User talk:Dumpling
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| new years help | 3 | 01:39, 23 January 2012 |
| Advice (not that you asked for it) | 1 | 20:45, 16 January 2012 |
| Rowdy Dumpling | 8 | 10:06, 7 January 2012 |
| "I barely sleep. :P The results are strange." | 14 | 07:01, 6 January 2012 |
| Anthropology | 10 | 02:36, 5 January 2012 |
| Heard you were sick | 25 | 05:45, 19 December 2011 |
| ALL HAIL KIM SOOJUNG | 3 | 04:52, 19 December 2011 |
| kanojo to kanojo no neko | 3 | 05:37, 13 December 2011 |
| Pooooooooorrrrk! | 6 | 03:24, 13 December 2011 |
| Gyaabo! | 16 | 14:48, 30 November 2011 |
| Country | 1 | 17:53, 29 November 2011 |
| tadiama! Okari | 18 | 19:40, 18 November 2011 |
| Only Human... | 2 | 14:30, 15 November 2011 |
| Sysop | 3 | 13:34, 14 November 2011 |
| Furore | 8 | 20:19, 13 November 2011 |
| Crazy Japanese game shows | 10 | 02:28, 9 November 2011 |
| On the subject of mind fucks... | 1 | 16:08, 7 November 2011 |
| Sorry | 4 | 01:34, 12 October 2011 |
| Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! | 11 | 14:47, 23 September 2011 |
| Assimilation | 1 | 16:59, 22 September 2011 |
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new years help
1) what is the pine tea???? that sounds uber good, regardless of the holiday. 2) any small, traditions I can surprise Vic with. He's vietnamese, but they've adopted/adapted to most traditional chinese habbits. we have a good store just around the corner, so mochii will be involved!
Oh Oh~ Fun! Korean Cinnamon tea with Pine nuts! Oooh~ Mochiiiii. YUM!
I'm not a huge fan of bean paste, so I tend to eat around it. but the mochii itself tastes like solid marshmellows. :-)
My in-law (she is a distant cousain by European terms, but this family in texas is very very close - and viet families are just duty bound to care about the most distant of relatives as if they were siblings) sends us up a small box of goodies, including crysanthumu candy. But I should learn some traditions.
are you with family this year?
Yeah. Some people like the red bean paste, and others like it. I personally like it in a bun/mochi/ on top of my ice cream...not so much the candy. But mochi is yummyyyyy~ MMM...
Hahaha. Well, learning some traditions arn't so bad, if not...they're more interesting really.
And no. Not really. My mum doesn't care much for the Lunar New year. I was raised with it, so...I love it mostly for happy memories of the candy and the red envelopes. But the Korean churches here have a mini celebration. I merely go to the Buddhist Temple and celebrate it with close friends.
Advice (not that you asked for it)
"...being 33 and cutting away into a dead body. "You'll forever be alone. No one would want to talk to you. You'd smell like dead bodies. I WANT GRANDCHILDREN!"
Tell your mum to read Kay Scarpetta books. She's hawt, gets loads of nookie and gets to cut up dead bodies. Ok, she also gets stalked by mad psycho killers, but 3 out 4 ain't bad...
I'll be sure to tell her that. And just...forget to add in the stalked by mad psycho killers part. Hahaha! ;D And thanks for the advice Psy-Oppa.
Rowdy Dumpling
I don't care that you could most certainly martial arts the shit out of me. I firmly believe that whenever you walk into a room, this happens:
Don't deny it!
I don't care if your name is Stabby. I'd roundhouse you and poke you to near death. Then I'd probably feel bad and help you up and get you to a doctor and a giant teddy.
"I barely sleep. :P The results are strange."
But strange is good. We like strange.
That said, if you do want a cure for insomnia... eat more popcorn. It releases tryptophan, which in turn helps with the secretion of melatonin, which is the stuff that knocks you out. Unless I've got my terms mixed up, in which case you'll just turn black...
Oh and on the subject of strange...
"Manage to go to toilet pants man" indeed!
