But you do see what I mean: if itemx costs $5, and it's not the cheapest item on the market, and you buy it, it was considered wasteful. Bad for yourself, bad for the market. But that's what you gotta do when you didn't make all that much. Of course, nowadays everybody wants the latest trend/fashion. The higher the cost, the better.

And for Pete's sake, why is this thread in QUALITY IMAGES? I was trying to locate it, and this was the last forum I expected it to be in ;)

There is more to life than money. There may be 12 reasons for not buying where it is cheapest. That's a personal decision. Not me. If you let yourself get sucked into that shit...you pay. The higher the "perceived" cost the more prestige. The lower the cost the better if you want the most stuff to show off. It's in Quality Images because Billy started this thread by trying to post his picture. You're the one that hijacked the thread instead of starting one in the proper place and then couldn't remember where you posted......Duh.:p

no bruce, I was not making assumptions about everyone. I'm just referring to Chinese teenagers.

I don't want to be hijacker of this thread, so I'm making this my past post (maybe). Hopefully Billy and the others will continue to make good conversations.

Yo, git your ass back here. You ain't getting off that easy. You DON'T want me to come get you.:D
Are you talking about Chinese teenagers here or in China?

I like conversations here
 

Whatever you say, you musty have your reasons. i like to answer any questions that you ask for me if I can.

How was your trip home, Billy?

Good trip
 

I will tell you some stories later in my trip. I knew that the poor-rich gap become larger and larger. Many my neighbours feel that it is more difficult to earn money.

Are the prices of things going up as well as the difficulty of earning money?:confused:

NEW BRIDE was eaten up by two demi-wolves
 

In this trip I heard one surprised real story. In my home town one business man has a big shop in the town center. His house is in suburban. He is a rich man and he found a pretty fiancee. Last month he had the ceremonious wedding. After four days past, his bride came back. The man went to his shop and the other family members went to farm as usual. To their surprised, they could not find the bride, only one people framework. Their two demi-wolves was still gnawed at the bone. The man feeds up two big demi-wolves for protecting his shop in night. The two demi-wolves are fierce and bite strangers. In China tradition the new bride generally can not go to the bridegroom's home before wedding. (Except my brother and one my sister we never met my brother's fiancee before wedding.)The bride was a stranger for his dogs and neighbours. The dogs thought the woman was one thief so they gnawed her. The women cried out but no one knew what she did. In daytime most people go to farm or out. The man chopped his dogs. The funeral followed the new wedding. The woman finished her two most important things in her life no more than ten days. Life is life...

Why do we feel earn money difficult?
 

The country problem is big in China now. The new govenment face to improve the people's life quality. I think there are the following reasons to
explain the condition:

1. China Entry WTO. The farm produce tariff sharply has decreased after we entered the WTO. The world agriculture countries send their produces to China. The price is lower than ours. So the farmers earn less money.

2. Individual glebe reduce with population growing. In China we average the glebe in the same country. The individual would possess less if the population grows. No glebe, No gain.

3. Farmers have few opportunities to work in cities. They can only do the labor work. The salary is low. Many people wait one work. So we earn little and the worldwide companies like invest China.

4. The farmers have little science and technology knowledge. We can not use the advanced technology to produce the competitive production.

5. Price rise. We invest on the chemical combination, seed and pesticide. The children education fee rises. Many young children leave school when they are about 14 years old.

SARS and the countryside
 

In SARs time the neighbour relation become offish. Eevery country close off its main road to check anyone. We don't believe others. One my neighbour went to Beijing to take casual laborer. Then he had no work to do. He wanted to go home. The Beijing government forbade them going out. He can not take buses or trains. He bought one bike and rode to home. The police had already waited him in his home before he came home. It took him three days to come back home from Beijing. The police brought him to segregate. Later check he had no SARS. Other man was bought out to segregate because he got the SARS. I know that every one only has one life. We all fear the death. I feel that civilization degenerated if the people don't believe others. We can not live in one lonely world.

In my home town the house near others one by one. Neighbours hold bowls to have food together in the bystreet. We communicate the folker news. The breakfast is the morning paper. The supper is the evening paper. There are many families in my bystreet. I still love the bystreet food. I often ate my neighbours' food when I was young. We also share our family's good food with neighbours. In SARS time there are few people seating to have food together.

Wow, I didn't realize that the SARS scare had gripped China right down to the neighborhood level in the small towns.
By the way Billy, where's Al?

That's so understandable with so much fear. Its not like people that spread the illness did it knowingly or on purpose. Individuals and families feel they need to protect themselves from the contagion, and with so much mystery around the illness, no one wants to take chances. Hopefully soon there will be more information available and a good strategy to beat SARS. Then the community can relax a bit and get back to normal.Does folk medicine mix into this "offishness"? Or is there a social stigma? If someone contracts SARS are they seen as wreckless, or dirty, or some how deserving this illness?

