chris
chris gaehner
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Indeed! I've awoken to find that I am still dreaming...
Male
34 years old
Beijing, Beijing
China
Last Login: 10/26/2009
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| General | The list is long, but here is the abridged version.
Internal Chinese kung fu, (eg. Hsing-I, Pa Kua, and Chen Tai Chi Chuan.)
Traditional Chinese Medicine, (eg. Accupuncture, moxibustion, and cupping.)
Germanic Pagan festivals. The full moon shining along my neccessary path. Orientation, Archery, Dice, Gambling, Ladies, Pubs, Divination (eg. I-Ching, Tarot.), Theatre, Poetry, Accoustic Guitar, Bamboo flute, Interior Decor "Internal Fengshui, Masonry, Philosophy, Ritual Magic, Management, Psychology, Hypnosis, etc. | | Music | I enjoy sundry musical styles. Anything at a reasonable level of volume from Jazz, Blues, to Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, so on. In recent years I've developed an afinity for Big Band music and Irish pub songs. It is my belief that all genres have something to offer, and I don't think I've ever turned down a dance or tune with some life in it. With that said, I am open to all sorts of music. I think Music in general should serve life, as all things should, we should not be servants of anything. | | Movies | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Illusionist with Ed Norton, Shaolin Temple with Jet Li... | | Television | The Apprentice with Don Trump, Rome, Carnival, Sherlock Holmes... | | Books | Scholar Warrior, Tao Te Ching, The Complete Guide to Accessing Spiritual Beings with Taoist Talismans, The Complete Guide to Immortality and Excavation into the Divine Realm... | | Heroes | Ni Hua-Ching, Hitler, Mao Tse Dong, Bruce Lee, My older brother Mike, Einstien, Dilbert, David Carradine, Swirly "The Taoist who swirls about", Sherlock Holmes, Captin Kurk, Quentin Tarantino, Dr. Strange, Jet Li, Guan Gong (Chinese patron saint of Martial Artists), Lu Dongbin (Founder of the school of Complete Reality), ChuangTze, Fu Shi, Confucious, Ghandi, Jesus the Christ (as portrayed by the Church of the Nazarine) a bigot, womanizer, bi-sexual misanthrope. Preach on brother! And of course you! Thanks for taking the time to care. |
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Beijingers! Expats and Natives, Amazing Beijing, Beijing Martial Arts Soceity, Taoism, Rednecks Against Racists, The Ultimate Horror Film
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chris's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Hardin County Tennessee | | Body type: | 5' 9" | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Religion: | Taoist | | Zodiac Sign: | Pisces | | Smoke / Drink: | Yes / Yes | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | Post grad | | Occupation: | English Teacher |
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chris's Schools
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University Of North Alabama
Florence,Alabama
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: English Literature
Minor: Business Administration
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1996 to 2001 |
Jackson State Community College
Jackson,Tennessee
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Business Administration
Minor: Abnormal Psychology
Clubs: Asian Philosophy
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1993 to 1996 |
Grossmont High
La Mesa,California
Graduated: 1993
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Hsing-I Martial Arts Institute La Mesa, Ca.
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1990 to 1993 |
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Modern English
Beijing, CN
Independent English Teacher
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About me:
I'm a fun loving guy. I get frustrated easily and like to alternate between activities. I was born and bronzed in Los Angeles in 1975 to a middle-class suburban family. I grew up with surf and skate boards for training wheels. I moved to San Diego when I was 14 where I learned Chinese Kung Fu and psychedelic enlightenment. I lived there till my family was struck with a crushing blow. My father died when I was 22, the family business was lost and with no prospects, I moved to Tennessee. That pastoral farmland tamed my mad wanderings of fancy. No longer the passionate hell praising adolescence I started to cultivate Tao through selfless service. Ha! I was redeemed when a close friend asked me to help him move to Boston. There I saw the mind of God. She granted me the philosophers' stone and China a lifelong dream was realized. I've been here since teaching English and going bananas. I've recently sobered up and haven't had a drink in months. It's living hell!!!
At this point there is a quote from "Prometheus Rising" that answered a lot of questions for me as an individual as to why I have so many various interests, maybe you'll find light in it too.
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-by Robert A. Heinlein
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Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone interested in studying or teaching English in Beijing. Folks interested in Chinese culture, (eg. Literature, Poetry, Martial Arts, Accupuncture, Qi Gong, etc.). People seeking enlightenment through overcoming hardships. Folks who just want to chat about the Mysteries of life...
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