http://www.audblog.com
blog with your voice
looks fun.. it doesn't support b2 or tabulas yet :(

OMG.. i about died

it just bugs so bad when people MISSPELL ON HUGE LOGO.. well i guess it's not really a misspelling but a grammar mistake. but jeez.. you'd think people pay more attention to their grammar when they make a logo?! share ITS legacy, my friend.

i've been obsessed with the song "1000 words" english version from FF X-2. i realize many people prefer the japanese version. but i heard the english version first and i'm touched by the song. it made me cry when i watched the FMV. i'm watching it over and over now. i will be uploading the mp3 i found.

Real Emotion

ripped by someone directly from the video game. you can hear the fighting :) 2mb
i'm looking for lyrics that FIT this song. the ones i found don't seem to fit with what is being sung, can you believe that?

1000 Words

8.9mb
The orchestrated version but i want the version that's in the FMV. if you know where to find that one. please tell me.

i'm reading the google paper right now and thought it's fun to quote

"We chose our system name, Google, because it is a common spelling of googol, or 10^100 and fits well with our goal of building very large-scale search engines."

last time when we had a discussion, someone mentioned that BBC had done a research that showed the term "google" is as popular as "coke" world wide right now. do you believe it?

somehow i feel obligated to comment on this girl's entry.

so much difference and so complicated. just thinking about it make my head hurts.

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hi hailey, i was born in shanghai and lived there for 12 years. and then i moved to the US with my family. unlike many other chinese born teens in the US who tend to forget about china, i still care very much about china and still deem myself as a chinese. i try keep up with chinese news and politics. i dig deeply into chinese history. i can understand where you are coming from. when i was in china i didn't think at all about "rights" since no such concept was ever taught to me by anyone. but then i was young.. college students like you would probably have better understanding. but i still think that most chinese people don't really understand human rights since they were never given a lot. it was not until i came to the US did i see the discrepancy. i had a comparison and it provided me wider perspectives. now i do wish people are given more rights in china. more over i hope democracy will one day exist in china. but when i really think about it, chinese who live in china will not probably want their rights and democracy as eagerly as i do. because they were never shown the difference. and as long as they are getting richer and the society seems to improve and catching up the rest of world, they are quite satisified. if i had never left china, i am probably one of them. after all china had improved so dramatically over the past few decades. it's no surpise that chinese in china start to have hostile feelings toward foreigners who push for the changes. i don't like how the US governments keep acting like the world police either. but truthfully if you ever ask me if i want to go back to china to live.. i will probably answer no. freedom of speech and democracy is not something i can give up once i'm used to. there are a lot of cultural differences between the western and asian countries. but basic human rights and freedom of speech should be provided regardless of the differences. europeans and asians alike supressed those in ancient civilizations. those are not parts of a culture; they are parts of the world civilization.

http://www.designdetector.com/tips/stylingformstest.html

add backgrounds to dropdown menus. shows only in mozilla tho.

thanks miki for sharing these

i can totally relate to this one below. it just grosses me out when i am doing a quicky in the dark and felt i sat on the bear toliet rim


MEN ARE GROSS!

great site!
http://www.asiapacific.amnesty.org

i'm very astonished and saddened by the increasing number of AIDS vitims in China plus the apparent governmental carelessness in many cases to perhaps "save face". who knows.

read more:
http://www.prcnews.com/archives/000375.html
http://www.leylop.com/
http://pekingduck.org/archives/000786.php

haha this is so cute


HK GLAM ROCKS CHEEKY BRIEF

i searched around for a few new songs to listen to.. my recommendations:

遇见-孙燕姿- the moment
听见冬天的离开我在某年某月醒过来
我想我等我期待未来却不能因此安排
阴天傍晚车窗外未来有一个人在等待
向左向右向前看爱要拐几个弯才来
我遇见谁会有怎样的对白
我等的人他在多远的未来
我听见风来自地铁和人海
我排著队拿著爱的号码牌
我往前飞飞过一片时间海
我们也曾在爱情备受伤害
我看著路梦的入口有点窄
我遇见你是最美丽的意外
总有一天我的谜底会解开
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a-mei's new song "Brave" from her new album "Brave"
勇敢 张惠妹
黑暗中 寂静伸出的双手 冰冷的空气像火 害怕又收手
路太远 谁的眼神永远 盲目跟你一起走 怎样才会懂
记忆里 爱应该总是温柔 有了这一切 才能不怕黑夜
是我勇敢太久 决定为你一个人而活 不能说出口 那么折磨
勇敢了太久 城市充满着短暂的烟火 无处躲 照亮了沉默 明白是寂寞
谁说过 爱会让人不自由 所以你要我等候 换你的追求
有太多 快乐自私作借口 你让我最后 把心痛当拥有
是我勇敢太久 决定为你一个人而活 不能说出口 那么折磨
勇敢了太久 城市充满着短暂的烟火 无处躲 照亮了沉默 明白是寂寞
夜太黑 看不见 你在我身边 心伤悲 泪水失去防备
是我勇敢太久 决定为你一个人而活 不能说出口 那么折磨
勇敢了太久 城市充满着短暂的烟火 无处躲 照亮了沉默 爱原来寂寞
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i like this song.
挥着翅膀的女孩(我的骄傲国语) - 容祖儿

