i’m new to this forum as well as Java :-[
wish can help.
hello there earl, and welcome to JGO.
Hi there, earl! So how are things in Shenzhen?
it’s still muggy although in winter
Do you have those beautifull landscapes around, like the ones from “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”? I would like to quit my job these days and set a trip to China to find some Tai Chi master 
sorry but what do ya mean by “Tai Chi mastrt”?
the movie you mentioned was filmed at Jiangsu province, if you like it go there
here is a pic fyi: http://www.ctrip.com/images/tour/pp/hz/3679-12B.jpg
and even more: http://www.ctrip.com/supermarket/package/morepic.asp?iPkg=3679
actually most of we Chinese don’t like movies of the type as Hidden Dragon, and it often surprises me that they are popular out of China.
however i do enjoy Ang Li’s movies. his Brokeback Mountain gained several Gold Globe awards recently. i’m proud of this guy.
oooh i got it. Tai Chi is one of Chinese traditional kong fu that looks very politer right?
taiji quan. i studied the chen stile form for a year or so and i loved it, but i have no time for practicing right now :-\
earl: there are some very beautifull pictures you give us. Next landscape in my upcoming RPG will be just like that one ;)!
f.l.x. oooh, chen style? I was practicing yang style for a while, but it was too soft for my character. So now i am at chen style. We programmers are sitting too much in our chairs, we MUST find time for some body movements…
expect your new game. but i encountered some trouble when was downloading that windows executable on your website.
not only a relaxing method but also a weapon to protect yourself especially if you live in a city such as Shenzhen Taijiquan is ;D
;D
So you had problems downloading exe? hm… Maybe you were confused (because that page rapidsharing that hosts my exe is confusing). You have to wait 25 seconds (there is counter at the bottom) and then you could download it. Pretty unpractical, i know, but my homepage host could not accept files above 2 MB 
yeah, i remember my teacher making me fly two meters away with no aparent effort :
That is pushing hands technique, yes. Pretty cool. Just like in games.