I am also interested in your thoughts on my new signature.

Noodle said something that got to me.

lol

never been there.

I live an hour from HK by boat... yeah, that small place.

We don't go to china much... except crossing the board, shengzhen, cantoon... and eventually beijing for the weekend now and then.

Since H had to travel to china quite often he doesnt really like it much for holidays.

I once won a golf tournament at a place near HK. I almost got in a fight though. One of the caddies cost me a two stroke penalty and I told him what I thought of him in Spanish. Unfortunately I forgot he spoke Portuguese.

hehehe

Dont worry, all portuguese can perfectly understand Spanish... the other way around no... dont ask me why. Same for Italian.

I think that was Pio's point actually!!

LOL

So you also know that small place?

ohh... you mean the japanese soldier?

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Hey. that was my 303 post... they kind of crazy with round numbers in these parts.

The small place I'm talking about wasn't part of China then but is now. There is a resort golf course on some VERY high ground with some cliffs that lead onto the ocean. There is a 250 yard par three whole with the ocean on the left and a cliff on the right. To my amazement, I was advised to use a 5 iron and again, to my further amazement, it turned out to be the right club AFTER I eventually found the ball. The green cannot be seen from the tee box and the tee box is approximately 100 feet above the level of the green. Hitting the ball straight from the tee lands you in the ocean. A fade will get you near the green. Unfortunately since I had no clue where the green actually was, I did not know how much fade I needed. I used too much and landed in the deep rough at the bottom of the cliff which was only about 30 feet from the green. My caddie told me the ball had been lost (he was watching from the green) or at least that's what I thought he said. In my stubbornness, I found the ball and, since I was doing very well in the tournament by my own internal math, I was furious with the caddie.

So yes we had words and yes I understood his Portuguese very well. I very nearly used my 5 iron again on that hole.

The other thing I found surprisinging about that visit is that the stewardess on the ferry back to HK was getting very angry with me for refusing to buy keno cards. I don't gamble. Nothing against it really but I suck at it. There must be a light, bell or something that goes off on those ferries because I swear that, at some trigger point, those stewardesses shot out with those keno cards like greyhounds out of the chute. They mistook me for a rabbit.

I dont play golf, but my girls love to walk on the beach and look for the golf balls, I have a basket full of them in the house.
I guess all the kids that walk on the beach must collect them.

I dont gamble. Not sure if I have something against it or not.

Kind of hard to have a clear position on that. We do kind of depend on it. But also do know of those destroyed people and families because of it.

Hi everyone,

Just dropping in to say a quick hello to you all. I have just managed to catch up on all the posts. I actually thought I had clicked on the wrong thread with so many new names..

Hiroo, thank you so very much for the laughs, it's good to see you back on form. I am still having a chuckle over a couple of them. Not sure which I appreciated the most - the car on the blocks or the psychology class? I'm so glad to read that you are happier now. Initially we are like a fish out of water struggling for air and flopping around all over the sand in distress. We are just so totally disorientated. It's a whole new frame of mind when you realize that the power to save or end your M is in your hands too.

My prior plan was to try and post to everyone to catch up but the task just seemed too daunting. So, I'm sorry. I do hope to be around more often now. I have thought about you all each day and have wished you well.

BigK - 3000 posts is most impressive. I hope you are bringing a lap top on your vacation.

Love Beth.

Oh Beth - I was wondering where you had gotten to!!

How are you - you owe us an update. I hope you are well.

MrsK might kill me if I attempt to bring a laptop with us on our holiday. I think I could use a break as well.

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Hi Stef!!

Hi All,

nams waves & gives a big smile to you all.

Just a quick hello. This class of mine requires lots of reading & tonight I'm hoping to finish it. Tomorrow I need to post on a discussion board & respond to fellow students' posts. By Sun. I have to write a 4 page paper. Eeek!

My hard work is paying off so far though, 2 A- & 2 As.

