Comments on: and if i could i would go here… http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/ enhance the everyday Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:53:47 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: alex http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-114774 alex Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:18:32 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-114774 What a beautiful and touching story about an inspirational people - thank you so much for sharing this story. I so hope that these wonderful people have their own country back one day but as water becomes as precious and valuable as oil I worry that they may not. You write a wonderful story. What a beautiful and touching story about an inspirational people – thank you so much for sharing this story. I so hope that these wonderful people have their own country back one day but as water becomes as precious and valuable as oil I worry that they may not.
You write a wonderful story.

]]> By: Olive http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-3722 Olive Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:27:05 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-3722 Whilst reading Sofia's blog i saw beautiful pictures and needed to find out where they were from. such a beautiful place(surely an understatement, terrible things are happening there. Nothing changes really, politican's speak and ....... yes thats right, a lot of hot air. It still amazes me how people can turn on their own, it makes you wonder sometimes how human kind has lasted this long. I will think positive thoughts for your friend and his country. Not much perhaps, but every little bit helps. Whilst reading Sofia’s blog i saw beautiful pictures and needed to find out where they were from. such a beautiful place(surely an understatement, terrible things are happening there. Nothing changes really, politican’s speak and ……. yes thats right, a lot of hot air. It still amazes me how people can turn on their own, it makes you wonder sometimes how human kind has lasted this long. I will think positive thoughts for your friend and his country. Not much perhaps, but every little bit helps.

]]> By: pia http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 pia Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:13:30 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2310 hi samantha, thank you and i am happy you left a comment with your thoughts, i would never delete it as that would be hypocritical in my belief that everyone has a right to free speech. If you were aggressive and hostile then yes i would not post it as to do so would be hypocritical in my belief that no one should be allowed to bully and hurt someone else who is just exercising their right to free speech. I love China too, I have always loved the chinese people and chinese culture. So you can imagine as i grew up and learnt more I was very confused about the situation - how a country and people that I love so much can be at the very same time cruel to each other and their neighbours. Its like seeing another side of a loved one come into your reality, when prior to that moment you had thought they were the most fabulous person in the world. It has taken me many years and alot of research to get a true honest grasp of it and as I've gotten to know many Chinese and many Tibetans in my life, I have a much better understanding of how and why. I believe in basic human rights - of any human, be them poor, rich, with one leg, with three legs, starving, obese, whichever country they may be born from, and from whomever parents...I do not believe someone should ever have to suffer the consequences of someone else's obscured intentions. And I think this is not too much to ask of each human, be them the man in the field or the man who owns the field. Nor do I think it is an idealism. And you know where I learnt the importance and possibilty of this self-determination? Chinese philosophy. So, please be assured that I love the Chinese too. And I will also be posting about China as part of my Tibet posts - remember I mentioned that I would be posting about all things attached to Tibet, and that includes China and the inspiration that abounds from there. hi samantha, thank you and i am happy you left a comment with your thoughts, i would never delete it as that would be hypocritical in my belief that everyone has a right to free speech. If you were aggressive and hostile then yes i would not post it as to do so would be hypocritical in my belief that no one should be allowed to bully and hurt someone else who is just exercising their right to free speech.

I love China too, I have always loved the chinese people and chinese culture. So you can imagine as i grew up and learnt more I was very confused about the situation – how a country and people that I love so much can be at the very same time cruel to each other and their neighbours. Its like seeing another side of a loved one come into your reality, when prior to that moment you had thought they were the most fabulous person in the world. It has taken me many years and alot of research to get a true honest grasp of it and as I’ve gotten to know many Chinese and many Tibetans in my life, I have a much better understanding of how and why.

I believe in basic human rights – of any human, be them poor, rich, with one leg, with three legs, starving, obese, whichever country they may be born from, and from whomever parents…I do not believe someone should ever have to suffer the consequences of someone else’s obscured intentions. And I think this is not too much to ask of each human, be them the man in the field or the man who owns the field. Nor do I think it is an idealism. And you know where I learnt the importance and possibilty of this self-determination? Chinese philosophy.

So, please be assured that I love the Chinese too. And I will also be posting about China as part of my Tibet posts – remember I mentioned that I would be posting about all things attached to Tibet, and that includes China and the inspiration that abounds from there.

]]> By: Samatha http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2297 Samatha Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:33:17 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2297 hi pia, First,thanks so much for you haven't delete my comment. Then ,i can understand what your recept is.And it's such a big grief to me too,and to all the Chinese people .But ,you know,there isn't only one reason when a thing is happening,and what is the real thing? no one can say it.One can say it is A,and others can say it B...Maybe all are true ,it's only because the diffrent angle of view ,or we haven't see the whole thing ourselves. i say this just because i love Tibet,love China.And there are so much untrue reports about Tibet in the world.i am very warried about it,i think everyone who love Tibet shoud know the real and whole things. hi pia,
First,thanks so much for you haven’t delete my comment.