I suspect it's all the clicking in your head. ;-) (I can't even wrap my tongue around a "by rote" sentence drilled into me with a 'click' in it.)
for insomnia, I find that banging my head long enough to give me a concussion works. ;-)
Actually, if you are serious, new techniques are being studied with great success, that literally exhaust you first (and establish hard core rules for your body), then sorta reset your clock. In effect, you say to yourself "I will sleep between 12pm and 6 am (always 6 hours, not sure why). You ONLY use your bedroom for sleep. You do other things till 12 (including getting ready for bed) then at exactly 12, you go to bed. if you do not fall asleep in 30 (?) minutes, you get up and STAY OUT OF THE BED ROOM AN AWAKE for 4 hours, and try again. Under no circumstance do you sleep past 6am. even if you are exhausted. You become a bitch for like a week or two, but it really seems to be one of the best ways to reset yourself. Of course, you need to be at a place in your life where you can have such strict hours.
On the subject of clicking, our gardener taught me Zulu tongue twisters when I was a kid, to get the hang of the clicks. The first, using the !q click is:
- Ingqeqebulane yaqaqela uqhoqhoqho, uqhoqhoqho waqaqela iqaqa, iqaqa laqalaza. (The storyteller warmed up his throat, this woke up the skunk that looked around in amazement) - every q is a click, made by pulling your tongue away from the roof of your mouth, like you're geeing on a horse.
Then there's the !x click - made by parting your teeth slightly, pressing your tongue against them, then pulling it back. Almost like making a "tsk" sound of disapproval.
- Amaxoxo ayaxokozela exoxa ngoxamu exhibeni. (The frogs are gossiping loudly about the big lizard)
And then there's Miriam Makeba:
OK, very unlinguistic of me, but that sounds lovely in music cause it sounds like part of the rythem, not the language. I can make both clicks, just not as part of actual words. :-)
Hahaha. Yeeeep.
Hahaha. I've seen the Toilet song thing when I was little actually. I forgot the show. Gave me unrealistic expectations. Tsk tsk.
Anyways, 'strange' is a maybe a good thing? Considering I've been awake since Monday afternoon, I'm starting to get really weird...and I can feel it. I just want to say really random things and cuddle up to people and make them pat my head or wrap myself up in layers of blankets and go into the corner of my bed and knock out for a couple of hours. (No more than 4, because my body start to wake me up in intervals of 30 minutes and really painful leg cramps.) And I've tried getting myself into a schedule, but that's not...really...possible with me at the current moment and the way things are with me.. Though I have tried, and I do get a bit 'bitchy', but the rest is good. Apparently sleeping with something cold helps.
...And clicking is really hard to for me to do in general, so doing that as part of the actual words would be hard. But the song really is lovely.
That's really worrying. The sleeping thing, not the not-clicking thing, of course.
Eh. It used to be worse. O________O...But I'm working on it. Not exactly the most normal of sleep cycles, but still working on it. Hahaha.
“”I've seen the Toilet song thing when I was little actually. Gave me unrealistic expectations.
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I'm too afraid to even ask, having watched the clip... {-_-;}
Well, Sesame Street gave me unrealistic expectations that learning was going to be fun. But it wasn't...which eventually led me to doodle and talk to my fingers, each having a funny face scribbled on. The Toilet song, along with many other children songs, led me to expect that inanimate objects could talk---which led me to talk to them. I don't think that's so much...scary, than it is rather amusing. Or if you're my grandfather amused/worried.
Just gonna leave this here.
AHAHAHA! I feel like I have to beat that...
Bah. You speak of portable toilets? I can top that.
Hahahaha. FANCY POOP. Wow. Very Nice Stabby. Very Nice.
Anthropology
What are you studying in anthropology? I minored in history in undergrad, which included some anthropology, but I have been reading anthropological/archaeological literature more in depth recently for a "cognition and culture" project. Incidentally, there is a site run by something called the International Cognition and Culture Institute that is very useful.
For Anthropology, I'm specializing in physical anthropology---which may lead to forensics! Woot~ But hm...that sounds really cool actually! I'll have to look more into that.
