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Patrick Gordon
12-30-2001, 04:55 PM
Hello everybody,

I would like to wish everyone a happy and safe New Year! If your partying on New Years eve, leave your car at home, it can be a dangerous time to drive. Take care, sincerely,

Patrick Gordon
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.:D

Sihing73
12-30-2001, 05:14 PM
Hi Patrick,

The same to you and yours. I wish everyone well in the upcoming year.

Peace,

Dave

old jong
12-30-2001, 06:09 PM
I wish you the very best for the new year.
BTW, I sure hope you have your winter tires on your car!...Lots of slippy street corners in Ottawa!:D :D :D Salut;)

yuanfen
12-30-2001, 06:23 PM
To wingchunners;

As you sing auld lang syne
remember the center line
Lose not your reason
The plum blossom blooms
in every season!

The best and cheers!

whippinghand
12-30-2001, 10:26 PM
I think you should have a serious talk with your student, Old Jong. He's misbehaving himself on the forum.

Merry New Year.

Tae Li
12-31-2001, 03:47 AM
:)

errrrrr,,,I dont know any of you, and you dont know me....and I dont do wing chun.....but hey we are all martial artists right??

So HAPPY NEW YEAR and BE SAFE AND STRONG!


hehe

Tae Li;)

old jong
12-31-2001, 04:41 AM
My Sifu has more than his share of problems just teaching me Kung Fu so teaching me how to behave myself is not in his intentions.(Did I say that in only one sentence?);)
I wish you a happy new year W.H.!...Sincerely! ;)

Matrix
12-31-2001, 08:22 AM
All the best for the New Year to everyone.

Matrix

Sec
12-31-2001, 10:02 AM
I would just like to say that I hope you all have a great new year's eve, keep safe and have fun, see you on the flip side :)

phantom
12-31-2001, 01:03 PM
I would now like to wish everyone a very happy, healthy, safe New Year! Peace.:D

Sandman2[Wing Chun]
12-31-2001, 02:54 PM
I would also like to wish everyone a happy new years, and hope that everyone's study of the fine art of wing chun is progressing nicely. I'd also like to happily let everyone know that my job situation has finally settled back down such that I'm back to sitting in front of a computer that is capable of internet access. So I should be able to return to participating in discussion/moderation on the board. Anyway, have a great New Year's everyone!

wushu chik
12-31-2001, 03:31 PM
Back at you Phantom.....and EVERYONE else!!

Love, Wen

premier
12-31-2001, 04:25 PM
We're way ahead of you guys! It's year 2002 here already. Anyway. Happy new year, everyone =) Kung hey fat choy!

RAYNYSC
12-31-2001, 05:20 PM
I Just wanted to wish you all a Safe & Happy New Year!....:D

Peace

NorthernMantis
12-31-2001, 05:30 PM
You too!!:)

dre_doggX
12-31-2001, 11:08 PM
Whats up Kungfu and martial arts people dis is dre.

happy New year 2002.

Apprentice
01-01-2002, 12:37 AM
happy new year dre, illen in ''02

Gold Horse Dragon
12-31-2002, 08:35 AM
Wishing all a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year!

GHD

rubthebuddha
12-31-2002, 09:25 AM
patience there, tiger. you got a little time left. :p

Gold Horse Dragon
12-31-2002, 09:31 AM
Heh, Heh...I like to do this on the Eve of New Years when you guys are not hung over yet...ha, ha

GHD

rubthebuddha
12-31-2002, 09:39 AM
me no get hung over. detracts from the football the following day.

Gold Horse Dragon
12-31-2002, 09:55 AM
me neither...otherwise I wouldn't be able to Hung Fist, but...has anyone considered...if you have drunken style, why not hung over style...just kidding!

GHD

Kristoffer
12-31-2002, 10:27 AM
mmm only 6 hours left to 2003 in Stockholm... HNY 2 all! May this new year bring swift death to all cows on earth.

norther practitioner
12-31-2002, 12:32 PM
May this new year bring swift death to all cows on earth.

roflmao

rubthebuddha
12-31-2002, 01:29 PM
hopefully that includes ricki lake.

Former castleva
12-31-2002, 01:46 PM
Nearly 23:00 till...the year of the goat (at least in terms of modifying things a bit,using regular calendar etc.)
Another year of the opposite to come... :mad: well,hope not.

Happy new year golden ma long.
Along with numerous other users,includes those who never post.

dezhen2001
12-31-2002, 04:19 PM
happy new year every1 :)

dawood

Laughing Cow
12-31-2002, 04:25 PM
Let me see if I forgot any. ;)

1.Afrikaans - Geseënde Kersfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar
2.Afrikander - Een Plesierige Kerfees
3.Arabic - I'd miilad said oua sana saida
4.Argentine - Felices Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo
5.Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
6.Azeri - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
7.Basque - Zorionstsu Eguberri. Zoriontsu Urte Berri On
8.Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce
9.Brazilian - Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
10.Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
11.Bulgarian - Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo; Vesela
Koleda i chestita nova godina!
12.Catalan - Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
13.Chinese - (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
14.Chinese - (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
15.Cornish - Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
16.Cree - Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
17.Croatian - Sretan Bozic
18.Czech - Stastne a vesele vanoce a stastny novy rok!; Prejeme Vam
Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
19.Danish - Glaedelig Jul og glaedelig nytar
20.Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar
21.English - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
22.Eskimo - (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
23.Esperanto - Felican Kristnaskon kaj Bonan Novjaron!
24.Estonian - Haeid joulupuehi ja head uut aastat!
25.Farsi - Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
26.Faeroese - Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
27.Filipinos - Maligayang Pasko
28.Finnish - Hauskaa Joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
29.Flemish - Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
30.French - Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee!
31.Frisian - Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
32.Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!
33.Galician - Bo Nadal
34.German - Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
35.Greek - Kala Christougenna kai evtichismenos o kainourios chronos!
36.Hausa - Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
37.Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
38.Hebrew - Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
39.Hindi - Shub Naya Baras
40.Hungarian - Kellemes karacsonyi uennepeket es boldog ujevet!
41.Icelandic - Gledhileg jól og farsælt komandi ar!
42.Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal dan Selamat Tahun Baru!
43.Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
44.Irish - Nollaig Shona Dhuit
45.Irish - Nollig Shona
46.Irish - Nollaig faoi shean agus faoi shonas duit agus bliain nua faoi
mhaise dhuit!
47.Italian - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!; Buone Feste Natalizie
48.Japanese - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
49.Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha
50.Latin - Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
51.Latvian - Priecigus Ziemsvetkus un Laimigu Jaungadu!
52.Lettish - Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
53.Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu
54.Malaysian - Selamat Hari Natal
55.Maltese - Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!
56.Manx - Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
57.Maori - Meri Kirihimete
58.Marathi - Shub Naya Varsh
59.Navajo - Merry Keshmish
60.Norwegian - God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar
61.Pennsylvania German - En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei
Yaahr!
62.Polish - Vesowe Boze Narodzenie; Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia;
Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku!
63.Portuguese - Boas Festas; Feliz Natal e um Prospero Ano Novo
64.Rapa-Nui - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
65.Rumanian - Sarbatori vesele; Sarbatori fericite si un an nou fericit!
66.Russian - S nastupaiushchim Novym godom i s Rozhdestvom
Khristovym!; Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
67.Romanche - (sursilvan dialect): Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev
onn!
68.Serbian - Hristos se rodi
69.Slovakian - Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
70.Sami - Buorrit Juovllat
71.Samoan - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
72.Scottish - Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur
73.Serb-Croatian - Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina
74.Singhalese - Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
75.Slovak - Vesele Vianoce i na zdravie v novom roku!
76.Serbo-croat - Srecan Bozic i Srecnu novu godinu!
77.Slovene - Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
78.Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Prospero ano nuevo!
79.Swedish - God Jul Och Ett Gott Nytt Ar
80.Tagalog - Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
81.Tamil - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
82.Thai - Sawadee Pee Mai
83.Trukeese - (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
84.Turkish - Noeliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yilinis kutlu olsun!; Noeliniz Ve
Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
85.Ukrainian - Srozhdestvom Kristovym
86.Urdu - Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
87.Vietnamese - Chuc mung nam moi va Giang Sing vui ve
88.Welsh - Nadolig Llawen; Nadolig da a blwydd newydd ddewydd!
89.Yoruba - E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!
90.Yugoslavian - Cestitamo Bozic

