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  Topic: Mandarin mum baby playgroup SW London
mei lin

Replies: 19
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PostForum: Notice Board and Events   Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:16 pm   Subject: THanks for the links!
THis is such a useful thread!
I can barely string more than 3 words together in Mandarin, in Cantonese, maybe 5 words - and don't live in London! But my husband and I are currently waiting to be matc ...
  Topic: "Chinese cultural influence is virtually nil, and
mei lin

Replies: 6
Views: 599

PostForum: Culture   Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:44 pm   Subject: "Chinese cultural influence is virtually nil, and
I can't really imagine dear Bozza actually saying this. I mean it's a bit bonkers really. OH.. maybe I have just contradicted myself....

Seriously, I think the people who could answer this best a ...
  Topic: chinese adoption
mei lin

Replies: 21
Views: 5702

PostForum: Viewpoints   Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:15 pm   Subject: chinese adoption
Signor Dude d'Oriente, (pretty good effort for more of a Spanish speaker?!)

Thank you. I have not come across much in the way of truly negative feelings:shock: but because we believe in what we a ...
  Topic: Help me with my thesis - The Building Blocks of Chineseness
mei lin

Replies: 28
Views: 1410

PostForum: Culture   Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:46 pm   Subject: Help me with my thesis - The Building Blocks of Chineseness
Hi Quietman! we're going off topic aren't we?! I do apologise-I'll pm you if that's okay so I don't clutter up this thread!
feel free to ignore my ramblings though!

ML x
  Topic: Help me with my thesis - The Building Blocks of Chineseness
mei lin

Replies: 28
Views: 1410

PostForum: Culture   Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:09 am   Subject: Help me with my thesis - The Building Blocks of Chineseness
gotcha Ho-Down!
Seriously good question!
Best of luck and hope it stimulates lots of discussion!
ML x
  Topic: Help me with my thesis - The Building Blocks of Chineseness
mei lin

Replies: 28
Views: 1410

PostForum: Culture   Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:16 pm   Subject: good luck with the thesis!
Sorry this is a long post!!!

Am not 100% BBC- Anglo-Chinese mix.
My (English) father was born outside UK as was his (English) father and I would have been born in Hong Kong however the rules at t ...
  Topic: Chinese NY 2009 Jan 26th
mei lin

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Views: 1348

PostForum: Chat   Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:56 pm   Subject: Chinese NY 2009 Jan 26th
Have a wonderful time everyone who gets there!

don't think we shall be able to make it to the celebrations in town Sad
so we shall do what we can at home!
Yep, last year was very very cold. But ...
  Topic: Malaysian 'Hawkers' Food
mei lin

Replies: 7
Views: 3319

PostForum: Food   Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:45 pm   Subject: thank you!
we've tried C&R (very happy there!) which is so convenient for us out of towners, but further suggestions most gratefully received!

Decent teh tarek just makes me so happy........ Smile
Thank you ...
  Topic: chinese adoption
mei lin

Replies: 21
Views: 5702

PostForum: Viewpoints   Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:25 am   Subject: In response to Mr. Jeff Minter
To readers: I apologise for the tone of this post- I was quite affected by what Jeff Minter had to say.

Mr .Minter : Before I express myself in response to your two posts I just gotta calm myself ...
  Topic: chinese adoption
mei lin

Replies: 21
Views: 5702

PostForum: Viewpoints   Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 1:06 am   Subject: chinese adoption
Pensggs – as you say, leaving children in overstretched institutionalised care in any country does no favours to anyone.
In this country for example, the results are higher levels of criminalisatio ...
  Topic: chinese adoption
mei lin

Replies: 21
Views: 5702

PostForum: Viewpoints   Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:03 pm   Subject: chinese adoption
Quietman: I totally accept that.

Please understand: I felt anxious about the "discarding" comment.
Many many people don't know a lot about adoption from CHina and I felt that it was ...
  Topic: Contaminated Milk - The Silence is Speaking Louder Than Word
mei lin

Replies: 28
Views: 2900

PostForum: Viewpoints   Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:54 pm   Subject: Contaminated Milk - The Silence is Speaking Louder Than Word
(Ah pensggs: have you been reading another thread? if so, thank you for your baby wishes, very kind)

Human beings are primates and as so are animals.
We are unfortunately the only animals that c ...
  Topic: Contaminated Milk - The Silence is Speaking Louder Than Word
mei lin

Replies: 28
Views: 2900

PostForum: Viewpoints   Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:58 am   Subject: surreal thread
hang on guys, this started out as a contaminated milk thread.....??
no matter...

Willies:-
THe human penis is the largest of any primate, both actually and relatively.
Gorillas are littler, ...
  Topic: chinese adoption
mei lin

Replies: 21
Views: 5702

PostForum: Viewpoints   Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:30 am   Subject: re: abandonment of CHinese girls - sorry long post!
I'm new here and found this thread via a semi-unrelated google search- not sure if anyone will even read this!

in response to the following:(sorry I haven't quoted properly)

"Yes, ex-VAG, I ...
 
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