tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797758306880335102024-02-01T21:58:21.082-08:00Big WorldChina,world,everything is colorful!Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-76198898239350268412009-05-13T07:42:00.000-07:002009-05-13T07:56:05.415-07:00防晒霜正确使用法炎炎夏日已经悄无声息的来了,美眉们最讨厌该死的夏天了,热不说,还有那令人恐怖的,穿透力极强的紫外线。为了防止被晒黑,当然少不了要用防晒霜。许多美眉只知道防晒霜可以抵抗紫外线,确不能正确的使用防晒霜。以下是偶搜集的正确使用防晒霜的方法,希望对爱美的美眉们有所帮助哦。<br /><br />⑴、根据所处场合选择具有不同SPF 值的防晒霜。所选用防晒霜不仅要有防中波紫外线UVB(晒黑晒伤皮肤)功能,也要有防长波紫外线UVA(使皮肤衰老长皱纹)的功能。<br /> 防晒值越高,对皮肤的负担越大,越容易引起皮肤过敏。所以选用防晒霜,并不是防晒系数越大越好。并且最好在回到家中后,将防晒霜及时清洗。<br /> 日常生活可选用SPF值在10-15之间,SP+的防晒霜,逛街购物可选用SPF值在15-20之间,SP++的防晒霜,旅游可选用SPF值在20-30之间,SP+++的防晒霜,游泳、日光浴需选用SPF值在30以上的防晒霜(防水型),并且2-3小时补用一次,若进行水下活动,则需80分钟补用一次。<br /> ⑵、紫外线对皮肤的伤害即使在冬天,在室内,在阴天都会存在.在阴天或者树荫下,紫外线强度只会减少大约30%。所以防晒霜的使用要四季坚持,风雨无阻。<br /> ⑶、防晒霜需要一定时间才能被吸收并发挥作用,所以应在出门前20-30分钟涂抹。<br /> ⑷、SPF 值不可累加,并且不能在上彩妆前使用,在补用防晒霜时,需先卸妆后再涂抹。<br /> ⑸、防晒霜使用需达到一定厚度才有效果。太薄达不到应有的效果,太厚又会给皮肤造成负担.一般涂抹量为每平方厘米2毫克,一双手臂一次应涂抹2-2.5克,面部一次应该涂抹1-1.5克。Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-82918502100870535442009-05-13T07:31:00.000-07:002009-05-13T07:37:13.063-07:0080后的女孩需要这样生活今天网上看见这篇文章颇喜欢,因为偶也是80后,当然会产生共鸣了,所以就把它转载下来了。<br /><br />1.喜欢的东西自己努力买,不要指望别人送。 <br />2.寂寞的时候,不要听慢歌,怀旧或者腻死在网上,站起来做运动或者去找朋友八卦。<br />3.认真游戏,但牢记只是游戏。 <br />4.收到甜言蜜语的短信,记得微笑,然后删除。 <br />5.想吃饼干前,把手放在自己的肚子上感受脂肪的存在。 <br />6.少喝果汁多吃水果,少吃零食多喝水,少坐多站,少想多看,少说多做,少怀旧多憧憬。 <br />7.永远不会再有第二个男人像爸爸这样爱你,所以最爱的男人当然是爸爸 <br />8.在QQ,手机里删除前男友的号码,避免神经脆弱的时候主动找他。 <br />9.减肥是为了更美好的人生。要是因为减肥而失去了生活的乐趣,不如放弃。 <br />10.每天树立小目标然后努力实现。 <br />11.坚决不买大一号的衣服,不给自己肥胖的空间。 <br />12.吃下去的就坚决不再吐出来,所以吃之前要想清楚。恋爱也是。 <br />13.生日、圣诞节、情人节,记得买礼物送给自己。 <br />14.想办法努力赚钱,而不是如何省钱。 <br />15.相信爱情和mr.right的存在,在此之前也不拒绝和mr.wrong们分享人生。 <br />16.看透的时候,假装没看透。 <br />17.内衣一旦出现破损,决不再穿,立即扔掉。 <br />18.每天和爸爸联系,经常跟死党交流,偶尔给不常联系的朋友发短信问候,绝不回头找以前的恋人。 <br />19.记得自己的错误并想办法弥补,但永远不要责怪自己。 <br />20.愤怒的时候数到30再说话。 <br />21.做好防晒,但记得适当地晒晒太阳。心情也会进行光合作用。真的。 <br />22.为BF付出之前,想想有没有这样对待过自己。 <br />23.状态低靡的中午不如睡觉,遇到低谷就放自己大假。 <br />24.真正看中的东西就买,不要借钱。真正喜欢的男人就追,量力而行。 <br />25.节假日上街疯狂雪拼之前,从钱包里扣下一百块。 <br />26.银行卡的密码不要用男友的生日。 <br />27.永远不向从前的恋人诉苦。 <br />28.出门之前,根据步行的时间和强度考虑要穿的鞋子。 <br />29.即便只是下楼买水果,也记得别穿的太邋遢。你永远不知道会在什么时候遇上什么人。 <br />30.挤公车的时候不要和别人挤的太紧,给自己预留几公分空间。工作也是,学习也是。 <br />31.随身携带:面纸,镜子,护垫,钱包(里面有钱),钥匙。不随身携带:旧情人送的戒指,照片,回忆。 <br />32.选一项喜欢的运动并且坚持下去。 <br />33.可以淘便宜的衣服,但记得自己的品位比这个价位高。 <br />34.桌上的护肤品永远比化妆品多,贵,好,对于女人来说外养不如内调。 <br />35.洗衣服之前戴手套,保护自己总没错。 <br />36.养成写日记的习惯,哪怕只言片语。 <br />37.可以不认同,但学会尊重。 <br />38.打电话的时候记得微笑,对方听的见。 <br />39.注重内心,但不忽略外表。 <br />40.每月记帐,每月储蓄。 <br />41.了解潮流,但不必跟风。 <br />42.看起来多大年龄,就有多大年龄。 <br />43.做不了决定的时候,让时间帮你决定。如果还是无法决定,做了再说。宁愿犯错,不留遗憾。Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-77921669393354949902009-05-10T07:05:00.000-07:002009-05-10T08:21:13.802-07:00为彩票疯狂郁闷,郁闷,还是郁闷!<br />金融海啸蔓延,乌云密布,钱途一片渺茫,于是郁闷盛行。衣食住行,柴米油盐酱醋茶,样样都要钱,更别提房子,车子,确还要遭受失业,减薪的打击,真是苦不堪言。佛经云:人生来就是受苦受难的。苦,何时是个尽头,何时是解脱?何以解忧,唯有彩票!<br />偶向来是很支持中国的慈善事业,热衷于福利彩票。每当路经彩票代办点,毫不吝啬的投那么几注,可每次都是竹篮打水一场空,500万老是与我擦肩而过。不过这似乎永远也破灭不了我憧憬500万的梦想。这不,眼下金融海啸弥漫,为了张饭票鞠躬尽瘁,身心必备,很是郁闷,只好去投身福利事业。正当我掏钱的时候,突然杀出来一团黑影挡住了我的视线。我抬头一看,只见一位大爷,从贴身的荷包里拿出10块钱买了5注。突然之间,我差点忍不住笑出生来,我也不知道突然有这么大的反映,可能是看见已经步入花甲之年的老大爷对人生还抱有如此之大的梦想吧。<br />500万何时垂青于我???路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索。Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-42932617746969374052009-02-28T03:24:00.000-08:002009-02-28T03:52:47.916-08:00躲猫猫,生命陨落“今天,你‘躲猫猫’了吗?”这句看似无厘头的话,是一条社会新闻后面的网友评论。云南一个因盗伐林木被关进看守所的青年,2月8日在看守所内受伤,被送进医院,2月12日死亡。警方称其受伤的原因是放风时和狱友玩“躲猫猫”撞在墙上。‘躲猫猫’是啥意思?刚开始,我也看不明白,一头雾水。后来看了许多报到之后才知道就是玩猫捉老鼠。荒谬之极吧,竟然玩猫捉老鼠也能玩死人,你相信吗?事情披露后,公安局人员竟然说是躲猫猫致死的,而且多次推脱事情真相,以监控器被毁为由拒绝提供监视录像。然后事情调查的最终结果是 晋宁县看守所在押人员李荞明系因同监室在押人员殴打、拳击头部后撞击墙面,导致受伤、死亡。现在都提倡法治社会。那可真是成了法治的悲哀,玷污了法制。“躲猫猫”就能使一颗生命陨落,这不是愚弄十三亿人们的智慧吗?由此产生了一系列讽刺十足,诙谐的词语。比如,“早晨起床时做了几个俯卧撑,然后被家里支去打酱油,打完酱油后与小朋友一起玩躲猫猫……”“珍爱生命不躲猫猫”“躲猫猫躲死你丫!” 躲猫猫有望在“这事儿不能说太细”之后,成为2009年又一个网络流行语。Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-91467301502574855022009-02-28T03:10:00.000-08:002009-02-28T03:23:15.968-08:00白渡桥复位,回家<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJrTg5D-jnjQeuGACEHH6oupQYwbggG4o7jMYgmeVy7cjwPO98B1-gaGCBsDc5u9mqzt00ccFUv8x-XSWNhxQtIwUJjx-uUof4eDTHR6Eb6fwTXAem7JpKbIBbPuQn2X-9kWe-G5OXTsZ/s1600-h/a93133fbaf6e8f78034f56b9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307807185637890786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJrTg5D-jnjQeuGACEHH6oupQYwbggG4o7jMYgmeVy7cjwPO98B1-gaGCBsDc5u9mqzt00ccFUv8x-XSWNhxQtIwUJjx-uUof4eDTHR6Eb6fwTXAem7JpKbIBbPuQn2X-9kWe-G5OXTsZ/s320/a93133fbaf6e8f78034f56b9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>今天,外白渡桥历经一年的修复后,终于回家了。看着电视里的报到,好兴奋哦,好想去现场看整个复位的过程。白渡桥是上海的标志,是上海历史的见证。她见证了上海的风风雨雨,见证了上海的沧海桑田。去年的今天,外白渡桥拆迁进行修整。很遗憾,来上海这么久了,还没有与白渡桥合影过。外滩是去过无数次,就是没有仔细的仰望白渡桥的风采。当有这个意识的时候,外白渡桥就要拆迁修整了。一年后的今天,她终于回家了。心里异常的激动,虽然身在家,却心在桥了。明天有空一定要去一睹她修整后的风采,与她合个影。</div>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-56665594775043879272009-02-16T04:17:00.000-08:002009-02-16T04:29:48.246-08:00一见钟情你相信一见钟情吗?我不相信,至少在今天以前偶是不相信的,不过今天真的见鬼了,竟然一见钟情。<br /><br />提到一见钟情,大家肯定想到是找对象时说的一见钟情。大家可不要想歪了哦,偶这里的一见钟情不是那个意思哦。偶是对今天的面试官一见钟情,也许你会争辩说那还不是对异性的好感。偶郑重声明:偶的这个一见钟情不是那女之间的一见钟情,是对偶今天遇见的这个面试官的才华的一见钟情。怎么说呢?从面试开始到结束,他都跟我用一口流利的英语在交谈,大家肯定都有这种感觉老板一般是不会英文的。但我今天这个面试官的英语超牛,而且谈吐非凡,偶是算遇见知音了,偶佩服的五体投地。谈了半个多小时,谈着谈着,越来越兴奋,真想不停地谈下去。更让我吃惊的是,谈到最后无意间说到了二外,他竟然说英语是他的二外,日语才是他的专业。Oh,my God! 当时那个崇拜劲真得无法形容,恨不得把自己“嫁给”他,这里说的可不是男婚女嫁的嫁哦,偶说的是希望他聘请我,偶为他卖力。<br /><br />感悟今天的面试是我面试当中最愉快和满意的一次,祈求老天叫他聘用偶哦。Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-77089012660738935912009-02-14T05:31:00.000-08:002009-02-14T05:37:03.606-08:00Love Terms(爱情用语)Valentine's Day 情人节<br />Date 约会<br />Bunch 花束<br />Rose 玫瑰<br />Candy 糖果<br />Chocolate 巧克力<br />Forget-Me-Not 勿忘我<br />Puppy Love/First Love 初恋<br />Cute Meet 浪漫的邂逅<br />Fall In Love 坠入爱河<br />Love At The First Sight 一见钟情<br />Propose 求婚<br />Valentine Cards 情人节卡片<br />Candlelight Dinner 烛光晚餐<br />Heart-Shaped/Cordate 心形的<br />Truelove 真爱<br />Enamored 倾心的<br />Saint Valentine\'s Day 情人节<br />The Chemical Feeling 奇妙的感觉,触电<br />Sweet Bitterness 甜蜜的痛苦<br />A Doomed Couple 天生一对<br />A Happy Ending 大团圆结局<br />Sweetheart 甜心<br />Lover 爱人<br />Cupid 爱神丘比特<br />Admirer 仰慕者<br />Romance 浪漫<br />Heartthrob 激情<br />Courtship 求爱<br />Infatuation 醉心<br />Promise/Pledge/Vow 誓言<br />Fidelity 忠心<br />Eternal/Immortal/Everlasting 永恒Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-37913260615854379332009-02-14T05:22:00.000-08:002009-02-14T05:31:30.175-08:00Valentine's DayToday is valentine's day.<br /><br />May all shall be well, Jack shall have Jill!Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-87560973944951157752009-02-12T19:47:00.000-08:002009-02-12T21:15:02.882-08:00祸不单行的一天(Trouble Never Comes Alone)昨天,真的是永生难忘,祸不单行的一天。现在想想,就连我自己也佩服自己的“智慧”,的确够折腾人的。<br /><br />昨下午,精心打扮一番,春光满面的溜出窝窝。去哪里呢?约会?这个年龄,还有2天就情人节了,说去约会,人家一点都不觉得奇怪。可惜不是,因为月老也不搭我的红线。那精心雕琢一番去干嘛呢?哎,实话告诉你吧,去面试。如今这世道不好混啊,为了五斗米,偶算是呕心沥血,精心乔装,面目全非,早就折腰了。<br /><br />根据丁丁地图的指引,偶下了车,找个公司。XX路380号,没错。