Have a good one.

WinterPalm
12-31-2002, 05:00 PM
Thats a great list!
Now, for that Hung Over style Gold Horse Dragon... just kidding.
Happy new year and don't spill anything on the keyboard!

Chang Style Novice
12-31-2002, 05:27 PM
Black eye peas and collard greens for everyone!

Unless somebody here figures they've already got enough luck and money...

mun hung
12-31-2003, 09:10 AM
Hello all. Haven't posted in awhile, but was just passin thru and wanted to wish everyone the best this upcoming year.

yuanfen
12-31-2003, 09:21 AM
Mun Hung- best wishes to you too. Where have you been?
Joy

old jong
12-31-2003, 10:17 AM
Happy new year mun hung! ...And everybody!...

:)

anerlich
12-31-2003, 05:33 PM
Happy New Year!

It's 20 years since 1984. Are you following the dogma or thinking for yourself?

kj
12-31-2003, 06:05 PM
Yes, a very Happy New Year everyone.


Originally posted by anerlich
Are you following the dogma or thinking for yourself?

Depends who you ask. ;)

Regards,
- kj

John Weiland
12-31-2003, 06:17 PM
Originally posted by anerlich
Happy New Year!

It's 20 years since 1984. Are you following the dogma or thinking for yourself?
I live in the country of free thinkers, but I'm only a few miles from Berkeley, California.

Happy New Year. Peace and joy to everyone.

Cheers.

PQS
12-31-2003, 07:58 PM
Happy New Year
from the U.K.
Best Regards
Peter

ntc
01-02-2004, 07:35 AM
Hope everyone has a very exciting, happy, and healthy 2004 !!

reneritchie
01-22-2004, 01:49 PM
To all in the V/Wi/eng Ts/Chun family of systems. May the year of the monkey bring you health, happiness, prosperity, and enlightenment.

Sam Nim Ho!

old jong
01-22-2004, 02:58 PM
I second that!...Gung Hay Fat Choy!;)

Ernie
01-22-2004, 03:55 PM
hey who you calling fat:D
happy new years guys and gals my pc is dead so i will be gone for a while , hope you all the best

yylee
01-22-2004, 04:02 PM
Gung Hay Faat Choy, don't eat too much or you get fat! not Faat :D

old jong
01-22-2004, 04:22 PM
Originally posted by Ernie
hey who you calling fat:D
happy new years guys and gals my pc is dead so i will be gone for a while , hope you all the best

You'll be back! ;)
Asta la vista...Ernie!:D

PaulH
01-22-2004, 05:10 PM
Traditionally in Asia we celebrate the Chinese New Year by visiting our relatives and wish them somethings good or lucky for the new year. We then tan our hand and the family relatives would "loy lau hoy sung" our wishes with lucky money envelopes. So now I wish my Si-hings, -dais, -baks, -etc of the WC family a very very happy new year. May you live long in peace and joy in the coming year. May you prosper in all your endeavours...Okay, now that I said them you may send those lucky envelopes to Ernie. I understand he's broke! Be good, my brothers and sisters! Ha! Ha!

Regards,
PH

redtornado
01-29-2004, 12:17 PM
Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yip Man, Sunnt Tang, Tory, Karine, Rene Mom&Dad :) :) :) :) :) ;) :D :p :rolleyes:

Matrix
12-31-2004, 01:03 PM
As the time rapidly approaches the beginning of the 2005, I want to wish all of my martial arts brothers and sisters the very best for the New Year.

Whatever you train, regardless of style or lineage or whatever, I wish you the best in your training for the days ahead.

For all who are suffering in the world, from the recent Tsunamis in Asia or anywhere that there is man-made or natural disasters in our world. We are all connected. When one of suffers, we all suffer. I pray for peace and joy to fill your lives in the year ahead.

All the Best for 2005,

PaulH
12-31-2004, 02:20 PM
It's hard to wish Happy New Year afresh from so many raw images and painful memories of recent catastrophic destruction, death, and long suffering ... but the life that we live thereafter will be made stronger from newly woven strands of humanity, compassion, and love. And to these indestructible values, I like to give a toast together with friends and family to the New Year as I celebrate and cherish our life once more time afresh in the coming uncertain year.

Best Wishes,
PaulH

VingDragon
12-31-2004, 03:29 PM
Best wishes from uncle Ving to all users of Wing Chun forum

:D

Happy New Year 2005

:D

www.imageevent.com/vingdragon:D

ZIM
12-31-2004, 03:34 PM
Happy New Year! (http://web.icq.com/friendship/swf/0,,16961_rs,00.swf)

Year of the.... (http://www.spassmonkey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/flash/blue_chicken.htm)

Ming Yue
12-31-2004, 05:07 PM
Happy 2005!
:D

CaptinPickAxe
12-31-2004, 08:22 PM
Happy New Year!

I'd like to make a toast. Everyone raise their glasses weither it is filled with the finest of libations or mearly tonic water.

