Fireworks!
Monday, February 14, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Year of the Rooster.
"Xin Nian Kuai Le, Wan Shi Ru Yi"
*Happy Chinese New Year, May a Thousand Goodness Come In Your Way*
"The year 2005 is the Year of the Rooster, according to the Chinese Zodiac.
The rooster has traditionally been considered to be a good sign as its crow meant the break of dawn, the beginning of a fresh start.
People believed that ghosts and evil spirits afraid of the light would disappear when a rooster crowed.
Thus, even though roosters were raised for food, it was also a spiritual animal that drove away demons.
Among the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, the rooster is the only one with wings. It has been regarded as the messenger that connects the two worlds, heaven and earth.
The rooster is historically known to have five virtues: knowledge, military expertise, courage, benevolence and credibility.
The rooster's crest is called "pyosul" in Korean and "kwan" in Chinese, which means coronet as well as government post.
The coronet on its head represents the pen meaning knowledge, while its claw symbolizes the sword, corresponding to military skills. When confronted by an enemy, it fights till the end without ever retreating, testifying to its quality of courage.
Also, when the rooster finds food, it cries out and shares it with other animals, showing benevolence.
Lastly, it never fails to crow on time, informing people of the break of day, demonstrating great credibility."
*Happy Chinese New Year, May a Thousand Goodness Come In Your Way*
"The year 2005 is the Year of the Rooster, according to the Chinese Zodiac.
The rooster has traditionally been considered to be a good sign as its crow meant the break of dawn, the beginning of a fresh start.
People believed that ghosts and evil spirits afraid of the light would disappear when a rooster crowed.
Thus, even though roosters were raised for food, it was also a spiritual animal that drove away demons.
Among the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, the rooster is the only one with wings. It has been regarded as the messenger that connects the two worlds, heaven and earth.
The rooster is historically known to have five virtues: knowledge, military expertise, courage, benevolence and credibility.
The rooster's crest is called "pyosul" in Korean and "kwan" in Chinese, which means coronet as well as government post.
The coronet on its head represents the pen meaning knowledge, while its claw symbolizes the sword, corresponding to military skills. When confronted by an enemy, it fights till the end without ever retreating, testifying to its quality of courage.
Also, when the rooster finds food, it cries out and shares it with other animals, showing benevolence.
Lastly, it never fails to crow on time, informing people of the break of day, demonstrating great credibility."
***
GONG XI FA CAI
GONG XI FA CAI
May the Year of the Rooster be a Healthy,
Prosperous and Happy Year
for You and Your Family.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Beauty of English!
Ever noticed how deleting one word after the other
in a sentence can lead to a nice story?
Here's an example:
Oh John please don't touch me at all...!
Oh John please don't touch me at...!
Oh John please don't touch...!
Oh John please don't...!
Oh John please...!
Oh John..!
Ohhh......!!!!!!!!!!
in a sentence can lead to a nice story?
Here's an example:
Oh John please don't touch me at all...!
Oh John please don't touch me at...!
Oh John please don't touch...!
Oh John please don't...!
Oh John please...!
Oh John..!
Ohhh......!!!!!!!!!!
The Top 10 Favorite Quotes:
1. "It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing
for evil to triumph,"
Edmund Burke (attributed)
2. "Tread softly because you tread on my dreams,"
William Butler Yeats, 1899
3. "Any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankind;
And therefore never send to know f
or whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee,"
John Donne, 1624
4. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
-- I took the one less traveled by,"
Robert Frost, 1916
5. "I have a dream,"
Martin Luther King, 1963
6. "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely," Lord Acton, 1887
7. "To lose one parent ... may be regarded as a misfortune;
to lose both looks like carelessness,"
Oscar Wilde, 1895
8. "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,"
Rudyard Kipling, 1910
9. "It is a truth universally acknowledged,
that a single man in possession of a good fortune,
must be in want of a wife,"
Jane Austen, 1813
Note: No. 10 of the Top 10' list... was missing from the article...!?
for evil to triumph,"
Edmund Burke (attributed)
2. "Tread softly because you tread on my dreams,"
William Butler Yeats, 1899
3. "Any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankind;
And therefore never send to know f
or whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee,"
John Donne, 1624
4. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
-- I took the one less traveled by,"
Robert Frost, 1916
5. "I have a dream,"
Martin Luther King, 1963
6. "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely," Lord Acton, 1887
7. "To lose one parent ... may be regarded as a misfortune;
to lose both looks like carelessness,"
Oscar Wilde, 1895
8. "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,"
Rudyard Kipling, 1910
9. "It is a truth universally acknowledged,
that a single man in possession of a good fortune,
must be in want of a wife,"
Jane Austen, 1813
Note: No. 10 of the Top 10' list... was missing from the article...!?
***
Men are Four:
He who knows and knows not that he knows.
He is asleep; wake him.
