What is in your cup?

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Iridal

That's so true First thing I need to do is clean my apartment thoroughly He's meeting my brother and sister for the first time next sunday!

In my cup: carrout-coconut soup

3 to one. you sure that is a wise thing?
Not for him, but for you.

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Ahn also lives in a Country that is run by Communists. I am sure that she has a different view of Communism then those of us who live other parts of the world.

Of course, the history of Vietnam is also a difficult one, and I think everyone is entitled to a personal opinion. I did not want to be offensive. It is just different when you have to feel it yourself, isn't it ?

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by aceflor

Of course, the history of Vietnam is also a difficult one, and I think everyone is entitled to a personal opinion. I did not want to be offensive. It is just different when you have to feel it yourself, isn't it ?

I taught International relations to College students for 8 years. I have some very strong feelings on the matter of Communism and Communist countries.

I think that someone who has been raised in Vietnam is likely to have a different take on the matter for a wide variety of reasons. I like Ahn and would love to discuss Communism in the politics thread, I just don't think this is the place for that discussion. I don't think it hurts those of us from more open systems to remember that people can get in trouble in other parts of the world for reading the very simple statements that we have made here.

I guess, I am saying, that there is the possibility that this could be a more sensitive topic of conversation then just discussing politics outside of the politics thread and it would not hurt is to be sensitive to that fact.

[Stitchawl]

May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As you'd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young

May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven
with a prince or a vagabond

And may you never love in vain
and in my heart you will remain
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young, Forever Young
Forever Young
Forever Young

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGEe_zpddNI )

Good morning, all! Another shinning day... good to be alive... with nobody shooting at us! Strong tea today (Surprise!!!) East India Company's Royal Breakfast tea made double strength! Brisk!!!

Originally Posted by astra

Interesting. It reminds me of Judaism with the deity that cannot be named.

Except that the Jews just use a 'different name' so they can speak 'about' their deity without being disrespectful.

Originally Posted by maianhvk

It's interesting that we usually claim that we are not religious but when time is hard/important, e.g., final exams, family in hospital, natural disasters, Lunar New Years... we suddenly all pray and think of "God". Wholeheartedly.

I've met a lot of folks who consider themselves atheist and agnostic. I've never seen one remain so under extreme duress. I'm sure there are plenty. I've just never known any.

I knew you would notice and comment on that Marxism - Leninism is interesting, and so is the Communist thing, but I never got to know why they are such weird/absurd ideas for Westerners?

Those of us of my generation grew up being taught that if another world war would be fought, it would be because of the Communists. In the US, there was massive 'Black Listing' of people 'suspected to be Communists, keeping them from getting jobs or participating in public venues. Communists, especially Russian and Chinese, were synonymous with 'Enemy.' We were quite literally 'brain washed' to believe anyone who was a "Commie" was trying to destroy our concept of freedom. To reinforce our loyalty, we were required to repeat a loyalty pledge EVERY SINGLE DAY though out our primary and secondary educational history. As children, we never realized what was going on, but we were required to do it, none the less.

Originally Posted by VydorScope

But you just named it "higher power."

Referring to a higher power to speak about it isn't the same as naming it. It's to give a common reference point rather than a definition.

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I believe in Science. I believe in God, the two are not mutually exclusive. I believe that there are things that science will eventually be able to explain that today we call miracles.

Not 'eventually.' "Already!" In his book, "The Tao of Physics," the well respected physicist Fritjof Capra says that the more deeply he investigates Quantum Physics, the more closely it approaches religion!

Originally Posted by beppe

My first green smoothie instead of the usual lunch.
I put everything in the robot plus few ice cubes.
It was supposed to be a mixed salad with tuna fish. I did not put oil, but a dash of vinegar.

Try Balsamic vinegar...
That has become my favorite salad dressing... no oil at all!

To night? For dinner? the girls have pork chops and creamed leeks, i might try something weird.

Beppe... my friend... trust me... porkchop&leek smoothies don't work.

I'm going to have a second mug of tea and begin my day!