我走在这XX路上,左右张望,一眼就 看见了左边有个398号,右边是383号。左双号,右单号,那我的380号就应该在左边。没错,应该就在398号的前面一点点。我就穿越XX路,沿着左边,边数边走,没走几不就看见362号了。?倒!怎么就362号了?会不会是在前面呢,按常规来说是不可能的。可我这个人就是幻想奇迹的出现。谁知道再往前走,号码越来越小了。我就只好折回到398号,问保全,他们都说不知道这个380号。没办法,偶只好又横过马路,来到XX路右边,说不定这个380号在左边呢。笑脸相迎的去问保全,他们也说不知道。这就怪了,怎么都不知道,难道是时空隧道?其中有位好心的保全问我有XX公司的电话没?是的,没错,打个电话问问不就是了。经他这么一提醒,偶赶紧从包包里难手机,结果翻了底朝天也没找着。想起来了,手机落在床上了。怎么办,眼看时间早就到了,心里那个急啊,只差心脏没蹦出来了。有了,我突然想出了一个办法,就是打我一个朋友的电话,叫她给我网上查查那公司的电话不可以了。有必要申明一点,这是我所有朋友当中,我唯一记得的一个号码。于是,我借那位好心的保全大哥的电话一打,马上听到中国移动系统提示“您拨叫的用户已停机”。欲哭无泪!我急中生智,又想出了一个办法,问保全他们的手机可以上网不,他们都说没开通。但他们马上告诉我,附近有个网吧。他们叫我从他们的小区里可以直接穿过。我于是只好快马加鞭的飞奔。偶向来没方向感,偌大的一个小区,把我折腾的个够呛,不知道绕了多少弯路,终于走出了那个小区。<br /><br />站在大路中央,四处张望,没看见。于是我只好硬着头皮进了一个房地产office,说可以借上一下网不?他们说我们这里又不是网吧,他们也告诉我前面就有个网吧。没办法,只好朝前走,东张西望,终于看见了那个网吧,那个激动劲啊,没法形容。飞奔进了网吧,来不及登记,只好借人家的机子一用。瞄准了一位帅哥,他马上答应了我的请求,异性相吸嘛。我搜索到了那家公司并进了他们的主页,也查到了电话号码,正想借帅哥的电话一用的时候,偶的眼睛定格在了地址栏中的308号。天啊,哭笑不得,原来是308号,怪不得人家都说不知道380号。于是只好健步如飞地折回XX路找308号,很快就找到了,谢天谢地!晚到总比不到好!<br /><br />来到那家公司的office,接待我的人叫我稍等一下,我说没关系。结果一坐就是一个钟头,无聊死了,没人理我。终于,里面房间的门开了,从里面走出来一个女的,接着走出了office。然后听见有人叫我进去,一个贼头鼠脑的小男人对我说:“不好意思,让你久等了,刚才我女朋友过来了。”接着就谈开了,我边聊边想,他自己到底知道这个行业不,我很怀疑。知道他一个劲地压低我的薪资。很无奈吧,这世道就这样:有钱就可以当老板,其余的懂不懂没关系。我也不知道他跟我瞎扯了些什么,反正用了一个小时。好不容易,放我走了,我长长地舒了口气。<br /><br />来到巴士站等巴士。不巧正遇上放学,下班高峰期,巴士上人流涌动,车水马龙,赌车特别厉害。运气真好,刚到,就来了我 要乘的那趟。放眼望去,那个人啊,好恐怖的!里面已经挤得动弹不的了,外面还有一大群要挤进去。于是乎想到了林语堂的《围城》:外面的人拼了命的想进去,里面的人挣扎着想跑出来。偶是没有那个实力与他们去抗衡的,只好眼睁睁地看着巴士远去,矗在原地等next. 不等还好,这一等就等了足足半个小时,等得我心都碎了。半个小时后,终于来了一趟,还是人流攒动。没办法,上海的巴士就这样,只好硬着头皮上呗。<br /><br />几经颠沛淋漓,终于到了借宿地,因为在上海偶这种打工族是没有家的,有的是暂时的栖息地。打开房门,赶紧寻校对我上次记下的那家公司的地址。不看还好,一看,吓一跳,明明写着308号,可我为什么那时脑海里刻记的是380号。失意,撞鬼,老年痴呆,恐怖!虽说老年痴呆症有年轻化的趋势,但是我这个年龄也太年轻化了吧。虽九死一生,余犹未悔!庆幸,这一天终于过去了。<br /><br />Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery.Today is a gift. Yea, I should cherish the present!Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-45031981337296830062009-02-09T20:24:00.000-08:002009-02-09T20:42:13.337-08:00延长春节假日 恢复五一长假最近由人民网举办的关于延长春节假日,恢复五一长假的网上投票活动非常火爆。许多人认为春节七天假太短,重返工作时还没有恢复工作状态,带有严重的“节日后遗症”,因此,大家认为有必要延长春节假期到元宵节后。延长假期既可以缓解春运的压力,又可以有更多的时间与家人团聚。从去年开始,就已经取消了“五一”长假。很多人认为春节长假后,再要休这样的长假就要等到“十一”,因此,众人表示这样的长假时间安排不合理。所以,大家呼吁恢复“五一”长假。<br /><br /><div>下面是有关延长春节假期和恢复五一假期的网上投票,大家踊跃投票,争取劳动者的权利哦。</div><a href="http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/8739253.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><strong>http://npc.people.com.cn/GB/8739253.html</strong></span></a>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-55449032973752645402009-02-05T03:08:00.000-08:002009-02-05T04:02:55.766-08:00北方大旱VS当代媒体2008年对每个中国人来说是极不寻常,久经考验的一年。暴雪,藏独,地震似乎成了2008年的代名词。然而2008刚过,2009年才开始,老天爷似乎还不满意中国人在2008里经受的考验,于是给中国北方送来了干旱的大礼。<br /><br />这次旱灾波及的范围非常广,强度特别大。北京,河北,甘肃,陕西,山西,山东,河南,湖北,安徽都遭遇了不同程度的灾害,因此被称为“历史罕见的严重干旱”。<br /><br />干旱不是突发事件,从干旱、严重干旱到历史罕见的严重干旱,是相当长的过程,然而它成了一个突发新闻,一出现在人们面前就是“历史罕见的严重干旱”,跳过了此前经过的过程。当今时代是一个信息化的时代,是一个使人足不出户就可知天下的时代。每天,人们都可以通过报纸,电视等各种途径了解周围乃至世界发生的一切事情。干旱的形成是一个过程而不是一瞬间。然而,人们的眼球只在最近两天才注意到它的存在。这是信息时代的一个讽刺。为什么会如此,是媒体疏于关心这场旱情,还是因为旱情还没有抵达大部分人的生活,或者是因为一些地方的干旱信息发布受到了限制?我现在无法判定。我只能说,一场大旱不紧不慢地步步进逼,而人们是直到它变成“历史罕见”时才被获知,这是十分荒谬且讽刺的事情。Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-50159065105592262662009-02-04T23:20:00.000-08:002009-02-04T23:32:49.854-08:00How to Make Your Blog Gain High Hit<span style="color:#6633ff;"> <span style="font-family:arial;"> In nowadays, I believe every one has their own blog, or even some people has sevral blogs. People like to share their mood, experience, happiness or anythingelse in their blogs with strangers. Till up now, there are thousands of millions blogs, so how to make your blog stand out from the crowd and gain high hit? Here are some useful suggestions I collected, in the hope of giving help to many blog writers.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">1. Pick a unique topic - it is easier said than done to choose a topic that is unique from everyone else today in a blogosphere as crowded as we’re currently in - however opportunities do arise to start blogs on topics that are new trends, products or ideas. Being first doesn’t guarantee success - but it can help.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">2. Develop a Unique Voice - while it may not always be possible to choose a unique topic it can sometimes be easier to cover that topic in a way that others do not. Whether it be by using humor, blogging as a character, blogging in the 3rd Person or some other way - finding a unique voice or style can set you apart from the rest.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">3. Design - having a unique blog design doesn’t mean you need to pay big dollars for a custom design - start with a default one and tweak it with a unique logo, colors and layout. Visual first impressions count and can be the deciding factor as to whether people subscribe to your blog or not.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">4. Useful Content - perhaps the best way to stand out from the crowd and make an impression upon people is to produce content that impacts them in some way. Write something that matters, that helps people, that solves a problem, that enhances people’s lives and you drastically increase the chances of them coming back and bringing a friend with them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">5. Be Prolific - something that can make a real impression on people is when they keep ‘bumping into you’. Predict where your potential readers will be going online and position yourself there as a prolific contributor. It might be social media sites, it might be the comments section of another blog or it could be a forum on your topic - wherever it is - make sure you have an active presence there. If people keep seeing you in the places that they hang out they’ll eventually take note and want to know more about you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">6. Love Your Readers to Death - this is key in the early days of a blog when readers seem scarce. The reality is that the 10 readers that you DO have already are a powerful resource - focuse upon them rather than the thousands of readers that you DON’T have. Love them - thank them for their comments - involve them in your blogging - promote them and the sites that they have and in doing so you’ll be building loyalty, trust and relationship that one day will pay off. Each reader you have has their own network and can open up new audiences to you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">7. Be Original - there’s nothing more dry than coming to a blog that has much the same content as every other blog that you’ve already read that day. Don’t just rehash news and talk about things in the same way that others are - dare to be different, play devils advocate, look for new angles in stories, translate the news for your readers and help them to work out how it impacts them etc</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">8. Express an Opinion - people who express opinions seem to get more attention than those who simply report news. Tell people what YOU think and you’re bound to get discussion between those who agree with you and those who do not.