This toast goes out to my dead homies....*pours out drink*

It sucked anyways...come back next year and I'll throw some eggnog in your face *pfffft*

mickey
12-31-2004, 08:29 PM
Happy New Year Everyone!

mickey

cerebus
12-31-2004, 09:01 PM
Happy New Year everyone. Let's hope it's better than the old one.

CaptinPickAxe
12-31-2004, 09:25 PM
Either that or drink so much that you don't remember the old year...LOL!

ZIM
12-31-2004, 09:54 PM
Cheer up! (http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/hampton/12312004/editoria/56836.htm)

Time to go drink... :D

rogue
12-31-2004, 10:07 PM
Happy New Year all.
Oh my God, ABBA the Movie is on! Now what a way to bring in the new year!

cerebus
12-31-2004, 10:23 PM
Jeez Zim. I sure hope that forecast is correct. I could use a little peace and prosperity in my life.

ZIM
12-31-2004, 10:34 PM
Originally posted by rogue
Happy New Year all.
Oh my God, ABBA the Movie is on! Now what a way to bring in the new year! That calls for "Fernando"- in Hindi! (http://www.aprilwinchell.com/multimedia/media/mp3/HumRahi%2Emp3)

/Had a great round of taosts, btw. The kids are now terrorizing the neighborhood.... :rolleyes:

FngSaiYuk
12-31-2004, 11:07 PM
Here's hoping for everyone's advancement/improvement in their kungfu and lives this year!

Have a happy and safe one!

GunnedDownAtrocity
12-31-2004, 11:52 PM
i think this is my first sober new years since i was like 5 or something!

happy new years yall.

Becca
01-01-2005, 01:33 AM
Originally posted by CaptinPickAxe
Happy New Year!
...come back next year and I'll throw some eggnog in your face *pfffft*
That's eggnog abuse. It's also alcahol abuse if you put 'da Irish whiskey in it.:mad: ;) :D

Happy New Years to all!

Mr Punch
01-01-2005, 02:39 AM
Happiness, peace and health throughout the New Year.

stubbs
01-01-2005, 06:46 AM
I dressed up as a 70's cop last night and drank stupid amounts of whatever alcohol was at hand. I lost my stick on moustache at some point though. Urrgghh, I'm so so hung over! I think it's going to take a while for my head to work properly again....Happy New Year all
________
Vapor (http://vaporizer.org/)

BM2
01-01-2005, 03:23 PM
:)

Vash
01-01-2005, 04:30 PM
Indeed. First day of work, first day back on my training diet.

it's all good. :D

PangQuan
02-08-2005, 11:31 AM
Happy new year everyone, and a special new year to all of you rooster/c0cks out there, this is your year go get em'!!!

norther practitioner
02-08-2005, 11:35 AM
Word



Gong Xi Fai Cai!

PangQuan
02-08-2005, 11:48 AM
:cool:

Fu-Pow
02-08-2005, 11:52 AM
Gung Hay Fat Chui!!!:D

joedoe
02-08-2005, 02:54 PM
Gong xi fa cai everyone. Hope you have a good cock year.

wdl
02-08-2005, 03:03 PM
Happy New Year!

-Will

Gowgee
02-08-2005, 06:20 PM
Gung hei faat choi!

PangQuan
01-03-2006, 10:27 AM
Happy New Year everyone.

I hope all had a safe and good new year celebration.

Personally I stayed home with the other half and had a quiet night. Was great.

2006

lkfmdc
01-03-2006, 10:36 AM
Oh come on, you know it isn't "real" (ie Chinese) new year yet :p

PangQuan
01-03-2006, 10:47 AM
Ya, but this way I get to celebrate it 2 times.

Double the Pleasure Double the Fun.

GunnedDownAtrocity
01-03-2006, 11:29 AM
had like 40 people at my house, but i didnt drink until late so adora could stay home.

it was pretty ****in sweet.

FuXnDajenariht
01-03-2006, 01:25 PM
**** dude i had the best news years i think i ever had. :D thats saying alot. i mean i had a hangover all day sunday, but the hours leading up to new years and the 7 hours after was worth it :D


dont wanna see liquor again for atleast 6 months tho lol

wushu chik
01-05-2006, 01:31 AM
Hey all,
Just thought I'd stop by and say hi...and hope all are having a Happy New Year....

Hi Gene :)

~Wen~

SPJ
01-05-2006, 08:27 PM
People will remember the year of 2005 is the year of natural disasters.

hope mother nature is nice to us in the eventful fire dawg year.

:eek:

yenhoi
12-31-2006, 01:21 PM
If Bruce Lee was still alive, he would check out my website:

www.FreeCircleFighting.com

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Vash
01-05-2007, 08:22 AM
Happy Belated New Year!

Computer Access FTW!

Lucas
12-19-2007, 10:36 AM
Well, we are almost done with the old 2007....

bop bop bop, ba da da dop ba dop, another one bites and another one bites and another one bites the dust...

2008 its literally just around the corner.

It goes by so fast, that sometimes I forget to sit and look back on the year and see all the good and bad things that took place.

Virginia Tech was horrible.

I started to learn Chen Taiji under my new teacher.

The whole Chris Benoit deal was very sad.

We are getting a good look at the rising state of environmental refugees, rising sea levels, people are opening their eyes at last...natural disasters are still very fresh in a lot of peoples minds....

In my neck of the woods we had some nice floods, displaced some families, but is getting cleaned up and they are moving on with their lives.

Cung Le got his 5th MMA win :p

I failed again at 2 relation ships :rolleyes:

KFM rehashed the same debates as last year, I think with the same results.

Life continues on...

Not sure if I have any resolutions this coming year, or what they will be...

Any notables to reflect on ?

1bad65
12-19-2007, 01:04 PM
Any notables to reflect on ?

Rudy Abel actually showed up to a challenge match he issued! He did gas out in 1 minute and tap to an 'ear pull', but thats another story... :D

Lucas
12-19-2007, 01:20 PM
:D

I had almost forgotten all about that.

Thanks for the reminder ;)

WinterPalm
12-31-2007, 12:46 PM
Have a good one and hopefully the coming year brings lots of hard training and good times!

diego
12-31-2007, 01:18 PM
Have a good one and hopefully the coming year brings lots of hard training and good times!

Yeah, same to you, Punk:)

SPJ
01-01-2008, 08:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zStbIGDpkYk&feature=related

the biggest event would be olympics and wushu games in beijing.

mo li hua is the theme song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3I1YnQGRq4

the lyrics of the song I posted.

there are 5 olympics dolls. bei bei, jing jing, huan huan, yin yin, ni ni.

bei jing huan yin ni. beijing welcome you.

the medals are decorated with jade.

jin xiang yu. gold with jade medal.

yin xiang yu. silver with jade medal.

tong xiang yu. bronze with jade medal.

etc etc.

happy new year.

and welcome to beijing.

