http://www.IreneEng.com There is too much money chasing too little intelligence to manage it. - JK Galbraith Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:11:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lookin' for something? Not the balls I hope? http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23570 http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23553 Two unknown players battling out for the Pilot Pen title in New Haven. Is it tennis or chess? Very interesting. Compare to the girls- NYT's girls rule or girl power .. but any sport in slow mo would look spectacular? - those two look like the sissy. Hmmmmm .. actually ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23516 Ok, as it turns out, Maria's pretty outfit is two pieces: shirt and skirt, at $60 each. Without the Russian bella this outfit looks dead and dreadful. Of course. That's where models and mannequins come in. I really don't like the frilly shoulders which is ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23337 Perhaps each tennis entourage or camp doesn't talk to each other: Roger Federer is wearing a mute pink while Nadal hot pink.  Image if they were to make to US Open final this Sept .. holy smoke my New York is going to be shrouded under a pink spell. .. ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23296 It's been 7 years since I last visited Chinese Consulate in New York. Physically little has changed. I got there at 12:38pm on a Monday, a huge circling line dominated the first floor, the Visa Hall. The second floor was equally crowded. It was a solid ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23205 Interesting: a 58-year old journalist sued his employer - the newspaper who employed him to write critics about the city's orchestra but lost. Cleveland Orchestra Critic, Despite Losing Lawsuit, Feels He Had His Say. Don Rosenberg who's been covering the classical music in Cleveland for 16 years for The ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23198 My last visit with her, Aug 9, 2003 Auntie Wang (1923 - 7/7/2010) was one of Mom's close friends in Beijing. I don't know where is habit stemming from but many Chinese would shorten their friend's name from three characters down to two: family name plus the first character of ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23142 Warren Buffett [1930-] has never spoken publicly about his views on abortion. But in the 1990s, according to The Wall Street Journal, the Buffett Foundation helped finance the research and development of the pills that induce abortion. The foundation also helped finance a lawsuit to overturn the ban on so-called ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23125 A book by Quan Yanchi who got those intimate details from Mao's former body guard Li Yinqiao. page 45: [..Mao toured Shanghai in 1958.. and went to watch The Story of the White Snake.] The row was made up of single soft chairs in cloth covers. I sat next to ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23122 炕 kang - a heatable brick bed in short forwarded to me by Renate from Margit Matthews. A raised platform-style bed, traditionally built of baked mud, which was heated from underneath by a chimney from the stove, the smoke from which would keep the occupants warm during the harsh northern ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23048 While travelling through the airport, please be courteous when dealing with our staff. Our staff are trying to help you with your journey. Any threats, verbal abuse or violence towards our staff will be taken seriously and you may be prosecuted. I found this troubling note posted at the service counter of Aer ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23093 Do many women secretly wanted to be a stripper? I'm afraid the answer is yes. There was this girl lady April who's very beautiful and posed. She wore a summery sheath that showed off all her right curves. The pair of Sergio Rossi sandals silhouette has ankle strap was on ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23077 What has this world come to? An American official attended the Ceremony at Hiroshima?! For what Japs had done to China and Asia as a whole? Have they forgotten the Nanking Massacre? A billion plus people cheered the bombing, wasn't that enough to justify the act? ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23057 Old fashioned tang hulu 糖葫芦 forward to me by Renate. We need to start a facebook group, eating 糖葫芦 . http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=22900 How many men does it take to change a light bulb? On my way home from tennis, I pit stopped at my local drug store – Rite Aid to pick my passport photos. The store had just opened. The cashier seemed alone and was tending a customer. ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=23316 Some girls just have it all I always admire her outfits on court Wondering why it looks so good Then I realized she has a narrow waist I didn't get to measure her - let's not get too extreme but I think 19 inches aren't too far from the fact She should look great in ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=22993 This new Sportime opened last June (6/30/2009) with a price tag of $18 Million, for WTT - World Team Tennis. Pretty cool. We played there in June, the lighting was poor unless they turn on the ally way. There was bathrooms for non members. This picture looks like ... http://www.IreneEng.com/?p=22977