Robert Frost said, “Poetry is what gets lost in translation.”  When something is translated, phrases tend to get rendered down, curtailed, simplified.  Still, even in translation, some new voice is asserting its own flair, knuckling its own spin into a basic meaning.

One morning earlier this week, avoiding the lessons in my Chinese text book, I stumbled onto a daily affirmation site, and I tried to translate a bit into Chinese.  I asked Mandy to check it over, and then I posted it and…

我们会遇到很多人...…

A little experiment:  I translated a daily affirmation, with a little help, into Chinese.  I hope some Chinese speakers will translate it back into English.  Then I would like to post the original with the new translations.  Please translate!

我有心耐，是好心人。周围的人也是好心的。不管什么事情发生了，心无杂念，所以我跟别人和睦相处。          

Now, for those of you who do not know, pork scratchings are the most wonderful snack to go with a cool beer in the evening.

Mahatma Jack has perfected the art of creating the perfect snack

We will be launching this new product SOON!

We have the expertise, we can do the marketing!

This is our first idea - a bag - like a bag of crisps with the following inscirption:

MAHATMA JACK'S PORK…

OK - Garret and Jack are both men about town

Here is a challenge

To write a weekly expose of the bar life in the Chun - to be posted every week, on a Monday in ChangchunLive.com

Are you guys up for it?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A question - what are the eccentric, strange, wonderful, bizarre, experiences you have had in Changchun?

To kick off......

I was moving house and my girlfriend was directing the taxi I was in. Another taxi pulled in front of us at a traffic lights. The lights were on red.

My taxi driver got upset and stormed out of his taxi, went up to the taxi in front of us and pulled open the door and a full fist fight ensued

The lights turned to green and my taxi driver rushed…

Its all good

I like it

When I was in Guangzho

No, no, no, no, no,no - ok - just one more

I met him once

its awesome

Who are they and can you add any more?

The Microsoft Xbox is a videogame system developed by Microsoft and it was released on November 8th, 2001. And it is also called  somatic game.

Many accessories are available for the console, including both wired and wireless controllers, faceplates for customization, headsets for chatting, a…

This is just an idea. Lets hold a SPECIAL poetry day in nanhu Park celebrating some of the great poets/dramatists/writers from around the worl

I will work on Shakespeare

Here are some of his great pieces:

Famous Speeches from Shakespeare's plays

Tell us a little about your home town here!

Man Rescues Drowning Family Who Then Leave While He Drowns

Young Man Drowns Saving Family of Three, The Rescued Leave Saying It Has Nothing To Do With Them: To save a…

It's surreal; it's mysteriously mind-bending; its out on Amazon with Ferney's art work: Angels, Delirium Liberty.  I REALLY need reviews!  If you would like to do one, I'll give you one of the old copies for free.

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The Gentlemen's Singles Final - 3rd seed Roger Federer v 4th seed Andy Murray

The Gentlemen's Doubles Final - 5th seeds V wild card

Marray and Danish partner Freddie Nielsen needed a wild card to get into the tournament but followed up their victory over defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan in the semi-finals by beating fifth…

What words come to mind when you think of this phrase:

The love of money is the root of all evil.  Greed?  Corruption? Vanity?  What about when I simply say the word money? Do those descriptors still come to mind or do you think of ways that money can be useful – payment for hard work, tool for doing good, a transfer of value.

A  debate!

On the one hand, Old Richard, Fin and Ward will argue for the…

Ringo Starr is now 82 years young.*

*May his ALL-STARR, ALL-PENSIONER Band keep rocking!…

I would like to know who's up for a frisbee game or is there any frisbee game? maybe a frisbee night someday, frisbee game, beers? let me know

Tom

The American Test

Happy 4^th of July everyone!

Question #1: What are the “U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS”?

     a.  An election to be decided by 9 guys wearing parliamentary wigs of the Whig party.

     b.  An election held in November every four years in America

     c.  A two-year all expenses paid job interview with the…