Stitchawl

[bjones6416]

And I'm going to go dance among the rainbows and unicorns (while drinking my tap water) until you guys get this serious stuff out of your system. Somebody PM me when you're done.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

And I'm going to go dance among the rainbows and unicorns (while drinking my tap water) until you guys get this serious stuff out of your system. Somebody PM me when you're done.

What is so serious about 'porkchop&leek smoothies?'

A third mug of tea is needed this morning... and I can't seem to get away from my new toy!


Stitchawl

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Iridal

Euhm ... Yeah ... Not at all actually. I don't ever pray or think of any god. Ever since I was a little girl I found the whole notion of someone 'up there' taking care of us very farfetched. I believe in science. The big bang. But that doesn't mean that I don't have respect for people who do believe. The church on the other hand will never get my sympathy.

In my cup: Rooibos Orange Lemon Lime. BF is abroad for work the whole week

Er... I believe in Science too. (And Literature )

It's not "someone up there" - much likely something, a physical balance... but I already stated this thought of mine in another thread.

(I believe you must be posting here more often if he's not around?)

Originally Posted by bjones6416

And this is why I stay out of the Politics and Religion forum, because I don't WANT to know whether I agree or disagree with you guys about politics or religion! Ignorance is bliss. So I'm not discussing this.

So... how is corn milk project going? You've been quiet about it! Did my recipe fail?

Originally Posted by aceflor

Because life in the USSR was s..t. Just believe me on that one. Or are you being sarcastic and I was too dumb or/and too tired to notice ?

Because as ProfCrash said, I'm living in a country run by Communist Party and have a very different view. Life is alright. Still a mess some decades after war, but acceptable IMO.

The USSR, as well as my country in 1970s-1980s, has made many mistakes. People from that time say it was like living in hell. From the fall of the USSR, our government realized their fatal mistakes and changed the policies. Living condition has been greatly improved. There is no terrorism in Vietnam. The people in our country believe strongly in government. Patriotism. Nationalism.

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I taught International relations to College students for 8 years. I have some very strong feelings on the matter of Communism and Communist countries.

I think that someone who has been raised in Vietnam is likely to have a different take on the matter for a wide variety of reasons. I like Ahn and would love to discuss Communism in the politics thread, I just don't think this is the place for that discussion. I don't think it hurts those of us from more open systems to remember that people can get in trouble in other parts of the world for reading the very simple statements that we have made here.

I guess, I am saying, that there is the possibility that this could be a more sensitive topic of conversation then just discussing politics outside of the politics thread and it would not hurt is to be sensitive to that fact.

You're right. Should drop this sensitive topic now.

But somehow I don't feel easy discussing in P&R. People there are strangers. You guys here are friends.

So, back on topic, I have milk and corn milk and water. Long time no tea...

[aceflor]

Strong black coffee

I taught International relations to College students for 8 years. I have some very strong feelings on the matter of Communism and Communist countries.

I think that someone who has been raised in Vietnam is likely to have a different take on the matter for a wide variety of reasons. I like Ahn and would love to discuss Communism in the politics thread, I just don't think this is the place for that discussion. I don't think it hurts those of us from more open systems to remember that people can get in trouble in other parts of the world for reading the very simple statements that we have made here.

I guess, I am saying, that there is the possibility that this could be a more sensitive topic of conversation then just discussing politics outside of the politics thread and it would not hurt is to be sensitive to that fact.

I should have passed this conversation as I passed the one on religion, but my views, which are derived from very personal experiences (I have not always lived in Spain, free and brainless) are too strong and this topic much too sensible for me to shut my mouth when asked "what is wrong with communism". This has nothing to do with any participant here and is as I said a personal and almost epidermic reaction.
But I will refrain from now on, the subject is closed for me.

Preparing for another day with the normal school determined schedule. Prince has a backpack full of books, he will never be able to carry that thing. Why can't they have lockers like anywhere else ?

I will go shopping today for corn (will try Anh's recipe) and also for pumpkin, which is slowly showing up everywhere, and will do a pumpkin cream soup served ice cold, like a gazpacho.