Someone asked, I think it was you Beth, what my ultimate goal is for schooling. I'm going for my teacher certification in art education. I'll be qualified to teach K through 12 in the state of CT & many other states because lots of states recognize CT certification.

I'm really interested art therapy & may look into something in that field as well. It's all about time, money & marketability.

Things seem fairly quite here which is probably a good thing even if it is kinda dull.

I check in to see what's up, I just don't post as much as I used to, but I'm around.

These are tricks I've learned when writing reports for my bosses:

1) double space
2) unclick widow/orphan control option - think like a Republican and forget about them.
3) nothing less than size 16 font - my bosses wear glasses anyway.
4) never use proportional fonts - you're just making more work for yourself.

By the time you get to page three, you can copy baseball scores from the newspaper. The longer the paper is, the less of it that gets read. In fact, we now put executive summaries on all our papers for this very reason. To test my theory, for the past year on reports to my boss, I have put as the very first line AFTER my executive summary "oh and you're a moron". He hasn't caught it yet.

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WHAT????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beats me

Hi everybody,

Just reporting in.....

If you have a chance to see PAN'S LABYRINTH...pure ART as far as I am concerned...

At first I was not too keen about seeing it....glad went out of my comfort zone....

Here are description & reviews about it:

PAN'S LABYRINTH: Mexico / Spain. 2006. Fantasy-Drama. Dir.: Guillermo Del Toro. 112 min. With Ivana Baquero, Sergi López and Maribel Verdú.

PAN’S LABYRINTH unfolds through the eyes of Ofelia, a dreamy little girl who is uprooted to a rural military outpost commanded by her new stepfather. Powerless and lonely in a place of unfathomable cruelty, Ofelia lives out her own dark fable as she confronts monsters both otherworldly and human.
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.....Pan's Labyrinth is a child's story set against the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, and it may well be his masterpiece. This is like no movie you've seen before, a haunting mixture of horror, history and fantasy that works simultaneously on every level.

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Del Toro handles this rich narrative in a way that goes far beyond mere deftness - this is incredibly passionate filmmaking, its digital effects shots included. And while it's a paean to imagination, its devastating conclusion is far more layered than typical Hollywood "fantasy will set you free" bromides, and the film's stout-hearted contempt for cruelty of all kinds is uncanny, and inspiring.
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Visually stunning, it meshes haunting images with a complex multilevel story about the enchantment of youth.
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" Pan's Labyrinth is a transcendent work of art. "
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6 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
Including
Best Foreign language film of the year
Original screenplay

BEST PICTURE OF 2006
National Society of Film Critics
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Hi everyone,
Pio, what with the new name? Did I miss the explanation? Or there was none? I was checking here and thought you were gone...

How is Todd doing? Is he also posting under a fake name? I hope he is fine.

Hi All, I miss you bunch but very busy moving. Also, sometimes reading a lot of MB gives me more anger towards A and I am trying (now better) to get past the cronic anger.

Pio, I saw you noticed I came back, but I could not respond before. Things are definetely better with FWH. NC since October! So, he is more the person I married to, and the kids have their father again. I guess all this work and suffering is worth it. And like someone has in the signature line: You don't regret doing the right thing.

I feel you are better also. great.

Luna, I saw your post and I am going to see this movie today. It was not on my list but I liked your review...

Estrela,

I know what you mean about anger triggers. I spent what must have been a couple of months in a controlled rage. That seems to have gone now although it does occasionally try to resurface. Reading MB is very possibly counterproductive at times. I've cut back lately and see merit to going on haitus. I think 2much did that and I believe it was a wise decision. My views about marriage in general and my marriage specifically have changed. Gemela and I are doing okay but I always have this thought in the back of my mind "what if?".

I have talked to Todd and he seems to be about the same. His WW is like one of those old scratched LP's on the record player that just keeps repeating the same thing over and over and it is so annoying you want to grab the LP and smash it against the wall.

I am a little worried about Todd though because I found this news item on a news website.