Christmas ornaments in our flat (1)

The Christmas ornaments in our flat

Though i have already noticed that our flat was decorated by some ornaments before Christmas, i had no idea to take some pictures for these.
But tonight,after finishing dinner with my friend's family, i got a sudden impulse.........
The lights are just like crystals and gems sparkling in dark.

The meanings of Christmas symbols

The Christmas is around the corner, many places are decorated by numerous Christmas ornaments. But do you ever think over what all these symbols mean? This morning, I read an article on a magazine about it, here are major reference:

The wreath
People like to hang wreath on the front door at Christmas, because the round shape symbolizes unending love for familly and friends.

Mistletoe
How a strange Chinese name and characters is it! But with a picture, you will find it is quite familiar at Christmas. And the meaning of mistletoe is very interesting. If you get caught standing under the mistletoe, someone has to kiss you! This romantic plant symbolizes peace, happiness and welcome.

Christmas trees
Because the trees can stay green all year, they are symbol of never-ending life. And they also remind us that the winter will soon pass.

The stars
Why the stars are always perched atop Christmas trees? According to a story, a group Wise Men saw a bright star in the eastern sky. They followed the star to find the way to the home of baby Jesus.

Angels
The angels announced the birth of Jesus, so people remember them at Christmas.

Candy Canes
Candy canes are the most popular treat shaped like a shepherd's staff. The shepherds were the first ones to hear the angels proclaim the good news about the birth of Jesus.

Gift
At Christmas, everyone is thinking of giveing or receiving gifts, especially children. The tradition of gift-giving goes all the way back to the Wise Men (which were mentioned above.) After they found the newborn Jesus, they prepared special gifts for him.
That are part meanings of Christmas symbols, have you ever overheard them before?

The picture stories (1) A foreign coworker

Tonight, I looked through pictures on my computer. Some of them reminded me of some persons.
These two pictures were taken on the way to BeiJing International Airport,before the National Day holiday of 2006.The man is my foreign coworker named Illiase ( whose chinese name is Lee ying jie.)from Casablanca (Morocco). The boy in his arms is his son whom was born in China, I only remember his Chinese name--- Lee chan lan. The woman behind him is his wife Shames. Her Chinese name is Yang guang.
One year ago, in July,2005, I picked up the couple at the Bei Jing International airport, from then on, the couple began their life in China. Speaking frankly, their accent is a little bit strange, during our initial conversations, i had to ask them to repeat some words, sometime even spell them out. The wife's english is much better than his husband.
One year later, after Illiase (the husband) finished his contract with us, he decided to go back his country with his familly. I was selected to sent them to the airport again. I took these pictures to record this experience,for both them and me.

The result of complaint about Complete computing Inc.

Last Friday, When i was in another city, i got a call from Complete computing Inc., the clerk told me that i ccould give the defective products back with empty bottles. Yesterday, i posted them, now i am waiting for money back.
Sometime, if you always keep in silence, you will be treated unfairly.

Complaint about Complete computing inc.

I bought three bottles of contact lens protection liquid from a glasses shop last month. One day, i found a news on Sina, which said some products of Complete computing inc.(http://www.amochina.com) had defective issue. I checked my purchase and found what i had bought were just their products. Later, the company gave a list of defective products numbers and announced they would offer method to call back these products. Few days past, they published the so-called method: customers post back the defective products based on the address they offered. And the company will give money back including the post expense.What a perfect method!!!!
I packed the products into a box and took them to the post office of China Post. But, after the official knew what i wanted to post,he refused to accept it, the official told me that the chemical material was forbidden to transport. Oh, though i was not satisfied with his attitude, i decided to change another post company.
More unfortunately,as the clerk of another private post company saw the address i wrote on the box, she denied me again, because the address is an interior postbox number of China Post. (The biggest post company in china.) And the private post company can not find the address without specific geographic address (location) or telephone number.That meant only the China post can deal with the transportation,
The clerk suggested me to connect with the service center of complete computing inc. , i accepted her input and dialled 800-988-0903. Unbelievably, they told me that it was the only way to post the defective products. And they can not offer any other address or telephone number.But how can i post them by china post? They refused me! "You can complain them by telephone number 11185."The service center clerk told me.
Oh, my god! what is the major problem? To complain the China post or post back the defective products? I was puzzling.
After i phoned the 11185, the post official gave me a reasonable answer: "How do you prove your package is safety, un-flammable and innocuous. one way you can choose is to find a certification issued by producer." I think he is right. So, i have to call back the complete computing inc. . you guess what? They gave me the same answer like last.
As i know, according to chinese products quality law, both the distributors and producers are responsible for calling back the defective products. But why did the company only choose only way to deal with the problem.Maybe they donot want to confront his distributors, however, should consumers always be the ultimate receivers? I donot think so!
I have already emailed to the head office of company which locates in U.S. I described what i had encountered and hope they could give me a positive response and explanation.