My first attempt to get published was taken up by "21st Century" a prominent Chinese Newspaper that appears weekly in English!!!
The best thing is...you all read it first!! It's one of my first articles I posted here, Karaoke Ok. I worked really hard on it and am soo happy I am getting rewarded for my efforts. This is such an encouragement for me. Excuse while I gloat in self admiration for a second:)
Now I can finally call myself a writer and not have to refer to that thing I wrote when I was seven that was published out of pity!!