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">9. Get Visual - whether it be by using eye catching pictures, diagrams and charts or even using video - when you add a visual element to your posts you will grab the attention of those who are more visually oriented. Images draw the eye, illustrate points and add new dimension to what is largely a text based medium.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">10. Use Titles with Bling - post titles that draw people to read your post are essential and can be the difference between someone visiting your blog from a search engine, social media site or another blog and visiting someone else’s blog that has a more intriguing title.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">11. Longevity Counts - many blog readers are looking to journey with someone and can be a little suspicious of new blogs and wonder how long they’ll last. Blog consistently for the long term and you build credibility, trust and profile in your industry.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">12. Build Momentum - one mistake that many blogs make is that there is a sense that the blog is not really going anywhere. Posts appear on the blog that rarely relate to one another. I find that when I’m in the middle of a series or writing content that builds upon something that I’ve written before that readers really respond well. Its also this momentum that builds a sense of anticipation on a blog - which in turn builds subscriber numbers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6633ff;">13. Drive People to Your Archives - one of the weaknesses of blogs as a medium is that in they often hide their best content. The content that gets most attention is the latest post - whether it is good or not. Blogs that not only highly what is NEW but find ways to highlight what is BEST in their archives draw readers to the content that is most likely to convince them to stay around for more.</span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-84964399842028398402009-02-04T05:08:00.000-08:002009-02-04T05:22:25.948-08:00Interview Tips<span style="font-family:arial;">As I said I messed up the interview in last passage, so here I collect some useful interview tips for your reference, with hope to give help to many interviewees:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">1.</span> 85% of the verbal content of the interview will be forgotten within an hour of the candidate's departure. What remains is the overall impression, documents submitted, and a few notes. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">2.</span> Remember that the interview is an informal chat to determine if your background fits into the job vacancy.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">3.</span> Arrive at least 15 minutes early; spend the previous day in the community if possible. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">4.</span> Dress appropriately. Be businesslike, approachable, confident in your appearance. No gum, cigarette smell, heavy scents. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">5.</span> Carry an attractive portfolio. It provides a tidy, efficient place to store questions you may want to ask, information about yourself you want to be sure to transmit, a place to carry additional resumes for distribution to department heads, search committees, and others you may meet who have not seen your resume. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">6.</span> Do some research on the business before the interview. (See "How to Find a Job," "Research the Employer.") </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">7.</span> Prepare/practice responses to likely questions. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">8.</span> You should take the opportunity to ask questions about the company.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">9.</span> Your ability to ask straightforward, insightful questions lets the interviewer understand your perspective and concerns, as well as your judgment and analytical ability. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">10.</span> PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE<br /> In front of a mirror<br /> With an audience of friends/colleagues </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">11.</span> Review/evaluate your interview's strengths/weaknesses immediately after the interview. </span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-43796712736924009842009-02-04T04:36:00.000-08:002009-02-04T05:06:59.811-08:00Interview<span style="font-family:arial;">This morning, I took part in an interview. How about the result? Without adoubt, this is the first response when everyone get the news. Result? Result? Result...? No result. Honestly speaking, I have no idea about this. But one thing I can assure is my bad tuition because I was too nervous to give a good performance. A fatal blow was that I didn't make any preparation because this time the interviewer asked me to give an self-introduction in Chinese. As you know, I am often asked to give answers in English. Therefore, I was at a loss to say anything, then you can imagine how embarrassed. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> There is no use crying for spilt milk.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> The most thing I can do is to cheer up and make full preparations to cope with the next interview. God bless me!</span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-40746375757670377652009-02-02T05:37:00.000-08:002009-02-02T05:43:32.866-08:00功夫熊猫 之 经典对白<span style="color:#cc6600;">1.世间无巧合</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">There are no accidents.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">2.欲避之,反促之。</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">One meets its destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">3.退出,不退出。做面条,不做面条。</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Quit, don’t quit. Noodles, don’t noodles.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">4.少废话,决斗吧</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Enough talk~ let's fight!</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">5.俗语说,既往者之不鉴,来着尤可追!那就是为什么今天是present(现在/礼物)</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">There is a saying,Yesterday is historyTomorrow is a mysteryBut today is a giftThat is why it’s called the present (the gift).</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">6.你的思想就如同水,我的朋友,当水波摇曳时,很难看清,不过当它平静下来,答案就清澈见底了.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Your mind is like this water, my friend , when it is agitated ,it becomes difficult to see ,but if you allow it to settle , the answer becomes clear.