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.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Language is a double-edged sword. It can reveal and convey truth, wisdom, and true love. Yet on the other hand, it can mislead and beguile.
"Order must exist before it can be broken in order to create the
anomalies and uncertainties".
(Robert Venturi_Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53690113@N05/5385486043/
I don't know. It seems that the capitalism system is blessed and accurst at the same time. The recessions occurring every 7-11 years or so seem to be unavoidable.
I'm positive that there must be many economists who are doing research on why China has been an exception to the periodical recessions during its past two booming decades.
By the way, does the name "7-11" of the Japanese chain convenience stores have something to do with the economic cycle mentioned above?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
八風不動
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Once I saw in a news video that a horse to be killed in a Canadian slaughter facility was thrashing its head up and down, allegedly because it was in a mentally unstable state due to abuses or fears.
The notorious Operation Shady RAT, the lately uncovered multiple-year-long cyber attacks series discovered by McAfee, possibly comes from China.
The report suggests that the targeting of various athletic oversight organizations around the time of the 2008 Summer Olympics "potentially pointed a finger at a state actor behind the intrusions". That state actor is widely assumed to be the People's Republic of China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Shady_RAT