tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post7731362935323866452..comments2023-10-20T19:51:28.537+08:00Comments on I Am Woman, See Me Blog!: Lingua constrainticaLizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-13089998677644921032006-12-03T12:57:00.000+08:002006-12-03T12:57:00.000+08:00I think so too. ditto. grin.I think so too. ditto. grin.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557492407687365362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-48121421897956057602006-12-02T23:59:00.000+08:002006-12-02T23:59:00.000+08:00Thank you, H. Your comments always leave a warm gl...Thank you, H. Your comments always leave a warm glow. Maybe because we're so much alike? :-)Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-20653256655014866582006-12-02T23:28:00.000+08:002006-12-02T23:28:00.000+08:00Liz, I so agree with you. sometimes, however fluen...Liz, I so agree with you. sometimes, however fluent or not-fluent you are at a language, if you are multi-lingual there are just some times that words in one cannot translate the emotions that another language is able to evoke. I feel the same about a lot of things in hindi. <br />Hug for saying this so well.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557492407687365362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-50034808909107299902006-12-02T08:29:00.000+08:002006-12-02T08:29:00.000+08:00Odat: Glad to have you feeling that way. And I won...<b>Odat</b>: Glad to have you feeling that way. And I won't tell that you're blogging at work. ;-)<br /><br /><b>Marlyana</b>: Yes, I like it too!<br /><br /><b>Matt</b>: You're right. Non-verbal communication can be just as effective. Cheers!<br /><br /><b>Dan</b>: Thanks! You seem to be one of the "glass-is-half-full" people; that's great. And I won't tell your readers that you have a serious side, don't worry. ;-)<br /><br /><b>Mimi</b>: Thanks, you lovely woman. I hope that someday you'll let us hear you sing opera!<br /><br /><b>Morgen</b>: You are SO nice. Thank you very much! :-) <br /><br /><b>Wendz</b>: Thanks! High-five from a fellow tone deaf person.<br /><br /><b>Bond</b>: Thank you very much! Glad you liked it.<br /><br /><b>Kiyotoe</b>: Turn up that music and write! And make up for it to the Counselor later. ;-)Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-59687441572841747512006-12-02T06:43:00.000+08:002006-12-02T06:43:00.000+08:00You make me want to go straight home, turn out the...You make me want to go straight home, turn out the lights, and turn up the music. <br /><br />Nobody, ESPECIALLY the Counselor enjoys the music I listen to. Lost of instrumentals and "mood" music that inspires and motivates me to write.Kiyotoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867549192061623141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-76729606180579568782006-12-02T02:55:00.000+08:002006-12-02T02:55:00.000+08:00LIZZA: What a great post. You are right though, ...LIZZA: What a great post. You are right though, songs very often lose their essence when translated. Love the illustration..fits the post...Vinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-15520282936674158652006-12-02T02:42:00.000+08:002006-12-02T02:42:00.000+08:00Yeah thank God for the musically gifted..imagine h...Yeah thank God for the musically gifted..imagine having to rely on people like me..tone deaf!<br /><br />Great post Lizza..as always.<br /><br />:O)y.Wendy.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630727119097764058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-50763832450039380032006-12-02T00:43:00.000+08:002006-12-02T00:43:00.000+08:00Happy December -- I heard about the typhoon on the...Happy December -- I heard about the typhoon on the radio this morning, and immediately said a prayer for you & your loved ones.<br />Glad to hear the brunt of the storm missed you!<br />Love your post.<br />Beautiful.<br />Just like you.<br />♥<br />MoMo and The Purrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654573008006116939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-13343219736195710102006-12-02T00:38:00.000+08:002006-12-02T00:38:00.000+08:00This is a post after my own musician's heart. AWES...<i>This is a post after my own musician's heart. AWESOME thoughts. My belief is that music should move us to unspeakable moments. Am glad to hear you are safe and sound, my friend.</i>Mimi Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-75770489028573226242006-12-01T23:32:00.000+08:002006-12-01T23:32:00.000+08:00Really nice post Sweetie. As you say, music is eve...Really nice post Sweetie. As you say, music is everywhere. One can even consider the honking of cars stuck in traffic, with the idling engines, and the cussing drivers, as music. It's just one way of looking at the world, of interpreting events, in a positive light. (Gosh, you post made me serious!)<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763751210167358084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-12873354807949876692006-12-01T23:17:00.000+08:002006-12-01T23:17:00.000+08:00Fortunately the modes of communication such as a l...Fortunately the modes of communication such as a look, a smile, a touch, or a kiss can convey strong messages tht transcend the spoken or written word. CheersSchmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-8361639040307345242006-12-01T22:37:00.000+08:002006-12-01T22:37:00.000+08:00I love Iz's comment.I love Iz's comment.little thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028628349988276117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-38191489908599712102006-12-01T22:32:00.000+08:002006-12-01T22:32:00.000+08:00I'm sitting here in my office at work (don't tell ...I'm sitting here in my office at work (don't tell anyone i'm reading blogs ok?) but because of your wonderful descriptions of the stillness of morning and the music of life, I'm there!!!!