[beppe]

^stitch
Try Balsamic vinegar...
That has become my favorite salad dressing... no oil at all!

Quote:
To night? For dinner? the girls have pork chops and creamed leeks, i might try something weird.
Beppe... my friend... trust me... porkchop&leek smoothies don't work.


Right on both counts.

For dinner I had a smoothie with white cabbage. I found out that adding 4 strawberries made it good. Little girls did not want the creamed leeks so I gave her some cherry tomatoes. I tasted one with the smoothie and I found out that it enhanced the sweetness of the tomato. So this is my invention for a cold soup.
A white cabbage + 4 strawberries soup with half cherry tomatoes pocking in it. Halved because if you byte a whole cherry tomato it might ...

[beppe]

^ aceflor
Prince has a backpack full of books.

Why don't they (publishers, school managers and the like) stick all these books up theirs ?

[beppe]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Er... I believe in Science too. (And Literature )

It's not "someone up there" - much likely something, a physical balance... but I already stated this thought of mine in another thread.

(I believe you must be posting here more often if he's not around?)



So... how is corn milk project going? You've been quiet about it! Did my recipe fail?



Because as ProfCrash said, I'm living in a country run by Communist Party and have a very different view. Life is alright. Still a mess some decades after war, but acceptable IMO.

The USSR, as well as my country in 1970s-1980s, has made many mistakes. People from that time say it was like living in hell. From the fall of the USSR, our government realized their fatal mistakes and changed the policies. Living condition has been greatly improved. There is no terrorism in Vietnam. The people in our country believe strongly in government. Patriotism. Nationalism.





You're right. Should drop this sensitive topic now.

But somehow I don't feel easy discussing in P&R. People there are strangers. You guys here are friends.

So, back on topic, I have milk and corn milk and water. Long time no tea...

You are very dear to me. You are right: discussing in P&R is neither easy nor pleasant. That is why they made it a special forum, to contain the shrieking noises into a sound proof bubble.

Obviously you value friendship very much. So do I.

By saying to us all that here we are friends you gave to all of us a very big gift, and a strong motivation. Brava.

[phenomshel]

Waffle cone flavored ice cream - ok, well, it's in a bowl. But it's melted enough to qualify for liquid!

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by beppe

You are very dear to me. You are right: discussing in P&R is neither easy nor pleasant. That is why they made it a special forum, to contain the shrieking noises into a sound proof bubble.
Obviously you value friendship very much. So do I.
By saying to us all that here we are friends you gave to all of us a very big gift, and a strong motivation. Brava.

Quite so! That forum is little more than a street fight! No matter what anyone says, people will take the opposite view, and tear others apart for their ideas.

What was going on here was no fight nor argument at all. Not even a debate. It was friends discussing 'about' religion, not discussing religion itself. I find that VERY different.

Anyway, apparently too serious for some. Perhaps we need another sub-forum for serious discussion and keep this one for just 'what's in your cup.'

East India Company's 'Assam Tea'


Stitchawl

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

(I believe you must be posting here more often if he's not around?)

Yep. Yesterday I was wondering how I managed to fill my days before I met him Time just crawls by, progressing slowely towards friday evening when I'll see him again ...

No doubt about it now right? I'm head over heels in love

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Quite so! That forum is little more than a street fight! No matter what anyone says, people will take the opposite view, and tear others apart for their ideas.

What was going on here was no fight nor argument at all. Not even a debate. It was friends discussing 'about' religion, not discussing religion itself. I find that VERY different.

Anyway, apparently too serious for some. Perhaps we need another sub-forum for serious discussion and keep this one for just 'what's in your cup.'

East India Company's 'Assam Tea'


Stitchawl

Well said Stitchawl! I'm happy to count all of you as my friends too

In my cup: vanilla latte macchiatto

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

But somehow I don't feel easy discussing in P&R. People there are strangers. You guys here are friends.

So, back on topic, I have milk and corn milk and water. Long time no tea...

Some of us are also in P&R. But the discussions there are rather 'robust'.

Which is why I restrict my comments to noting the rather excellent cold Coke Zero (#1) 'in my cup' this morning.