:D;):)

Dale Dugas
01-01-2008, 09:02 AM
Happy New Year!!

Wishing everyone an incredible 2008, Year of the Rat

SPJ
01-01-2008, 10:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz4fOphY-pg&feature=related

animation tv series about 5 lucky doll or fu wa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7x8EyoXvFg&feature=related

a short film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mZoVajBDWc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HckYXDcxp0A&feature=related

:)

bodhitree
01-15-2008, 06:22 AM
2007:

mega_fist came back, as mega-foot, john takeshi, and fighting lad


epic of internet stupidity thread


epic of stupidity brings osiris, truthman, justifies springer hate, and loads of stupidity


fu-pow leaves


fu-pow comes back


fu-pow and masterkiller argue


rudy abel quickly forgets his ass beating and resumes talking shet


rd1a talked some goofy stuff and defended the goofy despite all evidence to the contrary


lkfmdc started arguments with idiots and in the process of proving his point made himself look worse than the people he was trying to tear down


bodhitree unsuccessfully tried to be funny


Mr. Punch enlightened some of us with useful bits of wisdom

7* told us tales of his action star-esque life (and stole our wimminz)

Sanjuro, despite his nationality handicap, made some good points


bodhitree posted many quility links


year of the ninja in Gene Ching's eyes

GDA showed up less


IronFist came back around, a little bit




2007 it was a year

sanjuro_ronin
01-15-2008, 06:48 AM
2007 eh?
Hmmm....personal wise:
Had another baby girl on July 30, Marisa Alesandra, to go with her big sister, Sofia Isabelle.
Moved into a new home...
Was asked (unofficially) to head up the Daidojuku in Canada, declined due to personal reasons.
Motivated by the movie 300 to go out with the guys semi-naked and sing YMCA.
Got a custom made, folded katana.
Re-kindled my interest in Kenjutsu and weapons work.

Forum wise:
The fiascos that were the internet challenges reminded me that one should never write cheques that our bodies can't cash, no matter the reason.
Joined KFMO and realized that the majority of TCMA are indeed, very, very strange people.
Confirmed all my sucpisions about WC/WT/VT, it was created by crazy chinese people to make white men do and say crazy things !
Confirmed my realization that people don't want the truth, they want THEIR TRUTH to be validated.
Made my peace with my past on Bullshido and realized that the ends never, ever justify the means, but its the means that lend credibility to the end.

Worldwise:
The world sucks ass, but its better now than it ever was, how sad is that ?

On a side note:
I would like to thank those that made me welcome here:
Ross and Parella - Lama pai is great, but I still prefer cheesecake !
Lucas, Bodhi, 7*, cjuck, 1bad65, and so many more I can't remember you all, guys like Victor and Jim and Phil and so many other WC nutriders that make all the WC threads so interesting to say the least.
Special mention to Dale and Terrence, you guys rock !
In a shallow, single minded, narrow sighted sort of way, but you are a great "anti-chi" to a TCMA forum.


and of course:

GeneChing
01-15-2008, 09:54 AM
That's the thing about ninjas. The real ones disappear when you out what they're up to...

lkfmdc
01-15-2008, 10:37 AM
I would like to thank those that made me welcome here:
Ross and Parella - Lama pai is great



I am only nasty to ever other person who joins, you were lucky, you joined on an even day ;)

sanjuro_ronin
01-15-2008, 10:39 AM
I am only nasty to ever other person who joins, you were lucky, you joined on an even day ;)

You big teddy bear !!
:D

Johnny Tsai
01-20-2008, 11:27 AM
I know it's like the 20th, but I hasen't posted in a while. So happy new year to everyone here.



Waysun Johnny tsai

David Jamieson
02-06-2008, 08:30 AM
Hey, happy new year. I know I'm just a tad early for the exact day (tomorrow) but hey, cny is a 15 day event! I thought I better do a shout out before it passes.

and now, your regularly scheduled litany of weirdly romanized versions of gong hei fhat choy. :p

SPJ
02-06-2008, 08:43 AM
it is the year of the earth rat.

there are 5 elements, metal wood water fire and earth.

and 12 animals

so 5x12=60 years or yi jia zhi.

so if you live to be 60 years old, you already completed one jia zhi.

US will elect a new president.

China will host the summer olympics.

:)

there is a huge snow storm prevailing thruout southern China, all the infrastructure were snowed in, no bus, no train, milions of people are stranded in front of Guang Zhou train station. every one was hurrying home for the new year or spring festival.

the goods were slowed down in China, too,

meaning prices will be higher in US.

:(

--

happy earth rat year.

:D;):)

SPJ
02-06-2008, 01:30 PM
oops.

it is a fire rat year.

the whole family is supposed to clean the house, take showers and dress new or clean clothes.

the mom and sis will be cooking a lot of meals that would last a few days

so that the whole family will have a feast or big dinner on new year eve.

and then on new year day, there will be still a lot of left over.

we then go and greet every one including all relatives and neighbors and wish every one a happy new year.

the senior people will give away lucky money in red enevelops.

usually with new bills/notes, too.

--


:)

SifuAbel
02-07-2008, 01:46 AM
Gong hei fut choi!!!

Laukarbo
02-07-2008, 08:44 AM
Gung Hei Fat Choy aus Manila Chinatown !

here are some impressions..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cql4O0puN9s

:D

Shaolinlueb
02-07-2008, 09:09 AM
HNY peeps.

SifuAbel
02-07-2008, 07:14 PM
Gung Hei Fat Choy aus Manila Chinatown !

here are some impressions..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cql4O0puN9s

:D

cool awesome.

GeneChing
02-08-2008, 11:50 AM
Welcome to the year of the dirty rat.

Check out our Chinese horoscopes (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/horoscope/index.php) to see what's ahead for you this year. :cool:

sanjuro_ronin
02-08-2008, 01:12 PM
Welcome to the year of the dirty rat.

Check out our Chinese horoscopes (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/info/horoscope/index.php) to see what's ahead for you this year. :cool:

Earth ’69: You’ll be financially strong but easily trapped in a love net.

Sweet !
Money and nookie !!

diego
02-08-2008, 01:52 PM
Gung Hei Fat Choy aus Manila Chinatown !

here are some impressions..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cql4O0puN9s

:D

I enjoyed that GHFC Yall...It's neat the girl's mom got better footage of the demo...I like it with the video screen in the background:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuwbZbDn3zQ&watch_response

SifuAbel
02-08-2008, 02:15 PM
Earth ’69:


You cock!!!!!!!

