Tag: lifestyle
member name: Helen W.
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April 10, 2006 10:33 PM EDT --
I asked the dawn: "Where is the dewdrop that wet my lips last night and was suddenly gone before the sunrise?"
The dawn smiled: 'It's in the lightness of breezes and fragrance of flowers." . . .
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May 04, 2006 05:51 PM EDT --
OK, I guess I will join this foray of "interesting things about me." I think it's a great way to get to know each other on Gather.
I married a wonderful gentleman and I love my husband; . . .
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August 15, 2006 04:29 PM EDT --
A landmark attraction in Palo Alto, the Stanford Theater is a cinema treasure by all accounts. Its splendid Greek/Assyrian style interior is dazzling enough; the mighty Wurlitzer theater organ, played . . .
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February 27, 2006 12:35 AM EST --
When I first came to the United States, in a social event, someone asked me:
"What's your name?"
"Helen," I answered.
She looked at me ambiguously???. Her eyes were clearly telling . . .
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February 28, 2006 02:34 PM EST --
These days, nobody writes letters anymore. With Internet and telecommunication technologies, we have emails, IMs, and better yet, my folks in China are mostly writing SMS on mobile phones.
My dad in China, . . .
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June 01, 2006 01:50 PM EDT --
Along scenic Highway One approximately 150 miles south of San Francisco lies a 90-mile stretch of awesome beautiful coastline – Big Sur. Its dramatic meetings of rugged cliffs and raving waves of . . .
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June 06, 2006 02:44 PM EDT --
A small group of tea lovers gathered at NEOTTE – a newly opened tea bar in downtown Palo Alto to listen to Mathew Hui, the founder of NEOTTE, to describe the origin of different teas, methods of . . .
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August 28, 2006 01:46 AM EDT --
If you think Silicon Valley is a place for "geeks" who only wear jeans and t-shirts, not any more! Last weekend, the Annual Fall Fashion Show in Santana Row flashed the runway with the season?s . . .
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December 12, 2006 07:54 PM EST --
A few years ago, my husband and I went to China to visit my parents. It was in early November, Hangzhou just began to get chilly, and the beautiful West Lake was covered with heavy clouds as if it was . . .
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March 03, 2008 05:40 PM EST --
In solitude, I pause to freeze the moment
so that I can hear;
In solitude, I journey far in distance
so that I can see;
In solitude, I stand in the shadow of the moon
so that I can reach . . .
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July 08, 2008 07:06 PM EDT --
This Independence Day weekend, we went to Lake Tahoe . A hike to Eagle Falls gave me unexpected inspiration....
At the bridge of Eagle Falls,
A dying tree
Stands, strikingly,
Against the vitals . . .
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August 03, 2008 04:36 PM EDT --
Starting this month, we are hosting an evening for music, poetry, and prayer at our home on every first Saturday of the month. It’s a time for us to pause in our busy life and reflect on things that are . . .
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May 12, 2006 09:04 PM EDT --
The earth is at the same time Mother,
she is Mother of all that is natural,
Mother of all that is human.
She is Mother of all,
for contained in her
are the seeds of all.
The earth of humankind contains . . .
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October 08, 2007 10:56 PM EDT --
Someone forwarded me an article "China's Illusory Middle Class Market" by BusinessWeek a while ago, questioning that whether there is middle class in China and if it changes anything at all. . . .
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January 25, 2008 01:57 PM EST --
I am grateful that the sky is blue, trees green, and life peaceful;
I am grateful that the tea is brewing, music chanting, and home beautiful.
I am grateful that the right books were given to me at . . .
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April 23, 2006 03:18 PM EDT --
Greetings, everyone! We had a good start at Lifestyle group on Gather. Up to now, I pretty much let the group run itself to see what kind of interests people have. Recently, Maureen and I were talking . . .
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