Then ,i can understand what your recept is.And it’s such a big grief to me too,and to all the Chinese people .But ,you know,there isn’t only one reason when a thing is happening,and what is the real thing? no one can say it.One can say it is A,and others can say it B…Maybe all are true ,it’s only because the diffrent angle of view ,or we haven’t see the whole thing ourselves.
i say this just because i love Tibet,love China.And there are so much untrue reports about Tibet in the world.i am very warried about it,i think everyone who love Tibet shoud know the real and whole things.

]]> By: pia http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 pia Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:29:01 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2289 hi samantha, If this is an attempt to create a competition on which media culture is the most biased, this blog is not the place for it. As you can read from this post, it is my personal account about someone I know and care about. And so yes, I know the real truth. Thank you for your comment nonetheless. hi samantha,

If this is an attempt to create a competition on which media culture is the most biased, this blog is not the place for it.

As you can read from this post, it is my personal account about someone I know and care about. And so yes, I know the real truth.

Thank you for your comment nonetheless.

]]> By: Samatha http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2248 Samatha Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:49:18 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2248 I think you all don't know the real truth before you say this words! You can see the truth on this web site. http://anti-cnn.com/ I think you all don’t know the real truth before you say this words!
You can see the truth on this web site.
http://anti-cnn.com/

]]> By: MamaShift http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2192 MamaShift Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:07:04 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2192 Pia, I'm not sure which path I took to get here, but I'm glad I stumbled around the web to find your blog. Beautiful, much-needed post! PS You and Tenpa could always go to Kyrgyzstan -- so many similarities in the landscape! Pia,

I’m not sure which path I took to get here, but I’m glad I stumbled around the web to find your blog. Beautiful, much-needed post!

PS You and Tenpa could always go to Kyrgyzstan — so many similarities in the landscape!

]]> By: danielle http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 danielle Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:41:24 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2114 Thanks so much for doing this Pia! I am still on holiday with limited access to internet so I could not comment any sooner. I have linked to your post on the style files in the hope to spread the word! Thanks so much for doing this Pia! I am still on holiday with limited access to internet so I could not comment any sooner. I have linked to your post on the style files in the hope to spread the word!

]]> By: pia http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2015 pia Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:59:27 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2015 Thank you so so much Achille3. What a beautiful comment. I am very thankful for all comments from new readers and regular readers, it gives me hope. Everyone here is another video from BBC news where the protesting has started at the core of the Olympic Torch Relay in Olympia in Greece. This footage has not been shown in China in fact it was strategically cut from what was televised. You can see one of the peaceful protestors with a Tibetan flag who is aggressively knocked down and out of camera view - I don't understand why people choose to turn a blind eye to this obvious repression, and that is seems acceptable that this man be belted by a policeman for peacefully (he used no force whatsoever) 'disrupting' the relay. Is that not completely hypocritical?!! This is only the beginning! It really reminds me of parents who turn a blind eye to their bullying child (i saw a funny but black episode of this on King of The Hill just yesterday!) Anyway, here is video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7310000/newsid_7311100/7311125.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1 And on a side note, here is the link to the description of the King of the Hill episode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank%27s_Bully Thank you so so much Achille3. What a beautiful comment. I am very thankful for all comments from new readers and regular readers, it gives me hope.

Everyone here is another video from BBC news where the protesting has started at the core of the Olympic Torch Relay in Olympia in Greece. This footage has not been shown in China in fact it was strategically cut from what was televised. You can see one of the peaceful protestors with a Tibetan flag who is aggressively knocked down and out of camera view – I don’t understand why people choose to turn a blind eye to this obvious repression, and that is seems acceptable that this man be belted by a policeman for peacefully (he used no force whatsoever) ‘disrupting’ the relay. Is that not completely hypocritical?!! This is only the beginning! It really reminds me of parents who turn a blind eye to their bullying child (i saw a funny but black episode of this on King of The Hill just yesterday!)

Anyway, here is video:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7310000/newsid_7311100/7311125.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1

And on a side note, here is the link to the description of the King of the Hill episode:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank%27s_Bully

]]> By: achilles3 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/comment-page-1/#comment-2005 achilles3 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:51:15 +0000 http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2008/03/18/and-if-i-could-i-would-go-here/#comment-2005 I've only been part of the blogging community now (writing and reading) for about a year but I just wanted to say that this post was one of the most powerful I have ever read. You are a heartfelt storyteller my friend and as a 30 year old myself i simply want to say thank you. Free Tibet! I’ve only been part of the blogging community now (writing and reading) for about a year but I just wanted to say that this post was one of the most powerful I have ever read. You are a heartfelt storyteller my friend and as a 30 year old myself i simply want to say thank you.

Free Tibet!

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