tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post8395826572338760185..comments2023-08-13T19:25:45.898-07:00Comments on East Meets West: Matchmaking MadnessTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-88512148662756530762009-06-24T20:45:10.154-07:002009-06-24T20:45:10.154-07:00Glad you're enjoying this, Murat. I had fun wr...Glad you're enjoying this, Murat. I had fun writing it, although living through it was rather trying.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-22987196251775550232009-06-24T20:39:41.238-07:002009-06-24T20:39:41.238-07:00Great fodder in all this for the screenplay. I see...Great fodder in all this for the screenplay. I see a quick montage of the geek squad and all the <i>viejitas</i> in action. And Teacher's "it's too late" comment is hilarious.murat11https://www.blogger.com/profile/00663364407992075130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-64283718862963340382009-06-05T18:23:27.645-07:002009-06-05T18:23:27.645-07:00Yes, Linda, it was really frustrating at times. Th...Yes, Linda, it was really frustrating at times. They thought they were doing me a favor, and I just could not appreciate it. Sometimes cross-cultural communication is very hard. It took me many years living in the Chinese community before I finally understood how honored I should have felt at their concern and interest. But at 23, one does not always appreciate such things.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-46134773699047253132009-06-05T16:59:44.951-07:002009-06-05T16:59:44.951-07:00OMG, Teresa, some of this is hilarious. It must ha...OMG, Teresa, some of this is hilarious. It must have been really tough to live through though. I loved your story about the poor guy besieged by matchmakers. <br /><br />LindaLyndi Lamonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287496036021704884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-63395109386427175692009-05-09T11:22:00.000-07:002009-05-09T11:22:00.000-07:00Yeah. I really did find the best gene pool to give...Yeah. I really did find the best gene pool to give my darling daughters good looks, tannable skin, spatial reasoning, musicality, and dexterity. Have to balance out the blinding white genes from my side of the family.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607441034503290367.post-56091260151816528482009-05-09T01:16:00.000-07:002009-05-09T01:16:00.000-07:00ooh. great story, mom. good job fighting off the p...ooh. great story, mom. good job fighting off the pasty scrawny guys. I quite appreciate my olive skin and large biceps that my brown and muscley dad has shared with me. =)JoAnnaLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534953805889881300noreply@blogger.com