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I really do enjoy writing realism into stories; I know it's not pure fiction and there's something interesting about reflecting on your life in a story. You guys can probably pick up various reasons why I am not a great boyfriend from reading my story, I freely admit it, too. I failed to read deeper into the romantic nature of my own relationship; perhaps, I don't know if it was a real relationship or a friendship that could never get launched. Perhaps, I was right in the beginning of it all; the differences were far too great to bridge between us, not even technology can unite a gulf of emotions, backgrounds, and languages. My last micro-chapter, "Don't Believe in Fairy Tales" started off with a fictional italics texts of what I'd love to have happened. Two guys meeting up on the riverbanks in Toronto expressing their deep love for one another, then culiminating in deep steamy sex. I know it doesn't happen in real life, so do many of GA authors even the most diehard romantics. It's a fairy tale that you shouldn't believe in, but you can't escape from. On the plus side, I have actually completed my first well-reviewed story that is non-anthology based. I also wrote in a realistic modern short style that few authors attempt (probably fewer readers enjoy as well). Conceptually, it is based on communications and modern technology, shrinking our daily lives and details down to the tiniest pieces of information imaginable like a line of text. So what are my future plans: Big Squeeze needs a chapter 3, so it will be coming back soon. My most detailed fiction story after my briefest fiction. After that comes out, I have been toying with some concepts about eastern religion. My thought process came up during my exploration and explanation of Chinese Holidays and rituals. I am a fusion religious practitioner, maintaining Taoist traditional concepts and Christian principles, but I prefer philosophically Taoist ideals of natural equilibrium versus Christian hierarchy. Chinese Taoism has influenced other religions in the Far East like Shinto, Zen Buddhism, and Tengrism, a religion that I recently read up on and enjoyed as a divergent viewpoint. Eastern Religion is not completely dogmatic in nature; although, Buddhism has a few notable dogmatic traditions and concepts. Strip away all the fancy rituals, holy texts, and wise masters, you will end up with several facets of Eastern philosophy. 1. There are distinct religions based on concepts about human behavior and our actions: Buddhism beneah the sutras and texts is a religion that is deeply psychological and emotional, seeking to rise above mankind's own basic faults. Desire leads to sufferring is a basic concept within Buddhism that I think everyone can understand, but within "desires" comes a myriad of psychological demons within human beings. 2. There are distinct religions based on concepts about natural processes and evolution (Yes, Evolution as a religious concept can be easy to swallow): Taoism and Tengrism are nature based religions. Early adherents of Taoism were chemists, engineers, and astronomers/astrologers, who gathered readings of the changes in nature and reflected on their meaning and applications. Common people thought it was magic, but the educated gentry understood it was "science" or the "way" nature worked. From them came, compasses, paper, gunpowder, and automated machines. Tengrism holds the development of people and nature over time as part of the natural order, plus it accepts different interpretations of their "one God" concept. You don't need to be part of the Judeo-Christian family of religions to be monotheistic, but there are distinct differences outside of the Bible, Torah, and Qur'an in terms of views on the nature of God. The eastern religions will serve as a backdrop for the plot that develops. I have an idea in my mind for this new story based around Police Officers or Special Federal Agents with a mixture of science fiction, horror, and fantasy elements along with CSI Styled forensics and Criminal Minds Styled profiling. Well that's my plans for now, it might change.

Chapter 9: “Don’t Believe in Fairy Tales” “The two lovers met up on the idyllic banks of the old Canadian city near the river. It was a perfect day without any clouds, only endless blue skies. The birds chirped with magical melodies that inflamed desires in the young and enriches the emotions in the old. The lovers looked around, hoping beyond hope to find their other half to complete this perfect day. Their eyes caught each other, filled with desire and lust. They tried to compose words as

Chapter 8: “What holiday are we celebrating anyway?” It’s that time of year again, when the Chinese holidays of summer begin to flourish in earnest. The August Moon Festival just occurred in Chinatown, where merchants, bankers, and insurance salesmen line the streets offering free key chains and account registration forms. Here’s an oddity that I recently came upon, the United States doesn’t really have many summer holidays. True, July 4th is a Holiday for Americans, even though

We can agree to that, I mean I don't disagree with the final outcome completely, but I don't like the methods involved in reaching it. It's basically international lobbying to conform with another cultures value system. For me, nations and people should be able to make decision for themselves and their future based on their own evolving culture and values, not someone else.

