mightygoobi

Ghostwes said: [quote]Please welcome our latest member, mightygoobi. Goobi has been responsible for some of the most interesting posts in the last few weeks, in the China thread and others. I think he will make a worthy addition to our ancient empire.[/quote] Particlewave said: [quote]Welcome mightygoobi.[/quote] Thank you for the invite and welcome Ghostwes and Particlewave. Looking forward to seeing this empire grow. I'm exploring this whole 'e

After searching the forums for a while, I'm trying to summarise what to do to score as high as possible per game on the Metaverse: 1. Finish every game as quickly (in game turns) as possible - since points diminish with duration of game 2. Win by military conquest - because this gives the biggest bonus (more than Ascension?) 3. Build a huge military starbase array and put all my ships in the middle - since I get more points by having all my ships get their offence and

[quote]You mentioned earlier that the older generation of Tibetans is much more bitter about being under PRC control than the younger ones, and you seem to be putting forth that many Han see Tibet as a vacation destination - do you think part of this bitterness stems from that attitude? I'm interested because this trend is understandably common among smaller territories gobbled up by larger nations - when I visited Hawaii, you wouldn't imagine how many areas outside of the main tourist destinati

Mightygoobi said and Zydor replied: [quote] I read that the IOC wanted to cancel the torch relay because it was too political. They must not cancel it, its precisely what a very very small minority of "protesters" want to happen. A lot of this has been caused by a Media Feeding Frenzy. The latter know perfectly well that such an issue will get emotion rolling, drama sells etc. Once the Torch moved on, people here went "back to normal", it was out of the media, and everyone got

Nequa asked: [quote]Tian An Men 天安门 Gate of Heavenly Peace do you still call it that? or is this diffrent from were all those democraci protestors died?[/quote] Tian An Men leads into Tian Men Square, the large square in the center of Beijing. It is the gathering point for all major events, foreign government visits and anything 'big' in China. It is about 5 minutes walk from 'Xin Hua Gate' which is our equivalent of the White House and is about 15 minutes drive from t

My deep interest is in language. I think Chinese names can be especially beautiful and meaningful. Wanted to share a few special ones (to Ooglyboogly, Fiz80 and Galant_dragon and other sinophones, feel free to add any others you think are interesting). China 中国 Middle Kingdom America 美国 Kingdom of Beauty Germany 德国 Kingdom of Morality France 法国 Kingdom of Law Beijing 北京 City of the North Tokyo 东京 City of the East Nanjing

Yesterday, I attended the ceremony at Tian An Men square to mourn the victims and injured of the earthquake. It was a very emotional time. The feeling in the whole country is of great sadness. We are watching the TV every day for news of hope in the time of darkness. I had originally wanted to write about the miracle survivors, the tragedies of the large number of people who have to chop of their arms and legs to be rescued, the high proportion of children who are victims. But I think

this is fantastic! Thank you so much! I am trying to work out which tech-trees each of your new races use. I presume Valkar is Korx, Prolifera is Torian, Talxerxian is Yor - not sure of Jacksonite. And please please please, make more! :)

I love the Metaverse idea and only play Metaverse games. I also am enchanted by the many mods available - but am careful not to trip the 'cheater' flag. Is there a way to search for only ToA Metaverse compatible mods? I note that some mods have 'metaverse compatible' written in the description, but searching each mod and reading the description seems a slow way to do things. Just wondering if it can be done faster? Also, does the word 'stardock certified' also mean metaverse compatibl

Away from all this politics and earthquake sadness, some friends and I joked here in Beijing on '10 bad chinese tourist abilities' tonight over some drinks. I thought I could share them. 1. When the plane takes off, it is important to go to the toilet 20 seconds after the plane takes off while the seatbelt sign is still on. 2. On the plane, it is very important to bring as much luggage as you can. the plane likes it when you bring a huge suitcase on board. Other customers als

To ProfCS101, you posted two very passionate comments which I want to respond. Because you wrote so strongly, I have tried to be very thorough in my reply to you. [quote]mightygoobi, your proselytizing of the Chinese government is superb, and perhaps some less intelligent Americans will believe every word.[/quote] If I may summarise the rest of your post, USA is good because it is free. China is bad because it has a dictator government and the citizens are oppressed, killed, to

There's certainly healthy and interesting political discussion here. Thank you for both the kind words and the strong criticisms. I won't fleeing the talk, and there is something more prioirity in my heart right now - obviously the earthquake - which I want to share some items a bit before we talk to Communism, Freedom, Human Rights, Government etc. It's well known that Mainland China has disputes with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan at the high political level. From a 'common person' level

Lord Zarth asked about Taiwan: It's well known Taiwan declares themself independent from Mainland China, and Mainland China declares that Taiwan is part of China. There's plenty of debate to keep the high politics and history experts talking forever. From a more lower perspective, amongst my circle of friends and the Taiwanese I know, feelings are very warm. There's no language barrier - though Beijingers and Taiwanese will tease each other mercilessly about accent. We think t