Mostly pre-behavioral modernity stuff or more modern stuff?
Mostly more modern. :3 Although, the pre-behavioral seems really interesting, but never really got a chance to go into that.
Heard you were sick
Stop trying to curry favour for mod votes. It is sickening to see how low you have become Ty.
Feel better!
I too would like to express my hopes that you will recover from your illness in a short amount of time.
Have no fear. Dumpling is here. With her trusty humidifier, which I have yet to name. Anyways...Thanks you guys.(ಥ㉨ಥ) <---Tears of joy? With enough rest and meds...and air...I'll be okay. Hopefully no more midnight emergency room trips.
Get well soon! Nothing serious, is it?
Damn Elaine. Way to kill the mood. I wanted some cake and ice cream...but not anymore. Okay. I'll still take the ice cream. Haha.
Anyways---Well, no. Nothing too bad, breathing is a bit hard. And talking makes me sound like a creeper. Like one of those sex offenders that whisper in your ear with a slight raspy voice? Except, it sounds weirder...'cause it's from me, and I have a relatively cheery voice...I...it's...It's just weird/hard to explain.
But mum wants to make a double check. So if I'm not better by Saturday, she's taking me to my doctor to get a spinal tap. Not cool. But other than that...I don't think it's too serious?
Oh shit, spinal tap? Don't get better soon, get better now!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! <---I wish it sounded like this.
You just made my day/night. That was hilarious. I'm TRYING. But yes. A spinal tap, because mum's worried that the reason my immune system sucks balls right now is if it's a result of my leukemia. Which...shouldn't be? Because...I had a bone marrow transplant like...2-3 years ago...but..meh. In other words, she just wants to make sure my white blood cell count is okie dokey artichokey.
"Hume" is a good name for a humidifier :-)
You are not dead! Hooray for you!
Ding Ding Ding. 10+ Bonus point for you. You are quite correct my stabby-licious friend! (ಠ㉨ರೃ) It takes more than not breathing to kill me. Mwahahaha.
"Dumpling is fucking invincible" should become a meme.
You mean there isn't one already? Haha. Nah, I'm kidding. That'd be nice and dandy~ but I highly doubt I'm invincible. I'm sure I have plenty of weaknesses. Like cute kittens and sad puppies...and homeless children. Wait, I shouldn't have said that. O___O
kanojo to kanojo no neko
My favorite anime. i hate hate hate the dub. but you take what you can find. :-)
Totally understand what you mean. D: -siiigh- Usually, I'll stick to the original Japanese version though if I can't take the dubbing. I SHALL LOOK INTO THIS!
Pooooooooorrrrk!
The irony is that I'm Jewish, and have never had ham or bacon. But I'll be damned if it isn't catchy.
I thought you were atheist . . . ?
I am, but I'm still culturally Jewish. Also, it's my parents' house, so I abide by the rules of kashrut (at least the parts they feel like following).
You don't know what you're missing on the pork/ham/bacon front. Also (presumably) shellfish. I recommend trying it, even if you have to do it away from home & keep it secret from the folks.
And the header made me believe something along the lines of pork dumplings. Those are yummy... And yes. It is rather catchy!
Gyaabo!
Heh heh. Just watched ep 1 of the live Nodame. Good fun and yes, Nodame is super cute.
it's a blast of a show. the actor that plays chiaki "senpai" just gets better each ep as he sorta falls for her, and sorta not!
ISN'T SHEEEE!? Ah! So adorable. It really is a great show. Haha. Chiaki-Senpai. Such a jerk-face. But a lovable jerkface.
I must confess I nearly fell off my chair laughing in ep 2, where she goes flying past Chiaki and goes face-first into a boulder. I think I must be a bad person... *sadface*
But they've done a good job capturing the "feel" of the show and the characters. And using Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" as BGM is pure win - that was my fave piece of music from the anime.
Every episode is a blast! Haha. So no worries. I must be a bad person too. Teehee. But YES! It really was awesome. I'm really glad they used Rhapsody in Blue. Ah~ So cute. I feel like I should rewatch this now.