SifuAbel
02-08-2008, 02:16 PM
Forget the element lines. They are the same every year.

sanjuro_ronin
02-08-2008, 02:18 PM
You cock!!!!!!!

****-a-doodle-do !!

SifuAbel
02-08-2008, 02:22 PM
I'm going to steal your eggs!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

sanjuro_ronin
02-08-2008, 02:24 PM
Eggs?
Dude, I am all about the melons !

Lucas
02-08-2008, 02:34 PM
Horses got it rough this year.

Good thing im a Ram/Goat/Sheep!

GeneChing
02-14-2008, 06:01 PM
Just posted for the year of the dirty rat - Chinese New Year in China (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=746) by David Wei

weizirong
02-17-2008, 02:51 AM
Just posted for the year of the dirty rat - Chinese New Year in China (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=746) by David Wei

dearest readers,

though the article has just been published, it has already been brought to my attention that i have made several errors in my reports about the way chinese people celebrate the new year here in china.. beyond that, a few of my chinese friends have gotten a little salty with me because they feel i speak about the chinese people in a discriminatory tone.

i hope that you will all look past my mistakes and tone and enjoy the article.

happy new year from wudang, china.

-david wei

LaylaConn
02-28-2008, 01:06 AM
Year of the Rat? I say: bring it on! :D

I'm a horse, and one of the best years of my life was that of the Rat. True, I tend to have a little more trouble with my respiratory tract than usual, but that's to be expected. ;) I don't know why, but I always tend to fare well with Rats in general, and find the extra "challenges" to be rather thrilling.

One thing's for sure: this is going to be one fantastic year! :D


"To be nobody-but-myself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting."
--- E.E. Cummings

ginosifu
12-31-2010, 06:16 AM
I want to wish all of my Kung Fu brothers a happy and prosperous new year.

ginosifu

Dale Dugas
12-31-2010, 06:32 AM
Brothers and sisters,

May 2011, the year of the Hare, be a most excellent year for everyone and their entire clans!!

SoCo KungFu
12-31-2010, 07:04 AM
Happy New Year

EarthDragon
12-31-2010, 07:22 AM
hare hare!

Yum Cha
12-31-2010, 08:11 AM
Being that nobody from NZ piped up, I guess I get to be the first to warn you....
in 2011 the world ends, yep, Australia has begun dissolving already.

Happy New Year!

lkfmdc
12-31-2010, 08:21 AM
It isn't new year yet! There are no fire crackers and lions dancing

David Jamieson
12-31-2010, 08:29 AM
Move quick, keep up. The year of the rabbit moves fast!

MasterKiller
12-31-2010, 08:45 AM
What I'm doing tonight-->

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8522/rumbleandcoiy2.jpg

Lucas
12-31-2010, 09:50 AM
happy new year everyone.

have fun at the game MK, make sure and do something stupid when u know your on camera!

goju
12-31-2010, 11:42 AM
snowed in for new years :mad:

SIFU RON
12-31-2010, 12:10 PM
Happy new year t0 all

i hope 2011 is a much better year for the entire world.

SPJ
12-31-2010, 09:02 PM
happy new year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UKutA1B7M

we used to dress clean and went to a park on the first day of each new year.

be it taipei new park or flower garden on yang ming shan.

nowadays, we go to Fragrance Flowing Garden in San Marino, California.

and then dim sum at ban dao jiu jia at san gabriel--

:)

mickey
01-01-2011, 06:58 AM
Happy New Year Everyone!



mickey

Sihing73
01-01-2011, 08:26 AM
Wishing everyone peace and prosperity in 2011.

lkfmdc
01-01-2011, 08:40 AM
this calls for a drink!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mEcl7N2v410/RZiZMwbCpJI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dz5M4GmkYdw/s400/P1040340.JPG

KPM
01-01-2011, 10:59 AM
Wishing everyone peace and prosperity in 2011.

Yes! Happy New Year to all! :)

Lebaufist
01-01-2011, 11:24 AM
Happy New Year!!

David Jamieson
01-02-2011, 05:59 AM
this calls for a drink!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mEcl7N2v410/RZiZMwbCpJI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dz5M4GmkYdw/s400/P1040340.JPG

really?

Big married boobs with a mole and you can't even see her shoulders?
Crikey, is this from your collection fo blue Susan Boyle shots or something Dave?

hskwarrior
01-02-2011, 12:12 PM
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_USlii1Ruxng/S7DCezR4uiI/AAAAAAAAArY/EyxyECsQDt4/s1600/Blue-footed-Booby--11494.jpg

MasterKiller
01-02-2011, 06:48 PM
happy new year everyone.

have fun at the game MK, make sure and do something stupid when u know your on camera!

Speaking of being on TV....

http://www.nba.com/thunder/video/2010/12/31/ATLCutdownmp4-1510771/index.html

Syn7
01-02-2011, 10:17 PM
DUDE!!! you're fukcing famous....!!!:eek:


courtside and still nobody wanna sit near ya, huh...

thats actually pretty fresh... if i was disgusting rich i'd buy whole sections just so i dont have to sit near people... as many as they'd let me buy in a group... courtside, that is...

pateticorecords
01-03-2011, 12:29 PM
Many blessings, happiness, and love to all of you are my wishes for 2011:D

GeneChing
01-03-2011, 12:32 PM
what a decade it was...

:cool:

k gledhill
12-31-2011, 12:16 PM
From Ving Tsun USA ! Hope you train harder in 2012 :D

Sihing73
12-31-2011, 12:38 PM
Hello,

I wish to extend my best wishes to everyone on the forum and their families.

Happy New Year and I hope 2012 is Safe and Prosperous for all.

I also hope that we can engage in more beneficial exchanges of ideas and knowledge rather than continue with the senseless bickering.

All the best!!

Hendrik
12-31-2011, 12:46 PM
Happy new year !!!

ntc
12-31-2011, 12:51 PM
I would like to wish everyone a most happy and healthy 2012. Happy new year !!!

mjw
12-31-2011, 01:41 PM
happy new year!

Runlikehell
12-31-2011, 08:46 PM
Happy new year to all on the forum!

Hebrew Hammer
12-31-2011, 09:30 PM
Happy Jew Year Lads!!!! May this one be better than the last....

Sean66
01-01-2012, 02:51 AM
Bonne Année!!!

EternalSpring
01-01-2012, 03:46 AM
happy new year to all. lets all raise our power levels at least 10 fold this year!

altbus1
01-01-2012, 04:43 AM
Happy New Year.:)

LoneTiger108
01-01-2012, 08:51 AM
Happy New Year from London! :)

Dale Dugas
12-31-2013, 07:37 AM
Happy New Year to my KFO brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts!

