Displaying 16,531 To 16,560 Of 18,974 Comments A friend of mine was in Beijing for 3 years in the 80’s with the Peruvian Embassy there. He said that even then the nightlife and exclusive clubs were great. He’s such a snob! My hubby was there a few years ago during the anti- Japan demonstrations, he said that it was pretty scary and they had been advised to remain in their hotel. Yes Shanghai is all about build, build, build but just around each corner, the poverty is startling. Most of the people working on construction are from small, rural villages. Their pay is minimal, their working conditions unsafe and their living quarters abysmal. Most of them are away from families for 6 months at a time but of course they need the money and think of themselves as lucky. » Posted By Kalima On January 9, 2010 @ 7:38 pm My hubby goes to Shanghai at least twice a year, we take part in a school there. After his last visit last October, he said the rate of new buildings going up is phenomenal. So much for their decades of complaints about western capitalism. It makes me laugh. » Posted By Kalima On January 9, 2010 @ 7:05 pm That’s funny about Carville. I thought that his wife kept his b@lls in a jar on her nightstand. » Posted By Kalima On January 9, 2010 @ 8:10 pm Vox Populi AfterChat – 1-08-10 Good night jan4insight. Sleep well and have a great time tomorrow. » Posted By Kalima On January 9, 2010 @ 12:04 am I cried along with all of you, didn’t sleep a wink. When my hubby came back from work, we sat together hand in hand and watched the whole speech again. I have American friends of 30 years, I wept for them and their families, it felt good. Having disagreement with the President about certain policies is normal, jumping on his every move, every uttered word, is not. » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 11:39 pm Thank you jan4insight, that is awfully sweet of you. At times like this, I wish that I had a sound proofed “Scream Room.” » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 11:33 pm K I’m just so very tired of the negativity, you expect it from the RW, your tiresome, irrational MSM and the so-called self professed pundits who make my hair stand on end but not this constant nitpicking from people who should know better or are supposed to know the inside view of Washington. It’s as if they all want him to fail and it makes my soul sick to the very core of me. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, he is EVERYONE’S President, why is that so bloody hard to understand, do they want to cut him into small pieces so that everyone can have their share? » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 11:30 pm My 5 pence worth on people’s expectations of President Obama. It took Bush 8 years to destroy your country, give the President at least his 4 years to try to fix Bush’s sh@t pile. How does anyone really know the ins and outs of everything he has been trying to accomplish with the lawyers behind closed doors, the closing of those loopholes Bush opened during his 2 terms can’t be an easy thing to figure out. I have never seen so much negativity by people in his own party after only a year. Everyone expects change and this is what he is trying to do but his own words “It won’t be easy. I can’t do this alone” haunt me. As much as you expected from him, he expected from all of you. Some of his base have let him down especially on HCR, the bickering about saving lives has really been an eye opener, the armchair critics a pain in the arse. Let the man try to do his job. » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 11:05 pm Oh I’m in love! The red one please. » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 10:04 pm How did you know, yes she does and when I walked her to her car, rolled down the window twice. I love her dearly too but wish that she would talk about people that I actually know as opposed to, will never meet. » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 9:46 pm Hi BDM, just couldn’t get away. There was no escape!! » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 9:16 pm Sorry! 🙁 » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 9:14 pm I’ve been waving the white flag for almost 2 hours now. Had a visit from a friend, she looooves to talk, I’ve just crawled out of my bunker. » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 8:57 pm Stephanopoulos: I Shouldn’t Have Let Giuliani Slide Oh good Lord Julie!! » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 9:00 pm Judge Rejects “Necessity Defense” a Second Time, but Manslaughter Ruling Now Possible ” voluntary manslaughter,” this was an open and shut case of premeditated murder. I can’t understand this decision for the life of me, since when is this even an option? I feel so bad for Dr. Tillers family having to listen to such drivel. Where is the justice for the victim? » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 5:30 pm WH