「兩周一聚博格」成功開幕 / Grand Opening of the "Bi-weekly Writers Blog"

Grand Opening of the "Bi-weekly Writers Blog"

LOTUSANDCEDAR, Canada, March 29, 2009 - I am pleased to express my hearty support to the grand opening of the "Bi-weekly Writers Blog" that provides a gathering place for interested bloggers around the world to read articles and exchange comments. Thus far, the bi-weekly series has included the output of over 49 writers based on 11 themes.

1. 第一期: 我有一部時光機 / My Time Machine
2. 第二期: 愛 / Love
3. 第三期: 朋友 / Friend(s)
4. 第四期: 禮物 / Gift
5. 第五期: 午夜前的十分鐘 / Ten Minutes Before Midnight
6. 第六期: 色彩 / Colour
7. 第七期: 旅遊 / Travel
8. 第八期: 小朋友 / Children
9. 第九期: 春 / Spring
10. 第十期: 我博十六點 / Sixteen Things About My Blog
11. 第十一期: 傳統与傳統智慧 / Convention & Conventional Wisdom

"On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux - You can see clearly only with your heart. What is truly important is invisible to the eyes," said founder Michelle, quoting a famous line from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 novel Le Petit Prince. " The invisible and tireless efforts of周游, Readandeat, Gwen, and other contributing bloggers from around the world have brought this blog to fruition. Ever since our inauguration get-together on Oct 30, 2008, our heartstrings have pulled us closer together to make the Bi-weekly Writers Series flower, bloom, and bear fruit."

"I had received this desperate email from Michelle about a week ago and before I knew it, I was deeply involved in editing articles for the blog," reflected Readandeat. "Even though I have never met Michelle and 周游 in person, we share the same belief that C9 (Chinese woman) bloggers of the five-lakes-and-four-seas will never shy away from putting ideas into actions."

"We have created a 'life-form' that revolves once every two weeks," remarked 周游. "We are nurturing this blog with our words and energy so that many memorable years from now, it will continue to shine like a beacon of peace upon all our smiling faces."

"This blog is a virtual internet café where strangers from far-and-apart can get together, share their thoughts, and cultivate their friendship through writing," added Gwen. "You are welcome to drop by, rest to your heart's desire, enjoy reading the articles, and if the spirit moves you, leave your thoughts. Why not!"

As one of the contributing writers, I strongly encourage you to share this exciting news with your friends and visit the Bi-weekly Writers Blog website at:

http://2weeks1gather.wordpress.com/

For further information, please contact the blog administrators (Michelle, Readandeat, 周游, and/or Gwen) at:

2weeks1gather (at) gmail.com

Prepared by: Haricot
(Quoted English text are translated from blog info in Chinese)

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March 25, 2009

Backgrounder

(Source: 「兩周一聚」博格http://2weeks1gather.wordpress.com/about/)

「兩周一聚」網上約會的構思自零八年十月搞的一次網上「秋天派對」後成立，定期約會的意念則來自法博格 “Rédac’ du Mois” 。

下期題目由第一個報名者來決定，求互動及參與。每月十五及三十日出稿，求日子好記。

第一期 Mugen C 出題的「我有一部時光機」至第十期周游出的「我博十六點」之間，先後共有四十九位博友參與，約會越搞越大越來越熱鬧，周游提議替「兩周一聚」開博，不少博客贊同，「兩周一聚」博格就此成立。

(Source: 師奶筆記 http://petiteinote.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_25.html)

感謝周游立博的熱誠，若欠她的推動，這博格可能還在拖拉的階段。感謝軍師奶在幾天內把第一至第九期眾博友百多篇文章摘錄好，沒有她的幫忙，可能不會出現舊文的摘錄，又或者，我的熊貓眼可能比雞蛋還要大 ;P 。 感謝大家熱情的支持，沒有你們的參與，「兩周一聚」不會這麼熱鬧。

經過一番討論，一番努力，「兩周一聚」博格設立了。

往後的「兩周一聚」，請如常到'出題者'的博格處報名及"交功課"! 由於我們決定只會在新博格「摘錄」大家的文章，留言處保持開放，但請大家在"交功課"的時候把 (1) 你的文章連結，以及 (2) 一段約一百字的文章摘錄，一拼交到出題者處，以便工作小組把有關的摘錄放在「兩周一聚」網誌，當然，作者也可選擇讓編者摘錄你的文章。

為了讓讀者對大家有初步的認識，我們又在博格設立了「作者你們」一欄，列出大家的博格連結及簡介。故此，新知舊友，請以一百字內寫出你的自我簡介並郵寄到「兩周一聚」聯絡電郵 2weeks1gather (at) gmail.com。

另外，新設每期出題者也可以自選一張照片，作為聯博的橫額'封面'大相，尺寸 920x180 pixels，如照片非你所擁有，敬請註明出處!!

好了，在此希望這個新博格繼續為大家帶來歡樂!