2 weeks ago I was in Monterrey for a wedding and last weekend I was in San Francisco to cheer my boyfriend for running the half marathon. They are all great, short trip but I wish I could live the vacation feeling slightly longer!
Anyway, I have a week of freedom before another friend from Paris is coming to visit us. I will try to be productive and complete as many requests for you all as possible!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Apologize in Advance
Work has been keeping me very busy, so is this summer. Besides all the weddings and travelings that we are doing, we have been having guests visiting us in Austin every month since June till October. So I must apologize in advance if you feel that it is taking me too long to get back to you.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Summer Madness
2 weddings down, one more to go.
I have been invited to 7 weddings in this year alone. I guess I am in the perfect age where everybody is starting to settle down, get marry and build a family. I love celebrating the big day but sometimes this could be costly and too much. This is especially true when I have to travel or be part of the wedding party.
Please pardon me if you are sensing slow response on my part for it has been quite a busy summer for me.
I have been invited to 7 weddings in this year alone. I guess I am in the perfect age where everybody is starting to settle down, get marry and build a family. I love celebrating the big day but sometimes this could be costly and too much. This is especially true when I have to travel or be part of the wedding party.
Please pardon me if you are sensing slow response on my part for it has been quite a busy summer for me.
Friday, May 14, 2010
孩子 Children
孩子("Hai Zi"): children, this noun can be used for singular or plural.
Some people may prefer to add the word "small" in front of the words to denote small children, such as 小孩子(XiaoHaiZi)。
Over lunch, a friend told me how much he enjoys being a father of a newborn and how the child has completely changed his life. However, he would really like to adopt a kid if his wife agrees to it. His reason is to help out the kids out there who are in need of parents, a home, a family to belong to. I, too, have thought about adoption, only if I am at 35 and single. I am happily in love now and I hope someday I could do both-- give birth to my baby and adopt one to change the kid's and our lives for the better. Perhaps I haven't thought through the tough process of adoption just yet but when I do, I am sure I will have plenty of supports from all the parents I have helped so far.
Some people may prefer to add the word "small" in front of the words to denote small children, such as 小孩子(XiaoHaiZi)。
Over lunch, a friend told me how much he enjoys being a father of a newborn and how the child has completely changed his life. However, he would really like to adopt a kid if his wife agrees to it. His reason is to help out the kids out there who are in need of parents, a home, a family to belong to. I, too, have thought about adoption, only if I am at 35 and single. I am happily in love now and I hope someday I could do both-- give birth to my baby and adopt one to change the kid's and our lives for the better. Perhaps I haven't thought through the tough process of adoption just yet but when I do, I am sure I will have plenty of supports from all the parents I have helped so far.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Busy Bee...
As summer approaches, I find my social and travel calendar filled up quickly. It was New York last weekend and camping in the next. Not to mention I am in the age where most of my friends are getting hitched so there are a lot of spring and summer weddings to attend.
I have noticed the requests are starting to pile up in my inbox and I will try to get them done as soon as I can. Thank you for your patience. :)
I have noticed the requests are starting to pile up in my inbox and I will try to get them done as soon as I can. Thank you for your patience. :)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
父母恩勤 Fu Mu En Qin
父: father, paternal
母: Mother, maternal
恩: Kindness
勤: hardwork, duty
It's a proverb to describe the hard work and duty of parents are such important tasks and that we should pay respect for.
This is a perfect proverb to describe the adopting parents I have worked with so far. Although they are not biologically related to their children they seem to be bearing the same duty as biological parents, if not more, to take care of the kids, to give them a second chance for a better, brighter future. Their relentless pursue of truth is admirable and continue to be a reminder for myself of how lucky I am.
母: Mother, maternal
恩: Kindness
勤: hardwork, duty
It's a proverb to describe the hard work and duty of parents are such important tasks and that we should pay respect for.
This is a perfect proverb to describe the adopting parents I have worked with so far. Although they are not biologically related to their children they seem to be bearing the same duty as biological parents, if not more, to take care of the kids, to give them a second chance for a better, brighter future. Their relentless pursue of truth is admirable and continue to be a reminder for myself of how lucky I am.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Requests Are Finally Coming in!
2 months after I decided to change this to a free translation service, I am finally seeing the results last weekend. There is a wave of parents who heard about me from the Yahoo Group sending in requests for translations, mainly just for their child's name, and I suddenly feel useful again!
Bring it on!
Bring it on!
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