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This would make sense to those who speak Chinese. I was at a do and someone's mobile rang. Since this was Taiwan, it was a notification that she had mail in Mandarin. Announced by some prissy sounding bloke with a mainland Chinese twang. It went like this ... Fei Ge Chuan Shu With my uncertain Chinese, developed mostly off the back of Chinese kungfu comics and movies, I asked her, "Whose brother is flying on a book and why?" Because I reckoned Fei = Fly, Ge = Brother, Chuan = Boat or Ship, and Shu = Book. Everyone fell about laughing hysterically and there were even some suicidal types who attempted to pinch my cheeks and pat my head, cooing at how cute I was. When I threatened to kill everyone in sight, they said it meant "You've Got Mail", and had nothing to do with a brother flying on a book delivering kungpao chicken. Bugger. OK, been very busy and pissed off by stooopid people so I have missed many posts and some of you here. MM, cannot wait to meet with Paul and ye ... I soooo need a break. Lost weight again. Bloody pissed off about it. Need to put it back on by pigging out. Also have a performance on 1 May night now but you are welcomed to come with me if you are not bored or we can meet for late supper after my show. Gotta go. Chat when I see ye and damn funny joke. Trust Roxie. LOL. In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people. |
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4/23/2008 4:46 pm |
Sure glad I ain't one of the stooopid people.  DDM
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4/23/2008 4:48 pm |
(((((((((((((Xiao Po)))))))))))))))))---gow's been wondering if you've been arrested or something. Told him most likely you'd be bailing someone out, because you're too bloody devious to get caught. Brother flying on book does sound like a karate move, come to think of it. Nicobate!!! I'm dyslexic. I scream Ho Dog instead of Oh God in the throes of passion.
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4/23/2008 5:30 pm |
 Nicobate!!DDM
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4/23/2008 6:18 pm |
Hey WHF. I'm glad you are doing well. Sorry to hear about the weight loss. ????? Never thought I'd be saying that, to a woman. Take care of you. Keep safe. Hope to see you when I can. His Imperial Majesty, The Crowned Prince of Joy, The best, and always right, Jimy
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4/24/2008 3:17 am |
(((((((((((((Xiao Po)))))))))))))))))---gow's been wondering if you've been arrested or something. Told him most likely you'd be bailing someone out, because you're too bloody devious to get caught. Brother flying on book does sound like a karate move, come to think of it. Nicobate!!! Yeah to next week! In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/24/2008 3:18 am |
Nicobate!!DDM In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/24/2008 3:20 am |
Hey WHF. I'm glad you are doing well. Sorry to hear about the weight loss. ????? Never thought I'd be saying that, to a woman. Take care of you. Keep safe. Hope to see you when I can.  In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/24/2008 6:09 am |
 So so so nice to see you back WHF, have been always wondering where you are. Your understanding of Fei Gei Chuan Shu sounds so much like Aladinn's sitting on that flying carpet   Fei---fly Ge---pigeon Chuan---send(vt here) Shu---mails and letters(in Ancient Chinese language, the character shu indicates letters, while the meaning of book is very lately derived ) Ancient Chinese domesticated pigeon and use them to send messages. They kept the bird in point A, and took it to point B to feed it. After a while the bird would get into the habbit of flying between the two places and so remember the route. The pigeon trained specially for sending messages often has a small sealed container attached to one of it's legs, so that when they work, people will stuff the well-folded letter in the container. Fei Ge Chuan Shu is similar to Hong Yan Chuan Shu(Hong---large Yan---wild goose Chuan---send Shu---mails and letters) Those who teased you with the word are Bu Hou Dao, way too cunning Take care  Agnes
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 4/24/2008 9:51 am |
So they let you out then? It can't have been for good behaviour, surely? Good to see ya again, Auntie.
