http://chinamediastation.com/articles en-us http://chinamediastation.com/articles N/A info@ChinaMediaStation.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:49:22 CST 20 http://chinamediastation.com/articles/blogs/5/World-Cup-2006-fever.html Do you like football? Or you hate it?I am not a football fan but I am drawn to this World Cup 2006 Fever. Somehow, it is difficult to admit, as a woman, that I actually do enjoy watching football. Watching the best of the best in the world play is a sheer enjoyment. I wonder why I found it difficult to admit. Will it be that football is always associated with violence? Will it be that football is always associated with roughness?But I have my own way of appreciation. The way the footballers organize the ball to score, to me, is almost like an art. The stamina and the fighting spirit of the team players always move me. Born in Hong Kong (then a British colony), now a Chinese living in the UK (Scotland - can't support England, can I?), I always found myself awkard in the position of supporting which team. I remember when I was in Hong Kong, many Hong Kong Chinese hated the fact that Hong Kong was hanged over to China. But when it came to the World Cup or Olympics, almost everybody supported China. Does this mean that, in the bottom of our heart, we all need a country we can belong to? We all need an authority we can submit to and worship?When it comes to World Cup, my hears always go out to the losing team. My cheers will be for those they strive and fight on even though they are facing strong bullies. I learnt so much from football. I am also motivated by it.Over 40, I see my life now as having a half-time rest. I have had the most exciting and glamours jobs. I have won awards. I have scored a few goals and have had a few hurts at the same time. Now I am facing the second half of the game. What is my strategy? Who are the enemies? I need to remember that the direction of the goal has been changed, not the same way any more. I wish I can have the fighting spirit of the South Korea team, the winning stamina of Ghana, the creativity of Brazil,  the scoring skills of Argentina and the supporting cheers for England to face the second half of my game in my life!World Cup 2006 Dates and Calender Elaine W. Russell Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://chinamediastation.com/articles/blogs/4/1st-Story-Published.html It was a happy day for me on Saturday because I had my first short story published in a book called "dd3 writers", which is on sale now from Amazon. The book put together 11 writers' short stories. Most of them have their stories published first time in their life. My story is a cross-culture love story between 2 lonely souls: both are strong-minded, both are doing well in their career, both are approaching 40s and suffering from mid-life crisis.Here is an excerpt:At 8:30pm, James was preparing for his presentation at the lobby cafe in the hotel in Sanya, Hainan Island, the Hawaii of China. The hotel stands by the beach. Sipping his coffee and hearing the rhythm from the waves which yearned to reach out and connect people, James was trying to focus. Yet images of the woman he had met in Beijing a few days ago kept popping up. James' job took him all over the world, even into the most unstable and dangerous situations in South America and Eastern Europe. But never had he felt danger like he was feeling now: the danger of falling in love. This was his last frontier: not letting anyone to come into his heart. He had been hurt. Never again. He was fighting hard and tried to focus on his presentation. But he failed. So he gestured for another coffee. This was his fourth in an hour... So on the moonlit beach on an island lying off the most southern tip of China, fate brought Li Ping from Hong Kong and James from Scotland together. From there, they started their long-distance relationship. The waves finally reached their destination to the hearts of two lonely souls. The moon illuminated the dark corners of their hearts. The wind broke down the barriers in their mind. The stars changed the direction of their lives... The book can be obtained from Amazon:http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0955248205/026-5074826-9070808 Elaine W. Russell Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://chinamediastation.com/articles/blogs/3/Positive-Response.html I have had good response for this new idea of exchanging knowledge between Chinese and non-Chinese professionals. I hope I can get this rolling...       Elaine W. Russell Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CDT