next time there's a typhoon,go check out this temple:
it's on a hydraulic jack
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
"peace" = unification
Ma would consider peace talks in 2012
Beijing has a political agenda behind its economic exchanges with Taiwan, the president said, but added that his administration ‘handles it rather well’
... President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said he would not negotiate unification with China during his presidency, but would consider launching talks on a peace agreement if re-elected in 2012.
which, as everybody already knows means "peace" = unification
(China will not invade and unilaterally unify if Taiwan willingly unifies)
Beijing has a political agenda behind its economic exchanges with Taiwan, the president said, but added that his administration ‘handles it rather well’
... President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said he would not negotiate unification with China during his presidency, but would consider launching talks on a peace agreement if re-elected in 2012.
which, as everybody already knows means "peace" = unification
(China will not invade and unilaterally unify if Taiwan willingly unifies)
fish of the day
smoked salmon again
("beans again! that's not a proper vegetable" my mother would say,
--it's because i already had the tin open
--no waste, Mum
and beans are only available because i was in Thailand, where they sell Malaysian baked beans at a price i can afford
[unlike Jason's]
--one good result of British imperialism!)
Monday, 11 May 2009
whose birthday?
TT: Crowd marks Sakyamuni birthday
Politicians gathered yesterday outside the Presidential Office to celebrate the 2,552nd anniversary of the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha.
No they didn't
The sunny weather attracted thousands of people including diplomats, religious leaders and politicians across party lines to the gathering on Ketagalan Boulevard.
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said yesterday the birthday was an important day for the Buddha and all mothers. If it were not for Buddha’s mother, Queen Maya, who gave birth to Prince Siddartha, the Buddha’s teachings would not have enlightened the world and benefited mankind, he said.
what a piece of tosh
i've nothing against mothers, but if we're going to celebrate the mother every time her daughter or son achieves something, we'll never hear the end of it.
trust politicians (and TzuChi) to come up with some non-connection like this
Ma said he was happy to see religious groups from all around the world come together on this day.
hmm. some of them maybe, but even within buddhism there are various traditions, no one can agree which year he was born never mind which month and which day.
It symbolized that “the Republic of China is a country with religious freedom and is a nation that is open and diverse.”
'scuse me while i puke
"Over China’s long history, there was never a war caused by religious conflict,” he said. “It is a remarkable contribution to world culture.”
no, it is only remarkable how little history Ma knows of his own country (can i say that, he was born there, right?)
Before his speech, Ma performed the “bathing Buddha” ritual.
...Legend has it that when Prince Siddhartha was born, there were auspicious signs heralding his birth. They describe the sky as blue and clear on his birth, with dragons spurting purified water to bathe him. Since then, Buddhists have celebrated his birthday by using fragrant water to bathe the image of Buddha.
no, no, no
this is some latter day (tourism inspired? - well, maybe not) tradition
they didn't even have statues of the Buddha for the first half millennium or so, and the "prince" bit and "spitting dragons" stuff was all added later
The KMT chairman said yesterday’s gathering showed public support for the Ma administration’s efforts to improve the economy...
so, apparently, Chairman Wu thinks that what started off as politicians gate-crashing a religious event, is really religion gate-crashing a pro-Ma rally
you're kidding, right?
Politicians gathered yesterday outside the Presidential Office to celebrate the 2,552nd anniversary of the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha.
No they didn't
The sunny weather attracted thousands of people including diplomats, religious leaders and politicians across party lines to the gathering on Ketagalan Boulevard.
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said yesterday the birthday was an important day for the Buddha and all mothers. If it were not for Buddha’s mother, Queen Maya, who gave birth to Prince Siddartha, the Buddha’s teachings would not have enlightened the world and benefited mankind, he said.
what a piece of tosh
i've nothing against mothers, but if we're going to celebrate the mother every time her daughter or son achieves something, we'll never hear the end of it.
trust politicians (and TzuChi) to come up with some non-connection like this
Ma said he was happy to see religious groups from all around the world come together on this day.
hmm. some of them maybe, but even within buddhism there are various traditions, no one can agree which year he was born never mind which month and which day.
It symbolized that “the Republic of China is a country with religious freedom and is a nation that is open and diverse.”
'scuse me while i puke
"Over China’s long history, there was never a war caused by religious conflict,” he said. “It is a remarkable contribution to world culture.”
no, it is only remarkable how little history Ma knows of his own country (can i say that, he was born there, right?)
Before his speech, Ma performed the “bathing Buddha” ritual.
...Legend has it that when Prince Siddhartha was born, there were auspicious signs heralding his birth. They describe the sky as blue and clear on his birth, with dragons spurting purified water to bathe him. Since then, Buddhists have celebrated his birthday by using fragrant water to bathe the image of Buddha.
no, no, no
this is some latter day (tourism inspired? - well, maybe not) tradition
they didn't even have statues of the Buddha for the first half millennium or so, and the "prince" bit and "spitting dragons" stuff was all added later
The KMT chairman said yesterday’s gathering showed public support for the Ma administration’s efforts to improve the economy...
so, apparently, Chairman Wu thinks that what started off as politicians gate-crashing a religious event, is really religion gate-crashing a pro-Ma rally
you're kidding, right?
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I'm looking to find God again (VI)
presumably "cher chen" is a romanization of 車成 (Hanyu Pinyin: "Che Cheng"),
two queries:
i) if you name your child 車 ("vehicle") will he/she have increased tendency to become a bus driver?
ii) if he/she hadn't told us the pronunciation, could the alternative "Ju-cheng" have been possible,
that is, do Taiwanese/Chinese sometimes suffer (like many Japanese) from having names no one knows how to pronounce,
not because the characters are rare,
but because there is more than one possible pronunciation?
after i'm re-elected ...
while still with the China Post and Ma:
... In an interview in Taipei with the Singapore-based Lianhe Zaobao, President Ma said he does not rule out the possibilities of talks on political issues [with China], if the are urgent after he is re-elected in 2012.
probably CP's poor translation rather than Ma's arrogance about his re-election, but he has spoken in this vein before.
... In an interview in Taipei with the Singapore-based Lianhe Zaobao, President Ma said he does not rule out the possibilities of talks on political issues [with China], if the are urgent after he is re-elected in 2012.
probably CP's poor translation rather than Ma's arrogance about his re-election, but he has spoken in this vein before.
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