ICCS Newsletter Spring 2004




NEWSLETTER


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Contents

1. Programme: Meetings now in the United Arts Club
2. Jin Di in Ireland, March 2005
3. Buddhism: an Irish Perspective
4. The Rooster
5. Rooster Compatibility Chart
6. Information for Members by Email
7. Reminder -- Subscriptions

1. Programme


For information on our programme, click HERE.   

Please Note our new meeting venue,

United Arts Club,
3 Fitzwilliam Street,
(just off Baggot Street,)
Dublin 2,

and new meeting days,

the FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month.







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2. JIN Di in Ireland, March 2005


Whether they had the good fortune to be at Professor Jin's wonderful talk to our Society last June, or the bad fortune to miss it, all members of the ICCS will be delighted to know that we will have a second chance (in fact two chances) to hear him: on March 31st and on April 1st. The details are in the following notice from the ITIA:



JIN Di in Ireland


The Chinese Translator of Ulysses

At 7.00 pm on March 31st the Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Association (ITIA) are organising a special ceremony at the Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, at which the renowned Chinese scholar and translator of James Joyce's Ulysses will be awarded with Honorary ITIA Membership. There will be a wine reception and Jin Di himself will give a talk on literary translation entitled "Literature and Exoticism".

Jin Di spent over 16 years working on the first full translation of Ulysses into Chinese, battling not just against the novels tortuous linguistic complexity, but also against an unsympathetic political system which saw the novel as representing decadent bourgeois values. The Chinese translation was eventually published in full in 1996, and Prof. Jin has written an account of his work on the project in his book Shamrock and Chopsticks: James Joyce in China (Hong Kong University Press, 2001). A short article presenting a summary of the story of the translation available at http://www.ctts.dcu.ie/pg-ulysses.htm Prof Jin is also the author of Literary Translation: Quest for Artistic Integrity (St. Jerome Press, 2003)

The following day, April 1st, Prof. Jin will give an open lecture at 7.00 pm at Dublin City University entitled "The Paradox of Creative Translation". The lecture will take place in lecture theatre QG13 at 7.00 pm and is open to all. It is being held in conjunction with the Second DCU International Postgraduate Translation Studies Conference at the University April 1st-2nd.

Admission is free to both events and all are welcome, though it would be helpful if those planning on attending could write an e-mail to John Kearns, kearns@pro.onet.pl, in advance so that we can get an approximate idea of the numbers who will be present.

For more information on the conferment see http://www.ctts.dcu.ie/pg-award.htm . For details of the DCU conference, please see www.ctts.dcu.ie/pg-conference.htm .

For any further details, contact John Kearns at kearns@pro.onet.pl or phone (01) 4909523.






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3. Buddhism: an Irish Perspective

The November talk by Anna C. Ryan

A most interesting and enjoyable night was spent listening to Anna Ryan talking about Buddhism. Before the talk had even begun, the audience was treated to a wonderful mise-en-scène: Anna had gone to great pains to create the right atmosphere for her talk, with a fine bronze Buddha, an array of candles, beautiful flowers, and a library of books on Buddhism.

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It wasn’t a talk about Buddhism per se, more about the impact of its principles on her father’s life, and on Anna’s. She began by describing how as a young girl she was tutored by her father on the ways of Buddha. Anna explained how early in her life she had many visits to the dentist; her father taught her breathing and meditation to cope with the pain. The pain was still there but she now was working through it. Anna described the influence that the book “Siddhartha”, written by Hermann Hesse, had had on her. She said it was a good layman's introduction to the subject; it tells the story of a prince who rejects all worldly possessions to live a life of study and search for inner peace (Nirvana)

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Anna didn’t describe herself as an expert on Buddhism, yet it was evident from her talk that she tries to live her life by the teaching of Buddha. We certainly enjoyed the night, and we left with more questions than answers: now is the time to take stock of our own lives and decide what is the next move.







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4. The Rooster



1909,1921,1933,1945,1957,1969,1981,1993,

2005 Year of the Rooster

The Rooster

Characteristics

Protective
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Honest
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Flamboyant
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Entertaining
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Sensitive
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 Suitable Careers

Engineer
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Beautician
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Surgeon
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Company Director
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Hairdresser
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Public Relations


The Rooster

Roosters like to show off. They are flamboyant, colourful people with outgoing personalities and a friendly way about them. They are good communicators and enthusiastic. They do like to be independent although they are fond of their families. They can he very entertaining as they are never still or quiet, but most of their stories will be about them and their prowess in whatever, activity they, excel at. Roosters are far more sensitive than you'd ever know - or they will ever show - and they can be deeply hurt by criticism.