May 2014 be the best for all!

SPJ
12-31-2013, 10:08 AM
Happy new year.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkPPGj62n3E

Teresa Deng memorial concert.

Many songs me like since 1970s.

:cool:

lkfmdc
12-31-2013, 02:18 PM
my new year is January 31st?

SPJ
01-01-2014, 11:06 AM
Wow.

It is 2014.

Feeling old.

From watching this in 1960s.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uH9WTyJeAI


Great progress with your career and training in the new year.

:cool:

SPJ
01-01-2014, 11:07 AM
To watching this in 2013


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSWVbwz4nWM

:)

SIFU RON
01-01-2014, 02:18 PM
A great new year to everyone .

2014 is off and running .

My best to all . :d

GeneChing
12-31-2017, 05:22 PM
Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for your continued support of our work here.

David Jamieson
01-02-2018, 08:11 AM
Happy New Year everyone.
May your resolutions come through by way of your determination to make them happen!
Train!

GeneChing
12-28-2018, 08:21 AM
Gotta luv something called the 'super blood wolf moon' :D



A 'super blood wolf moon' and five eclipses are among 2019's major astronomy events (https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/world/five-eclipses-in-2019-and-super-blood-wolf-moon-trnd/index.html)
By Andrea Diaz, CNN

Updated 7:27 PM ET, Thu December 27, 2018

(CNN)Stargazers around the world, rejoice! The universe is about to give you an exciting astronomical year.

2019 is featuring five eclipses, a rare planet transit, one of the best meteor showers and a super blood wolf moon, but the fun doesn't stop there.
The new year will also bring three supermoons, a blue moon, multiple meteor showers, close approach by the moon and Jupiter and several rocket launches.
Although we would love to talk about all of the extraordinary occurrences, these are our top events to watch for in the sky in 2019:

January 6: Partial Solar Eclipse

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170824164740-17-week-in-photos-0825-super-169.jpg

The new year kicks off with an impressive bang, and no, we don't mean fireworks.

In the first week of 2019, the moon will pass between the Earth and sun to stage a partial solar eclipse, NASA reports. Unfortunately, it will be visible only from northeast Asia and the North Pacific, as it will happen around 8:42 p.m. ET in the United States. Sky & Telescope predicts people will see 20% of the sun covered from Beijing, 30% from Tokyo and 37% from Vladivostok, Russia.

January 21: Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180131113036-cnnee-cafe-entrevista-superluna-azul-de-sangre-hernandez-oraa-00000006-super-169.jpg

For the first time in three years, the United States will be able to experience a total lunar eclipse. According to NASA, it will be one of the sky's "most dazzling shows," as the moon will be at its closest point to Earth, making the moon appear slightly bigger and a lot brighter, an event that is often referred to as a "supermoon."
But that's not the only thing that will make this eclipse stand out. Total lunar eclipses are often call "blood moons" because when the sun, Earth and moon align, the sunlight that passes through the Earth's atmosphere will appear to turn the moon red. And because lunar eclipses can occur only during a full moon -- and the first full moon in January is known as a "wolf moon" -- many are calling this spectacular event a "Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse."
At around 12:12 a.m. ET, people in North and South America, as well as those in western parts of Europe and Africa, will have front-row seats to this show.

May 6: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/171213134653-geminids-2017-new-zealand-super-169.jpg

Although we will see multiple meteor showers through the year, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower will be one of the best ones we will be able to witness, Sky & Telescope reports.
The Eta Aquarids was created by the dusty debris left behind by Halley's Comet, which flew by Earth in 1986, and although the famous comet won't be entering our solar system again until 2061, its remnants appear in our skies each year. This year is expected to put on quite a show.
According to NASA, we can expect a new moon two days before the meteor shower. The new moon will mean darker skies, which will make it possible for the human eye to appreciate the Eta Aquarids' dazzling show.
Although the Eta Aquarids will be active April 19 through May 26, its peak night will begin around 3 a.m. ET until dawn on May 6, and it's expected to produce as many as 20 to 40 meteors or more per hour.

July 2: Total Solar Eclipse

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170821161222-21-eclipse-0821-comp-super-169.jpg

Were you able to witness the cool solar eclipse in North America in 2017? Well, now South Asia and South America will enjoy a day of no sun.
In the late afternoon of July 2, a total solar eclipse will occur over southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and parts of the South Pacific. The entire event will take place from 12:55 to 5:50 p.m. ET, with the maximum eclipse occurring at 3:23 p.m., Sky & Telescope reports.

July 16: Partial Lunar Eclipse

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/111210080817-lunar-eclipse-manila-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg

We begin 2019 with a partial solar eclipse, so it's only fair we also get a lunar one. Unfortunately, the United States will not be witnessing this one, either.
South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia will be able to see the full moon dive about two-thirds of the way into the Earth's umbral shadow beginning at 9:31 p.m. UT , Sky & Telescope reports.

November 11: Rare Transit of Mercury

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160509170743-mercury-transits-sun-orig-vstop-00004127-super-169.jpg

For the second time in two years, Mercury will make rare pass in front of the sun, NASA reports.
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, passes between Earth and the sun about 13 times a century. The last trek took place in 2016, and for the first time in 10 years, the small planet was visible from Earth.
This year, the transit will begin at 7:34 a.m. ET and last around 5 1/2 hours. It will appear as a black dot across the the face of the sun, and stargazers will be able to see it with the help of a telescope and solar filters.
December 26: Annular Solar Eclipse

2019 closes on a high note with a rare and glorious "ring of fire."

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160901125503-annular-eclipse-01-file-0901-super-169.jpg

The annular eclipse occurs when the circumference of the sun shines brightly from behind the moon. This year, the eclipse will begin right at dawn and pass over the Arabian Peninsula and arc over areas of South Asia.
We hope you enjoy these amazing events to the fullest, but remember, NEVER look at the sun during any type of solar eclipse, as it could cause damage to your eyes.


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GeneChing
01-02-2020, 11:55 AM
Fake NYE drone celebration?


Shanghai’s New Year’s Eve drone show spectacular didn’t actually happen (https://shanghai.ist/2020/01/02/shanghais-new-years-eve-drone-show-spectacular-didnt-actually-happen/?fbclid=IwAR3kruiBWuy7lmaDYhfb44yhlnSRJYbtxSZRtvDI aaNjH0afCkfFigx28JE)
What a way to kick off 2020!
by Alex Linder January 2, 2020 in News

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Ever since 36 people were killed on the Bund as 2014 became 2015, New Year’s Eve festivities in Shanghai have been rather subdued.

