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SteelBird said:

Well, Popeye. If you know me, you should figure out that I was born in the war era, to be exact, Vietnam war. In my childhood, my family was extremely poor. What was worse is that we lived in Vietnam illegally. I didn't have access to formal education. However, I did hear that song since my childhood though not in English. I couldn't remember when and perhaps only music. Though I was born to a third-gen Chinese family and grew up in Vietnam, my first written language was French. You might want to read that again. Yes, I start learning French as early as late 70's. The Catholic church which I went had a very deep French style of living. That's why I did have some access to western culture since then. However, I didn't master the language. Even today, I speak very bad French, almost zero.

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Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2013 shows the court trial of Bo Xilai (C, front) at Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province. The trial of Bo, charged with bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, concluded at 1:04 p.m. Monday at the court. The verdict will be announced at a date yet to be decided. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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The aerial photo taken on Aug. 26, 2013 shows houses inundated by floods along the Tongjiang-Fuyuan river section of the Heilong River in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The Heilong River has swelled since mid-August, with some sections of its middle and lower reaches seeing their worst floods in history.(Xinhua/Ma Ling)

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Students put up tents at the gymnasium of the university in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 27, 2013. More than 200 tents were set up at the gymnasium in Tianjin University for parents who accompanied their children to register as the freshmen of the university. Among all these tents, ten tents designed and made in paper by students from the School of Mechanical Engineering were very eye-catching. (Xinhua/You Sixing)

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Teachers disinfect a classroom at the Luoxiu Middle School in Xiangzhou County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 27, 2013. Over 30 schools in six townships of Xiangzhou County were hit by rain-triggered floods on Aug. 19. Local residents and teachers were organized to clean the schools to make sure that the new semester will start on time. (Xinhua/Gong Jian)

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Local villagers repair a school facility in Hecun School in Hecun Village of Xiangzhou County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 27, 2013. (Xinhua/Gong Jian)

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A parent helps his child carrying luggage at the Anhui University in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 27, 2013. Undergraduates for 2013 registered on Tuesday. The university recruited 5,097 freshmen this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Freshmen arrive at the Anhui University by bus in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 27, 2013. Undergraduates for 2013 registered on Tuesday. The university recruited 5,097 freshmen this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Typhoon Trami triggers surging tides of Qiantang River, pounding the dams in Xiasha area, east China's Zhejiang Province, August 25. 2013. The sudden huge waves rushed to visitors, many of them were threw on the ground and hurt by rising tide. Among the visitors, a father and his daughter were knocked down as well, the daughter's forehead was injured, with blood-covered face. Fortunately, there were no serious wounds. (Source:xinhua)

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Students have a calligraphy class at the Zhuhelu Elementary School in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 26, 2013. Chinese education authorities on Sunday called for providing better calligraphy education for the country's primary and middle school students, according to the Ministry of Education. Calligraphy, which was a sort of time-honored handwriting art in China, was suspended for a period of time in school classes. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)

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Villagers prepare to fly a giant sky lantern in Wanquan Town of Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 27, 2013. The giant sky lantern, about 30 meters in diameter, was composed of 73 small sky lanterns and made by 70 villagers.(Xinhua/Meng Zhongde)

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Equation said:

LMAO! Looks more like one giant "Wang" held to together by 73 or so smaller giant "Wang" to form a sky lantern. Talk about how to get a ladies attention at night.

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bd popeye said:

Honestly I did know how about old you were..but I got your post mixed up with another persons post I had just read..Thanks for your excellent post in this thread. You have endured a lot.

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kwaigonegin said:

Equation, you seriously need a GF stat! That's an order!

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SteelBird said:

Perhaps SDF is one of the forum I've been living with for so long though I'm not an active poster, and you've been a member and a moderator of SDF that I've paid my highest respect to. Wonder if we can meet in person someday in the future. If you have vocation to Cambodia or Vietnam, the battle field where you fought 40 years ago, do let me know. I'll show you around.



I've been hearing a lot about the Qiantang River of its famous about the strong tide, especially when the two opposite tide meet each other every year. These people really risk their safety to watch the tide. They really shouldn't bring their babies along.

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People visit the 20th Beijing International Book Fair in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 28, 2013. Over 2,000 publishers from 76 countries and regions took part in the fair. (Xinhua/Zhao Bing)

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Rescuers walk on a road interrupted by a quake-triggered landslide in Benzilan Town of Deqin County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 28, 2013. An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the border area of Rongxian county in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province and Deqin and Xianggelila counties in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province at 4:44 a.m. Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

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Citizens choose muskmelons during a promotion event in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 28, 2013. Tonnes of muskmelons grown in west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region rolled into Beijing on Wednesday, as a local government strives to help farmers boost sales. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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Villagers transport timber in floodwaters in Liangzi Village of Fuyuan County, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 28, 2013. The water level of Fuyuan section of the Heilong River reached 89.47 meters on Wednesday morning, exceeding the warning level by 1.97 meters. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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Junior Li's mother, Meng Ge(C), arrives at the court in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 28, 2013. The teenage son of a renowned Chinese tenor, who was allegedly involved in a gang-rape case, stood trial in a Beijing district court on Wednesday. Five men, including the son of Li Shuangjiang, dean of the music department of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, were detained on Feb. 20 after a woman surnamed Yang reported to the police that she was taken to a hotel and gang-raped after drinking with the men in a bar on Feb. 17. (Xinhua/He Junchang)

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Lan He (C), the legal adviser of Junior Li, the suspect, is interviewed outside the court in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 28, 2013.

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Passengers are seen at the Tianjinzhan Station of the Subway Line 2 in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 28, 2013. The Subway Line 2 of Tianjin, with 19 stations and a total length of 22.6 kilometers, was put into operation on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Dongyue)

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Models display the Halloween souvenirs at Hong Kong Ocean Park in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 27, 2013. The park is preparing for its month-long Halloween celebrations scheduled to start on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Jin Yi)

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Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Gong Jianzhong (R) awards a badge for a Ghanaian student in Accra, Ghana, Aug. 27, 2013. 111 Ghanaian students have been granted the Chinese government scholarships in 2013-2014 academic year, Gong Jianzhong announced Tuesday in Accra. (Xinhua/Shao Haijun)

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Chinese language teachers perform during a language proficiency competition in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug. 27, 2013. A language proficiency competition among Myanmar's Chinese language teachers was conducted at the Chinese Embassy here Tuesday in a bid to promote skills of teachers. (Xinhua/U Aung)

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Newly admitted graduate students attend the 2013 opening ceremony for the graduate school in Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 28, 2013. More than 5,000 students from 102 countries and regions attended the opening ceremony Wednesday. (Xinhua/Hou Jun)

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The Beijing Armed Police traffic control building catches fire after the air conditioning system exploded at 6:35pm on Aug. 26, 2013. The fire was put out by 6:45pm

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bd popeye said:

Thank you Steelbird. you are very kind. No insult intended but if my we ever did visit Asia it would be Singapore or China..

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t2contra said:

Might as well visit both and see the contrast since both are in the same time zone.

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t2contra said:

Might as well visit both and see the contrast since both are in the same time zone.

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