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Online Journal / Re: Life's Milestones

« on: August 07, 2017, 02:59:02 PM »

Unexpected life circumstances

My mother in law had a stroke and is still recovering at the hospital.  Watching her going through so many tests, having breathing/feeding tubes going into her, and suffering emotional and physical pain is hard to watch.  I feel hopeless because I can't do much.  At the same time, it's an eye opener to getting old.  I hope I'm one of those blessed soul that passes away quietly w/ little suffering.  My great great grandmother passed away like that:  She was eating breakfast and suddenly her swallowing slow down, she became tired, and within an hour she passed. 

These days the older generations are leaving one by one.  I've attended too many of those funerals this year and soon I'll be heading to Cali for another one.  I don't like to impose on people when I go to funerals out of state so I got everything taken care of.  I'll be going alone (just me myself and I).

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General Discussion / Re: Daily Unknown Facts

« on: July 13, 2017, 01:18:39 PM »

Kissing is more sanitary than shaking hands..

oh yes, Bill Gates said this, "I chose a lazy person to do a hard job because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it."

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Marriage & Family Life / Re: The King

« on: July 13, 2017, 01:13:25 PM »

Wonderful!  This advice was given to me many many years ago:    Don't hold your baby too much otherwise he/she gets accustom to being held and your two hands will be busy holding a baby, can't do other things. 

Avoid this habit will be much easier for you, your wife, and anyone taking care of her later on.

Just a small suggestions.

Another one, have your wife stick w/ the chicken diet and other suggestions on self care for new mothers.  Way back then,  even though I was a skeptic I still follow through just in case and now in my older years, it pays off even though I was a skeptic then.  Those old folks, they know what they're talking about. 

 

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General Relationship / Re: How to get out of a relationship

« on: July 13, 2017, 12:55:01 PM »

You do yourself and him a big favor by leaving the relationship.  I know it's not going to be easy and people will be hurt but it's better now than later.  You can lie to yourself by staying but sooner or later the truth will come out and it's going to be uglier/more painful then.  Also, you and him deserve the best kind of love, meeting wonderful people who truly loves you and if you aren't that way for each other, it's ok to say good bye to love.

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Online Journal / Re: Life's Milestones

« on: July 13, 2017, 12:47:05 PM »

Right now I'm in my office working on some paper work and I'll be doing that for the next few days.  I have these playing in the background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmdAJLBYZYQ&index=6&list=RDGVdsegjCPVY  and sometimes a song that catches my attention came on, I'll stop what i'm doing and listened.  I'm thinking, being human, we all can related to those lyrics in some ways.. and I couldn't help by think that a man loves as much as a woman, as vulnerable as her... and that all of us are vulnerable when it comes to love.

Well, I'm an old lady but young at heart hahahhaha..... so yes, I still listen to these sappy love songs.

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Debate Central / Re: Nope, I don't regret voting for Trump at all

« on: July 03, 2017, 11:02:56 AM »

Trump has been in office only for a few months and so far he's proven he's not qualify to sit in the President's seat.  I'm sure if he read this comment, he would twittered me a "dumb ass" - that's the kind of President we have right now. 

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General Relationship / Re: People are always so quick to judge and point fingers

« on: July 03, 2017, 09:55:02 AM »

People like to just always point their finger at you and say it's always your fault. What they don't seem to realize is that there's that dark secret of the other person waiting to get exposed.

Don't let what people say/think get to you because you know yourself better than anyone.  If it's not your fault, let people believe what they want to believe-sooner or later the truth will come out.   You don't have to explain yourself.  If they're right, no need to be bitter - do something about it, grow up, change etc...

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Marriage & Family Life / The King

« on: July 01, 2017, 11:15:08 AM »

How are you adjusting to fatherhood? 

