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Tuesday,Nov 17 2009, 08:10:22 AMwind plays
Happiness is not about being immortal nor having food or rights inone's hand. It’s about having each tiny wish come true, or havingsomething to eat when you are hungry or having someone's love when youneed love.
If you can hold something up and put it down, it is calledweight-lifting; if you can hold something up but can never put it down,it's called burden-bearing. Pitifully, most of people are bearing heavyburdens when they are in love.
We all live in the past. We take a minute to know someone, one hour tolike someone, and one day to love someone, but the whole life to forgetsomeone
One may fall in love with many people during the lifetime. When youfinally get your own happiness, you will understand the previoussadness is kind of treasure, which makes you better to hold and cherishthe people you love
When you are young, you may want several love experiences. But as timegoes on, you will realize that if you really love someone, the wholelife will not be enough. You need time to know, to forgive and to love.All this needs a very big mind
Sunday,Nov 15 2009, 11:36:58 AMWhat are the origins of the word "Okay" (ok)?
1839, only survivor of a slang fad in Boston and New York c.1838-9 for abbreviations of common phrases with deliberate, jocular misspellings (cf. K.G. for "no go," as if spelled "know go"); in this case, "oll korrect." Further popularized by use as an election slogan by the O.K. Club, New York boosters of Democratic president Martin Van Buren's 1840 re-election bid, in allusion to his nickname Old Kinderhook, from his birth in the N.Y. village of Kinderhook. Van Buren lost, the word stuck, in part because it filled a need for a quick way to write an approval on a document, bill, etc. The noun is first attested 1841; the verb 1888. Spelled out as okeh, 1919, by Woodrow Wilson, on assumption that it represented Choctaw okeh "it is so" (a theory which lacks historical documentation); this was ousted quickly by okay after the appearance of that form in 1929. Okey-doke is student slang first attested 1932. Greek immigrants to America who returned home early 20c. having picked up U.S. speech mannerisms were known in Greece as okay-boys, among other things.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term…
H.L. Mencken once described "O.K." as "the most successful of Americanisms," an estimation verified by U.S. troops during the Second World War, who reported encountering the phrase all over the world. Of all the scores of theories (and sub-theories) as to the origin of "O.K.," the most widely heard traces "O.K." to the "O.K. Club," a political committee supporting Martin Van Buren's unsuccessful bid for the Presidency in 1840. The "O.K.," it is said, was short for "Old Kinderhook," Van Buren's nickname.
It appears that this theory is not so much wrong (the "O.K. Club" certainly existed) as it is incomplete. Chances are good the Van Buren's partisans would never have named their club "O.K." had the phrase not already been widely known as an abbreviation of "oll korrect," a humorous misspelling of "all correct." American speech in the early 1800s was awash in similar abbreviations, two of which, "N.G." ("no good") and "P.D.Q." ("Pretty Damn Quick"), are still heard today.
Ironically, while "O.K." didn't save Van Buren's campaign, the campaign gave "O.K." a new lease on life -- until then, it had never been as popular as a competing phrase, "O.W." (for "oll wright"). (By the way, before we start feeling too superior to the cornball 1800s, is "oll wright" really any worse than the "excuuuse me!" or "not!" fads of a few years ago?).
http://www.word-detective.com/back-q.htm…
OK is without doubt the best-known and widest-travelled Americanism, used and recognised even by people who hardly know another word of English. Running in parallel with its popularity have been many attempts to explain where it came from — amateur etymologists have been obsessed with OK and theories have bred unchecked for the past 150 years.
Suggestions abound of introductions from another language, including the one you mention. Others include: from the Choctaw-Chickasaw okah meaning “it is indeed”; from a mishearing of the Scots och aye! (or perhaps Ulster Scots Ough aye!), “yes, indeed!”; from West African languages like Mandingo (O ke, “certainly”) or Wolof (waw kay, “yes indeed”); from Finnish oikea, “correct, exact”; from French au quais, “at the quay” (supposedly stencilled on Puerto Rican rum specially selected for export, or a place of assignation for French sailors in the Caribbean); or from French Aux Cayes (a port in Haiti famous for its superior rum). Such accidentally coincidental forms across languages are surprisingly common and all of these are certainly false. Many African-Americans would be delighted to have it proved that OK is actually from an African language brought to America by slaves, but the evidence is against them, as we shall shortly learn.
more........
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-oka1…
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term…
H.L. Mencken once described "O.K." as "the most successful of Americanisms," an estimation verified by U.S. troops during the Second World War, who reported encountering the phrase all over the world. Of all the scores of theories (and sub-theories) as to the origin of "O.K.," the most widely heard traces "O.K." to the "O.K. Club," a political committee supporting Martin Van Buren's unsuccessful bid for the Presidency in 1840. The "O.K.," it is said, was short for "Old Kinderhook," Van Buren's nickname.
It appears that this theory is not so much wrong (the "O.K. Club" certainly existed) as it is incomplete. Chances are good the Van Buren's partisans would never have named their club "O.K." had the phrase not already been widely known as an abbreviation of "oll korrect," a humorous misspelling of "all correct." American speech in the early 1800s was awash in similar abbreviations, two of which, "N.G." ("no good") and "P.D.Q." ("Pretty Damn Quick"), are still heard today.
Ironically, while "O.K." didn't save Van Buren's campaign, the campaign gave "O.K." a new lease on life -- until then, it had never been as popular as a competing phrase, "O.W." (for "oll wright"). (By the way, before we start feeling too superior to the cornball 1800s, is "oll wright" really any worse than the "excuuuse me!" or "not!" fads of a few years ago?).
http://www.word-detective.com/back-q.htm…
OK is without doubt the best-known and widest-travelled Americanism, used and recognised even by people who hardly know another word of English. Running in parallel with its popularity have been many attempts to explain where it came from — amateur etymologists have been obsessed with OK and theories have bred unchecked for the past 150 years.
