Thursday, November 22, 2007

Varanasi

I'm curious about the following sentence...

It is of course no secret by now that little b bob god of the abstract nonsensical, repetitive and subtextual is actually Jesus, but it may come as a suprise to many to discover that he is Buddha too, a fact that will be confirmed upon his upcoming trip to Varanasi and the outlying suburb of Sarnath where he gave his first sermons regarding the basic principles of Buddhism. They will be sure to recognize him there. Later he plans a trip down to the Ganges, which flows solid through this stretch owing to the Hindu practice of dumping the remains of their earthly vessels in the river in hopes that they (their earthly vessels) will not be suffering another go round the cycle of birth and suffering. His plan is to inform them that they will not be returning for another go round the cycle of birth and suffering anyway and could at least approach life with a more practical, compassionate view toward future generations. There is a thriving hemp industry in Varanasi, textiles, stationary and such and little b bob intends to make a significant contribution to the economy of the region in that regard thereby providing for the local population a means of sustenance etc.

Do you think it sounds better that way or like, this...

It is of course no secret by now that little b bob god of the abstract nonsensical, repetitive and subtextual is actually Jesus, but it may come as a suprise to many to discover that he is Buddha too, a fact that will be confirmed upon his upcoming trip to Varanasi and the outlying suburb of Sarnath where he gave his first sermons regarding the basic principles of Buddhism. They will be sure to recognize him there. Later he plans a trip down to the Ganges, which flows solid through this stretch owing to the Hindu practice of dumping the remains of their earthly vessels in the river in hopes that they (their earthly vessels) will not be suffering another go, round the cycle of birth and suffering. His plan is to inform them that they will not be returning for another go, round the cycle of birth and suffering anyway and could at least approach life with a more practical, compassionate view toward future generations. There is a thriving hemp industry in Varanasi, textiles, stationary and such and little b bob intends to make a significant contribution to the economy of the region in that regard thereby providing for the local population a means of sustenance etc.

Monday, November 19, 2007

hotel taiwan

On a green coloured freeway
Exhaust in my hair
Warm smell of choudofu
Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood at the binlang stand
I heard the garbage truck's bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
Then she lit up a longlife
And she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say

Welcome to the Hotel Formosa
Such a lovely place
Such a crowded place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of ESL work at the Hotel Formosa
Any time of year
Any time of year (background)
You can find it here
You can find it here

Her mind is SOGO twisted
She's got her Daddy's benz
She's got a lot of pretty, foreign boys
That she calls friends
How they dance on the bar top
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to get laid
Some dance for the rent
So I called up the laoban
Please bring me my gatorade
He said
We haven't had that drink here since 1998
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel Formosa
Such a lovely Place
Such a dirty Place (background)
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel Formosa
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise (background)
Bring your alibies

Binlang juice on the sidewalk
Warm beer on ice
And she said
We are all just prisoners here
Til our ARC expires
And in the expat nightclub
They gathered for a sleaze
They pick up anything that moves
And shag in MTVs
Last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find a quick flight back to the place I was before
Relax said the nightman
We are programed to recieve
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave

Sunday, November 04, 2007

translation of grammar terms

Action Verb - xing2 dong4 dong4ci2
Active - zhu3dong4
Adjective - xing2rong2ci2
Adverb - fu4ci2
Answer - hui2da2
Auxiliary Verb - zhu4dong4ci2
Be Verb - be dong4ci2
Clause - zi3ju4
Contraction - suo1xie3
Form - xing2shi4
Grammar - wen2fa3
Information Question - xun4xi2yi2wen4ju4
Information Question Words - yi2wen4ci2
ing form - I just use... "ing" xing2shi4
Intransitive Verb - bu4ji2wu4 dong4ci2
Linking Verb - lian2xi4 dong4ci2
Main Verb - zhu3dong4ci2
Modal Verb - qing2tai4 dong4ci2
Negative Answer/ sentence/ question - Fou3ding4 de hui2da2/ ju4zi/
yi2wen4ju4
Noun - ming2ci2
Object - shou4ci2
Or question - huo4shi4 yi2wen4ju4
Parts of Speech - ge4zhong3ci2lei4
Passive - bei4dong4
Past Form - guo4qu4 xing2shi4
Past Participle - guo4qu4 fen1ci2
Past Progressive - guo4qu4jin4xing2shi4
Phrase - ci2zu3
Prefix - zi4shou3
Preposition - jie4xi4ci2
Present Perfect - xian4zai4wan2chun2shi4
Present Perfect Progressive - xian4zai4wan2chun2jin4xing2shi4
Present Progressive - xian4zai4jin4xing2shi4
Question - yi2wen4ju4
Sentence - ju4zi
Short answer - duan3 de hui2da2
Simple Form of the Verb - yuen2xing2 dong4ci2 or jian3dan1 xing2shi4
Simple Future - wei4lai2shi2
Simple Past - guo4qu4shi2
Simple Present - xian4zai4shi2
Statement - chen2shu4ju4
Structure - jie2gou4
Subject - zhu3ci2
Transitive Verb - ji2wu4 dong4ci2
Verb - dong4ci2
Verb Tense - dong4ci2shi2tai4
Yes/No Question - dui4bu2dui4/shi4bu2shi4/ hao3 bu4 hao3/ yao4 bu4 yao4 etc. wen4ti2