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Online Journal / Re: Life's Milestones

« on: July 01, 2017, 11:05:06 AM »

Today is a beautiful day in my neck of the wood and there's a big tournament in MN this weekend.  Some people I know are there right now along w/ hmong from other parts of the world and US.  Me - I'm home.  I've been gone so much that I prefer to enjoy my quiet weekend home w/ my children.  We'll be doing yard work and later whatever they want to do.  This weekend is all about them.

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Online Journal / Re: Life's Milestones

« on: June 20, 2017, 09:46:48 AM »

It was late at night that I was driving in this small road in this small town (never been there before) ... Got lost and I was trying to get back to the main road.  There was no street light along the road and the only light source was the beam from my car.  Suddenly, the light beam revealed an animal ahead - was it a deer? A dog?  I could tell the animal was rooted to the spot, traumatized to see the beaming car light and I equally traumatized to see it in front of me.  There's no way I could avoid hitting it and possibly saving this life.  In a split second, we came in contact and I knew a life has been lost.  Should I stop  and check what I hit on this dark and forsaken road?  No, I left because I knew there was nothing I could have done.  I left with a heavy heart.

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Online Journal / Re: Life's Milestones

« on: June 16, 2017, 11:10:02 AM »

I'm blessed to be living by a beautiful beach.  One of my favorite past time is an evening stroll along it's shore and there's a pier that goes right into the water - I enjoy strolling along that too.  In the evening, watching the sunset and the evening breeze brushing my hair - smelling the clean air - that's a perfect evening right there. 

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Work Avenue / Re: Worst job experience you ever had.. care to share?

« on: June 08, 2017, 12:30:43 PM »

I think my worst job experience happened in Thailand refugee camp.  This elderly hmong lady had a vegetable garden and she needed pigs/chicken manure to fertilized her garden - There was this particular sections in the camp where livestock were raised on a stilt house (house raised above the ground a little bit).  She instructed us to go underneath the stilt house, the part where the livestock lives, to collect pigs/chicken droppings.  In the hot sun, they became dry- and we would scoop them up into a large bag - The more we worked, the more dusty - Imagined:  hot, sweaty covered in pig/chicken manure.

Wage for the Day:  5 baht = 15 cents.

In the US:  I was a farm laborer in my teens - picked blueberries for the summer for a few summers.  Got up before dawn, walked a mile and half to get to pick up location.. Spend the whole day picking blueberries under the hot sun - carried the pickings to the weight stations to get pay.  My wage: $12 - $15 dollars per day (on a good day) but average $10 to $12

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Travel & Vacation Forum / Vacation Tour Packages

« on: June 08, 2017, 11:52:28 AM »

Has anyone done those?  Where did you go?   How was your experience? 

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Movies / Re: Wonder Woman

« on: June 08, 2017, 11:45:22 AM »

No spinning transformation?! Heck no I ain't watching it 

No spinning and I was so looking forward to that Well, some sort of transformation from ordinary to super hero would be fine too..... but no, wow -la - cape came off and there - the wonder woman outfit.   

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Movies / Wonder Woman

« on: June 07, 2017, 11:14:29 AM »

Growing up, Wonder Woman was a TV series I watch religiously.  I even got the series on DVD and so looking forward to the movie. 

Finally saw it yesterday and I still prefer the TV series.  In the old series, I like how Diana Prince did the twist and "pow" she became Wonder Woman ready to fight villains. The "twist" was her transformation from ordinary to super hero.  Other Superheros have their own transformation:  Clark Kent disappearing in some places away from public eye - emerges as Super man, Peter Paker same thing... Bat Man...same thing...

But in this movie - no transformation .  And the little transformation we did see - was when she took off her cape and wow -la the wonder woman custom underneath we were hoping for.  The element of transformation from the ordinary to the super hero is missing so we're just left with this tough Amazonian fighter who dresses like what we assume to be Wonder Woman...

Overall, it was ok.  Good to see a strong powerful woman on the screen but as Wonder Woman...hmmmm. ...it's going to take some adjusting...