负, 而且远远超过了二姐对他的期望. 我读到这段时眼泪不由自主地流出来, 接着竟笑出声来. 敦敦诧异地看着他老娘, "嘿老妈, 我只知道喜极而泣, 不知道您还有泣极而喜的本领.” 我说泪是伤感, 笑乃感伤, 并不矛盾.

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�� 当我读到, 1923年林语堂留学一大圈回北大当教授时毛泽东在那里当图书管理员. 敦敦突然冒出一句, “妈妈, 中国近代发展中吃了点亏”. 我问啥亏? 敦敦回答说, “多年的封闭.”

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我说, “建国30年来, 闭关自守让西方没机会了解中国, 中国也没机会了解世界. 东西方彼此的误解和过渡的爱恨都是源于不了解. 语言的障碍让很多文化精华的东西都在翻译中流失了(lost in translation). 英文很棒的人对中国文化了解甚少, 国学大师们英文都不灵光. 毛泽东对中国历史有很深的造诣, 可惜他没勇气跨出国门, 老年才腾出点功夫学英文, 太晚了. 很难设想如果当年毛泽东少年留美，能读够大量阅读英文书籍, 也许现时上演的华尔街的金融风暴就会发生在上海而不是在纽约了.”

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“全球化的今天，多元文化的浸染和经验带来的优势日趋明显，我希望你既不要白学英文，也不要白长了这张中国脸，如果你能修炼成为用恰当的英法德讲述奥妙的儒道佛的人，长大就能为增进东西方的了解尽点力.” 敦敦瞪大眼睛，静静地看着我, 表情很严肃，显然他觉得老妈对他的这个期望着实过重了点。

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