Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

It's the old 'Peace' sign. For some inexplicable reason, most Asian girls have adopted this pose for photos. Young women, be it in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, most of the Philippians, Indonesia... makes no difference... when you take their photo they ALWAYS make the peace sign! I've been asking for the last 20 years trying to find out how it came into being, but no one seems to know... Strange, huh?


Stitchawl

I've noticed it in manga. Incidentally, my Swiss relatives do it too!

[dreams]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

It's the old 'Peace' sign. For some inexplicable reason, most Asian girls have adopted this pose for photos. Young women, be it in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, most of the Philippians, Indonesia... makes no difference... when you take their photo they ALWAYS make the peace sign! I've been asking for the last 20 years trying to find out how it came into being, but no one seems to know... Strange, huh?


Stitchawl

I thought that was what it was, but it looked to be sideways, so I wasn't sure. I work with a 24 year-old and she always flashes that sign and says "Peace, love, out." when she leaves.

[nohmi2]

Stitchawl, I am so pleased that you both enjoyed your trip, and that you are

both home safely.

Somehow pictures of Japan always seem to have a mystical air about them.

Lovely pictures.

Cheers

[wyndslash]

just got home. exhausted

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

".......................
1. Got word today that my mammogram from Wed is "suspicious" and the next round of testing will be on the 20th. I'm hoping it is scar tissue or something from last spring's tumor and lumpectomy.

Best wishes for a good outcome!

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
And the sailor home from the sea...
Be it ever so humble there's just no place like it! .............
Stitchawl

Welcome home and thank you for the beautiful pictures: Japan is on our 'to do' list. Beautiful landscape.

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

GOOD:
1. The Bathfitter guys came today and installed my beautiful new bath tub and shower walls.
2. It is Tim's and my 22nd anniversary.

BAD:
1. I got food poisoned at Taco Bell yesterday and it lasted 12 hours.

WORST:
1. Got word today that my mammogram from Wed is "suspicious" and the next round of testing will be on the 20th. I'm hoping it is scar tissue or something from last spring's tumor and lumpectomy.

I am sure that we wish you all of the best for the 20th and for good reports after.

Cheers.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by dreams

I thought that was what it was, but it looked to be sideways, so I wasn't sure. I work with a 24 year-old and she always flashes that sign and says "Peace, love, out." when she leaves.

Sideways means 'Look at us, aren't we cute!' "Cute" is what all Japanese girls aspire to, be it the 'Betty Boop' cute, dumb, and sophisticated, or the more 'out there' cute such as this or perhaps this or only the more common 'Hello Kitty' attire from head to toe.


Stitchawl

[wyndslash]

i never do the peace sign thing anymore. too corny for me. :P

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

GOOD:
1. The Bathfitter guys came today and installed my beautiful new bath tub and shower walls.
2. It is Tim's and my 22nd anniversary.

BAD:
1. I got food poisoned at Taco Bell yesterday and it lasted 12 hours.

WORST:
1. Got word today that my mammogram from Wed is "suspicious" and the next round of testing will be on the 20th. I'm hoping it is scar tissue or something from last spring's tumor and lumpectomy.

Good Luck DG!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
And the sailor home from the sea...

Be it ever so humble there's just no place like it! Unpacking after a wonderful week on the roads. Brought home a lot of nice memories. I've put a dozen low res photos into an album right here so you can see a bit of what we saw.


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Stitchawl

Looks wonderful!

[Mortis]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Sideways means 'Look at us, aren't we cute!' "Cute" is what all Japanese girls aspire to, be it the 'Betty Boop' cute, dumb, and sophisticated, or the more 'out there' cute such as this or perhaps this or only the more common 'Hello Kitty' attire from head to toe.


Stitchawl

Welcome back "Captain America" I hope you had little in the way of drama, the bad kind that is. The pictures are awesome, they really makes a guy want to sprint off to the land of the rising sun.

As you said every picture I have seen of Malaysian girls they have this special pose, I can't describe it but you can tell it's a pose.

Spoiler:

(This is how every girl "Poses" here, don't know why)

Every picture I see lately with more than one person in it the women all pose like that, not so much the peace sign anymore. I don't remember it being like that in Canada, but then again most of the pictures I looked at in Canada the people weren't to happy.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Mortis

Welcome back "Captain America" I hope you had little in the way of drama, the bad kind that is.

The only drama was one day trying to figure out which Rt.25 we should to take to get where we might want to go. There seemed to be three of them, all going in slightly different directions. But as we really didn't give a damn where we wound up, we just picked one and ran with it! No problem.

The pictures are awesome, they really makes a guy want to sprint off to the land of the rising sun.

I didn't take as many pictures as I should have. I was enjoying the riding too much. Up here, it's too much city. Down there, it's pure country-side riding, sometimes mountain and sometimes sea-side. The only times I had to change gears was for curves!

As you said every picture I have seen of Malaysian girls they have this special pose, I can't describe it but you can tell it's a pose.

Oddly enough, I like pretty girls no matter how they pose or what country they're from. There is just something about them that makes me smile... or drool.


Stitchawl

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

GOOD:
1. The Bathfitter guys came today and installed my beautiful new bath tub and shower walls.
2. It is Tim's and my 22nd anniversary.

BAD:
1. I got food poisoned at Taco Bell yesterday and it lasted 12 hours.

WORST:
1. Got word today that my mammogram from Wed is "suspicious" and the next round of testing will be on the 20th. I'm hoping it is scar tissue or something from last spring's tumor and lumpectomy.

Sending good thoughts your way! Hopefully everything will be okay with the test. I had multiple years where I was called back EVERY time because of something not right on my mammogram, and only once was it enough to warrant any dramatic action (surgical biopsy a couple of years ago.) Keep us posted. And...

Happy Anniversary!!

[kennyc]

Just ordered (used) about $50 worth of SF Anthologies.....

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Home is the hunter, home from the hill.
And the sailor home from the sea...
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Stitchawl

This being National Poetry month (in the U.S.) I had to go find that:

Robert Louis Stevenson. 1850–1894

Requiem

UNDER the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie:
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.

This be the verse you 'grave for me: 5
Here he lies where he long'd to be;
Home is the sailor, home from the sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.


From: http://www.bartleby.com/103/


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