I will be up in Canada next week. Toronto-Montreal area. It is kind of ironic as I am going and he's coming back, but will be interesting. So as a forewarning Chapter 9-the end will be delayed in posting until next Saturday of Language of Love. As for the story: I know Chapter 7 touched on a foreign local hot button issues that most of you guys probably either don't care about or don't even realized existed. Dog meat consumption is a Chinese cultural problem; it's a complex issue, which I do not want to take sides in. Somehow, the conversation went from my dead dog to dog meat and it inspired this chapter. I don't support dog meat, but I also don't like the way it was outlawed either. Sure, animal rights groups, many of them situated and funded in the US, can pressure the Chinese government to outlaw a traditional staple food, but what about all the other groups? IF one day, Fred Phelps and his ilk become multibillionaires, instead of just nutcases, should China ban all gays just to make it more "suitable"? Ask yourself whether this is really the right way to solve the world's problems, by forcing your own values on another people, who may or may not agree to a change. This is not a positive outcome of westernization, but a forceful invasion of moral values on a traditional practice. The practice needs to change, not outlawed so Western tourists and companies will feel more at home in China. Where's self-determination?

Chapter 7: “Gau” Two weeks passed by in my life like a dream, or perhaps a nightmare. In that time my elderly dog passed away. He had been having problems for some time now, but he stopped eating and stopped drinking water. His body began fading away every day and I knew it was time. There’s a debt man has to dogs in any culture or society; once upon a time, we depended on our pets to live. They are more than companions; they are family. Among the twelve Chinese zodia

The chapter length is kind of intentional, this is my modern interpretation of a love story. I just wrote on my blog entry "Writing Minimally" about the length as well, it will help you understand why I wrote this way in comparison to others.

An observation that I need to answer on my story's word length: Yes, I know, my chapters are really short for Language of Love. It's actually intentional. In the modern world, we don't write 10,000-20,000 to describe a day on our blogs or texts, at least for the average person. We shorten and compress it down to 1,000-2,000 words. I could easily make this story longer by adding more descriptions, color, and other facets of my culture or his culture. However, that's not the essence of modern communications. We will leave things out in our life. Writing using modern communication in mind is something I stumbled upon when reflecting on life; I used to write extremely long technical stories and I feel that maybe I lose people along the way due to how much information needs to be conveyed and how many moving parts there were. While it's true, there are many readers that like that style, i.e. it's the Game of Thrones-esque, i am not criticizing other writers or authors, who put in a large amount of time and effort to write longer stories and chapters, I do the same too. What I am just saying is that in personal style, I thought shorter chapters would be more correct for this story. For the Grammar guys on GA, I know there were errors in prior chapter or weird word choices, I will fix them when the story is done. You guys have not come after me yet, thanks, but I know my failings as well. This will probably be either a Novella or Novelletta in its length. We are nearly at the halfway mark for completion.

Chapter 6: “What comes after a date?…The long wait” IF this was a gay fairy tale, we should be picking our china patterns after that night. I know there is a part of me that is a diehard romantic, who wants to believe in true love and something special can happen to ordinary guys. I want to be swept away or sweep someone away into such a world, where anything is possible. However, I’m practical and this is not a fairy tale. I don’t know what “True Love” really is, but based on ex

Thank you for the sycophantic praise I didn't expect such a nice outpouring from GA readers

Who knows maybe the author is actually a closet case and by giving him more money, he will be found one day with 2 kilos of heroin and a call boy in a motel room Sometimes, it's best to let people destroy themselves rather than trying to create or avoid an outcome. The movie looks good

