How are you? Have you had a good week and weekend? I do hope you are well and I do hope the friend greeting from me from far away China will bring you a big smile. :-)

Today, March 19, 2006 is the time that my art learning enters 4th year and also I have learned music for 3 years and 4 months.

It is fun that just 3 years ago, I was a 120% professional woman and I worked for about 15 hours daily and I thought that would be my life style. However, in 2002, many things happened to me and changed my life from then: July, my only family whom I had depended on each other for survival for 15 years went abroad. August, I got my doctoral degree. October, my first translated series with 4 books was published. October, a most important friend left from me forever. November, my elder brother was dead when he was only 48 years old. December, the company that I had worked for it for 10 years and me as an employee were sold together to the other company…

Things happened so fast that I couldn’t respond soon. Anyway, the first thing that I realized was that life is so weak and life is too short, I had to slow down my step to re-think of the meaning of life and to re-plan my last a half life. During the thinking, I started to pursue my dreams from my childhood: Nov. 2002, I started to learn vocal music. Mar, 2003, I re-started to learn painting. Aug, 2003, I became a driver first time. Sep, 2004, I set up my own web site. May, 2005, I re-started to study Chinese classical language and literature that I was majored for 5 years and I taught on it for 9 years and I started to help foreign friends to learn Chinese. Sep, 2005, I started to create my own music. This week, March, 2006, I started to learn something about blog. : -)

Art, music, photography, language and literature and the great natuer have changed me as a fresh person with a peaceful heart and young psychology and have made my heart wider, more tolerant and happier. I started to see the world with a totally new view and in my heart there is full of the grateful to the others and to the world. Every day, I feel the beautiful from the nature and I get inspiration from here and there, and I try to create something new and beauty with my own works...

I am proud of myself as a woman to live in the world. Every morning, when I run or walk in the golden sunshine, I often feel that I was only 25 years old, next years I would be 15 years old... :-)

I am just a learner on art, music, English and the work on the web site. 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 and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@haoo.com, You are welcomed to publish your opinions in the forum,too. :-)

--Shirley
Written and Edited On Sun, March 19, 2006