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First Productivity--Science & Technology-- Shirley's 83rd Friendly Greeting -- Sun, April 1, 2007

Hi,Dear Friends

How are you? Have you had a good week? I do hope you are well and have a relaxed and easy weekend.

Except daily work, many things have happened in the company, so that I do not know how I should start right now.

On Monday, two groups of work partners came to Shenzhen from Shanghai. I met them and had work meals with them one by one. On the same day, I handed the first researching report with 19000 Chinese words after the Spring Festival in 2007 and got a high comment. My assistants in the project group and me delivered our opinions to the department managers and they have started to perform it now.

Tuesday afternoon, some virus got across the firewall and attacked our net, about 500 PC's stopped to work. Quickly, one of the technology departments found the reason and controlled the virus. The most important part of the net system was recovered in the night. Most of our first hand information was transmitted out via our Television, web sites and newspaper. However, the work to recover all of the computers lasted for over 30 hours, nearly 30 engineers did not sleep for about 36 hours. We could see the technologists run upstairs during the time. The main content of my daily meeting was to strike back the virus those days.

Since Thursday, 2 of our 3 new products in 2007 entered the technology development phase .Both of them will enter the market before May.

Among my work, I tried to find time to read as much as possible. I am reading a book named The Long Tail by Chris Anderson. I was smiling when I was reading something he wrote in the beginning of the book -- The 21 century's economy is just in the servers. Yes, science and technology is just the first productivity to push the society to go forward. It has made whole of the world as a small village, it is also offering us a condition to know each other.

So, I quite respect the people who are working on science and technology. Also I have been working with some engineers since 1993. Before 2000, my department had been keeping 36% engineers. Right now, there is a quite high percent of technologists in the current company. The finished researching report is just completed by some engineers and me together. Sometime, I am smiling for my work experience. As a woman who was major literature, language, economy and administration, most of time, I was/am working with engineers together. I have been used this kind of work circumstance already. I often feel it is a comfortable process to work with them together for they are the ones hardworking with a down to earth attitude very well.

What is your thought about science and technology? What are your opinions about scientists and technologists? Do you agree with me?

Shirley Created Art -- Chinese Xieyi 0130: A Story Is Starting
There was a getting together of my doctoral classmates yearly in my art lesson time. Thinking of my art teacher is from both of Shenzhen Branches of Xian Art College and Guangzhou Art College, except his college students, he has 60 amateurish students. It is not easy to invite him to have a lesson weekly for 4 years. So, instead of meeting my classmates, I had my art lesson. I have started my long picture by the direction of my teacher. Except the leaves, my teacher thought I had done a good job and gave me 90 marks. Anyway, I upended my stamp and I did not think that the bird tail is good. I should not use a long soft brush. It was too soft and lacked power. I painted one bird first time for I wanted her to start a story. Then the other parts of the picture will be a part of her story. I do not know how long the story and picture will be, rely on my time and emotion. I would like to invite you as an eyewitness, to see how I will complete it. Ok? .

Shirley Sung Chinese Popular Song--009: Shaonian Zhuangzhi Bu Yan Chou -- With Lofty Ideals, the Youngster Never Mentions Anything Worrying
I have been enjoying this song since I heard it the first time in 1986. So, I asked my teacher to direct me to sing it in my vocal music lesson on Saturday night. This is a theme song of a Chinese teleplay, Plainclothesman, to tell us a story how a young boy went through a lot of hard time and grew up a mature and excellent placeman. I like it not only for its tone, but also for I feel it is a song with a very healthy, positive and meaningful meaning, it can really give us a lot of inspirations...

Chinese Classical Poem --0080 (By Du Fu) & Shirley Created Music-0070: Jiangnan Feng Li Guinian -- Meeting Li Guinan South of the Yangtse Rive
Have you experienced any situation in which you had parted from someone for some reasons. And then you suddenly met him/her accidentally? What would you feel if you did? The little poem by Tang Dynasty (A.D.618?A.D.907 ) poet Du Fu (A.D.712 - A.D.770) just expresses this kind of heart. With 4 sentences, it writes out one or many different views. Just like a long Chinese painting that was made of many different little views. As usual, I wrote a piece of music to match it. I hope you enjoy it and be a little bit help to you to know more about Chinese culture and improve your Chinese level.

Vocabulary In Chinese--015: New Words About Religions -- Buddhism & Taoism
Some friends wonder whether there is a religion freedom in China. My answer is Yes. Now in China, there are about 100 million of people to have their own different religions. Buddhism, Taoism, Mohammedanism, Catholicism and Christianity are the biggest 5 religions in China. I do not have a religion, but I go to a church of Christianity as soon as I have time on Sunday. I read my Bible as one of my Western culture and English lesson. I am interested in the church songs and enjoy the atmosphere when hundreds of people are singing together. So, I would like to offer you some vocabulary about religions now and I hope it is a little bit help to you to learn Chinese language.


I am just a learner on art, music, English, French and the work on the web site in my free time. Anyway, I would really like to do a little bit things with what I have learned to make this little web site to be An Electronic Bridge Of Culture Exchange, Friendship and Language Learning. During the process to help the others and to improve myself.

I do appreciate your understanding, directions and supports. I do hope to get your great help continuously now and in the coming time...

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirleyz004@yahoo.com or shirley@ebridge.cn . You are welcomed to publish your opinions in the forum.

Shirley
Written and Edited on Sun, April, 1, 2007

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