Chinese History & Poetry

• DeadPoet

  31 Aug 06, 02:00

  Just curious who are
  
  1) Good in Mandarin?
  2) Love Chinese History and Poetry?
  
  I considered my Mandarin quite okay, both written and spoken and I love Chinese History and Poetry.
  
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 02:02

  i suck totally at mandarin and chinese.
  but i am quite interested in the female aspect of Chinese history.
  
• DeadPoet

  31 Aug 06, 02:06

  Originally posted by missqi:

  but i am quite interested in the female aspect of Chinese history.
  

  What is that?
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 02:09

  I am decent with chinese and fair amount of knowledge of chinese history..but know nuts abt chinese poetry tho
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 02:13

  Originally posted by DeadPoet:

  What is that?

  haha.
  the more feminist aspect.
  Wu Zetian etc.
  
  And the different dynasties.
  
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 02:20

  Originally posted by missqi:

  haha.
  the more feminist aspect.
  Wu Zetian etc.
  
  And the different dynasties.
  

  then u must like Empress Lu (Liu Bang's wife)
• DeadPoet

  31 Aug 06, 02:46

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  then u must like Empress Lu (Liu Bang's wife)

  A very gentle woman.
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 02:48

  Originally posted by DeadPoet:

  A very gentle woman.

  Very gentle indeed...I think sg girls all look up to her as role model
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 02:49

  Yes.
  She was ruthless.
  I like that.
  
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 02:54

  Originally posted by missqi:

  Yes.
  She was ruthless.
  I like that.
  

  Do you know what she did to liu bang's other concubines?
  
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 02:55

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  Do you know what she did to liu bang's other concubines?
  

  poisoned all of them right?
  i'd do tt too, if my partner had other women.
  
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 03:00

  Originally posted by missqi:

  poisoned all of them right?
  i'd do tt too, if my partner had other women.
  

  No..poison's too mild..if I remember the so call "historic records"
  
  She chopped off the concubine's 4 limbs and toss her into a jar and made her blind deaf and mute
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 03:01

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  No..poison's too mild..if I remember the so call "historic records"
  
  She chopped off the concubine's 4 limbs and toss her into a jar and made her blind deaf and mute

  oh...
  ok what.
  //shrugs.
  i understand.
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 03:04

  Originally posted by missqi:

  oh...
  ok what.
  //shrugs.
  i understand.

  liew...still say ok what...
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 03:07

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  liew...still say ok what...

  if i had tt kind of power.
  I'd stick needles in all her follicles.
  Cut off her limbs.
  dunk her in hot oil.
  insert thgs up her vagina.
  finally...
  cook her.
  and make her kids eat her.
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 03:10

  Originally posted by missqi:

  if i had tt kind of power.
  I'd stick needles in all her follicles.
  Cut off her limbs.
  dunk her in hot oil.
  insert thgs up her vagina.
  finally...
  cook her.
  and make her kids eat her.

  Ok you win...remind me never to cross you and always stay on your good side even when you are damn ridiculous..
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 03:12

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  Ok you win...remind me never to cross you and always stay on your good side even when you are damn ridiculous..

  HAHA.
  dont think u ever will.
  
  i admire such people(empresses).
  
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 03:15

  Originally posted by missqi:

  HAHA.
  dont think u ever will.
  
  i admire such people(empresses).
  

  Ok since we chatted abt bad empresses ..there are good ones too.
  like the Empressor Dowager (spelling??) Xiao Zhuang... Kang Xi's grandma
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 03:18

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  Ok since we chatted abt bad empresses ..there are good ones too.
  like the Empressor Dowager (spelling??) Xiao Zhuang... Kang Xi's grandma

  hmmm.
  i prefer the evil ones.
  I personally like the concubines too.
  
  though when it comes to history, i prefer those on European history.
  
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 03:20

  Originally posted by missqi:

  hmmm.
  i prefer the evil ones.
  I personally like the concubines too.
  
  though when it comes to history, i prefer those on European history.
  

  European history really messy..I have a hard time sorting them out..esp since all jumble up one....
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 03:22

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  European history really messy..I have a hard time sorting them out..esp since all jumble up one....

  i am only interested in German, and Italian history.
  
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 03:24

  Originally posted by missqi:

  i am only interested in German, and Italian history.
  

  Italian history...hmm then I have this book which might interests you "Bad Popes"
  
  German history..i am not too familar..u can give me a lecture on that..
  
  How come u dun like english or french history?
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 03:27

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  Italian history...hmm then I have this book which might interests you "Bad Popes"
  
  German history..i am not too familar..u can give me a lecture on that..
  
  How come u dun like english or french history?

  german history...on the way to reading. still need more books.
  to have different views.
  
  bad popes.
  
• Mid9Sun

  31 Aug 06, 03:29

  Originally posted by missqi:

  german history...on the way to reading. still need more books.
  to have different views.
  
  bad popes.
  

  Yes..bad popes.. i was sure you'd turn on just by mentioning it
  
  I can lend u the book or later i give u the author's name
• missqi

  31 Aug 06, 03:30

  Originally posted by Mid9Sun:

  Yes..bad popes.. i was sure you'd turn on just by mentioning it

  yes!
  scandalous!
  ooo.
  i like!