We would not treat him as ago
 

He is lonely because every one fear him and don't like contact him.

Because he is a party member?
Because he caused someone trouble?
Because he is cocky and outspoken?:confused:

We fear we get SARS from him
 

NOT OTHER REASON. WE FEAR DEATH.

Oh:eek:
Al has SARS?

Fear
 

Now we still don't know how the SARS spread and hot to defend it. So we have to reduce the inffected chances.

I am tired to supervise the equipment debug
 

The old PA equipments were made in Japan about ten years ago. So there are many problems in installation and debug. Sometimes I have to work more than 16 hours one day. So I have no so much time to visit cellar.org. The overtime work has no salary. I don't know why company headquarters use the old equipment as the same cost on new ones. I think there could be many problems in the future production.

They probably are using the new equiptment in places where they have to pay overtime.:D

Help me find one name for my friend
 

My friend's Chinese name is Jian. He wants to find one similar English name. But I can not find good one for him. Please help me!!! Thanks.

How is Jian pronounced, Billy? Gin? Jen? Jan? Is the J silent?

John or Jim would be good English names for Jian.

Or "Ian".

I realise I am entering this discussion relatively late, but I wanted to thank you Billy for sharing your views and experiences.

It's pronunciation
 

It is [dgen]. He doesn't like John and Jim because too many people use them.

Meaning
 

Perhaps a better approach would be to find a name that matches the meaning. What is the meaning of his name Jian?

Djen could be Dean or Deon (D-on).

I like Dan. Dan the man.

Rufus is good.

Isn't 'Dan' cantonese for egg?

He's a good egg.

Eggcellent!;)

His name meaning
 

The meaning is "Buliding" in Chinese.
Dan(EGG) links to the "COCK" in China. He would not like it.
Please help me more to select. Thanks.

Possibilities
 

Jean
Jack
Jake

Try this list , Billy. I think UT would agree. Twice.:D

Alrighty, hmmm.. Dan is somewhat linked to a cock, and Jian means "building", how about Wally? or Mason?

Jean may be good one
 

What is its meaning?Thanks

It basically refers back to God..."yahweh is gracious." (source)

Cleophus
Hezekiah
Ezekial
Tyrone
Jalen
Jamal
Bartholomew
Yngwie

Can not access Cellar for a long time
 

I often surf Internet in net cafe. But these days I can not see it. Maybe here many post about polictics. But I really like this site.

I wish we could have a free and open exchange with you. The censorship worries me, for you and others. Take care and visit when you can.

Thanks
 

Some net cafe install censership softs to limit user to chat with politics and sex...

I still can some here to chat by changing other net cafe.

That's good because we Looovvvveeee politics and sex.;)

I am in Ancestor Temple
 

AT is the Center of the Foshan. There are two KuangFu Kings' memory room, Mr Ip and Huang FeiHong. Mr Ip isthe KuangFu coach of Bruce Lee.

I see Master Ip has trained Billy in the anti-gravity arts.

Put your glasses on Billy. That picture makes you look Chinese.;)

Lion Dancing
 

The lion dancing was Huang FeiHong's team. Jet Lee & Jacky Chung have cast Huang FeiHong in good movies. Almost Chinese like the movies. I think Jet Li(www.JetLi.com) performs better in Chinese KuangFu Movies than in Hollywood movies.

Flying Lion
 

Chinese like the lion dacing in festival or celibrating the important thing.

Billy, the second picture shows 3 men with the lion pants on. Does the lion have six legs or are they taking turns?:confused:

The third man is not
 

He just helped two men climb on the stick.

Climbing Lion
 

Climbing Lion. The lion climbed the stick to get green leaf. The movement is dangerous.

Huang Fei Hong Memorial
 

The room is Huang Fei Hong Memorial. Every day it shows one Huang's KuangFu Performance.

Ding Lake
 

Ding Lake. The water is very clear. Now it is one reservoir for city water.

Re: The third man is not
 

Isn't that a capital offence in China?

Not that
 

You can see the third Lion pic. It is wonderful. Not as you say.

On Ding lake, is that a temple?:)

It is not one Temple
 

It is a lattic for rest. You can have tea in quiet mounitain. Of course you can have coffee there. It is wonderful to have the tea that is made by the lake steam water.

Re: Re: The third man is not
 

You are making my belly hurt.

Graduated from High school
 

The pic was taken in my high school in July, 1998. I just finished my university admission test that morning. The girl is my classmate. The child is not mine. He is the girl's sister's. I had the tense and simple time. The food was so bad that time that I am very thin now.