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4/24/2008 10:47 am |
LOL, ask MM for the joke. Quite funny. Cheers, mate! DDM
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4/24/2008 2:44 pm |
So so so nice to see you back WHF, have been always wondering where you are. Your understanding of Fei Gei Chuan Shu sounds so much like Aladinn's sitting on that flying carpet Fei---fly Ge---pigeon Chuan---send(vt here) Shu---mails and letters(in Ancient Chinese language, the character shu indicates letters, while the meaning of book is very lately derived ) Ancient Chinese domesticated pigeon and use them to send messages. They kept the bird in point A, and took it to point B to feed it. After a while the bird would get into the habbit of flying between the two places and so remember the route. The pigeon trained specially for sending messages often has a small sealed container attached to one of it's legs, so that when they work, people will stuff the well-folded letter in the container. Fei Ge Chuan Shu is similar to Hong Yan Chuan Shu(Hong---large Yan---wild goose Chuan---send Shu---mails and letters) Those who teased you with the word are Bu Hou Dao, way too cunning Take care  Hey, I do not have middle eastern blood for nothing. Me and carpets ... don't get me started. I know the pigeon delivery system. Seen it many times in kungfu dramas. Always wondered why the enemies did not just shoot the pigeons so the messages do not reach their destination. Or better yet, catch the pigeon and plant false messages so you can sabotage the enemy and crush them in one flight, so to speak. Never knew that's how they taught the pigeons. Interesting. What does Bu Hou Dao mean? Bu = Not, what is hou? and Dao = way/manner? I think they were more like bu shi peng you! Oh, the Taiwanese speak a different type of Chinese, don't they? Always find myself having to think harder to interpret what they say. In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/24/2008 2:45 pm |
So they let you out then? It can't have been for good behaviour, surely? Good to see ya again, Auntie.  Ta, mate. What's with the new, Tom Cruise-wannabe pix? In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/24/2008 2:46 pm |
Already got it. DDM In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/25/2008 9:00 am |
I'm always good. Ta, mate. What's with the new, Tom Cruise-wannabe pix? (scarily, it's more successful than you'd think)
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4/25/2008 10:32 am |
Good one, eh? By the way, do I know you by another handle before? Sorry, I am terrible with names. DDM
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4/25/2008 4:56 pm |
Just seeing if I can attract any Katie Holmes wannabes. (scarily, it's more successful than you'd think) It will only be scary if you start hearing the Mission Impossible theme song when you walk anywhere and think that you are a Thetan. In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/25/2008 4:57 pm |
Munch will tell you who I am. DDM In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/25/2008 11:38 pm |
Hiya Agnes! Awww, I miss you too ... LOL. Especially when they were bullying me and speaking in Chinese all the time so they could gossip about me! Hey, I do not have middle eastern blood for nothing. Me and carpets ... don't get me started. I know the pigeon delivery system. Seen it many times in kungfu dramas. Always wondered why the enemies did not just shoot the pigeons so the messages do not reach their destination. Or better yet, catch the pigeon and plant false messages so you can sabotage the enemy and crush them in one flight, so to speak. Never knew that's how they taught the pigeons. Interesting. What does Bu Hou Dao mean? Bu = Not, what is hou? and Dao = way/manner? I think they were more like bu shi peng you! Oh, the Taiwanese speak a different type of Chinese, don't they? Always find myself having to think harder to interpret what they say. Next time when any Chinese people ventures to poke fun at your mandarin, tell them that Zuo Ren Yao Hou Dao(If you want to be a good and decent people, you should be hou dao). That's a very humourous and popular saying among online Chinese forums nowadays. The dialect most Taiwanese speak is Min Nan Hua, whose intonation and pronunciation to some extent exerts certain influence on many Taiwanese' mandarin. You will find very similar phenomenon on the mainland of China, especially among old people. Therefore you can always easily tell from which part of China a person may have come from if he/she speaks dialect-affected mandarin. I think that is a common linguistic feature all over the world Have a wonderful weekend Agnes
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4/26/2008 11:47 am |
Oh god do I ever love kungpao shrimp. Anslatetra istha, Iendfra inderfa -- Elvish for Translate this, friend finder
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4/26/2008 3:48 pm |
Had some kungpao pork for supper just last night! Hmmm ... coincidence or subliminal messages? In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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4/29/2008 2:45 pm |
Er, depends ... on whether you like the Katie Holmes mould. It will only be scary if you start hearing the Mission Impossible theme song when you walk anywhere and think that you are a Thetan. (is that a word?) *dum dum dumdum, dum dum dumdum, da dada...*
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5/2/2008 4:10 pm |
The thing about the Holmes mould is that it's so...um...mouldable... (is that a word?) *dum dum dumdum, dum dum dumdum, da dada...* You know I am a SP, doncha? Does that mean our familial connection is now over? In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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5/6/2008 11:19 am |
Mouldy? You know I am a SP, doncha? Does that mean our familial connection is now over? Oh, I don't mind being forced down against my will occasionally. (hang on, that didn't sound very familial)
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5/6/2008 7:45 pm |
One of them suppressive people? Oh, I don't mind being forced down against my will occasionally. (hang on, that didn't sound very familial) Not sure if I wanna barf or laff now. In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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5/7/2008 7:23 am |
That's sounds positively Old Testament. Not sure if I wanna barf or laff now. *gets camera ready*
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5/7/2008 1:02 pm |
Am a tomboy in that sense ... cannot multitask that. In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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5/8/2008 4:55 am |
It's easy...it's like laughing while drinking milk. It all comes out your nose.
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5/8/2008 1:03 pm |
Eeeuuwww. What type of milk? In the immortal words from 6th Sense ... I see stupid people.
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