tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post834433835438618796..comments2023-04-05T19:59:44.507+08:00Comments on i82much: 35 Again!!ausiroohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-49974383097240449572017-03-28T06:32:44.495+08:002017-03-28T06:32:44.495+08:00I didn't know there was a traditional wish spe...I didn't know there was a traditional wish specially for the 70th birthday. Thanks Prof, you are a fount of knowledge!ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-42929929297171277982017-03-27T15:47:31.003+08:002017-03-27T15:47:31.003+08:00Arthur, I should give you the complete traditional...Arthur, I should give you the complete traditional Chinese birthday wish for 70th birthday:<br />福如东海<br />寿比南山<br />(Fu ru dong hai, Shou bi nan shan) <br />Literally, may your happiness be as immense as the Eastern Sea, May you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains. <br />(The character 福 is really untranslatable; it incorporates happiness, good fortune, quality of life, prosperity, etc.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854408960466254407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-19892876885975441122017-03-27T06:50:10.087+08:002017-03-27T06:50:10.087+08:00Thank you, baili. The noodle cake was Grandma'...Thank you, baili. The noodle cake was Grandma's masterpiece.ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-51433717150456668772017-03-27T02:37:35.087+08:002017-03-27T02:37:35.087+08:00HAPPY BITHDAY MY DEAR FRIEND!
Glad you loved this...HAPPY BITHDAY MY DEAR FRIEND! <br />Glad you loved this delicious cake that was different than previous one.never heard of noodles cakebailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-72697162503376845112017-03-26T09:27:54.069+08:002017-03-26T09:27:54.069+08:00That sorts of settles the question of when life ac...That sorts of settles the question of when life actually begins, doesn't it. A blow to the pro-abortionists.<br /><br />Live as long as the mountains? Some days I don't know what to do with myself during retirement!ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-1757843564092029612017-03-26T09:26:12.966+08:002017-03-26T09:26:12.966+08:00Thank you. It's a very nice cake. A friend su...Thank you. It's a very nice cake. A friend suggested substituting the honey with gula melaka. A good suggestion, we thought, and will try that one day.ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-31585567659831611482017-03-25T15:44:12.864+08:002017-03-25T15:44:12.864+08:00Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Def...Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Definitely will try it some day.Missy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879471813097890140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-15864700962876600212017-03-25T11:22:02.535+08:002017-03-25T11:22:02.535+08:00Come to think of it,a baby has already survived fo...Come to think of it,a baby has already survived for 9-10 months when it is born. The traditional Chinese custom of reckoning age from one at birth makes sense biologically. Arthur, here's a traditional Chinese birthday wish: <br />寿比南山 <br />(Shou bi nan shan, literally, may you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains.)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854408960466254407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-22289226146839219702017-03-25T08:26:50.216+08:002017-03-25T08:26:50.216+08:00Thanks, KMK. They're labelled as "Collec...Thanks, KMK. They're labelled as "Collection of the National Art Gallery of Australia", so perhaps on loan?ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-18114317815562395822017-03-25T02:58:46.176+08:002017-03-25T02:58:46.176+08:00Thanks for alerting me to the Aussie paintings. Wi...Thanks for alerting me to the Aussie paintings. Will look out for them next time. And Happy Birthday!KMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15232409229604328988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-49497476517651076552017-03-23T07:29:13.176+08:002017-03-23T07:29:13.176+08:00Oh, thanks for coming by and rectifying my mistake...Oh, thanks for coming by and rectifying my mistake! Very kind of you, suituapui!ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-62291697106620991202017-03-23T06:00:48.390+08:002017-03-23T06:00:48.390+08:00Happy 35th!!! :D No icing this year? The one last ...Happy 35th!!! :D No icing this year? The one last year was epic, absolutely stunning but at the end of the day, it's the cake that matters most. Here's to an awesome year ahead, cheers!!!suituapuihttp://suituapui.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-82143159165227750752017-03-22T16:10:51.547+08:002017-03-22T16:10:51.547+08:00Thank a million, Arthur. See you next week :)Thank a million, Arthur. See you next week :)The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-54463875729277859312017-03-22T11:00:42.174+08:002017-03-22T11:00:42.174+08:00Thanks, Prof. That added another year to my age. ...Thanks, Prof. That added another year to my age. Ah, I see - it calculates the Chinese age!ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-21535173880192564772017-03-22T06:25:12.164+08:002017-03-22T06:25:12.164+08:00Thank you, Reader's Tales. Always a pleasure ...Thank you, Reader's Tales. Always a pleasure to have you visit. Enjoy your trip to Germany.ausiroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642455948372849081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-84109378920547395562017-03-21T20:55:57.466+08:002017-03-21T20:55:57.466+08:00Decorated or not, the cake that Grandma C. made lo...Decorated or not, the cake that Grandma C. made looks very good. As you know I love cakes and I love the ingredients in this one. So, I am going to do it, but not right away because I am visiting my family in Germany and then I have planned trips.<br />Finally Happy 35 Birthday to you, dear Arthur :) I wish you a wonderful year. As long as we have health and love we have everything...<br />P.S. Awesome paintings, by the way :)The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939263.post-34260480313798616562017-03-21T18:52:00.394+08:002017-03-21T18:52:00.394+08:00Arthur, Happy 35*-Birthday, where 35* is the numbe...Arthur, Happy 35*-Birthday, where 35* is the number 35 to base 22 (in math lingo, 35* = 3x22 + 5 = 71). <br />Many happy returns of the day, mate! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854408960466254407noreply@blogger.com