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">7.你不能走,真的武士决不会退却</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">You cannot leave ,real warrior never quits!</span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-16802382362742964052009-02-02T05:30:00.000-08:002009-02-02T05:33:33.189-08:00Time<span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">Time is too slow for those who wait,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">too swift for those who fear,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">too long for those who grieve,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">too short for those who rejoice.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">But for those who love,time is eternity.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br />时间对于等候的人而言是太慢了;<br /><br />对于恐惧的人而言是太快了;<br /><br />对于忧伤的人而言是太长了;<br /><br />对于快乐的人而言是太短了;<br /><br />但对于爱着的人而言,时间是永恒。Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-8783322566977450552009-02-02T04:51:00.000-08:002009-02-02T04:55:59.721-08:002008年主流媒体流行词(new words)<span style="font-family:arial;">科学发展观 Scientific Outlook on Development</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">服务型政府 service-oriented government</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">三通 Three Direct Links</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">次贷危机 subprime mortgage crisis</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">手足口病 hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">手机漫游话费 mobile roaming service charges</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">垃圾短信 spam message</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">人肉搜索 human flesh search engine, cyber manhunt</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">矿难 mining mishap</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">封口费 hush money</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">堰塞湖 quake lake, barrier lake</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">过渡安置房 temporary dwellings, pre-fabricated house</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">廉租房 low-rent house</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">火炬传递 torch relay</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">直航包机 direct charter(ed) flight</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">单双号 even and odd-numbered license plate</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">婴幼儿配方奶粉 baby formula, infant formula</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">太空行走 spacewalk</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">实体经济 real economy<br />(政府)救助 bailout</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">改革开放30周年 30 years of reform and opening up</span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-30443322318693666112009-02-01T01:03:00.000-08:002009-02-01T01:50:42.484-08:00Looking Forward to 2009<span style="font-family:arial;">How time flies! Spring festival holiday has been over. During these days, I did all the things I wish: staying with friends, traveling, shopping. After ten days' rest, I am enegetic, ambitious and passionate to put my teeth into the work.<br /><br />No pains, no gains.<br /><br />A genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration(A genius = 1% insperation + 99% perspiration).<br /><br />I truly believe if I make every effort, my dream will come true.<br /><br />I sincerely hope everyone will fullfill their dreams and verything goes well.</span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-40789809280091060922009-01-20T23:19:00.000-08:002009-01-21T00:46:06.345-08:00Obama Inauguration Speech<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC7yDj8VA9p-qYrzkDn-P_1gvSplI-IUF9KsSOBaD2Im8TMRfyNe8poI68Hx-quwvXbkVYX24-A4sErTlgmhQ71WmaTaMImyo53sYa9ARY_cRi-vAsH7O5KyZIpBJOLI5u70IiwLfK4RC/s1600-h/8d1c48ada3744166a0bcfd6db0615ae3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293662612081032754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC7yDj8VA9p-qYrzkDn-P_1gvSplI-IUF9KsSOBaD2Im8TMRfyNe8poI68Hx-quwvXbkVYX24-A4sErTlgmhQ71WmaTaMImyo53sYa9ARY_cRi-vAsH7O5KyZIpBJOLI5u70IiwLfK4RC/s320/8d1c48ada3744166a0bcfd6db0615ae3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address</div><div><br />My fellow citizens:</div><div> </div><div><br />I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.</div><div><br />Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.</div><div><br />So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.</div><div><br />That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.</div><div><br />These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.</div><div><br />Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.<br />On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.</div><div><br />On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.<br />We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.</div><div><br />In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.</div><div> </div><div>For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.</div><div><br />For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.</div><div><br />For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.<br />Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.</div><div><br />This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.</div><div><br />For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.</div><div><br />Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.</div><div><br />What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.</div><div><br />Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.</div><div><br />As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.</div><div><br />Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.</div><div> </div><div>We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.</div><div><br />For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.</div><div><br />To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.</div><div><br />To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.</div><div><br />As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.</div><div><br />For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.</div><div><br />Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.</div><div><br />This is the price and the promise of citizenship.</div><div><br />This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.</div><div><br />This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.</div><div><br />So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America’s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:</div><div><br />"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."</div><div><br />America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.