／Susan

Mona Lisa’s smile is actually not that mysterious to our Asians: it is a Buddha’s smile. :-) I found that Fu Lei’s articles may not be served as a good learning material: it is too over-reaching; it doesn’t leave enough space for the students to think for themselves.

I play the movie almost every day now because my kid loves it. I also like "Mary Poppins" by the same leading actress. The "captain" played a role in the movie Syrania last year. He is an old old man now but he can still impress.

Aha, followed the bread crumbs and found out 浮生's Out and About!

CND's discussion went deeper but it also paid a higher price: it is messier and messier now. Just like middle-east. :)

What李银河said here is not really 超前, a lot of them are simply common sense. :-) The problem is: she was talking about "tolerance", but was mistaken as "embrace". ;-)

Must...resist...temptation...to....talk...about...war...must....concentrate...on...work........ This is killing me.

Glad to see the author and I think alike! :-)

Maya is probably referring to a story in Bible. Genesis 19:15-26. ---------------------------- 15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished." 16 When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee

Some other ways to 变性 in Greek Methology: Disrupt the intercourse of some giant snakes by hitting them with a staff, as in the story of Teiresias. "Meet the need" of Neptune and if he is happy enough, he would grant the wish. In case the desire is to be neutered, jump in the pool where Hermaphroditus joined with Salmacis.

It is painful to see Maya feeling blue all the time these days. I think this cafe has 意义. It brings joy to a lot of people. I come to realize that many times when I 纠缠着“意义”, it is not really about 意义. It is more about some impending problems I don't want to face. It could be an approaching deadline of a project, a job that is heading nowhere, or even some unwashed dishes in the sink. :-) Once you can identify it, you get your perspective back: coz I am not going to make my life miserable

His painting was just sold at record price last month. $135M, the highest known price for a painting.

What?! When? Why? How? Where is he anyway? Just to think a few months ago we joked about letting him to be my broadcaster... now it makes me blush. This cafe is small but it has a lot of guests with high achievements. Maya should feel right to be proud.

I think she is pursued/raped by Helios (Phaethon's father) the Sun God, not Apollo the Sun God. Helios and Apollo are used ambiguously or even interchangeably, but they have distinctive characters and different collection of girlfriends. :-)

Some jail time is also necessary, right? :-) Very much agreed! I would add that private citizens in China are also forced to adopt an impossibly high moral standard. By preaching the value of ethics, the government is diverting people's attention from the crumbling public service system. Too many times individuals take the blame for failures of the government. I've always wanted to write an article titled "the sweet trap of morality".

Your poems were pretty good, just to let you know.

I think whether you can 戏剧地生活 largely depends on if people around you are willing to play along. Unfortunately when I wanted to 戏剧地生活, people are not very cooperative, their common reaction is: "Will you snap yourself out of it?!" :-)

Where is 7-19? We are waiting for it.

Watched the movie over the weekend. I like it! Don't know if I am lucky enough to die like that. The movie practically ruined my hope for the Canadian medical system. Also seriously damaged my fantasy on historians. The academic life doesn't seem to bring wisdom in life or comfort at the end of it. What you can really depend on are: a few good friends, a really responsible son, heroin, and the money to buy heroin. In reality I've yet to see a peaceful exit. Intelligent men, handsome men, family men,

July must be a guy. :-)

Don't ever tell a girl that you want to rough her up. :)

If 最后后者死了，前者活了下来, will you still have the same conclusion? :)

Hi LiaoKang, please post your latest article on CND here. I think it is really good.

This is not readable. Is it translated by some translation tool? I got the following when reading cult of Cybele. In today's words, its religious ritual is a drag show. ;-) "Cybele's most ecstatic followers were males who ritually castrated themselves, after which they were given womens clothing and assumed female identities, who other contemporary commetators in ancient Greece and Rome reffered to as Gallos or Galli. Her Priestesses led the people in orgiastic ceremonies with wild music, drummi

Is Wenzhai in China? Just curious... I digged out Gadfly's ZT from wikipedia for your reference. http://www.mayacafe.com/forum/topic1.php3?tkey=1132334466

Need more clarifications... Are we talking about eternal life for you only (or for whoever participated in your dream game only), or for everone on earth? Coz there is a big difference here. Also, would we have illness or other physical sufferings in this eternal life? That makes a lot of difference too. I am not quite sure about the "parallel lives", does it mean you get to be whoever you want to be without effort, or does it mean I have to work two jobs to support my two lives? :)

Very much agreed! I lost interest in the touchy feely chicken-soup-for-the-soul kind of articles after I was 25. Don't know why a lot of people still write those online. I skip any essay with "xia2 xiang3" or "qi3 shi4" or "sui2 gan3" in the title. Can't stand romantic novels. I don't mind reading a little romantic story as side dishes to a thriller. I don't mind reading taboids. But a long romantic story? I was like:"somebody'd better start killing somebody or I am losing my patience!"

Haha... Linghu is too experienced in 江湖 to be killed easily (despite his multiple suicide attempts). My prediction is that he will die in the hands of "little-men". :)

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末黑 , have you even consulted Maya or XW before writing this? Did they give you the permission to announce something like this?