I was at library studying last night...of course goofing off on the computer...came across this advertisement on someone's blog. Because I don't have the ear phone, so I was just watching the ad silently...I am not kidding you, I broke out into tears at the end of the ad. You don't have to be able to read the words on the ad (but it basically said it's from a true story)...the story in the ads:
63 year old grandma is going to visit her daughter who just recently gave birth to her grandchild in Venezuela. But she doesn't speak any Spanish, nor English...She flew from Taiwan to United States, then to Venezuela. At her destination, the security searched her purse and found out a bag of Chinese herbs (which...funny enough, sounds like pod in English...I truly doubt that she is speaking English, and they might not intend to make it sound that way. Just a side note, lol). It turns out that the herb is what she brought for her daughter, but the homeland security guys was ruthless on questioning her, and threat to imprison her because the "illegal drugs"...She is just a mom! A mom who cares for her child, who flight 20,000 miles over a period of 3 days, over 3 countries...just so she can go see her own child. What really gets me is that she totally remind me of my own mother...but it will be a long story if I keep writing.
Don't blame me if I haven't warn you...this is going to make you cry...
I would recommend to silence the video first, you will be amazed on how powerful just the images, pictures speaks thousands words.
The narrator at the end asked how did she do it, and the phrase poped out "tenacious, courage, and love"...AWWWWWWW
At another date, I want to post the true story where the idea of this ad comes from...be on the look out for that soon...
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Dogs on the Surfing board!!
I mean, I am going to be a vet, how can't I not posting pic of animals??
Dog surf contest at Imperial Beach, CA, June 20, 2009. I think it's called "Hangin' 20"...
Dog surf contest at Imperial Beach, CA, June 20, 2009. I think it's called "Hangin' 20"...
Saturday, June 27, 2009
When bubble are busted...
The moment when the finger touches the bubble
Original post from :http://www.6park.com/news/messages/31918.html
Bubble Busted...
from British photographer Richard Heeks
Original post from :http://www.6park.com/news/messages/31918.html
Bubble Busted...
from British photographer Richard Heeks
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Letter from a Father
Dear son...
我的孩子…..
The day that you see me old and I am already not, have patience and try to understand me …
哪天当你看到我日渐老去,身体也渐渐不行,请耐着性子试着了解我……
If I get dirty when eating… if I can not dress… have patience.
Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.
如果我吃的脏兮兮 甚至已不会穿衣服
耐心一点儿 你记得我曾经花了多少时间 教你这些事吗
If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times…
Do not interrupt me… listen to me
当我一再重复 说着同样的事情
请你不要打断我，听我说
When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you fall asleep soundly…
你小时候 我必须一遍又一遍地 读着同样的故事，
直到你静静睡着
When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold me…
当我不想洗澡 不要羞辱我 也不要责骂我
Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath…
你记得小时候 我曾经编出多少理由 只为了哄你洗澡
When you see my ignorance on new technologies… give me the necessary time and not look at me with your mocking smile…
当你看到我对新科技一无所知 给我一点时间 不要嘲笑我
I taught you how to do so many things… to eat good, to dress well… to confront life…
我曾经教会了你多少事情啊
如何好好地吃 好好的穿，如何面对你的生命
When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our conversation…
Let me have the necessary time to remember… and if I cannot do it,
Do not become nervous… as the most important thing is not my conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me…
如果交谈中 我忽然失忆 不知道该说什么了
给我一些时间想想
如果我还是无能为力
不要紧张 对我而言 重要的不是对话
而是能跟你 在一起
When my tired legs do not allow me walk...
… give me your hand… the same way I did when you gave your first steps.
当我的腿不听使唤 扶我一把
就像我当初扶着你 踏出你人生的第一步
And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any more… that I want to die… Do not get angry… some day you will understand…
当哪天我告诉你 我不想再活下去了
请不要生气 总有一天 你会了解
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.
了解我 已风烛残年 来日可数
Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you
And that I tried to prepare the way for you.
有一天你会发现 即使我有许多过错
我总是尽我所能 给你最好的
You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me near you.
当我靠近你时 不要觉得感伤 生气 或埋怨
You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you started living.
你要紧挨着我 如同当初我帮着你展开人生一样的
Help me to walk… help me to end my way with love and patience. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
了解我 帮我 扶我一把 用爱和耐心 帮我走完人生
我将用微笑 和我始终不变的爱 来回报你
I love you son…
我爱你，孩子
Your father
你的父亲
我的孩子…..
The day that you see me old and I am already not, have patience and try to understand me …
哪天当你看到我日渐老去,身体也渐渐不行,请耐着性子试着了解我……
If I get dirty when eating… if I can not dress… have patience.
Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.
