Originally Posted by
GeneChing
You can translate names a variety of ways. Typically, the Chinese like to make up some absurd phonetic. The classic example is Mark, which always becomes Ma Ke.
Interesting. I guess I need to at least make a mental apology to someone who did that very thing for me.
They took Matthew Melton and came up w/ something like Ma The Mei Ton which then translated to Golden Lion something or the other.
I was pretty sceptical but was encouraged to get a chop made so I did. I'll have to dig it up and scan it and get one of you guys to translate.
"George never did wake up. And, even all that talking didn't make death any easier...at least not for us. Maybe, in the end, all you can really hope for is that your last thought is a nice one...even if it's just about the taste of a nice cold beer."
"If you find the right balance between desperation and fear you can make people believe anything"
"Is enlightenment even possible? Or, did I drive by it like a missed exit?"
It's simpler than you think.
I could be completely wrong"
Haoli
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