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	<title>Clock is TiCkIng—! &#187; rice</title>
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		<title>In Shanghai</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2010/05/08/in-shanghai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 23:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China blocked twitter and facebook, so i m unable to entertain and socialize. i will edit this post and add a picture]]></description>
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		<title>Dullness</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/12/02/dullness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rays, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. What&#8217;s your goal coming out from here? What would you want us to help you? I always got confused answering these kinds of questions. Because I have no idea what I want, or what kind of help I need. All I know, is that, I am the only&#8230;]]></description>
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/4037058360/">Rays</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span>
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<p>
What&#8217;s your goal coming out from here?<br />
What would you want us to help you?<br />
I always got confused answering these kinds of questions. <br />
Because I have no idea what I want, or what kind of help I need. <br />
All I know, is that, I am the only one who can help myself. </p>
<p>A few more days, <br />
made me wonder, <br />
what if, <br />
why did you, <br />
how could she&#8230; </p>
<p>Ventilators, Nurses, Doctors, <br />
recalled my memory, <br />
a painful ones,<br />
one that I am scared of repeating.</p>
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		<title>Melancholy</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/11/26/melancholy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melancholy, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. When I was packing up for Beijing in Singapore, I was distracted by the stacked pictures I took in Singapore. Those photographs bring back memories, the sweetness and sourness, and also the bitterness of our past. That night, I took out that particular yellow photo album, It was&#8230;]]></description>
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/4048873512/">Melancholy</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span>
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<p>
When I was packing up for Beijing in Singapore, <br />
I was distracted by the stacked pictures I took in Singapore. <br />
Those photographs bring back memories, <br />
the sweetness and sourness, and also the bitterness of our past. </p>
<p>That night, I took out that particular yellow photo album, <br />
It was painful to flip the page, <br />
but it was even more painful to recall those memories. <br />
They also remind me of being in that room, or similar room. </p>
<p>Time passes, <br />
Day by day, I involuntarily lose those little bits of memories,<br />
Those pictures, will always remind me of how much all of us has been through. </p>
<p>In a couple of weeks, it will be 9 years since we met, <br />
Though related in many ways, you are so far away,<br />
Others might have forgotten you, <br />
but I will not.</p>
<p>&#8220;We try to grab pieces of our lives as they speed past us.<br />
Photographs freeze those pieces and help us remember how we were. <br />
We don&#8217;t know these lost people but if you look around, <br />
you&#8217;ll find someone just like them&#8221; &#8211; Gene McSweeney</p>
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		<title>I Believe I can Fly</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/11/17/i-believe-i-can-fly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMG_0617, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. For the past week, Flying is the only thing that has been hovering in my mind. I feel like a failure, I was the one who made my decision, and here I am, not being able to bear the pressure here, emotionally, and maybe physically. I may be&#8230;]]></description>
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/4048116607/">IMG_0617</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span>
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<p>
For the past week, <br />
Flying is the only thing that has been hovering in my mind. </p>
<p>I feel like a failure, <br />
I was the one who made my decision, <br />
and here I am, not being able to bear the pressure here, <br />
emotionally, and maybe physically. </p>
<p>I may be running away from my own problems and feeling, <br />
but I am sure that I will handle this in my very own  way. <br />
and maybe being away from problems for a while,<br />
may help me psychologically, and physically.</p>
<p>For now, <br />
Let me bear with the pain, <br />
as it will go away, soon, for sure. </p>
<p>I need to get out, <br />
I need to fly out, <br />
from this crowded and populated country, <br />
and from this polluted capital city. <br />
+ from this disturbing feeling.</p>
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		<title>Ouch!</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/11/12/ouch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ouch!, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. Life is a Joke, I was the one who made my the decision, in the end, I will be the one who will give up. Let&#8217;s just say, I will not waste my time, I am trying to not waste my dad&#8217;s money for nothing. and I HAVE&#8230;]]></description>
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/4048177979/">Ouch!</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span>
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<p>
Life is a Joke, <br />
I was the one who made my the decision, <br />
in the end, I will be the one who will give up. </p>
<p>Let&#8217;s just say, <br />