挥着翅膀的女孩-我的骄傲-国语
当我还是一个懵懂的女孩
遇到爱不懂爱从过去到现在
直到他也离开留我在云海徘徊
明白没人能取代他曾给我的信赖
see me fly
i'm proud to fly up high
不能一直依赖别人给我拥戴
believe me i can fly
i am singing in the sky
就算风雨覆盖我也不怕重来
我已不是那个懵懂的女孩
遇到爱用力爱人心真爱
风雨来不避开谦虚把头低下来
像沙鸥来去填密只为寻一个奇迹
see me fly
i'm proud to fly up high
生命已经打开我要你总精彩
believe me i can fly
i am singing in the sky
你曾经对我说做勇敢的女孩
我盼有一天能和你相见
骄傲的对着天空说
世界乘你兜风
let me fly
我不会孤单因为你都在
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http://www.thespoke.net

- i really don't like the design. the features are same as everywhere else plus they are new. the random blog quotes is kinda fun tho. it will be interesting to add one here at tabulas.. roy?! :)

http://qpon.quiznos.com/

i printed this out so i can get a cheap sub tomorrow :) it expires in two days, hurry up :)

thanks ecila for sharing

"Procrastination is like masturbation. At first it feels great but in the end you're just screwing yourself."

http://www.dodo.com.au/index.html

OMG.. i found this.. turn down your speakers.. the song is so corny LMAO

OH NO andy is dancing while singing it unceasingly now *faint*

i stumpled upon this interesting article when searching. it's directly related to the debate on peking duck blog i participated earlier. what a coincident. i'm highly interested in this topic. i'm learning a lot by reading the blogs presented by both foreigners and chinese natives about chinese politics.

i can relate to this comment very well

"We can term it as the "modernization" or "westernization" of Asia, but either way, it will be considered as the transition/conformity of Asian culture to those of the Western world.

I do believe that change must occur. Currently, there exists a serious flaw in the way things are done. Supression in the most fundamental state of affairs cannot be excused as a price for development. Steps must be made to ensure that these flaws are addressed to keep an equilibruim, or at least to close the margin between the the two. Human rights issues cannot be swept under the carpet simply because it is in the way of development.

As a citizen of the a developing country, I have come to realise that these issues are not huge concerns for the majority of the public. We only know what we are told and the culture is such that we mind our own business and put peace above most else. Perhaps it is the fear of chaos. However, I am not saying this for everyone as it is just an observation."

i want a goodie bag from lele's school.. isn't it great?

i ordered Lord Of The Rings Trivial Pursuit last night. NOT FROM AMAZON.. but from ebay. why? coz i want to use my paypal. how else am i gonna spend my money in paypal. i don't want them to be transferred to my bank so paypal can charge me extra service fee.

it is put into very good use. andy's family + me are all LOTR fans.

browsercam can show you what your site looks like in a huge list of browser on Windows, Mac, and even Linux. iCapture is a new free service, but only covers Safari. KCapture is also free, but only covers Konqueror.

i in no way agrees with this passage but it's just hilarious to read.

.......Bloggers tend to be passionate about their hobby, and the best among them — the so-called blogerati or blognoscenti — are genuine stars, with dedicated followers. These include the likes of writer Doc Searles (doc.weblogs.com), the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Cory Doctorow (boingboing.net), journalist Andrew Sullivan (www.andrewsullivan.com), and technoguru Esther Dyson (release4.blogspot.com).

The vast majority of blogs are nothing more than ever-so-slightly glorified online diaries that record the daily trials and tribulations of the blogger. The worst of these journal blogs are dismissed as kittyblogs (since so many of them describe what their cat has done that day) or bloggerel (blog doggerel), and these bloggers are often accused of oversharing (providing too much detail about their personal lives) or being guilty of blogorrhea (posting too much information in general).