Nequa said: [quote]MightyGoobi, I was watching the news and It was talking about the earthquake you had in China. And I was wondering what they are saying in your news outlet. Also what is happing right now? Are the earthquak victems getting aid, is the chinese military clearing the debrey. And also how powerull was the earthquake?[/quote] The earthquake is dominating news here right now. Even the olympics and the torch relay has disappeared. At work, in car, at home - we are w

Jpinard wrote: [quote]There are a few major issues with China that bug me.[/quote] [quote]2. Raping Tibetan land for raw materials and resources almost solely for Chinese profit.[/quote] My understanding of your point is that the Chinese government takes a lot more from Tibet than it gives back. The way I consider things, the Chinese government has invested a lot in infrastructure in Tibet. As you know, Tibet is a very dry place, with minimal access to water,

First we have a major earthquake. Now we have flood rains. It is not nice and now there is nothing to do. But the positive spin is that I now have time to post. Jpinard said: [quote]I'd like to see your Leaders living day to day lives in Linfen, Tianying, or eating fish caught straight out of the affluent that dumps into the East China Sea from the Yangtze River. In about 3 years they'd be crazy, dead, or have the IQ of a rice pellet. If you understodd the ridiculous sums of mo

It's probably common knowledge now that we've had a major earthquake here. There's quite a few emergencies projects starting to address the many issues that have come up and I'm going to do my best to be involved in as much as I can. I'm probably going to be away from this forum for a while. Thank you for the comments on China - of all colours - to my forum compatriots. It sounds like there is plenty of interest in my country. Whatever the media says, whatever the stories are

Lord Zarth wrote: [quote] mightygooby, what are your perspectives on His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV, and on the Republic of China?[/quote] This is the hot and sensitive topic now and I'm sorry if I say things that other people disagree with. I think the Dalai Lama is doing what he thinks is best for the people that follow him. I think he's an excellent speaker of English - a level of skill that I hope my own government leaders will one day have. There are differentin

Oh wow. Thank you to LordZarth, Great Emperor, jpinard, ubernaught and carbon016 for taking the time to read my words and also comment. I think I should say a few things at the beginning: 1. I don't think I'm well qualified to answer many of your questions. There is talk in this thread, the America superpower thread and the Tibet & Olmypics thread about human rights, Taiwan, Tibet, economic theory (I do not understand string of pearls). I don't understand it all (and in particular to jp

I totally loved this show! And I thought it was interesting that the 'galactic slang' was Chinese. I couldn't understand what they were saying when they spoke Chinese though - and I AM Chinese. I'm sad that you're saying there won't be more shows. The movie was excellent and I thought it suggested there would be more shows. But I guess if it has to end, then it ended at a good place.

[quote]I agree that Americans don't understand us. But wailing about it in our own language, in our own forums is not going to help. If Americans don't understand us, then surely it should be up to us to make ourselves understood.[/quote] [quote]Wow, that speaks to me. Seriously.[/quote] Thank you GeneralEtrius. I make similar comments in Chinese political forums quite frequently. I usually get dismissed - "We have higher priorities than trying to educate Americans on how thing

Spacepony: Appreciate your kind words. Actually, I was also trying to be 'tongue and cheek'. I think I failed. Humour is one of the most difficult traits to master about a foreign language. So I go to the universal language of the smiley :D I'm sorry - I don't quite understand the word neo-con. I googled it and became more confused. However, I am concerned about turning a proper 'China' thread into a 'let's teach goobi English' thread - so feel free to PM me :D

[quote]mightygoobi is (hopefully) going to be arranging for me to go to China and examine the theory that the Chinese do not like sex. (To disprove it). He is going to become a pimp... so, if I have any luck I will end up with a Chinese wife.. Would that make my marriage related to China at that point?[/quote] I learned the words 'pimp' and 'hoes' from watching WWF on payTV. There was a character called the Godfather who used the words a lot. As far as I could tell, he wasn't really tal

GeneralEtrius, I hope you will permit me to comment on something you wrote: [quote]China and the Soviet Union didn't take communism for what it meant: everyone being equal. Their governments now elevate themselves over the common people, and oppress them. The only thing about true communism that they used was that the government is in control of all property.[/quote] [quote]China communist dictatorship will end soon. People's Republic, HAH![/quote] As I understand, the

Thank you Darkstar7 for your comments. I hope you will permit me to respond to some things you said which raised my interest. [quote]It's great that you realized your government control media isn't telling you the whole truth. The only thing now is to keep that independent thought and perhaps shape the government to a better one. One that truely serves the people, not high ranking/corrupt government officials.[/quote] i) I think [B]any [/B]media - government controlled, private