This was my first drama so obviously taken from an anime. (I now realize many many of the dramas set in hs or college are from anime) and it really retained the anime style which I did and do find sorta off putting. But that aside, i've watched it at lest 4 times.
Limited Spoiler alert
The scene where Nodama has left school, Chiaki Senpai rushes to her home, calls her, and sees her walking on the beach as she's talking to him on the phone. Ohhhhh that gets me every single time.
GOD I LOVE THAT SCENE. Maybe I'll watch Nodame to calm my nerves. Who knowwwwws.
Country
So... you don't like country music.
Well... how about gothic country music?
Well, it's not making my ears bleed. So it's more tolerable. :3 It's not too bad.
tadiama! Okari
How would you spell in romangie (I can't read kangi or either of the kana) for the "hi, i'm home" "welcome back" that you hear in Japanese. something like what I wrote as the subject line.
"Tadaima"-I'm home "Okaeri/Okaeri-nasai!"-Welcome Back
Thank you. We watched one of the saddest/happiest dramas titled "Okaeri". It was about a group of people who had all lost relatives in a crash, and who formed a new family together. so it was sad, and happy. but the title of the show was sooooo appropriate.
I've heard of it. I haven't had time to watch it yet. Watch 1 Litre of Tears. SO GOOD.
Saw it. :(
My favorite emotional shows was with Hiroshi Abe "Shiroi Haru". i LOVE "abe" (i thought that was his first name for the longest time, duh). and this one he's an ex con who goes out to reconnect with his 8 year old daughter who he had to leave to go to jail. it's sooooo emotional. :-)
Awwww. I remember that! It was so good! But it kinda reminded me of the Korean Movie "My Father"...Just a tad bit. I also recommend this movie. Along with Tae-Guk-Ki.
Only Human...
Wow! What a read - that's quite the life you've lived. Well written too. Certainly puts my boring existence into perspective...
Furore
It's actually either/or -- I rolled back because you messed up the links, I didn't see the spelling change at first. Also, by "oppa" do you mean "opa"? If so, I'm definitely not old enough to be a grandpappy yet.
Sorry about the links. D: But, okay. Either or. Cool. YAY! I learned something new. Anyways, 'oppa' is the respective term from a younger female to an older male in Korean. Kinda like...an older brother of sort. I think I explained this to Psy once. If I was calling you an old man (in respectives, of course), it would be ajuhshi...
I see. "Opa" is grandpa in German (and Dutch). I had two opas, but now I've only got one.
Ah. Well, in that case. I too only have one opa left. The other, I've never met, but he died a long time ago.
Crazy Japanese game shows
Have you seen 24 hour tag?
I HAVE! Waaay back when I actually watched TV. Haha. Japanese and Korean gameshows are always fun. The Japanese ones are more 'off' though. Hahaha.
I remember reading about one where they locked the guy in an apartment and he had to survive by winning stuff from magazine giveaways.
AHAHAHAHAHA! YESSSSSS!
I love J-drama, and the campyness of the **dubbed** Iron chef. But game shows and "talk shows" is japan blow me away. I just go "huh?"
I love Juri Ueno (Last Friends, Nodame) so I watched an interview on a "talk show" with her. I just stared. WTF was every other thought i had.
But I really do love j-drama. Cause it has an actual arc, a beginning, a middle and an end. No shows where you have to wait (Lost) for 7 years to figure out what's actually going on; or shows about cancer where the leads can't die, cause they have to come back next season, etc.
On the subject of mind fucks...
...meet the evil predecessors of Cat Soup
Ehehehehe. I've watched these as well. >D
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
Liquid threads are teh work of teh ebil Devil hisself! Come back to the light!
But that means I have to dieeee. People that go into the light always dieeee. I'm too cute to dieeeee! ლ(இ益இლ)
Assimilation
Oh noez~ I've been brought over to the dark side. Bwahaha. Anyways~I've just been too lazy/kept forgetting to change it to liquid threads. Yay.
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