013. Juan The Fool (Juan Bobo) There was a boy called Juan Bobo. As he did not like to be called Juan Bobo, one day he killed an ox to invite [treat] everyone to a feast and as a result they called him Juan Bobazo. [Nguyen: “bobo” means foolish, silly, dumb, innocent, naive, etc. And…
Month: September 2022
Fù shuǐ nán shōu (覆水難收 – 覆水难收)
覆水難收 (Fù shuǐ nán shōu) (1) spilled water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)(2) it’s no use crying over spilled milk(3) what’s done is done and can’t be reversed(4) the damage is done(5) once divorced, there’s no reuniting From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=413 Jiang Taigong, whose original name was Jiang Shang (姜尚), lived in the Zhou Dynasty. He had…
012. The Three Little Oranges
012. The Three Little Oranges (Last Tres Naranjitas) Once upon a time there was a son of a king who was looking for the three little oranges of love. Riding on horseback, he searched for them in all the gardens that he came across, but had not managed to find them. Whenever he asked, in…
Fèn bù gù shēn (奮不顧身 – 奋不顾身)
奮不顧身 (Fèn bù gù shēn) (1) to dash on bravely with no thought for one’s personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers (2) regardless of perils This idiom comes from the “Book of Han – Biography of Sima Qian“: However, the servants observed him to be a noble person, was filial to his parents, had the…
SUP – 08/27/2022 – Tidewater Boating Center, Oakland CA
Tidewater Boating Center is located on the Oakland side, and is just across from the Oakland Estuary from the southern end of Alameda Island. From here, you can choose between four directions to paddle in. The first is to go north past Coast Guard Island toward Jack London Aquatic Center; the second is to go…