Press Release: Catherine Biden Passes Away at 92 My sincere condolences to VP Biden and his family. You could see how much her loved her and how very proud she was of him. » Posted By Kalima On January 9, 2010 @ 3:00 am HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS! He was my first real crush, well after a neighbourhood boy when I was 7 that is. » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 5:16 pm With a drop of sodium pentothal slipped into her champagne, we might get the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Actually she’s doing a really fine job of exposing herself to the masses, don’t stop AH, it’s only a matter of time before the rest catch on to your game. It always makes me cringe how on tv you would think that butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth when she talks about the President but once she back in the safety of her nest, she spews such abominable rot it makes your toes curl up. What a bunch of spineless morons these people really are, and that goes for her friends too. I can’t stand two-faced people, they are the worst of the worst. » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 11:08 pm 😆 I swear! » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 9:29 pm kesmarn, I copy. Over and out. Nudge, nudge! Wink! Wink! 😆 » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 8:04 pm I’ll tiptoe in later with my night lamp when you have all gone to sleep. I’ll be the delete fairy for tonight. I’m whispering, blink twice if you can hear me. Still whispering, sorry nellie, here’s big stick to sort me out with. I’m ready anytime. » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 7:40 pm Wasn’t me. 🙁 » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 7:36 pm Hi kesmarn. You can vote as many stars as you want to give, it is still counted as a vote. You can also vote for comments you like with a thumbs up or down above the reply button at the bottom of each comment. AdLib will NEVER find out, my lips are sealed! 🙂 » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 7:26 pm Put you cursor on the stars and move it slowly to the right. 10 twinkling star will appear, just click and nellie has your 10 star vote. I won’t say a peep to AdLib. 🙂 » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 7:19 pm Extremely high praise coming from you nellie, I’m not at all sure that I deserve it, but thank you very much. I’ll try to keep giving my opinions for what they are worth, and hope that I won’t disappoint you. Thanks again. » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 5:49 pm Thanks kesmarn. The best part is that it doesn’t hurt a bit. » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 2:05 am Thanks K. Sometimes I’m afraid to open my mouth after being told so many times that I had no business commenting about a country I didn’t even live in. I know that it would never happen here but still, sometimes I will take my time as I tend to see some things very differently. » Posted By Kalima On January 11, 2010 @ 2:03 am Wonderful article nellie and as everyone has stated, the graphics are superb. Being an outsider, I often find that the process of governing in your country is at times very confusing. Nothing is simple, in fact everything takes so much time to be put to the vote, even longer to pass, especially now that the Repubs have decided that obstructionism is the only card that they have left in their deck. I have learned more here in these short months than I managed to salvage in the two years at the “other” place, where voices of reason were extinguished like candles in a summer breeze and we were reduced to fighting trolls on a daily basis. Just wanted to thank you and many other others here, for making important issues that much more clearer for me. I am eternally grateful and thank you again. Cheers! » Posted By Kalima On January 10, 2010 @ 5:14 pm K, the Nanocrystals look like the sunflowers that used to bloom in my grandmother’s flower garden, amazing. The 24th one down is just like an antique brooch I found in an antique arcade off King’s Rd in London. The center stone is a huge opal and the changing colours used to fascinate me for hours. I have it in a safe place and will leave it to my sister’s oldest daughter, she would appreciate it’s beauty the most I think. Thanks for the beautiful photos! » Posted By Kalima On January 17, 2010 @ 9:52 pm Do Platypuses Dream of Eccentric Sheep? I adore Abyssinians, we’ve had 4 and now only 12 year old Coco is left. They are incredibly friendly, she greets everyone who comes into the house. If I could have just one wish, it would be to eat a peaceful meal by myself, it’s never going to happen. I had no idea that Penny was part Abyssinian, maybe it is her colour, what a delight. You are never alone with an Abys! 🙂 » Posted By Kalima On January 8, 2010 @ 1:27 amComments Posted By Kalima
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