Rooster Characteristics

Roosters put great store by education, and will read and learn a lot by themselves. They often know more than you think, although they don't like to appear too clever. They often play the part of the buffoon when they don't need to - it's just another way of getting attention. Roosters can be quite insecure deep down.


Love, Sex and Relationships

Love is a serious business for roosters and when they take a partner they expect it to last - for life. They are not, however, necessarily completely faithful themselves but they do expect their partners to be. They are dramatic and exciting lovers and have endless sexual energy but little imagination. Roosters expect a lot from their partners, and can be quite hard to be with in a relationship, especially as they don't like to give too much away about themselves in return.


Business, Friends and Children

Roosters like to be surrounded by people but probably wouldn't call any of them friends. Although roosters will certainly have many acquaintances, they don't really ever open up sufficiently for friendships to develop. Roosters adore children and can give them considerable attention while still working hard themselves - a unique skill. Roosters have an infinite capacity for hard work, which makes them very popular with employers. They love a challenge and will often enter an occupation for which they seem unsuited, and will then slog heroically away at it until it is conquered.

Wood Rooster
1945, 2005
With masses of enthusiasm
the very extroverted
wood rooster
can be highly creative
but is also prone
to live life excessively
and may overdo
anything it takes on
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5. Rooster Compatibility Chart


Rooster With:

RAT With two control freaks, this combination just' can't work. Neither partner will be interested in the other, and both will demand to be in charge.
OX The rooster sets things in motion and the ox will see them through. A good-combination
TIGER In spite of the fact that these two will bicker and quarrel, criticize and argue this match is quite a good one.
HARE The hare's standoffishness will infuriate the rooster and the rooster’s arrogance will alienate the hare. Not a good combination.
DRAGON A dramatic but good partnership. They both have big personalities but are sufficiently different to make the union interesting.
SNAKE Despite their differences these two get along just fine. There is friction but it is manageable.
HORSE The horse hates arguing and the rooster loves arguing, so these two can never really get on.
GOAT The rooster will never allow the goat time off, while the goat will be irritated by the rooster's flamboyance.
MONKEY If they share any interests they can get along but that is not really a basis for a love match.
ROOSTER This couple will bicker and criticize each other but they can get on well they can also fight. Overall, not really a good match.
DOG The dog will eventually get bored waiting for the rooster to calm down, and the rooster will be Irritated by the dog's patience. Not a good combination.
PIG Although different, these two can be friends. They share similar interests and can have an interesting, if passionless, relationship.




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6. Information for Members by Email


The ICCS would like to set up an email data base of its members to keep them up to date on events which are happening in between issues of this newsletter. If you would like to get such information from the society would you kindly E-mail me at the address below and mark your reference ICCS E-mail data base.
This information will neither be shared with any other organisation nor passed on to any other external source.

E-mail: iccs@oceanfree.net

Colm Coleman



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7. Subscriptions


The Subscription Year for the Society coincides with the Calendar Year, 1st January to 31st December. The Treasurer wishes to remind any members who have not yet paid their subscription for 2004 to do so now.

The annual subscription is €25.00 (covering two people living at the same mailing address),
with a reduced student rate of €8,
and a lifetime subscription of €250.

Subscriptions to be sent to:

Denis Mullen, Hon. Treasurer,
130 Mount Merrion Avenue,
Blackrock, Co.Dublin.

Cheques to be made payable to:
"Irish-Chinese Cultural Society".


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This Newsletter is published by the Irish-Chinese Cultural Society.
Views expressed by individual contributors do not represent any official policy of the Irish-Chinese Cultural Society.
We would be delighted to receive articles, photos and stories for our newsletter.
The Editor welcomes all submissions, but cannot absolutely guarantee the return of any photos or documents supplied, and reserves the right to shorten or modify any letter or material submitted.
Please send to the Editor
Colm Coleman, 3 Pacelli Ave., Sutton, Dublin 13.
E-mail: iccs@oceanfree.net