The rest of the blogosphere consists mostly of blogs devoted to specific topics. For example, a blawg is related to legal matters or is written by a lawyer; a bleg is used to beg for help or money; an advocacy blog supports a political cause; and a news blog or pundit blog examines mainstream news media and punditry (not to be confused with a blog that breaks its own news, or blews).

Covering language and linguistics is the job of a linguablog; a tech blog focuses on technology; an edu-blog discusses education issues; a warblog tackles war, particularly the war on terrorism; and a photog is a blog that posts pictures, particularly candid shots of people in public places.

In recent months, we've seen the rise of the moblog, a blog maintained and updated using a mobile device such as a notebook, a palmtop computer, or a cellphone. (Photogs are often updated via the new camera phones that are the latest rage.) With its emphasis on mobility, the moblog has created an interesting new dynamic at conferences and business meetings, as bloggers post critiques of the current speaker and other attendees read those critiques and comment on them. This generates an entire back channel of communication that the speaker is likely to be unaware of.....

I'm at yahoo.com!

read more

apparently google once again returns the most popular political opinion on the web. just like how it is supposed to work.

"miserable failure" returns a unique set of results.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=miserable+failure&btnG=Google+Search

are you a daynah fan? go join!

Cross-Browser Variable Opacity with PNG: A Real Solution


http://www.alistapart.com/articles/pngopacity

incredible corruption and control of media in 辽宁省铁岭市地方政府

if you know chinese, pleas help deliver this message!

http://www.chinalaborunion.org/news/disp.php?id=317

it's not surprising.. it appears that chinese government has blocked http://www.chinalaborunion.org/ sponsored by 魏京生基金会

for a guy who's been a political prisoner for a long time.. it's no suprise that the chinese gov't would block his websites. it's very sad indeed. many articles posted on that site deserve to be read. many are outcries and of course it completely uncovers many dark sides of chinese government. i'm going to move some of articles over to geocities. sigh... here's the one i posted before. none of the chinese in china said they could open the page.

you should be able to now
http://geocities.com/dodo_zhang/chinaunionarticle1.htm

originally from
http://www.chinalaborunion.org/news/disp.php?id=317

they do have an english version of the site. but they don't post nearly as many incredible articles as they do in chinese
http://www.chinalaborunion.org/en/index.html

i think roy did a good job coding and maintaining tabulas. right now tabulas is facing over crowding problem. for those who enjoy tabulas may want to consider buying a paid account or donate some money. help roy out?

wee i love this fan sign for DMB.. lucky stars.. man reminds me of those days..

One day a man is riding the subway. He was the first one on so he waited for everyone else to board. He sees a teenage kid with multi colored hair, a mohawk and feather earrings in both ears.

The man stares at the punk for a while until the boy finally shouts out to him

"What are you looking at?!"

The man then replies " About 17 years ago when I was in South America I got drunk, I then screwed a parrot and I thought you could be my son."


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You are driving along about 230 mph and a bee SPLAT right on the winshield.
What's the last thing that goes through its mind?






Its ass.

hehe i got this email from her, just made me laugh

Hi!  Have you seen these smileys from "Smiley Central" for your e-mail?  They have hundreds of them!  Hope finals are going well and will see you on the 20th for Xmas (dinner about 2:00)       

my amazon order arrived yesterday. get this if you need a good laugh. andy and i were laugh our heads off for the entire one and half hour while watching that. gosh it's freaking funny.

watching The Return of the King at 7pm tonite. can't wait!

alright maybe the japanese version of that song is ok. but serious the english version by Koda Kumi is really just too awful compared to jade's version. i don't understand why so many people are dissing jade's version at her message board?

i can believe so many of you DMBers haven't seen poo with wings before!



shame on you! you need some poo education!

LMAO.. from here

"'Entertainment shows' in Chinese provincial towns can range from the ridiculous to the obscene. Below is a Saddam imitator from Sichuan newspaper Huaxi Daily's ten year anniversary celebration show. Other features of the show included a Hitler imitator, fashion show and 'thrilling dances'."

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from a card

10: You lose arguments with inanimate objects.
9: You hold onto the lawn to keep from falling off the earth.
8: Your job is interfering with your smoking.
7: Your idea of cutting back is less paper.
6: You can focus better with one eye closed.
5: You say pot is from the leafy food group.
4: The door to the refrigerator keeps hitting the back of your head.
3: Mosquitoes get high after attacking you.
2: Your career won't progress beyong President of the United States.



