Welcome to my second personal space! My first blog,the MSN one,mainly recorded my life in Vancouver from 2005 to 2007. Here you will get to know what I have been up to since then. It is a place for sharing pictures and keeping in touch with friends. I am glad to hear your voice.
chirpy discuss | |
Definition: | (adjective) Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness. |
Synonyms: | perky, buoyant |
Usage: | You're very chirpy today—have you won the lottery or something? |
![]() ![]() The Deadly Yellow RiverStretching 3,395 miles (5,464 km), the Yellow River, or Huang He, is the world's sixth longest river. Called the "the cradle of Chinese civilization" because its basin is the birthplace of the northern Chinese civilizations, the oft-flooding river has also earned the nickname "China's Sorrow." Its floods—more than 1,500 in the last 3 to 4 millennia—have caused some of the deadliest natural disasters in human history and claimed millions of lives. How was the river once used as a weapon of war? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Harry S. Truman (1884)In 1945, when US president Franklin D. Roosevelt died—just 82 days into his fourth term—Truman, his vice president, assumed the office. Presiding over the end of World War II and the transition to peacetime, he made unexpectedly bold decisions. He dropped the first atomic bombs on Japan, proposed the "Truman Doctrine" of Communist containment, authorized the Berlin Airlift, and initiated US involvement in the Korean War. For most of his second term, Truman did not live in the White House. Why? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Discuss |
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