Posts by Kironide

Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity

I'm burning through the skies Yeah!

That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit

I wanna make a supersonic man of you

I'm having a ball don't stop me now

Like a bat out of hell

yeah i can bang on the keyboard for 10 years too doesnt mean im lang lang

If I'm at home, I wear pajamas. When I go outside, I wear underclothing (always the same type), jeans or shorts, and a shirt from my large collection. I have no particular preference as long as clothing is comfortable. I really do like my Snoopy pajamas though, I try to wear them as often as possible.

I tend to drink a lot of tea--oolong, green, and black. I enjoy jasmine, Earl Grey, tiguanyin, and high mountain tea. Aside from that and a copious amount of water each day, I sometimes have a bottle of Mexican Coca-Cola if it's a particularly warm day, along with a bit of ice.

Does anyone here play StarCraft 2? I was hoping we could discuss the game. Feel free to add me to your friends list, my Battle.net email is . Right now I am trying to play better, because I am not very good at the game. It is difficult for me to start laddering though, since I am afraid of losing games. It would be fun if NightKev and I could find more people on here to play custom games with!

I don't really watch anything on television except for maybe cooking shows every now and then like Iron Chef America or Good Eats.

Here is my desktop: link

"until the very very top, in almost anything, all that matters is how much work you put in, the only problem is most people cant work hard even at things they do enjoy, much less things they dont have a real passion for."
- Greg Fields (IdrA), professional StarCraft player

X An Orderly Description of the Acts of Filial Piety

The Master said, "The service which a filial son does to his parents is as follows: In his general conduct to them, he manifests the utmost reverence. In his nourishing of them, his endeavor is to give them the utmost pleasure. When they are ill, he feels the greatest anxiety. In mourning for them (dead), he exhibits every demonstration of grief. In sacrificing to them, he displays the utmost solemnity. When a son is complete in these five things, (he may be pronounced) able to serve his parents.

"He who (thus) serves his parents, in a high situation will be free from pride, in a low situation will be free from insubordination, and among his equals will not be quarrelsome. In a high situation pride leads to ruin; in a low situation insubordination leads to punishment; among equals quarrelsomeness leads to the wielding of weapons. If those three things be not put away, though a son every day contribute beef, mutton, and pork to nourish his parents, he is not filial."

XV Filial Piety in Relation to Reproof and Remonstrance

The disciple Zeng said, "I have heard your instructions on the affection of love, on respect and reverence, on giving repose to (the minds of) our parents, and on making our names famous. I would venture to ask if (simple) obedience to the orders of one's father can be pronounced filial piety."

The Master replied, "What words are these! What words are these! Anciently, if the Son of Heaven had seven ministers who would remonstrate with him, although he had not right methods of government, he would not lose his possession of the kingdom. If the prince of a state had five such ministers, though his measures might be equally wrong, he would not lose his state. If a great officer had three, he would not, in a similar case, lose (the headship of) his clan. If an inferior officer had a friend who would remonstrate with him, a good name would not cease to be connected with his character. And the father who had a son that would remonstrate with him would not sink into the gulf of unrighteous deeds. Therefore when a case of unrighteous conduct is concerned, a son must by no means keep from remonstrating with his father, nor a minister from remonstrating with his ruler. Hence, since remonstrance is required in the case of unrighteous conduct, how can (simple) obedience to the orders of a father be accounted filial piety?"

Taken from the Xiao Jing, the Classic of Filial Piety. Translation by James Legge.

What does your handwriting look like? This is my handwriting: here

It has gotten a bit worse over the summer, but I suppose it can't be helped. Here's some homework I did a few months ago: here

Well, actually, now that I look at that up close, it's not much better. Also, I know there is an older thread but it's old and this will help spur board activity.

I hope you enjoy it here as well, JDC. It is nice to meet you.

I would rather be watching Chinese dramas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp1Nz2_tShI

Edit: I like the 1984 version better and just found some videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVumu_CHjns

(These are of the wuxia genre, which I greatly enjoy.)