First, I was kind of worried that my story was too Chinese and might have been a little too "Cultural". It felt natural to write based on personal experience and things happening around me. It's a fun writing style and it allows me to write a lot faster and more naturally without worrying about technical terms or financial concepts. One reason why I am churning out a chapter a day. As for some of the more controversial topics touched on, I know I pushed the envelope a bit. In Chapter 3, I made a few criticism of American racial dynamics, but you guys knew I had pointed things to say about that even back in Chapter 1; yeah, I know I am not being PC about American racial relations. Maybe, it will add something fresh into my story, contrasting conflicting racial with conflicting cultural or I might drop it all together, depends on my next Bus trip. Remember all of this is spur of the moment stuff. As for my background and the description of Hakka, it's true. 1/4th of my lineage including my paternal grandfather, which basically identifies me in the same grouping as the Hakka. I'm just describing culture, not depicting my personal advocacy of Patriarchy or anything like that. Even with a Communist mandate of gender equality for decades, traditional concepts like male lineage principles don't die. Just like the US and UK have old boys' network, the Chinese have an even older one. Oddly enough, we all speak Cantonese at home. The Hakka based Chinese language is not one that I ever use. Now for some funny stuff: Yes, I did sing it, drunk and uninhibited. It's not a truly romantic song, more like a song of power and passion in its original context. The translation is as best as I can get it. I know I was definitely not up to par with Francis Yip, whose voice is well beyond my range: Here's the original song: In mainland China, they recently produced a remake of the old TV show "The Bund" with a Mandarin version of the song, it's a decent series, even with Cantonese dubs for people like me::

Chapter 5: “Shanghai Grand” We walked five blocks, crossed 3 intersections, and 2 parking lots filled with Toyotas. We did not speak or text the entire way, but maintained a close proximity to one another as we walked. To most observers, we could easily have been mistaken for a pair of older and younger brothers heading to Chinatown to get some dinner. I was taking him to a restaurant that was located in an alleyway facing a supermarket and a parking lot. On the outs

Thanks Cassie, Seriously, phone messaging is still the only way we can have deep conversations. It's weird medium to establish any type of relationship. If you wonder why I call this story, "Language of Love" you can see it in how we communicate. Email, texting, IM's, and every type of electronic communication without actual verbal.

Chapter 4: “Breaking awkwardness without saying a word” As I approached him, I kept an eye on the camera crew several feet away. On closer inspection, I realized the truth; they were college students. I saw the crimson logo of a well-known university. I doubt they would be interested in the romantic encounter between two Chinese boys, but probably were meeting up to do a shoot in the financial district three blocks away. My city’s Chinatown borders three main areas: the financial

Thanks, I hope it works out for my characters. They seem like nice guys, who just need to find a good combination between them. As for me, I don't know is the best answer I can give.

Chapter 3- “Pok gai !” When I returned home, I saw this email in my inbox: ----------------------------------------- Subject: Tomorrow Hello, Where should we meet tomorrow? When do you want to meet tomorrow? Huítou jian -------------------------------------------------------------- My mind was racing with thoughts, like should we meet early? Should we go directly to the restaurant? Or, how can I back out of this date? While it might seem like

Thanks Cassie for being supportive

Yeah, very few people write about China as a diverse and multifaceted place. It's too often viewed monolithically by people.I haven't read about many gay Chinese writers either, except those who write historical fiction rather than modern romance. Glad to hear that my story is interesting.

Life is weird and sometimes you don't expect things to happen in a chain. Dating is complicated, you don't even need to read my entire story to get that part. Language of Love is different and strange for me, it's a writing that has no ending and the love is in flux with my life. The chances are pretty high that this might end in disappointment for me and my readers, but everyone is hoping and crossing their fingers for Happily Ever After. Writing about your own life, it's weird, but it feels so much more natural than writing speculative fiction or other stuff. It's like writing about a good friend that you know and understand completely. The characters are easy to create, the background simple, and the dialogue more direct. Is life Art? or Is art Life? I don't know, sometimes I feel like my life is a weird Warhol Painting, you know the ones that he made on Acid. Other times, I feel like I am part of a Da Vinci drawing, intricate and woven together in perfect harmony with nature. Who knows, maybe writing based on my life is a good way to write for me and channel my creativity.

Since half of my family were in Hong Kong and half mainland, I am less culture shocked. I speak the HK tongue pretty well with the broken Canto-English slangs Mandarin and Northern Chinese guys are a lot different than us. It's Chinese, but another variation.

Glad to hear

Thanks, Chapter 2 is now up, slightly slower, but it is building to our date