Comments on: All saints day http://blog.melchua.com/2008/07/09/all-saints-day/ Braindumps on things Mel Chua has found shiny lately. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:06:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ErinD http://blog.melchua.com/2008/07/09/all-saints-day/comment-page-1/#comment-843 ErinD Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:43:54 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/2008/07/09/all-saints-day/#comment-843 I used to get a kick out of the optimism of that - I want to do it, therefore I will. :) Chinese people don't seem to think of it that way, though - I guess because you would use something like xiang or xihuan, or preface it with keneng for anything that isn't likely to happen. haha - sounds like my grandparents' crowd, with different accents. :) And fewer songs about Our Lady of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_Shrine" rel="nofollow">Knock</a>. The coolest church I've ever gone to was Xuanwumen in Beijing, mostly run by really enthusiastic Chinese Catholics and Filipino expats, with a sprinkling of people from all over. Pinoy church groups rock. I used to get a kick out of the optimism of that – I want to do it, therefore I will. :) Chinese people don’t seem to think of it that way, though – I guess because you would use something like xiang or xihuan, or preface it with keneng for anything that isn’t likely to happen.

haha – sounds like my grandparents’ crowd, with different accents. :) And fewer songs about Our Lady of Knock.
The coolest church I’ve ever gone to was Xuanwumen in Beijing, mostly run by really enthusiastic Chinese Catholics and Filipino expats, with a sprinkling of people from all over. Pinoy church groups rock.

]]> By: Achi Nono http://blog.melchua.com/2008/07/09/all-saints-day/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Achi Nono Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:05:35 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/2008/07/09/all-saints-day/#comment-842 actually, i think you can say "i will" in chinese. 我將 or 我會. actually, i think you can say “i will” in chinese. 我將 or 我會.

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