<br /></div>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-37356472029964586982009-01-20T03:13:00.000-08:002009-01-20T05:48:42.566-08:00How to Cure a Stomach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7N2u7HbSUeA3dpfyuWNNep1-Ug_0HgpHzeM6bqFrCXArCcrDzsUteTi9VDt5vARB5nZuyTU5flfT7e6L8h42yM3qet7ZnxFWCJ7yqr5doq6B2-M7Ct9BCQpsNRwJDAUdK9gqq-Drfjc6V/s1600-h/stomachache_l.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293350623571407138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7N2u7HbSUeA3dpfyuWNNep1-Ug_0HgpHzeM6bqFrCXArCcrDzsUteTi9VDt5vARB5nZuyTU5flfT7e6L8h42yM3qet7ZnxFWCJ7yqr5doq6B2-M7Ct9BCQpsNRwJDAUdK9gqq-Drfjc6V/s320/stomachache_l.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unlucky, today I got stomach ache again. I suffered this from time to time. This is a real nuisance, and I hate it very much. Every time, when I suffered from it, I almost ate nothing. If I ate somthing, I would throw up, for the stomach cannot digest food when it was wrong. I always decided to protect stomache well when I got stomach ache, but I paid no attention to it when it worked well. For example, I often had very spicy food, strong drink, cold food and so on. All these do harm to stomach. Therefore, here I sought some useful suggestions for your reference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">First Step: Home Remedies</span><br /><br />1. Eat if you think it might be related to hunger!<br />2. Try to go to the bathroom. As usual.<br />3. Your feet must be in a higher level than the rest of your body, put some pillows below your feet and the ache will go away.<br />4. Eat an herb which aids digestion, such as ginger (ginger-ale with ACTUAL ginger in it, or ginger snaps), peppermint (gum and candy cane as long as it is real peppermint) or Aloe Vera Juice (an anti-parasitic that aids digestion),or Vernors(very greate soda for helping cure stumach aches and is from MI). Similar herb teas that help digestion include mint, ginger or chamomile tea.<br />5. Place a heating pad on your abdomen to give temporary relief.<br />6. Lie down for a few minutes and relax.<br />Close your eyes.<br />Place a cool moist washcloth over your forehead.<br />Breath slowly and evenly, trying to keep your mind off of the pain.<br />7. Sip a glass of iced water slowly.<br />8. Eat bland foods; crackers, bread, rice, etc. Sometimes stomach aches are caused by too much Avoid acid floating around in your stomach with nothing to do. These foods will help absorb the acid to make things a little more comfortable. Also, you may just be hungry!<br />9. Avoid spicy or fast foods, heavy foods, rich desserts until your stomach balances out.<br />10. Drinking black coffee tends to aid the digestive process.<br />11. Try a Tums. Especially the fruit kind.<br />12. Drink some flat lemonade<br />13. Try carbonated beverages such as ginger ale, carbonated mineral water (mix with juice to add flavor), or tonic water (with quinine, tastes horrible but works!)<br />14. Try lying on your stomach to ease the pain.<br />15. Avoid drinking dairy products<br />16. Place an ice cube above, on, or below your belly button and lie down<br />17. Lay on your left side comfortably, it helps move acid flow, while getting rid of gas bubbles that may be causing pain. This also may cause flatulance.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Second Step: Over-The-Counter Medications</span><br /><br />1. Take over-the-counter medications like Gas-ex to relieve the pressure from gas build up.<br />2. Allow yourself to pass gas, even if you are in polite company. It may be somewhat embarrassing, but you do not want to allow yourself to become bloated or let the cramps become more serious and painful. Also, go into another room such as the bathroom to pass gas if you do not want to be embarrassed.<br />3. Take a mild laxative to encourage a bowel movement for relief.<br />4. Try Emitrol or Imodium to relieve cramps associated with diarrhea. Pepto-Bismol may help some stomach related pains, along with other OTC products. Check labels in the drug store or ask the pharmacist for their advice.<br />5. Do not stop taking medication prescribed by your doctor. All medications should be taken unless the doctor indicates otherwise.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Prevention</span><br /><br />1. Notice any food that may disagree with your digestion. Some people are not tolerant of different foods, so if you often suffer from stomach ache, keep a food diary and try to determine if there is an association with a certain food or group of foods and your stomach cramps.<br />Malunggay extract can prevent cramps and stomach pain in persons who are lactose intolerant. This includes, cheese, milks, yogurts, milk shakes, milk chocolate, etc. Some people have issues with cheese but may be tolerant of milk or vise versa.<br />Crush some malunggay leaves and some water..<br />Eating an excessive amount of non-soluble fiber may cause cramps associated with constipation.<br />Some people are sensitive to uncooked vegetables and fruits, particularly if the peels are not removed.<br />Avoid consuming harsh substances such as acidic pops and juices, alcohol, and spicy foods. If something is really wrong in there, these could irritate it and make it worse.<br />2. Look into the possibility you suffer from Crohn's Syndrome, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and seek medical treatment if this is the case.<br />3. Consider stress as a possible cause of stomach pain or cramps. If the condition coincides with stressful situations, try to avoid stress as much as possible, and look at learning stress management techniques.<a title="Deal With Stress" href="http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-Stress"> </a><br />4. Realize anti-inflammatory medications (Advil, Aleve, Naprosin, etc), antibiotics, vitamins, birth control pills and many other medications can cause upset stomach, nausea or stomach pains. Unless your doctor specifies you should take on an empty stomach you should always take with food. Medications that cause you more serious upset should be taken on a full stomach and not just crackers or a piece of toast.<br />5. Document your symptoms if they persist. Write down what foods you ate, snacks, beverages, other medications taken that day, vitamins, stressing events. You may be able to determine the cause.<br />6. Eat a peppermint or two. The mint will calm down the ache and make you relax.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">*Tips*</span><br /><br />*Try your best not to think about your stomach, sometimes just forgetting about it will make it go away.<br />*If you experience pain after eating a meal - try drinking only before you start eating, drinking liquids makes it harder to digest food.