如果我吃的脏兮兮 甚至已不会穿衣服
耐心一点儿 你记得我曾经花了多少时间 教你这些事吗
If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times…
Do not interrupt me… listen to me
当我一再重复 说着同样的事情
请你不要打断我，听我说
When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you fall asleep soundly…
你小时候 我必须一遍又一遍地 读着同样的故事，
直到你静静睡着
When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me nor scold me…
当我不想洗澡 不要羞辱我 也不要责骂我
Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath…
你记得小时候 我曾经编出多少理由 只为了哄你洗澡
When you see my ignorance on new technologies… give me the necessary time and not look at me with your mocking smile…
当你看到我对新科技一无所知 给我一点时间 不要嘲笑我
I taught you how to do so many things… to eat good, to dress well… to confront life…
我曾经教会了你多少事情啊
如何好好地吃 好好的穿，如何面对你的生命
When at some moment I lose the memory or the thread of our conversation…
Let me have the necessary time to remember… and if I cannot do it,
Do not become nervous… as the most important thing is not my conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me…
如果交谈中 我忽然失忆 不知道该说什么了
给我一些时间想想
如果我还是无能为力
不要紧张 对我而言 重要的不是对话
而是能跟你 在一起
When my tired legs do not allow me walk...
… give me your hand… the same way I did when you gave your first steps.
当我的腿不听使唤 扶我一把
就像我当初扶着你 踏出你人生的第一步
And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any more… that I want to die… Do not get angry… some day you will understand…
当哪天我告诉你 我不想再活下去了
请不要生气 总有一天 你会了解
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.
了解我 已风烛残年 来日可数
Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you
And that I tried to prepare the way for you.
有一天你会发现 即使我有许多过错
我总是尽我所能 给你最好的
You must not feel sad, angry or impotent for seeing me near you.
当我靠近你时 不要觉得感伤 生气 或埋怨
You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you started living.
你要紧挨着我 如同当初我帮着你展开人生一样的
Help me to walk… help me to end my way with love and patience. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
了解我 帮我 扶我一把 用爱和耐心 帮我走完人生
我将用微笑 和我始终不变的爱 来回报你
I love you son…
我爱你，孩子
Your father
你的父亲
Sunday, June 14, 2009
New found
So...my diet is still going on, but I kinda quit it this past few days because I discovered some new methods. I used to think people who are in desperate about losing weight are crazy because they will try everything that they hear/find/discover just because they are desparate. I still think that's stupid...after receiving a nutrition degree from undergrad, I would be laughed at if I follow those people's steps. My goal is to "healthyly" lose some weight, and not hurting my body. After carefully evaluating some posts from various internet resources (ie: other people's blogs), I am going to try to incorporate these couple methods into my daily diet. I translated from the blogs/websites, pardon my English...
1) Lemon in the water
Adding half of a lemon into 1L of water, the lemon needs to be sliced, set the (lemon) water in the fridge. The cool temperature helps to bring out the lemon flavor. Every day at least drink 3 L of such water, no special diet or restriction on food is required, but sufficient intake of water is a must. Minimum 15 minutes exercise, and they don't even have to be continuous (I don't really know about this part...). But then they explain the purpose of this kind of exercise is to sweat, and sweating will help to excrete toxins.
Need to watch: don't drink lemon water on a empty stomach, those are acidic to your tummy, and drink with a empty stomach will increase acidic production and hurt your stomach.
Reason to believe: because the acidity of lemon, in Chinese medicine, we believe that it will help to produce saliva and good for your pancreases. Lemon is also helps circulating blood and help absorption of Calcium, not mentioning plenty of Vitamin C. It can lower cholesterol, reduce chance of cancer, help to stay young, and beneficial in treating many other diseases.
Other benefits: drinking this water during long hours of flight suppose to help your circulation as well.
2) Menstrual period diet :
Apparently it is a very popular methods in Asia, and lots of people had swear to it.
Method: It is divide into 4 time period. Counting from the first day of your menstrual period
Period 1 (day 1-7): you are in a mood swing, easily tired. Recommend to exercise 3-5 hours/week. You are not going to see a whole lot "weight losing", so focuses of shape your body, do some yoga, Pilates, or increase flexibility of your body. Restrict your diet is not going to help, and may be cause dehydration. Exercise in a low intensity rate. Stay away from exercise that needs quick reflex...it's going to make you mad...
Period 2 (day 8-14): Climax of your exercise plan. Your estrogen level is probably at its highest point during this period (then once ovulation occur, progesterone is going to kick in, and that's next period). with high level of estrogen in your body, it helps to absorb and excrete carbohydrates, fat and proteins. So this is the best time to do aerobic exercises. And you are probably at your best mood during this time. Try to maintain exercise at least 7 hours/week, every day try to keep it up to 2 hours (OMG!!!) or every other day for 2 hours. This is a period that can gain weight really quick, because if you don't use them, they are going to be absorbed! So watch out those high caloric and high fat food. Instead, eat more fibers and they will help you to reduce your intake and help moving food alone the intestinal track. Recommendation is to do a 7 day diet plan ahead of time, 7 days is really not that long and easy to stick to.