Suggestions abound of introductions from another language, including the one you mention. Others include: from the Choctaw-Chickasaw okah meaning “it is indeed”; from a mishearing of the Scots och aye! (or perhaps Ulster Scots Ough aye!), “yes, indeed!”; from West African languages like Mandingo (O ke, “certainly”) or Wolof (waw kay, “yes indeed”); from Finnish oikea, “correct, exact”; from French au quais, “at the quay” (supposedly stencilled on Puerto Rican rum specially selected for export, or a place of assignation for French sailors in the Caribbean); or from French Aux Cayes (a port in Haiti famous for its superior rum). Such accidentally coincidental forms across languages are surprisingly common and all of these are certainly false. Many African-Americans would be delighted to have it proved that OK is actually from an African language brought to America by slaves, but the evidence is against them, as we shall shortly learn.
more........
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-oka1…
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10/28/2009 3:45 AMits wednesday be safe and be happy ...:)
BUTTERFLIES
Butterflies fly with their wings spread so wide,
That it gives us all such a sense of peace inside.
They fly by with their very colorful ways,
They seem to put a smile on everyone's face.
They fly onto your shoulder; fly onto your nose,
They fly onto a daisy, a lily, or a rose.
A butterfly once so dull, so ordinary, so plain,
Now only grows more beautiful with each new
passing day. A butterfly, a beacon of how life
should be, So happy to be able to live life freely.
A butterfly, an example of the wonderful things,
That life seems to continuously bring.
10/30/2009 12:09 PMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
平艳
19, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
haha....sleeping
10/30/2009 12:27 PMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
Mun_Hoo
34, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
i just come home...will eat dinner now..
have you finished dinner?
have you finished dinner?
11/2/2009 11:52 AMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
平艳
19, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
hehe,i was joking when i said i like sleeping after class and dinner.in fact,everynight i had to listen to english,and write a diary.if i am not busy ,i will have dinner on time.haha,it is terrible to suffer hunger.
11/2/2009 4:20 PMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
Mun_Hoo
34, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
is ok..
tonight i was really tired...
easily fell asleep after dinner time...
i was tired driving car for 6 hours back to my city..
now i am awake again at midnight.
i have been away for 2 days to another state to photograph an event in the weekend ... now i am back in my city...
see you online soon..
tonight i was really tired...
easily fell asleep after dinner time...
i was tired driving car for 6 hours back to my city..
now i am awake again at midnight.
i have been away for 2 days to another state to photograph an event in the weekend ... now i am back in my city...
see you online soon..
10/29/2009 12:25 PMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
平艳
19, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
yeah, i am a university student.and it will take two more hours to my home by car.
10/29/2009 12:50 PMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
Mun_Hoo
34, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
oh...
so what you do now after classes and after dinner?
so what you do now after classes and after dinner?
10/29/2009 10:12 AMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
平艳
19, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
oh,i am a student,i am at school.
10/29/2009 10:41 AMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
Mun_Hoo
34, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
you stay at school?
home is far away?
home is far away?
10/27/2009 9:26 AMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
平艳
19, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
no,i still have to do some paper work, but it worth.haha,no pain no gain
10/27/2009 11:31 AMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hi
Mun_Hoo
34, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
what time you usually go home?
10/26/2009 7:00 AMhv a fresh great week..:)
Ocean Fresh
Ocean fresh clear and blue,
Crystal sand so pure.
Dolphins play here and there,
Jumping round through the air.
Turtles swim day and night,
Get stuck in bottle rings, what a fright.
There’s really no way to describe this place,
Hidden beneath its one big garbage waste.
Toxic waste oil spills,
Fishing line and plastic bags kill.
We can change what lies beneath,
No more whaling.
No more sleep,
Until we do something to change the big deep.
Once again the oceans so pure,
Leave it clean for people to endure.
10/24/2009 2:03 PM快乐星期六..:)
The difference between friends and pets is that friends we allow
into our company, pets we allow into our solitude. ~Robert Brault
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Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come
back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken,
pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
~Anne Tyler
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Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass
no criticisms. ~George Eliot
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You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person
with pets. ~Nora Ephron
10/22/2009 9:15 AMdont be thirsty this Thursday...be happy..:)
Earn Respect
'You can't be respected, unless you learn
to respect' is the true basis of a healthy
relationship. Constantly making fun of
your partner by jokes, abusing him or her,
subjecting him to public humiliation and
among friends, can leave indelible scars
on the relationship. Respect your partner's
discomforts and try to strike a balance.
Appreciate your partner's career choices
and if you disagree, try to talk it out instead
of acting unreasonably protective…..
you take care..:)
10/19/2009 5:13 AMa bright happy monday to you..:)
“One of the most tragic things I know
about human nature is that all of us
tend to put off living. We are all dreaming
of some magical rose garden over the
horizon-instead of enjoying the roses
blooming outside our windows today.”
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“To be a well-favored man is the gift of
fortune, but to write or read comes by nature”
God bless..:)
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6 days ago享受您的星期三！
你的眼睛...
我爱你的眼睛，那些闪烁的眼睛，
他们说一千事情。
它发光，我淹没在它的强度，
我希望能永远呆在那里。
我认为自己足够幸运，
经历过的温暖。
就像晨露，
异国情调和美丽。
每次我到你的眼神，
我失去了无数的回忆，
因此，我忘记了世界的后面。
我不希望任何东西，
不只是你的眼睛苹果…