Friday, March 25, 2011

Due to an ever escalating hectic construction boom since around a decade ago, the old Beijing has largely been disappearing. Beijing, one of the mega cities of China, is not Beijing any more.

Now I know that a city is NOT a geographic term. Instead, it is a cultural term and a term of LIFESTYLE.

Sweet deep slumbers can only be led to by a certain threshold of the degree of the state of prior relaxation.

Sometimes details are trifling. Other times the devil is in the details. It is pivotal to differentiate between the two sorts of details.

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A cop wears a gun. A woman wears her make-up. A man wears a key of his premium car.

It tends to be a little subtle for a native speaker of Chinese to discern the nerves in the tones of the native speakers of English.

Every professional fortuneteller must have a sibylline book which offers infallible explanations for people's coming fates.

Should the companies which make internet games cooperate with the government more, in order to rein in the relentlessly long gaming sessions of some gamers, hence avoid the society to view the game makers as sorcerers?

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Universally, Western leaders profess their belief in freedom and democracy. As a person who grew up in a closed China, I still am not capable of fully comprehending and appreciating that particular belief.

In addition, what are the differences between freedom and liberty?

The other day, the Canadian Air Force deployed 6 McDonnell Douglas CF-18 fighter jets overseas for the Libya issue. More than 120 Air Force personnels were embarked for the mission.


I had never thought before that a fighter jet, whose crew is only 1 or 2 persons, needs to be equipped with more than 20 soldiers for its mission.

Briefly after the name "Steve Jobs" had invoked my attention, he, apparently received as a wizard then, began to be on and off with medical leaves. Sigh. Good luck.

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In my ignorant years, I didn't requite many kindnesses.

I personally doubt that China's economy is in a tenable position in the long term.

Quiet environments are good friends of my mind.