<br />*One old trick is to drink sugar salt water. To make this all you have to do is get a glass of water, and put about a teaspoon of salt and sugar in the water. It tastes nasty, but a lot of times it works wonders. If it doesn't work, it isn't your normal stomach ache.<br />*A white soda pop may help you burp away some of the discomfort especially if it is trapped stomach gases.<br />*Try holding a piece of ice - it will take all of the concentration off your stomach.<br />*Try pushing on your stomach and if it makes a gurgling noise, it means you probably have gas.<br />*Try drinking peppermint tea. It coats your stomach.<br />*If you have a mint plant, take a leaf and chew on it... like gum. "Do not swallow it if you have heartburn".<br />*Only lie on you're stomach with a minor pain not a serious pain.<br />*And don't squirm just lie down and take deep breaths. Lying on your stomach evens out the food so you can go on your way!<br />*Try bringing your knees to your chest and just stay in one spot. Once the pain goes away stretch out alittle bit.Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-54468432261221678272009-01-18T22:28:00.000-08:002009-01-18T22:53:24.428-08:00President Obama's Inaugural Address<span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Something unusual has happened. A black man has been elected president against all odds. He won the nomination of his party largely through the efforts of a media that was disposed to his candidacy. It was believed that the Republicans would have a much easier time defeating him and so the spin cycle was set on full to make the percentages appear that Candidate Obama would have an easier time defeating Candidate McCain. No effort or expense was spared.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Candidate Clinton was made to appear vile and duplicitous. Candidate Clinton was discussed and photographed in bad light. In the years preceding the primaries, Candidate Clinton was advised to vote in favor of the Iraq War. She was advised to support fascist legislation. She was convinced that she must take a hard line and show a hawkish persona. All of these efforts became immense liabilities in the runoff against Candidate Obama.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Candidate Clinton had long been owned by the elite forces that had ruled the country for so many years. She was never more than a pawn in the process, just as her husband had been before her. Candidate Obama was perfect for the intentions of the shadow government. His name rhymed with that of histories most legendary terrorist. He had connections to a Black Muslim leader. He had levers that could be used and wheels that could be turned. In the end Candidate McCain would win.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Candidate McCain was unimportant. It was McCain’s vice presidential running mate who was to be the front man for the final stage of the New World Order. President McCain was to die shortly after taking office. Years of elaborate planning; of double blinds and never ending Chinese Boxes made in the USA and The City in London all assured that there was no possibility of mistake. Somehow, for reasons unknown to anyone who should have known; against all odds, America was watching the swearing in of her first black president. America was watching the people’s choice, which had been set up to lose, come down the stretch a winner. Time stopped.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">We are watching Barack Obama being sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. There is an air of awe and expectancy over the land. Everyone is watching, or listening and wondering. Is this the new Camelot? Does America finally turn the corner? Is hope real? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Is change a possibility? Do dreams come true? Here in another moment of great national trial, with enormous challenges at home and abroad… do dreams come true? Is change a possibility? Is hope real?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Do not concern yourself with why McCain lost. Use your imagination. This is the least important feature of this portrait. Assume that it is so. We will now join the new President Obama as he steps toward the microphone to deliver his inaugural address. This is what President Obama should say. If President Obama sincerely dreams of a better world and possesses the integrity to attempt such a thing, this is how it should go.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">We see him now. He looks far too young for the weight of this new office. He is as impossibly young as our hopes and dreams. There is a force in his eyes as the camera catches him placing his hands upon the lectern. There is a pause like captured breath, held tight against a sea of emotions, which cannot be recalled once they are loosed. President Obama draws a sheaf of papers from his suit coat. He opens them and studies the first page. He looks up at the crowd and exhales. He shakes his head and returns the papers to his pocket. He looks up. He looks down. He looks out upon the sea of faces and he says…</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">“My fellow citizens and citizens of every country in the world, I had a speech prepared for me today. It was filled with all of the rhetoric that I have been compelled to utter in these many months until this moment. I did not know until I looked at it in my hands that I could not in good conscience deliver it. Change and the presence of realized hope cannot depend on words for their accomplishment. Change and hope that are not real will never come to pass. We achieve instead… only some new variation on a theme. We merely paint the existing structure with a different face and nothing changes but the appearance.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">We cannot find unity. We cannot bring healing. We can accomplish nothing transformative until we have seen and named and touched the evil in our midst. In these last eight years many terrible events have occurred and we are left with the same tired excuses and explanations that are always attached to terrible things interpreted by the reasonable men who made them happen. They say, that we had no choice. It was our duty. It is complicated. Yes… it is always this way.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Those who caused the events and led us astray into the wilderness of painful and unnecessary destiny are now all patriots again as they have ever been. They are elder statesmen now and they will be called upon for charitable endeavor and on to corporate convention floors and university auditoriums and television screens and history will be reworked before our eyes as it has always been. It is not enough for me to continue in this charade. It is certainly not enough for you; you the people.