Which is why we were rather surprised to see videos circulating around on Twitter of an apparent NYE light show spectacular on the Bund featuring nearly 2,000 drones. Those drones “took over the night sky” forming various shapes and patterns including a “running man” and a countdown clock right beside the Oriental Pearl Tower.

Video of the show has been shared by Chinese media outlets as well as international ones, including even the New York Times, impressing people around the globe with the innovative replacement to air pollution-causing fireworks.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3-Mvrp1Lc


The New York Times

@nytimes
In Shanghai, revelers welcomed in the new year with a drone display forming various shapes and patterns against the night sky over the Huangpu River https://nyti.ms/2QAiW8R

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However, there’s just one problem. People who were on the Bund on the night of New Year’s Eve say they didn’t see anything in the night sky. No drones. No nothing.


Patrick Cox
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This blows my mind because it’s 100% Chinese fake news. We stood outside last night for a show that never happened lol

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Abraham Pérez🇪🇸
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Replying to @pajolicoe and 2 others
I was in the Bund on New Years Eve right in that time and nothing happened. All the drones display is fake.

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A Reddit thread has been opened on the Shanghai subforum discussing this mysterious issue. One commenter points to a YouTube video that purportedly captured the New Year’s Eve festivities on the Bund.

In the video, a large crowd gathers on the Bund to watch with their cell phone cameras at ready as the clock strikes midnight. Observers get a bit excited as the lights go out in the Pudong skyscrapers… but are disappointed when those lights simply go back on a few seconds later with nothing actually happening.
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GeneChing
01-02-2020, 11:55 AM
You can watch the video below. The countdown starts at around 02:50:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9j1cMEHfxM

When asked about the purported “drone show,” the person who shot the video responds: “No drones last night. Shame as it would have been cool to see. Not sure where the video came from but it appears to be the only video showing drones and has been reposted many times.”

On Weibo, video of the drones flying over the Huangpu River have caused similar confused comments. “Did I go to the wrong place? I was on the Bund!” writes one netizen. “There was really no celebration. This year’s NYE was cold and cheerless,” writes another.

Another video shows a large crowd of people counting down on the Bund with nothing happening as they reach zero. “New Year’s Eve is a Western holiday,” justifies one Weibo user.

https://i0.wp.com/shanghai.ist/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fake-nye.jpg?resize=1320%2C736&ssl=1

However, a video posted onto Weibo does show the drone show over the Huangpu with the running man and 2020 spelled out. The video is dated December 29.

Our best, most charitable, explanation for this whole head-scratcher is that this was a practice run for a planned New Year’s Eve show that didn’t end up happening for some reason. Packaged footage of the show was always going to be from this practice run, in case something should go wrong on the big night.

And not even the show failing to take place ended up changing these plans.

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GeneChing
01-02-2020, 03:57 PM
13 full moons, including 2 supermoons and a blue moon, will be shining in 2020 (https://www.nj.com/news/2020/01/13-full-moons-including-2-supermoons-and-a-blue-moon-will-be-shining-in-2020.html)
Updated Jan 02, 10:56 AM;Posted Jan 01, 8:30 AM

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Experts say two supermoons and one blue moon will light up the sky in 2020.
By Len Melisurgo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Sky watchers may have gotten a little spoiled in 2019, with three consecutive “supermoons” appearing during the first three months of the year. Will 2020 be as good?

Astronomy experts say two supermoons will be shining in the sky this year, and one month — October — will have two full moons, making the second a “blue moon” that will be glowing on Halloween. How’s that for an eerie treat?

Although blue moons occur once every two or three years, they are even more rare on Halloween, says AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Lada. “After the blue moon on Oct. 31, 2020, trick-or-treaters will need to wait until 2039 to see the next blue moon on Halloween,” he noted.

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Experts say two supermoons and one blue moon will be shining in the sky in 2020.

What is a supermoon?

Supermoons are moons that become full when their orbits are closer than average to the Earth — making them appear to be slightly bigger and as much as 30% brighter than ordinary full moons.

Although the precise definition varies in the astronomy world — and some experts say the average star gazer won’t notice the size and brightness difference — most say a supermoon is a moon that tracks less than 223,000 miles from the Earth during its full phase. (Some say any full moon that is 226,000 miles or closer to the Earth can be classified as a supermoon, and others set the cutoff at the precise distance of 223,694 miles.)

Regardless of the exact definition, astronomy websites seem to agree that 2020 will feature at least two supermoons — one on March 9 and another on April 7. Worth marking down on your calendar: Space.com says the April full moon will be the biggest of the year, because it will be the closest one to our planet.

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Courtesy of Teri Abramson
Experts say two supermoons and one blue moon will be shining in the sky in 2020. Pictured is a supermoon that was rising above houses in Ocean County in 2016.

Dates of each full moon in 2020

In case you want to do some sky watching or photo snapping, here’s a list of the dates and times of each full moon in 2020, along with their most common nicknames. (Thanks to the Farmers’ Almanac, the Old Farmer’s Almanac and TimeAndDate.com for the details.)


13 full moons in 2020
DATE TIME NICKNAMES
Jan. 10 2:21 p.m. wolf moon
Feb. 9 2:33 a.m. snow moon
March 9 1:47 p.m. worm moon / supermoon
April 7 10:35 p.m. pink moon / supermoon
May 7 6:45 a.m. flower moon
June 5 3:12 p.m. strawberry moon
July 5 12:44 a.m. buck moon
Aug. 3 11:58 a.m. sturgeon moon
Sept. 2 1:22 a.m. corn moon
Oct. 1 5:05 p.m. harvest moon
Oct. 31 10:49 a.m. blue moon
Nov. 30 4:29 a.m. beaver moon
Dec. 29 10:28 p.m. cold moon

Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @LensReality or like him on Facebook. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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GeneChing
01-02-2020, 04:59 PM
Don’t abbreviate 2020 when writing out the date (https://www.kron4.com/news/national/dont-abbreviate-2020-when-writing-out-the-date/?fbclid=IwAR2IbTL297y11DJ4IJSmG4UXjeF-vughdtdzia6KqQR_qnnz5oKKNqK5uAk)
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by: Alexa Mae Asperin
Posted: Jan 2, 2020 / 11:06 AM PST / Updated: Jan 2, 2020 / 02:36 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – New year, new date!

We’re only two days into 2020, but authorities have already issued a warning on why you shouldn’t be abbreviating the new year.

The warning: Don’t write the date 1/2/20.

Instead, write out 2020 in full, so it looks like this: 1/2/2020.

Authorities say the date is easily changeable and could ultimately be used against you.

