Full of gold diggers.
This blog is partly devoted to the sharing of my learning of the English language (my well mastered mother tongue is Chinese and I am not an English teacher) and its *cultures*, partly to the current significant trends in Canada and in the world, and partly to my own random thoughts and little life. I am not religious, but I am somewhat interested in Christianity and Buddhism, among other personal interests. Welcome. And, have a good day.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Interestingly for me, senators, the members of the so-called Upper House of the Parliament, are in fact unelected in Canada.
Instead, they are "appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Canada ).
By contrast, MPs (i.e. Members of Parliament), the members of the so-called Lower House (a.k.a. the House of Commons) of the Parliament, are elected. And, indeed, "the House of Commons in practice holds far more power than the upper house, the Senate. Although the approval of both Houses is necessary for legislation, the Senate very rarely rejects bills passed by the Commons (though the Senate does occasionally amend bills). Moreover, the Government of Canada is responsible solely to the House of Commons. The Prime Minister stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support, or "confidence", of the lower house." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada )
By contrast, MPs (i.e. Members of Parliament), the members of the so-called Lower House (a.k.a. the House of Commons) of the Parliament, are elected. And, indeed, "the House of Commons in practice holds far more power than the upper house, the Senate. Although the approval of both Houses is necessary for legislation, the Senate very rarely rejects bills passed by the Commons (though the Senate does occasionally amend bills). Moreover, the Government of Canada is responsible solely to the House of Commons. The Prime Minister stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support, or "confidence", of the lower house." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada )
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Well, "Baccalaureate" means B.A., while the famous institution "International Baccalaureate" (a.k.a. "IB") offers formal educational programs for children aged 3-19.
It's one of the few instances in which the adjective "international" degrades something instead of enhancing it.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Well, the American government and military had removed Saddam Hussein and his government in Iraq, then they stayed a while, then they left.
Now the sorry country is in a horrible civil war. What a mess.
Can't people all over the world see an apparent pattern? And, does an American touch upon an area make the inhabitants stressed out?
Can't people all over the world see an apparent pattern? And, does an American touch upon an area make the inhabitants stressed out?
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
The rooms in which men take their whizzes must be kept clean.
Chinese restaurants in Montreal often fall short of that.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
The American way of life seems to have become more and more like: sit long, act pretty, live pretty.
Where's the substance?
And where's the time to get physical, just with only your own body?
And where's the time to get physical, just with only your own body?
Crap. It appears that too many young boys get attracted to it even before they will reach the age of the bull of the woods.
The cowboys who control the mass media definitely have done their job very very well.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
How many very valuable, or even priceless, heritages of all the human kind's traditions have been discredited by the modern civilization of the West?
The West's own priceless heritages are among the discredited, too.
The culprits may include the Protestant Reformation, as well as the Enlightenment.
The culprits may include the Protestant Reformation, as well as the Enlightenment.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Brad in the movie "American Beauty": "I'm one of the good guys, Les. I'm trying to level with you. This is your one chance to save your job."
Huh, human resource management, the American way.
Monday, June 9, 2014
Young girls who don't know wear come-on clothes...
And those young men and girls who somewhat act out with their voices and deeds...
Well, Fossil is a very interesting company.
Take the instance of a paper card that comes with its new wallets. On it is printed:
[
Authentic
FOSSIL
Genuine
Long Live Vintage
]
And, well, the company itself was founded in 1984, in the U.S.
[
Authentic
FOSSIL
Genuine
Long Live Vintage
]
And, well, the company itself was founded in 1984, in the U.S.
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
It's sad to get to know that for many Chinese American engineers who had immigrated from Asia, getting their first professional job after the earning of their PhD degrees is almost the high point of their lives, then it's almost all downhill from there.
And then they got laid off in their forties or fifties, and then it's hard to land another similar job, and then...
Look closer at the devouring American capitalist machine, my son.
Look closer at the devouring American capitalist machine, my son.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
With its literal meaning, Victor is a good first name.
It being a last name is even better. People will call the household "the Victors". How brilliant.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
It seems that so many Hong Kong people are so into the Callable Bull/Bear Contracts (a.k.a. CBBC).
A ticket to immense personal troubles.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014
For a piece of apparel, probably a small ticket with "designed in La Ville-Lumière" printed on it carries a little more glamour and merit than one with "designed in the City of Angels".
Regarding the latter city mentioned, Los Angeles' metropolitan area inhabits around 16 million people. It's huge, from the point of view of Montréal.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
I try to be obliging day in and day out.
But some people are just overly self-centered, or too sly, or both.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
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