<br />Thanks!<br />PeaceOdathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973602431527460287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-76335135631439094342006-12-01T20:25:00.000+08:002006-12-01T20:25:00.000+08:00ZI: I understand. Learning other languages is one ...<b>ZI</b>: I understand. Learning other languages is one of my interests, has been for a long time. <br /><br /><b>Terra</b>: Well, just a little bit. Damn, it's that obvious? ;-D<br /><br /><b>iz</b>: Yes! I'm sure that phrase sounds beautiful and <i>right</i> in Hindi...in English it just doesn't quite look right. Thanks for dropping in.<br /><br /><b>Shadowfalcon</b>: Haha! That must've been tough for you at first. Glad the songs won you over eventually. I love listening to foreign-language songs, even if I don't fully understand the lyrics.Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-41164657432184905622006-12-01T19:42:00.000+08:002006-12-01T19:42:00.000+08:00Thank goodness for music, make the world a better ...Thank goodness for music, make the world a better place.<br /><br />I used to have a roomate who listen to Cantonese songs all day, at first I hated them but after a while they really grew on me...ShadowFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705530281109481071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-73475209519531989682006-12-01T16:24:00.000+08:002006-12-01T16:24:00.000+08:00Let me translate a hindi song to illustrate your p...Let me translate a hindi song to illustrate your point. <br />"Spread I have<br />A scarf<br />of your name." <br />This is probably one of the most romantic things you could say to a man in my language.izhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680166125227242735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-86608431450270903492006-12-01T16:09:00.000+08:002006-12-01T16:09:00.000+08:00The same goes for jokes... translate them and you ...The same goes for jokes... translate them and you lose the essence.<br /><br />Seems like you're in a reflective mood :)Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-36632254517093636992006-12-01T13:26:00.000+08:002006-12-01T13:26:00.000+08:00I totally agree... it sounds different too
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I wi...I totally agree... it sounds different too<br />:)<br />I wish I could understand all languages as I find music and lyrics means so much...<br />Even if I could only understand lyrics would be enough for me<br />The wonder of musicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-37761774393124124492006-12-01T12:44:00.000+08:002006-12-01T12:44:00.000+08:00Bud: Thanks! Don't sweat it. :-)
Marlayna: I coul...<b>Bud</b>: Thanks! Don't sweat it. :-)<br /><br /><b>Marlayna</b>: I couldn't agree more. :-)<br /><br /><b>HB</b>: Thanks. Hope you're having a nice, cool day!<br /><br /><b>Inamini</b>: Did I ever mention how sweet you are? Thank you very much!<br /><br /><b>Deb</b>: Yep, although some subtitles (especially those in bootleg DVDs) are hilarious!<br /><br /><b>Kyels</b>: Or they're totally inaccurate. :-)<br /><br /><b>Mist1</b>: Hahahaha! Well, thank goodness for this common language that we speak.Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-90502993968430088232006-12-01T11:10:00.000+08:002006-12-01T11:10:00.000+08:00I don't speak your language? Then how am I readin...I don't speak your language? Then how am I reading this blog?<br /><br />Am kidding, of course.mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-41840255252188450932006-12-01T10:12:00.000+08:002006-12-01T10:12:00.000+08:00Very enlightening. I do agree, translated versions...Very enlightening. I do agree, translated versions will not be the as the original ones ... The depth isn't there. <br /><br />(:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-65184778011254793392006-12-01T10:11:00.000+08:002006-12-01T10:11:00.000+08:00its like watchin a foreign film and while your rea...its like watchin a foreign film and while your reading the subtitles and understanding the gist of their lines, you also helplessly wonder if anything is getting lost in translation.<br /><br />for me anyway.lastlifeinmyuniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702991462683940392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-91883332616174354282006-12-01T09:27:00.000+08:002006-12-01T09:27:00.000+08:00As usual, very well articulated. I think I think ...As usual, very well articulated. I think I think these things also, but I can't get it out. Thank goodness for musicians, but also for you!INAMINIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164847091151455540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-68289246632796441422006-12-01T08:27:00.000+08:002006-12-01T08:27:00.000+08:00I couldn't have said it any better, Liz. =)
Thank...I couldn't have said it any better, Liz. =)<br /><br />Thanks for pointing those things out.houseband00https://www.blogger.com/profile/06257116490799226976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-74910179565926737982006-12-01T07:55:00.000+08:002006-12-01T07:55:00.000+08:00Hooray for musicians. I'm not one of them, and can...Hooray for musicians. I'm not one of them, and can never get over how they do what they do!little thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028628349988276117noreply@blogger.com