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mmouse LV3
发表于 15-8-2006 01:04:00
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">Hi <b><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">蓝山清风</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">,<br/>
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I enjoy reading your diary. It's simple but natural. </span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">I am a Singaporean and am married to a fine Malaysian
lady. And having live overseas for a few years first as a student and then as
an Engineer, I can understand the problems you are facing.<u1p></u1p></span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">In order to fully appreciate and understand the local
people & its culture, one must be open-minded and not to prejudge.</span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I learnt the lesson from my
own experience. And it will be greatly appreciated if you will excuse me to use
your thread to share my encounter.<br/>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Let me relate an incident when I was a student in </span></b><st1city><st1place><st1city><st1place><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Melbourne</span></b></st1place></st1city></st1place></st1city><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">. The first week of arrival in Mel is
devoted to accommodation-hunting. I answer an advertisement, fix an appt with
the owner and go to checkout the room. It is a nice suburb and I fall in love
with it immediately. Furthermore, the owner is very nice & friendly.<u1p></u1p></span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">The owner is a local man (white man) and he has a
partner who is away at that moment. I was told that his partner went back to </span></b><st1country-region><st1place><st1country-region><st1place><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Taiwan</span></b></st1place></st1country-region></st1place></st1country-region><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);"> to visit “her” family for a few
weeks.<u1p></u1p></span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);"><u1p></u1p>Little did I expect to find out that “her”
is not her but a “he”. How did I find out? On the second day of moving in, I
ask the owner to lend me his PC to surf the net and guess what I discover? I
discovered pictures of naked men. Then it hits me, the owner is gay. <u1p></u1p></span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);"><u1p></u1p>I have never encountered gay in my life in </span></b><st1country-region><st1place><st1country-region><st1place><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Singapore</span></b></st1place></st1country-region></st1place></st1country-region><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);"> although I know they exist. The only
time I encountered them in </span></b><st1country-region><st1place><st1country-region><st1place><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Singapore</span></b></st1place></st1country-region></st1place></st1country-region><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);"> is from the mainstream media and as
such they seem so distant from me.<u1p></u1p></span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">It was a culture shock to me. Did I pack up and runaway?
No, I had a good talk with the owner and guess what? My stay with them is one
of the more memorable moments I had of </span></b><st1city><st1place><st1city><st1place><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Melbourne</span></b></st1place></st1city></st1place></st1city><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">.</span></b><op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">End of story. Hope you enjoy it. Come to think of it, the
whole thing was really hilarious.<op></op></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Finally, I wish you all the best in your marriage and
welcome to </span></b><st1country-region><st1place><st1country-region><st1place><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">Singapore</span></b></st1place></st1country-region></st1place></st1country-region><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(97, 183, 19);">.<u1p></u1p></span></b><op></op></p> |
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