I will not waste my time, <br />
I am trying to not waste my dad&#8217;s money for nothing. <br />
and I HAVE to face the reality.</p>
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		<title>Hollow in China</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/10/19/hollow-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. China, a country that is populated with 1.38 Billion, where some laws practiced in reverse from most countries in the world. If only 10% of the population are helpful (and useful, bluntly speaking), but so far, none was found, not even in the police station or in the&#8230;]]></description>
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/3819625324/">China</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span>
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<p>
China, <br />
a country that is populated with 1.38 Billion, <br />
where some laws practiced in reverse from most countries in the world. </p>
<p>If only 10% of the population are helpful (and useful, bluntly speaking), <br />
but so far, none was found, <br />
not even in the police station or in the foreign department for foreign students. </p>
<p>What disgust me most are those who work in the police department, <br />
who viewed themselves as &quot;the justice or the law&quot; but are just iniquitous.</p>
<p>Remember &quot;Officer&quot;: being able to speak a little Chinese does not mean that I understand you completely. <br />
Being an INTERNATIONAL STUDENT does not mean that I understand all the procedures in CHINA!</p>
<p>If only the people practice to follow some of the law, <br />
if only pedestrian&#8217;s way of right is superior than vehicle&#8217;s (especially cars and buses)<br />
I&#8217;m very sure China&#8217;s image will improve, <br />
at least in my point of view. </p>
<p>I hope my point of view of China will change, for better or worse, before I go Home. <br />
Yes, Home, as I am returning earlier than I have planned.</p>
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		<title>13</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/10/14/13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[13, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. I need an Antidote, for this life. I cannot escape from the mocking and the curse from the people. I can and should only accept them, regardless if I deserve them or not. My life can be ruined, it can be cursed, But in the future, I will&#8230;]]></description>
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/3934819404/">13</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span>
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<p>
I need an Antidote, for this life. <br />
I cannot escape from the mocking and the curse from the people. <br />
I can and should only accept them, <br />
regardless if I deserve them or not. <br />
My life can be ruined, it can be cursed, <br />
But in the future, I will be stronger, <br />
I want to be stronger, <br />
Because I am the unlucky ones, <br />
I am the cursed, <br />
for that I am made, <br />
By who have made me.</p>
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		<title>ThanksGiving 2008 Slide-Show/Video</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/09/24/thanksgiving-2008-slide-showvideo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I miss the days, the mini celebration, the laughter, and the atmosphere that very day.]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="420" height="363" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="src" value="http://www.tudou.com/v/KJfQnpN-WOQ" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="363" src="http://www.tudou.com/v/KJfQnpN-WOQ" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>I miss the days,</p>
<p>the mini celebration,</p>
<p>the laughter,</p>
<p>and the atmosphere that very day.</p>
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		<title>Supported Tree</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/09/19/supported-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[supported tree, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. I had a nightmare, It was similar to the ones I had back in college. But the difference is that no one made fun of me, But simply, ignored me. Unlike this tree, I was not supported. I was in pain, an excruciating pain, Just because of&#8230;]]></description>
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/3934122161/">supported tree</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span>
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<p>
I had a nightmare,<br />
It was similar to the ones I had back in college.<br />
But the difference is that no one made fun of me,<br />
But simply, ignored me.</p>
<p>Unlike this tree,<br />
I was not supported.<br />
I was in pain, an excruciating pain,<br />
Just because of a simple fall.</p>
<p>I am not sure if I want to be supported,<br />
Because it would mean that I will be a burden.<br />
But I am hoping,<br />
That I would not fall,</p>
<p>That I will not be vulnerable</p>
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		<title>Beijing</title>
		<link>http://www.riceleaf.net/blog/2009/09/15/beijing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nan Pu Tuo, originally uploaded by ♪ Раиса ♫. No Burning, I have and will have to cool down, Seems everything will be hard, everything, and I&#8217;ll survive everything, In the end, I&#8217;ll survive them]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yzj87/3839357754/">Nan Pu Tuo</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yzj87/">♪ Раиса ♫</a>.</span></div>
<p>No Burning,<br />
I have and will have to cool down,</p>
<p>Seems everything will be hard,<br />
everything,<br />
and</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll survive everything,<br />
In the end, I&#8217;ll survive them</p>
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