John sounds very messed up. very immature.

I have to put some distance between us. I dont answer his calls and just go on with my life. i know its tough. But he keeps reeling me back and then when I finally go back, he stabs me again. its not good. My priority is now living my life in peace!

John and I broke up, acctually, I told him that our relationship couldn't last and I think I did this in a wrong way.....but now i still feel guilty for what i've done and i still feel lost and alone and like no one will ever truly ever be interested in me because i've done such a horrible thing...is this really the right place for me?

A plastic art peculiar to the Chinese stage, the facial makeups are various designs of lines and coloured patches painted on the faces of certain operatic characters. They follow traditionally fixed patterns for specific types to highlight the disposition and quality in the personages so that the audience may immediately know whether they are heroes or villains, whether they are kind or treacherous and wicked. The following describes briefly the major categories of facial makeups:

The red face shows bravery, uprightness and loyalty. A typical "red face" is Guan Yu, general of the period of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) , famed for his faithfulness to his Emperor, Liu Bei.

The reddish purple face likewise shows a just and noble character, for instance, Lian Po in the well-known play Jiang Xiang He (The General Reconciled with the Chief Minister), in which General Lian was proud and impetuous and quarrelled with the chief minister to whom he was ultimately reconciled.

The black face indicates either a rough and bold character or an impartial and selfless personality. Typical of the former are General Zhang Fei (of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms) and Li Kui (of Water Margin), and of the latter is Bao Gong (alias Bao Zheng), the semi-legendary fearless and impartial judge of the Song Dynasty.

A green face depicts surly stubbornness, impetuosity and a total lack of self-restraint.

Commonly seen on the stage is the white face for the powerful villain. It highlights all that is bad in human nature: cunning, craftiness, treachery. Typical characters are Cao Cao*, powerful and cruel prime minister in the time of the Three Kingdoms, and Qin Hui, treacherous Song Dynasty prime minister who put the national hero Yue Fei to death.

All the above facial makeups belong to a category of characters collectively called jing--all males with pronounced personal traits.

For the clowns of traditional drama, there is a special makeup called xiaohualian (the petty painted face), i.e., a small patch of chalk on and around the nose to show a mean and secretive character, such as Jiang Gan of the Three Kingdoms who fawned upon Cao Cao.

It is also occasionally painted on a young page or an ordinary workingman, often to enhance his wit, humour or jesting and to enliven up the performance.

Another type of players , called "acrobatic clowns" (wuchou), are also touched up with a tiny patch of white on the tip of the nose to show an astute mind, a keen and quick wit. Several of the stage heroes from the novel Water Margin are made up in this way.

The facial makeups date a long time back to the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties at least. Simple patterns of painted faces are found in tomb murals of that age. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), improvements were made in the skills of drawing and in preparing the paints, leading to the whole set of colourful facial patterns that we see in today's Jingju (Peking Opera).

Well, I haven't updateed my blog in a long time, so here goes what I've been up to: I started dating that guy from college, John. He's really nice and altough we are very different from each other, we're getting along very well. My summer vacation is almost over, but it was great - I had a lot of fun! I met a lot of cool places and now I'm ready to get back to college... Promise to write more often - See ya!

Because I've been feeling lonely these days, Terry told me to get a pet so I would have company. She didn't realize it's not commom to have pets in China and I wouldn't feel confortable with that... Maybe I should get a rommate or  maybe I should go out more often. I don't know. There's this guy in college that's been too "friendly" with me... Maybe I'll invite him over to eat some real good chinese food

I was so happy that I did great on my test that whaen I got the grade yesterday, I coudn't let the ocasion pass without some celebration (I guess I'm becoming more western like ;p). Anyway, my friend took me to this really nice bar and we had a lot of fun! Now, back to studies...

Well, I have a lot of study to do and finish an essay, so I won't be long. College is starting to stress me, but I'm doing the best I can to take this in a calm way. Altough my parents expect a lot of me here, my grandpa always taught me to be patient, to think before act and do the best I can! I really respect him for being so wise...

Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong, in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 buildings. I think this is one of the most beautiful places in China. It represents all the tradition and power of China.

Isn't this the cutest chinese doll ever?! It looks so real! It's been a long time I don't care for dolls and toys, but I got this picture in the internet and I was amazed! It reminds me of my little sister - I miss her very!

I was thinking about visiting my parents in China... I'll start saving money for that!!

I wonder how they are... and if I didn't tell them that I was coming back? That would be a big surprise! They would love that!!  

I've made up my mind that I'll finished my studies here in London... It was so difficul to get here, I won't give up!

ps.: I'm still looking for fun, are you interested?

I talked to my family last night, they're all fine there. Everytime I talk to them I start missing home so much! It's hard to live in a country that's so opposite from yours, you live your life and you are educated in a certain way, then you go to another place and see that everything is just so different. I'm still trying to get used to all of this, but I guess I'm doing fine for now...

I'm just feeling good, yesterday I went out with this girl I met in college, she's really nice - it's good to have friends! My studies are not so stressfull now, I know it won't last, but it's good to have some time for me...

Dae

Hopefully, this Blog will give me the pleasure I'm looking for. Come back to visit me! Bye.

Hi! I am a Chinese girl who has moved to London to study my degree. I find my course very stressful - particularly the exams. However, to add to this stress I feel that my fellow students do not take me seriously because they always seem to be making fun of me. They treat me like a little toy and take every opportunity to have a laugh at my expense. I sometimes I feel like I can’t carry on, and now wish I had stayed in China to study. I don’t know what to do.