I am from Sri Lanka, a country that was under British Empire for 150 years and we have English everywhere in our homeland. When I just came into China 5 years ago, everything around me was in Chinese. My eyes were tired seen the complex letters around me, however I saw an English news papers on our dormitory reception and it was cool experience for me. It was China daily. I turned several pages and suddenly found out an English window to this unknown and to be explored nation. It was my beginning of my friendship with ChinaDaily.

And gradually I got to know that ChinaDaily has a web portal and also a blog section which allow us to contribute with our ideas. I started writing blogs on it and slowly build a group of readers who keep me in touch with wechat and via private message on the platform. It does not imply that I did not encounter unfriendly comments and messages. Few guys throw me bad comments and messages. However, I kept not responding them at all. Anyway, collectively it is very pleasant experience, every minute I spend on this news papers and also website is interesting. I visit the website everyday and read the newspaper from the dormitory office when I go there occasionally.

Chinadaily is like a friend who stay with me in every mood of my life. If I am happy, I can write a blog and if I am upset, I can enjoy what others have said and let my feelings go away. I have read other bloggers’ articles on 35th anniversary. They also expressed their strong attachment to the paper. Perhaps this look odd for a stranger, however people who read and stay touch with Chinadaily know better. We all love ChinaDaily and we stay in touch every day.

Good Luck my friend. It is 35. You are big man now.