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.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The typical American way of life seems to be unceremonious.
Which way of life wouldn't seem so if people are crazy busy?
In summer, Southern China swelters more than Canada. Much more.
But in winter, it freezes less than the latter. Way less.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
The so-called 'invisible hand' of market can be haphazard oftentimes.
You rely on it at risk to yourself.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Monday, August 1, 2016
Friday, July 29, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
People used to blab either to the police or to the journalists, or to both.
Then WikiLeaks emerged as a disruptor.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
The gradual breakdown of patriarchy in Western countries has brought on the phenomenon that more and more men are committed to the avoidance of heterosexual marriage.
Is it harmful to the upbringing of generations of children to come? You bet. More or less, it's like that mothers are life givers but fathers are lifeguards.
Probably we'll see more and more real life accounts of that in the media, down the road.
Probably we'll see more and more real life accounts of that in the media, down the road.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
"Where have all the good men gone?"
"Where have all the good women gone?"
Let both genders apportion the sin of the breakdown of the institutions of marriage and family.
Let both genders apportion the sin of the breakdown of the institutions of marriage and family.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
I was at a coffee house yesterday.
A slender but pugnacious woman at a table close by, who was talking to an old man, disturbed me greatly with her especially noisy outbursting conversation.
Actually many traditional institutions in human societies are elaborate designs.
If people carelessly defy those, they do it at their own peril, and at risk to themselves.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Technology has always been a double-edged sword.
For one thing, cars have made people even more obese.
Now, mechanical doping is destroying the professional sport of cycling. See the YouTube video below:
Now, mechanical doping is destroying the professional sport of cycling. See the YouTube video below:
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
It seems that more and more young men in Canada are raised to be somewhat sheepish.
And, combine that with being very much faddish, well, likely you'll get an LGBT.
However it gets beautified, 'rainbow' or else, it is concerning.
However it gets beautified, 'rainbow' or else, it is concerning.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
The Brexit referendum has done much to shape Europe.
The world is too complex. And crises are regular, not sporadic.
Desktop Linux is still entwined with Microsoft Windows.
When will the PC industry directly support Linux?
Monday, July 4, 2016
Many Canadians overindulge in sweet foods and beverages, a smidgen of which should only be taken instead, day in and day out.
And that's one of the main reasons why Canadian cities are overflown with outrageous potbellies. Yuck.
If people want to fight obesity, they should fight those soda drinks companies in the first place. Free markets fail at externalities. Pop drinks corporations overload the health care systems in many nations with obese people.
If people want to fight obesity, they should fight those soda drinks companies in the first place. Free markets fail at externalities. Pop drinks corporations overload the health care systems in many nations with obese people.
Many women have turned into implicit handful.
And they think they have their rights, which potentially greatly undermine the institution of family.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Although having had a very auspicious start, Android are still plagued by many drawbacks.
Let's watch how Ubuntu Touch will go.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016
Saturday, June 25, 2016
I took a swipe at the rampaging fly with an empty facial tissues box.
And the reckless insect took the hit and snorted, which had been persisting trying to rob some of my foods in front of me and leave its bacteria in the rest of them.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
No money for vacation, and no time for staycation.
No money for upscale dining out, and no time for my own cooking.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
'Water meadow' corresponds to '皋' in the Chinese language.
Then, after viewing this pic at http://www.123rf.com/photo_14072061_cows-in-water-meadow.html , now you know what the name of the famous historic general '牛皋' means, don't you?
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Pop songs bring very effective influences, supposedly both consciously and subliminally, upon people.
So be careful with what you listen to.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Friday, June 10, 2016
Thursday, June 9, 2016
The criss-crossing alleys in Southern Chinese towns...
And the criss-crossing lanes in their respective countryside...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
When will those major PC peripherals companies optimize their hardware drivers and software applications for the Linux platform, or at least provide them?
That's the factor which drags down my full allegiance to desktop Linux distributions the most.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
In the world of desktop Linux, there's too many hearsay.
And among all Linux distros, there's too much fragmentation. Is a consolidation of some degree heresy?
Friday, June 3, 2016
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
It's the time in the year to gaze into the summer star sky.
It's also the time in the year to indulge myself a little with cool beer and Perrier water.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Maybe in the future genuine leather will largely become a faux pas, and faux leather will be the chic way.
For one thing, I like my faux leather coasters.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
In the face of omnipresent and rising obesity among nearly all age groups, should Canada consider to realign its urban planning in order to facilicate more physically active lifestyles for individuals?
It's not fit at all to sit in vehicles, and then in chairs, day in and day out.
It's reputed that many Chinese officials' family members absconded with funds and flew to live in the U.S. and Canada.
Obviously, they've been steadily undermining the "harmonious society" of China. Should they be "harmonized?"
Monday, May 23, 2016
What's the ethos of market economy?
Making money.
It's overly prevailing, I think. Its externalities must be carefully re-examined.
It's overly prevailing, I think. Its externalities must be carefully re-examined.
Sunday, May 22, 2016
It seems that it's not wise at all for ANY individual woman to forsake her potential or current family life and motherhood for her career/life ambitions.
Otherwise, definitively she will regret. The writing is on the wall.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
I for one don't want to see hair sprout from women's upper and lower lips.
Some old white women have their own natural moustache.
And some younger ones carry their arm fuzz. Well. Still...
And some younger ones carry their arm fuzz. Well. Still...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
At the whim of fashion, many girls now loyally wear jeans with large holes.
Oh my, a little fashionability has been instilled into me.
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Linux is the de facto definitive operating system.
However, Microsoft Windows was the champ, at least in the consumer space. It's a fact.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
It seems that studying musicology typically does not help pop singers at all.
Maybe I've gotten a wrong impression, though.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Since I came to Canada, whenever I watched TV news or read web news, I got inundated with the new development of disasters and crises across the world.
Why should individuals know every single disaster and crisis in every corner of the globe, and in such detail?
Monday, May 2, 2016
More and more job positions of editors, such as lexicographers, have been and will be ousted by the tide of our time.
But I, as an English language learner, am grateful for the lexicographers' fruitful labor over decades.
Friday, April 29, 2016
'Bill of sale' and 'bill of lading' used to be a little confusing to me.
'Estate sale', as well as 'garage sale', were much clearer.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Evernote's web client failed briefly just a moment ago.
Users will pick up on it and pay attention to the feasibility of Evernote's competitors' services, if that kind of downtime happens often.
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