1: You actually smoke this nickel bag of oregano!

看见自己
假惺惺
就是我想你
勇敢
解围
我为什么那么爱你
无所谓
说傻话
因为有我
忘记

drool..totally.. this is so cool! i want to try this!!

http://www.alistapart.com/d/imagemap/example2.html

http://corvette.boise.wirestone.com/gollum/gollum.swf

http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html

watch google logos.. i don't remember seeing a lot of these. i must not google daily XP

China's population to be kept within 1.3 billion by yearend

altho still incredible but being under control is a very good sign. now how many years will we have to wait til it goes down?

how every interesting. weblog is changing people's lives so dramatically that Microsoft is firing people over their weblogs. what's better is the incident brought instant fame to the person's weblog.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/146115_blogger30.html

it sounds like the EE DVD will be looooooooooong

http://www.dvdtown.com/announcement/DVD_version_of_Return_of_the_K/249/

looking forward to see it tho.

andy and i went to see the movie the second time the other day. did you realize SPOILER

(Read More)

semi sweet: dodo, you are not going to believe this
semi sweet: me and leah bumped into each other at Disney World.
semi sweet: in line for a ride
me: OMG that's crazy
semi sweet: no intention to meet.
me: how did you recognize each other?
semi sweet: and we didn't even know that both of us were going to be there.
semi sweet: i recongnized her. and i recongnized her hubby even more, so i asked her what her name was, and i was like OMG
semi sweet: "leah.. this is kat, semisweet!"
me: that's just crazy
me: where did that happen?
semi sweet: at disney/mgm studios
semi sweet: at the line for Hollywood Tower of Terror! :)

uploaded them this time

命中注定 - 4 in love

(windie):一个人又躲在屋里
(cioudie):我等你说对不起
(windie):忘了等了几个星期
(cioudie):忘了等了几个星期
(rainie):爱情最近跌进谷底
(sunnie):又加上天气诡异
(rainie):想你想到快要不行
(sunnie):想你想到快要不行
我最近总是没元气
woo我最近总是没元气
一整颗心不景气
看着所别人爱来又爱去
什么了不起
在街上碰见你我和你第一次心
有灵犀
忽然你说我想你
命中注定
上帝说原谅你
要我们黏在一起
还是爱你
没办法讨厌你
也许是爱的引力
命中注定
上帝说就是你
我想念你的呼吸
我只爱你
姐妹说忘记你
我怎么都不想听
哪哪哪哪~~~~~~~
命中注定
上帝说原谅你
要我们永远在一起
命中注定
上帝说就是你
我想念你的呼吸
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归去来 - 胡兵 希莉娜依

这次是我真的决定离开
远离那些许久不懂的悲哀
想让你忘记愁绪忘记关怀
放开这纷纷扰扰自由自在
那次是你不经意的离开
成为我这许久不变的悲哀
于是淡漠了繁华无法再开怀
于是我守着寂寞不能归来
啊拥起落落余晖任你采摘
啊留住刹那永远为你开
那次是你不经意的离开
成为我这许久不变的悲哀
于是淡漠了繁华只为开怀
要陪你远离寂寞自由自在
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好心分手 - 卢巧音

(cantonese)
是否很惊讶讲不出说话
没错我是说你想分手吗
曾给你驯服得就像绵羊
何解会反咬你一下你知吗
回头望伴你走从来未曾幸福过
赴过汤蹈过火沿途为何没爱河
下半生陪住你怀疑快乐也不多
没有心别再拖
好心一早放开我
从头努力也坎坷
通通不要好过
来年岁月那么多
为继续而继续
没有好处还是我
若注定有一点苦楚
不如自己亲手割破
是否不甘心首先给撇下
换了你是我你忍得到吗
捱得过无限次寂寞凌迟
人心态早己看得化也可怕
回头望伴你走从来未曾幸福过
赴过汤蹈过火沿途为何没爱河
下半生陪住你怀疑快乐也不多
好心一早放开我
从头努力也坎坷
通通不要好过
来年岁月那么多
为继续而继续
直接不过承认错
若勉强也分到不多
不如甚么也摔破
难捱就无谓再拖
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woo my boss just showed me something very cool. they put up this webpage that shows the status of all the computers in our main computer lab.

http://instruct.biz.uiowa.edu/itclab/itcstatus.aspx

then he's gonna put up a computer next to the door so people entering the computer lab can see. i tell you most of the time during school year, our computer lab is packed.