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The given quote, teach not men to build a ship but teach them to yearn for the sea.� While I live on the Oceans shore I too know of the Seas great pull and open promise of adventure, I realize that vastness of this quote is better applied to the idea of liftting the human spirit.� It is when the human spirit is driven to achieve, given a burning desire, it is then that we can not and will not be stopped from our true potential.

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一件小事

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�� 我从新加坡跑到上海, 一转眼已经两年了. 期间耳闻目睹的所谓国家大事, 算起来也很不少; 但在我心里, 都不留什么痕迹, 倘要我寻出这些事的影响来说, 便是增长了我的文化认同, -- 老实说我一天比一天觉得自己是中国人 (鲁迅，1919）.

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�� 昨天发生的一件小事, 对我很有意义, 确认了我自己的看法.

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� �昨天, 大上海初尝秋凉, 夜里9点半, 我正跟老公聊天, 敦敦在赶作业, 我的手机响了, 是我家的钟点工小马, “许老师, 我出了点事, 有个人不看路，突然冲出来，我连人带车被撞倒了, 身上有瘀青，自行车也撞坏了, 跟我撞车的是个老外, 我听不懂他的话，您能帮我跟他沟通一下吗”? 小马在我家干活有几个月了，我同意帮忙. 手机那边传来了一个亚洲男子的英文, “Hello”, “Hello”。我赶忙问对方，“您的车子有保险吗？”对方回答： “我没开车子，我走路，是自行车撞倒了我身上，不过我没伤着”。我说，“若你觉得主要责任在你。你还是要考虑赔偿受损害的一方的。”

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� “我是泰国来的，明天一早我要回国，我想知道她要我怎样？”我问小马，小马说她自己的伤不重，单车坏的不轻，推不动，这车是2100元买的，只用了一年，看他能赔我多少。我用了一下统计脑子, 一般自行车不被偷的话, 至少能用5年, 也就是一年400元, 4年1600元，我告诉老外，“她希望你赔她1500元 让她自己再添点钱买辆新车”。

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� 老外犹豫了，“怎么这么多，我身上只有300元人民币。” 我说: “这点钱解决不了问题，不然就按她的想法，叫警察来断”。老外也怕惊动警察，终于想出自己酒店里还有5000泰铢，可以兑换大约1000元人民币。加起来一共有1300元，我说这也差不多。小马决定跟老外去酒店拿钱。

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� 不一会，手机又响了，小马说酒店里的中国经理叫了警察，我问经理为啥叫警察，经理小伙说，“她要钱太多了”。我问他，“你是哪国人，为何替老外说话，他明明同意私了，你为何要帮他翻账？”小伙说，“老外是我们的常住客，我不想以后有任何的麻烦”。我总算明白了，小伙也是从自己的饭碗角度考虑的。

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�� 我不跟经理多说，又跟老外通了话，我说：“你是个住酒店的客人，是个有身份的人，她是个女佣，你不小心撞倒了她，她不仅受了伤，而且谋生的工具也被撞坏了。她没有让你拉她去医院验伤，只希望你能赔偿她的一部分损失而已。我去过泰国，泰国人都是非常的 nice.� 退一步说, 就算你今次大方地帮了这个不富裕的中国女人, 我想你是聪明人, 不用我多说什么了，你自己看着办吧。

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� �谨慎的泰国人还是不放心地问我，她的自行车真有那么贵吗？我说，中国不比从前了，我给儿子买个好的儿童自行车也要1000块。这时候, 小马说，看到警察已经到酒店的楼下了。我只有断了线。

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� 今天一早，小马感激地告诉我，最后还是按你说的赔了1300元。谢谢你的帮助。我估计,经理和警察最后都明白了. 这件小事不在赔钱的多少, 在于你替谁说话.

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WOOT the dvd player works out just fine!

�Now i just need more anime episodes.

People can�change in such a big way. Some people change so much that you can barely recognize them.. but some change a way that you dont even KNOW them.� Freaky! BUT THATS THE WAY of life. -.- life is hard.

Maybe its just the lack of communication. Cuz maybe you dont talk to them that often.. so you see the biggest change in your life. But if you see them day to day... it just sinks into you.. and long before you know it... you dont remember how they were like before. Thats the funniest thing ever. kinda.

For instance.. somebody could hate something before.. but LIKE it? after a while? I dunno. But thats how we all grow up right? Our perspectives change.. on everything.

love

blahbee

September 27, 2008

Wow…a couple of weeks ago we were saying what happened to gas prices. They just went up up up.� Here in NC the highest I saw was about $ 4.29.� Now they have come down to about $ 3.99 to $ 4.19 - but we have no gas.� Yes, I said no gas.� I’m not sure what is happening!� There is not much on the news and when I ask other people no one really seems to know.� Yesterday there were only 2 stations in Mooresville that had gas.� For those who do not know Mooresville is about twice the size of Wausau.� It’s really crazy, only 2 stations with gas.� The lines at stations have been causing traffic jams all over the city.� It was a really scary thought yesterday when I was driving to work that the gas I had in my tank was all I might for a while.� And to think I was wasting that gas on going to work….I did hear on the radio this morning that we are expecting some gas soon!�

Hidden in the dark of night laying in the grass starring deep into your�eyes as the hour pass your smile speaks wonders and it also warm my heart it's times like this that help me when we have to be apart alone under the stars your lips brush my cheek your arms wrap around my sides and make me feel weak�the heat of your breath as you whisper in my ear and you pull me closer to you your feelings are so clear i know that you love me i know your hunger for my touch baby just know that i feel the same� and i love you so much babe.

=D HI

I RECIEVED MY DVD PLAYER!� WOOT WOOT�

but my mom lied. she told me it would take another day to ship. BUT SHE WAS LYING. so i walked into the house and there's my precious baby waiting for me to open it.

its the most beautiful thing in my room right now. other than my cat.

-sighs-

������� talk later

i gotta go earn money now =D

�AND WITH THAT MONEY I WILL BUY EARPHONES =DD�

love�

�blahbee �

Baby can i hold you tonight hold you tight protect you from �the night baby cani took into your eyes touch your thighs and sensationalize baby can i smile at you while gasping you and caressing you baby can i make this last stop time from being passed and make sure the moment dosen't go by fast. Baby can i.