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4/4/2025 Vocab learned (Taiwanese、Mandarin): 嘴秋 = Talking big, vain.窝囊 = 受了委屈心里不痛快嗆聲 chàngshēng, “chhiàng-siaⁿ” = to provoke/challenge勿谓言之不预也 = 是中华人民共和国通过官方媒体发出的最严重警告 Painting of the day: An Arrest, Painted by Christian Ludwig Bokelmann (1844-1894), Painted in 1881, Oil on canvas, Christie’s / Wikimedia Commons Patrick van … Continue reading
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3/29/2025 Painting of the day: The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Engraved by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872), Published Leipzig, by Georg Wigands, 1852-1860, This plate conceived in 1854, Die Bibel in Bildern, Plate 200, Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum … Continue reading
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On Pride vs. Selfishness
On Pride vs. Selfishness, I finally am able to lay this out more comprehensively on FB: Not gonna play their Catholic game. I pick Self-centeredness / Selfishness. You can be selfish but not prideful, but you can NEVER be unselfish … Continue reading
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What do you call those who have problem with fictional stories not being real
I have called this type "low IQ" or lack of creativity, abandoning an important gift God instilled in man. They would even think that the Bible does not promote fiction, that Jesus' parables do not include use real names, in … Continue reading
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薄情 / 薄倖
Emotionless，無情。Common usage in boy/girl relationship.
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朱门酒肉臭，路有冻死骨 - 臭该念chou4 还是 xiu4?
杜甫的诗，有人辩论 “朱门酒肉臭，路有冻死骨” 里头的 “臭”字，概念成 “xiu4” 还是 “chou4”. 可能台湾人，读成 ㄔㄡ, 国内人则念 ㄒㄧㄨ. xiu, 乃指香味，chou 则是臭味的意思。
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3/21/2025 Painting mentioned by Stephen Tong: Frederick McCubbin's The Pioneer in 1904, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, illustration of husband and wife starting a new life (left) - husband struggling while wife wondering their future, family (center) - new born … Continue reading
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The Metropolitan Museum and Christian Arts
I've been wanting to do this for a while. First it was motivated by Stephen Tong decades ago when he spoke of Christian Arts in NYC. Then Ron Choong had his book about the MET's artifacts that linked to ancient … Continue reading
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3/13/2025 Bible Study at GCC on Proverbs 20:22-21:4. I spoke more this time. So here's some disagreements and agreements: Proverbs 20:22, can be looked deeper than "vengeance belongs to God". Retribution wasn't quite touched on seriously, though it's not the … Continue reading
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Total Lunar Eclipse and Photography - March 13-14 2025, in South Amboy, NJ
The AAA free class on this was hosted by Stan Honda. Suggested website for tracking information is timeanddate.com. Stan know photography. So this is in anticipation of the coming Lunar Eclipse. Honda's suggested exposure setting: Telephoto zoom: focus on moonWide … Continue reading
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