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">On September 11th of 2001 this country was attacked and everything changed in that moment. That event became a blank check for oppression at home and reckless adventurism abroad. As time passed it has become increasingly clear that so much of what we have been told is untrue. A commission to investigate this event was created against the wishes of the previous administration and it proved to be a corrupt engine in which the truth was abused and left bleeding. Many Americans bled and died as well. Many more citizens of foreign lands were killed and tormented. Millions now reside in dangerous camps with no recourse in sight.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Until this country addresses what actually happened; what really happened on September 11th, 2001 we can never move on. We can never be healed. We can never expect real change and we shall see no fulfillment of that hope that has brought me before you today. In my first act as your new president I have empowered a select commission to powerfully and impartially investigate what occurred on that day. This is the first business of my term of office.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">We live in fear. We are burdened with a struggling economy. We are viewed with suspicion and outright hatred around the globe. With a campaign born of hope and the promise of change, I have been advised to fill your ears with the words you want to hear and to assure you that everything is now OK. Our nation, our people, our reputation will never be OK until we know finally and conclusively what happened on that day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">I realize that there is great danger for me in this action that I take. However, the danger to this nation, which I have been elected to serve and protect, is far, far greater if I disregard my duty to the truth. Whatever the truth may be we shall all be improved with a greater possession of it. We have had too little truth for far too long. Let the chips fall where they may. We as a nation are gifted and capable enough to pick up those pieces in the aftermath and weave together a finer land than we have ever known before. You have trusted me with your votes. Let me now trust in your support.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">There will be a hue and cry concerning this venture from various sources. There will be outrage and indignation. There will difficulty in the process but I promise you. I swear to you. We shall know the truth and the truth will make us free as it has always intended to do. My beloved brothers and sisters of this, the greatest nation on Earth, let us become that. Let us join together and set our house in order that our house may no longer be divided but joined in a common understanding that never again shall truth and the common good become a casualty of darker agendas. I ask you to step into the light with me. Let us live in that light and let us be that light which we have always promised to be; a beacon of light and freedom for all nations and peoples of the Earth.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3366ff;">Thank you for your belief and your support. Now let us make our hope and our dreams become real. Now let us seek the new horizon of a nation reborn. God Bless and guide us all.”</span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-40444969208176617832009-01-18T01:48:00.000-08:002009-01-18T02:08:39.688-08:00BuffetYesterday, I spent a very happy day because our colleage classmates got together. Most of us didn't see each other for almost 3 years since we graduated. We all were excited. We talked about job, further study, life, and everything. We shared happiness, sadness, success, failure with each other. At last we took part a buffet. When I had buffet, an idea came to me that what's the origin of buffet? After the party, I sought many references, and got the following answer:<br /> <br /> A buffet is a meal-serving system where patrons serve themselves. It's a popular method of feeding large numbers of people with minimal staff. The term originally referred to the sideboard where the food was served, but eventually became applied to the form. The buffet became popular in the English-speaking world in the second half of the nineteenth century. The 16th-century French term buffet applied both to the display itself and to the furniture on which it was mounted, often draped with rich textiles, but more often as the century advanced an elaborately carved cupboard surmounted by tiers of shelves. In England, such a buffet was called a court cupboard.Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-50504574286261509342009-01-15T23:55:00.000-08:002009-01-16T01:50:43.952-08:00Hard to Get a Train Ticket<span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">As the spring festival is coming , the hot topic for ordinary people is hard to get a train ticket. Now, whether I read newspaper or watch TV, of surf the internet, I get the same news---buying train tickets. It is the spring festival transport peak period, so there so many people gather at railway station to get a ticket. You cannot imagin how horrible if you didn't experience.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">Last Saturday, one of my friend asked me to buy ticket for her, for I am close to the ticket booking agent. After supper, I arrived at the agent office. I thought I would queue in front. Tomy surprise, there already more than 30 people queued in line. It is was awful that I had to stand in the freezing wind for a whole night because the agent began to sell tickets at 6:30 am. However, what's worse was that tickets sold out in several minutes because there were many many agents in different places. Therefore, a whole night effort was in vail. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">Then why the tickets were sold out so quickly?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Real Secret</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">Ticket scalpers, we offen call them "yellow cow" is a person who takes the time either to line up to buy the ticket and resell it at higher price, or buy back tickets from ticket owner at lower price and sell it at higher price. They charge 50 to 100 RMB more for each ticket as service fee.<br />But for the railway tickets, it seems that they even didn't bother to line up in the ticket window. The amount of the ticket they have seems not to be bought at "retail" window. Reports say many of them have been directly or indirectly affiliated with the "insider" of the railway ticket system. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">The Result</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">In fact, no matter how terrible the ticket availability seems to be, there are many seats on the train. Well. Spring Festival is the time most people will go back home. It is for sure that tickets are hard to get. On one hand, all tickets were sold out, and many people cannot go home. On the other hand, trains are empty!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ff0000;">Responsiblity</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">Who are responsible for hard to get a train ticket? The bad system.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#6600cc;">Well. Spring Festival is the time most people will go back home. It is for sure that tickets are hard to get. On one hand, all tickets were sold out, and many people cannot go home. On the other hand, trains ARE EMPTY! Who gets the benefit? Thousands of "yellow cows" who gets 50 RMB each ticket (1/6 of the ticket price). It is for sure that they need to share the revenue to those in the railway system who control the source of the ticket. But who cares.<br />When we are back, we past by the ticket window. There are still thousands of people lining up to get a ticket. I am sure many of them will find their effort to stand in cold for hours in Vail. No ticket at all! There is no tickets! It is not because there are too many people there, and too few seat, it is just because of the corruption of the railway system. I realize the current problem of railway system is no longer the problem we faced 10 years ago, when I can still find a standing place on the crowded train.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-78361557802149159992009-01-15T05:05:00.000-08:002009-01-15T05:22:57.000-08:00Auspicious Words<span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the lunar New Year in China. According to the old custom, when you meet someone, you should say a few auspicious words. Here are some auspicious words.<br /><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;"><span style="color:#6600cc;">金玉满堂</span>:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Treasures fill the home<br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">生意兴隆:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Business flourishes</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">岁岁平安:</span><span style="color:#993399;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Peace all year round</span><br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">恭喜发财:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Wishing you prosperity</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">和气生财</span>:<span style="color:#cc33cc;">Harmony brings wealth</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">心想事成:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">May all your wishes come true<br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">吉祥如意:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Everything goes well<br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">国泰民安:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">The country flourishes and people live in peace</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">招财进宝</span>:<span style="color:#cc33cc;">Money and treasures will be plentiful<br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">一帆风顺</span>:<span style="color:#cc33cc;">Wishing you every success<br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">步步高升:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Promoting to a higher position</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">出入平安:</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Safe trip wherever you go</span><br /></span>Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579775830688033510.post-772333472734540172009-01-15T04:31:00.000-08:002009-01-15T04:55:15.977-08:00Spring Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEx_K6BsqXPbvED7R1ihqxUt1QKQCQaNTbz5GBz0cWNRC9pKldKS3pYqtzrDSbrh0zDDJjdwHoKxxPa2y472WPc_cG60LESH2OrQWqjTC80LtZ1sOHQ7wu-6Drqjq2axbsZ7ZNTLLvnwL/s1600-h/spring_festival.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEx_K6BsqXPbvED7R1ihqxUt1QKQCQaNTbz5GBz0cWNRC9pKldKS3pYqtzrDSbrh0zDDJjdwHoKxxPa2y472WPc_cG60LESH2OrQWqjTC80LtZ1sOHQ7wu-6Drqjq2axbsZ7ZNTLLvnwL/s200/spring_festival.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291501179693855138" /></a><br />The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. <br /><br />The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.<br /><br />Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.<br /><br />Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOLl69sSEn3JTgTKLfz9wpfzVATcKEttM0w2_PI_5jy6ZuI14BKmZjXp30nU7SQx6TfsRTuj90XsoJng_HAVuHnu4wYNSCoZ1srB0iVB4t1I21Qg5d8KtYvGyM3HDDfd7PeZ6P70H0Vas/s1600-h/%E7%A6%8F.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOLl69sSEn3JTgTKLfz9wpfzVATcKEttM0w2_PI_5jy6ZuI14BKmZjXp30nU7SQx6TfsRTuj90XsoJng_HAVuHnu4wYNSCoZ1srB0iVB4t1I21Qg5d8KtYvGyM3HDDfd7PeZ6P70H0Vas/s200/%E7%A6%8F.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291500989741968834" /></a><br />On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.<br /><br />The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.<br /><br />After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".<br /><br />Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.<br /><br />Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.<br /><br />Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh668zMKZj9JTuSBRT0mOwQTENjNxPrP6tRBzlGfWls8PnXwWwdSN2SGybIVRUirV1jMzM_G3iVg9NwJoev7XCsjOc4kxoOr_JY6Cr44U4eWztxPGfGbgZ1AAag85MlZQYEJ1jgdSpCCET-/s1600-h/dress+up.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh668zMKZj9JTuSBRT0mOwQTENjNxPrP6tRBzlGfWls8PnXwWwdSN2SGybIVRUirV1jMzM_G3iVg9NwJoev7XCsjOc4kxoOr_JY6Cr44U4eWztxPGfGbgZ1AAag85MlZQYEJ1jgdSpCCET-/s200/dress+up.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291500819158287314" /></a><br />The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.<br /><br />People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in.<br /><br />Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. <br /><br />Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher, one year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1fVVGAI6t6keZ70BR88sRY0Seufk_nYEUCNzOhnaGaZdYgcFKDwiRhZpdfB_a6PcdbOELS9OxZi4kG5vKsbW1gfOvOB_onEIePaqmkJV0l9QioMFuO9rphvKRro_EcZfuiABy_WCri-D/s1600-h/%E7%83%9F%E8%8A%B1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1fVVGAI6t6keZ70BR88sRY0Seufk_nYEUCNzOhnaGaZdYgcFKDwiRhZpdfB_a6PcdbOELS9OxZi4kG5vKsbW1gfOvOB_onEIePaqmkJV0l9QioMFuO9rphvKRro_EcZfuiABy_WCri-D/s200/%E7%83%9F%E8%8A%B1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291499831866699378" /></a><br />Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.<br /><br />The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.<br /><br />China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.Free Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685525228168886572noreply@blogger.com0