He who knows not and knows not that he knows not.
He is a fool; shun him.
He who knows not and knows that he knows not.
He is a child; teach him.
He who knows and knows that he knows.
He is a king; follow him.
-Chinese proverb-
This should be added:
He who knows, when he should know not.
He is a KPC; whack him!
Friday, February 04, 2005
What a coincidence!
A man went into a local tavern and took a seat
at the bar next to a female patron.
He turned to her and said, "This is a special day,
I'm celebrating."
"What a coincidence," said the woman,
"I'm celebrating too."
She clinked glasses with him and said,
"What are you celebrating?"
"I'm a chicken farmer," he replied.
"For months all my hens were infertile,
but today they're finally fertile."
"What a coincidence," the woman said.
"My husband and I have been trying to have a child.
Today, my gynecologist told me I'm pregnant.
How did your chickens become fertile?" she asked.
"I switched cocks." he replied.
"What a coincidence," she said.
at the bar next to a female patron.
He turned to her and said, "This is a special day,
I'm celebrating."
"What a coincidence," said the woman,
"I'm celebrating too."
She clinked glasses with him and said,
"What are you celebrating?"
"I'm a chicken farmer," he replied.
"For months all my hens were infertile,
but today they're finally fertile."
"What a coincidence," the woman said.
"My husband and I have been trying to have a child.
Today, my gynecologist told me I'm pregnant.
How did your chickens become fertile?" she asked.
"I switched cocks." he replied.
"What a coincidence," she said.
The Wedding Test!
My girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year
when we decided to get married.
My parents helped us in every way,
and my friends encouraged me.
My girlfriend? She was a dream!
There was only one thing bothering me.
That one thing was her younger sister.
My prospective sister-in-law was twenty years of age,
wore tight miniskirts, and low cut blouses.
She would regularly bend down when near me,
and I got many a pleasant view of her underwear.
It had to be deliberate.
She never did it when she was near anyone else.
One day little sister calls and asked me to come over
to check the wedding invitations.
She was alone when I arrived.
She whispered to me that soon I was to be married,
and she had feelings and desires for me that she could
not overcome and did not really want to overcome.
She told me that she wanted to make love to me
just once before I got married and committed my life
to her sister.
I was in total shock and could not say a word.
She said, "I'm going upstairs to my bedroom,
and if you want to go ahead with it
just come up and get me."
I was stunned.
I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs.
When she reached the top, she pulled down her panties
and threw them down the stairs at me.
I stood there for a moment,
then turned and went straight to the front door.
I opened the door and stepped out of the house
and walked straight toward my car.
My future father-in-law was standing outside.
With tears in his eyes he hugged me and said,
"We are very happy that you have passed our little test.
We could not ask for a better man for our daughter.
Welcome to the family."
And the moral of this story is:
Always keep your condoms in your car!
when we decided to get married.
My parents helped us in every way,
and my friends encouraged me.
My girlfriend? She was a dream!
There was only one thing bothering me.
That one thing was her younger sister.
My prospective sister-in-law was twenty years of age,
wore tight miniskirts, and low cut blouses.
She would regularly bend down when near me,
and I got many a pleasant view of her underwear.
It had to be deliberate.
She never did it when she was near anyone else.
One day little sister calls and asked me to come over
to check the wedding invitations.
She was alone when I arrived.
She whispered to me that soon I was to be married,
and she had feelings and desires for me that she could
not overcome and did not really want to overcome.
She told me that she wanted to make love to me
just once before I got married and committed my life
to her sister.
I was in total shock and could not say a word.
She said, "I'm going upstairs to my bedroom,
and if you want to go ahead with it
just come up and get me."
I was stunned.
I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs.
When she reached the top, she pulled down her panties
and threw them down the stairs at me.
I stood there for a moment,
then turned and went straight to the front door.
I opened the door and stepped out of the house
and walked straight toward my car.
My future father-in-law was standing outside.
With tears in his eyes he hugged me and said,
"We are very happy that you have passed our little test.
We could not ask for a better man for our daughter.
Welcome to the family."
And the moral of this story is:
Always keep your condoms in your car!
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
The Ten Commandments of Marriage
Commandment 1.
Marriages are made in heaven. But so again, are thunder and lightning.
Commandment 2.
If you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention
to every word you say, talk in your sleep.
Commandment 3.
Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least 100 grand!
Commandment 4.
Married life is very frustrating! In the first year of marriage,
the man Speaks and the woman listens.
In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.
In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
Commandment 5.
When a man opens the door of his car for his wife,
you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new or the wife is.
Commandment 6.
Marriage is when a man and woman become as one;
The trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
Commandment 7.
Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking
about something You say.
After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.
Commandment 8.
Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding,
economical, and a good cook. But the law allows only one wife.
Commandment 9.
Marriage and love are purely matter of chemistry.
That is why the wife treats the husband like toxic waste.
Commandment 10.
A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
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