Reason to believe: Because the hormone level are alternated during different period of the month, when you are in a good mood, you definitely have a better chance to carry out your diet plan. And with the help from Hormone, your exercise can be more productive.
Period 3 (day 15-21): You are getting close to the next menstrual period. It is not quiet effective as the previous week, but keep up the hard work and exercise 6 hours a week. At this time, aerobic exercise are good,just don't over work yourself. And if you don't have a gym to go, jumping ropes are the best solution. Make sure you jump at least 200 or more in the morning and evenings.
Period 4 (day 22-28): from Day 20-24, you can still exercise like normal, but as days pass by, from day 24-28, your exercise time, load, and rate should graduately decrease. Recommend time is 3 hours / week, can do some strength training. Your mood is getting ready to swing again, so stay away from those competitive games. At this time, you might find that your appetite is increase, as long as you don't eat snacks, or fried food, and no food before bed time, you should be okay.
She is not my goal, that would be too scary...but she lost from 138 lb to 84 lb!!! in a matter of 2 years...She is only 5'2". But this is for me to remind me that people can do this, and it is doable~ I just want this to be up to remind me when I am losing my focus.
(PS: pictures are cut and paste from her blog: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/golttin23/8599790 I don't want to be sued...)
1) Lemon in the water
Adding half of a lemon into 1L of water, the lemon needs to be sliced, set the (lemon) water in the fridge. The cool temperature helps to bring out the lemon flavor. Every day at least drink 3 L of such water, no special diet or restriction on food is required, but sufficient intake of water is a must. Minimum 15 minutes exercise, and they don't even have to be continuous (I don't really know about this part...). But then they explain the purpose of this kind of exercise is to sweat, and sweating will help to excrete toxins.
Need to watch: don't drink lemon water on a empty stomach, those are acidic to your tummy, and drink with a empty stomach will increase acidic production and hurt your stomach.
Reason to believe: because the acidity of lemon, in Chinese medicine, we believe that it will help to produce saliva and good for your pancreases. Lemon is also helps circulating blood and help absorption of Calcium, not mentioning plenty of Vitamin C. It can lower cholesterol, reduce chance of cancer, help to stay young, and beneficial in treating many other diseases.
Other benefits: drinking this water during long hours of flight suppose to help your circulation as well.
2) Menstrual period diet :
Apparently it is a very popular methods in Asia, and lots of people had swear to it.
Method: It is divide into 4 time period. Counting from the first day of your menstrual period
Period 1 (day 1-7): you are in a mood swing, easily tired. Recommend to exercise 3-5 hours/week. You are not going to see a whole lot "weight losing", so focuses of shape your body, do some yoga, Pilates, or increase flexibility of your body. Restrict your diet is not going to help, and may be cause dehydration. Exercise in a low intensity rate. Stay away from exercise that needs quick reflex...it's going to make you mad...
Period 2 (day 8-14): Climax of your exercise plan. Your estrogen level is probably at its highest point during this period (then once ovulation occur, progesterone is going to kick in, and that's next period). with high level of estrogen in your body, it helps to absorb and excrete carbohydrates, fat and proteins. So this is the best time to do aerobic exercises. And you are probably at your best mood during this time. Try to maintain exercise at least 7 hours/week, every day try to keep it up to 2 hours (OMG!!!) or every other day for 2 hours. This is a period that can gain weight really quick, because if you don't use them, they are going to be absorbed! So watch out those high caloric and high fat food. Instead, eat more fibers and they will help you to reduce your intake and help moving food alone the intestinal track. Recommendation is to do a 7 day diet plan ahead of time, 7 days is really not that long and easy to stick to.
Reason to believe: Because the hormone level are alternated during different period of the month, when you are in a good mood, you definitely have a better chance to carry out your diet plan. And with the help from Hormone, your exercise can be more productive.
Period 3 (day 15-21): You are getting close to the next menstrual period. It is not quiet effective as the previous week, but keep up the hard work and exercise 6 hours a week. At this time, aerobic exercise are good,just don't over work yourself. And if you don't have a gym to go, jumping ropes are the best solution. Make sure you jump at least 200 or more in the morning and evenings.
Period 4 (day 22-28): from Day 20-24, you can still exercise like normal, but as days pass by, from day 24-28, your exercise time, load, and rate should graduately decrease. Recommend time is 3 hours / week, can do some strength training. Your mood is getting ready to swing again, so stay away from those competitive games. At this time, you might find that your appetite is increase, as long as you don't eat snacks, or fried food, and no food before bed time, you should be okay.
She is not my goal, that would be too scary...but she lost from 138 lb to 84 lb!!! in a matter of 2 years...She is only 5'2". But this is for me to remind me that people can do this, and it is doable~ I just want this to be up to remind me when I am losing my focus.
(PS: pictures are cut and paste from her blog: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/golttin23/8599790 I don't want to be sued...)
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