“Example: If you just write 1/1/20, [a scammer] could easily change it to 1/1/2017 (for instance) and now your signature is on an incorrect document,” wrote auditor Dusty Rhodes.


Dusty Rhodes
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When writing the date in 2020, write the year in its entirety. It could possibly protect you and prevent legal issues on paperwork. Example: If you just write 1/1/20, one could easily change it to 1/1/2017 (for instance) and now your signature is on an incorrect document.

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A local police department also issued a similar warning on social media, saying the advice “should be considered when signing any legal or professional document.”


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This is very sound advice and should be considered when signing any legal or professional document. It could potentially save you some trouble down the road.
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Seems legit.

GeneChing
12-31-2020, 10:50 AM
So long 2020.

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

YinOrYan
12-31-2020, 04:31 PM
So long 2020.

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

This picture sums that up pretty well. So much so, that it was censored from being my zoom profile picture for a class...

GeneChing
01-01-2022, 02:35 PM
Thank you all for staying with us through these troubled times. We appreciate your continued support and will strive to keep bringing you KungFuMagazine content that you enjoy.

GeneChing
01-03-2022, 10:10 AM
22:38, 01-Jan-2022

Chinese cultural elements shine at NYC Times Square New Year's Eve celebration (https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-01-01/Chinese-cultural-elements-shine-at-Times-Square-New-Year-s-Eve-16tv3n0ROmI/index.html)
CGTN

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Chinese kung fu performance at Times Square, New York City, the United States, December 31, 2021. /CFP

A six-minute performance featuring Chinese kung fu and folk dances amazed thousands of people at New York City (NYC)'s Times Square Friday night by kicking off one of the most famous New Year's Eve countdowns around the globe.

Co-organized by the Sino-American Friendship Association and the Times Square Alliance, the performance brought traditional Chinese culture alive with flowing moves of Taijiquan blending firmness with softness, the magnificence of Shaolin Kung Fu and the charm of the fan dance.

"The martial art also looks like a dance, so it's cool," Victoria Christensen, 19, who had traveled from the U.S. state of Nebraska, said after watching the show.

"The martial art demonstration was great, and the dancing was my favorite," said Adela Magallanes, a reveler from the U.S. state of California, who had traveled to New York with her husband specifically for the New Year's Eve celebration.

Magallanes, a pharmacy technician who works with a lot of Chinese people and also a fan of Chinese desserts, said the cultural elements at the event help her understand more about China.

Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping, who made brief remarks before the show, wished everyone a happy new year both in English and Chinese.

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Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping (L) speaks at the event celebrating the New Year's Eve at Times Square, New York City, the United States, December 31, 2021. /CFP

Huang said that he sincerely invites the world to visit China and enjoy the splendid landscapes and rich culture.

A video on various LED screens atop the square displayed the scenery of China such as the Songshan Mountain, the archaeological site of Yin Xu, and Longmen Grottoes, in central China's Henan Province, as well as the Yellow River.

The hours-long event culminated in the 60-second countdown to the new year. Cheers and confetti filled the square when the traditional midnight drop of a multi-colored crystal ball signaled the start of 2022.

The history of New Year's Eve countdown at Times Square goes back more than 100 years.

After banning visitors from the event a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Big Apple rang in 2022 with a scaled-back bash as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in the city and around the nation. A 15,000-person cap on Friday night's event was well short of the 58,000 people who typically attend.

New York City reported a record number of almost 44,000 new confirmed cases on Thursday, according to New York state figures.

The current seven-day average daily increase of cases in the United States reached more than 316,000, a 293.4 percent spike from a month ago, fueled by a rapid spread of the Omicron variant, showed latest statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, took the oath of office in Times Square early Saturday shortly after the ball dropped. He detailed a six-pillar plan for battling COVID-19 to start 2022 on Thursday.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
Anyone watch?

GeneChing
12-29-2023, 10:14 AM
Blue Wave Spirit to Host "Kicking in the New Year" Martial Arts Training in Alton (https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/blue-wave-spirit-to-host-kicking-in-the-new-year-martial-arts-training-in-alton-69955.cfm)

Sydney Sinks, News Reporter
December 28, 2023 1:25 PM

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ALTON - Blue Wave Spirit will host a “Kicking in the New Year” event for all who want to show off their martial arts skills on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.

Attendees will do 24 reps of 20 different kicks to “kick in” 2024. The hour-long event starts at 11 a.m. at the YWCA in Alton, and it encourages confidence and empowerment, two major parts of Blue Wave Spirit’s regular martial arts training.

“It’s very much focused on self-defense and building a lot of those personal skills like discipline, confidence, self-management,” Blue Wave Spirit Director Tom Withee explained. “That’s the number one draw of training in martial arts. Learning self-defense is really great and being able to protect yourself, but that’s not what most people get out of training. What they get is they develop self-confidence, they develop a sense of peace, and they learn how to interact with other people in a way that they don’t feel anxiety.”

Blue Wave Spirit is a part of the Chung Do Association, which is made up of 11 martial arts schools across the Greater St. Louis region. Based at the YWCA, Blue Wave Spirit teaches a form of traditional tae kwon do that focuses on self-defense. Withee noted that his students also learn leadership skills and how to control their bodies through martial arts training.

“We get young adults and even older adults that start training, and the growth that you see is just fantastic,” he added. “Not only the confidence in those interpersonal skills, the confidence in their own body, just learning how to move and as you get older that becomes an important aspect. Just staying physical, staying active. But that confidence in your own self, not just your emotions and communicating with other people but just being able to control your body.”

The “Kicking in the New Year” event will invite students from across the Chung Do Association to participate. Spectators and people who want to give it a try are also welcome, though Withee asks that new trainees come early to talk through a few safety points with him before the event begins.

Blue Wave Spirit and YWCA will also host the Chung Do Association’s Winter 2024 Sparring Tournament on Feb. 3, 2024. The sparring tournament will have several kids’ activities and a warm-up training before the competition begins.

But while it is a tournament, Withee emphasizes that martial arts training is rarely about competing. Instead, it’s about building skills and self-growth.

“We don’t have these big showy tournaments with huge crowds that people come into. It’s about your own journey and your own personal growth. It’s not about winning trophies and having medals,” Withee said. “We’re putting on these events, we’re trying to get our name out there in the community, and that’s the reason we put these on.”

Blue Wave Spirit trains at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the YWCA. Anyone is welcome to walk in and join them. The “Kicking in the New Year” event starts at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, and you can visit the official Facebook event page for additional information. Check out Blue Wave Spirit on Facebook to learn more about their work.

Anyone else have New Year ritual practices at their martial arts schools? At my Iaido dojo (https://www.centralcoastsamuraidojo.com), we do a special session of 1000 cuts.