Video - Erzberg Rodeo 2009

The hill climbing in the first minute is sick! Those motorcycle rodeos rock.

The chalices of spring flowers in Jiangnan must be filled with rainwater now.

The faces of some Caucasians are so palish white that there would be no rosiness at all on their cheeks if they didn't rouge them.

I look forward to the day when our toddler daughter will begin to eat her dinners completely by herself. On that day, my wife would happily quit waiting on her and save a little more time.

Before our daughter was born, I'd never realized that it takes so much time and energy to take care of an individual without self-care abilities. Even the smallest things which hadn't previously passed my mind add up to take a good chunk of time.

Throughout the years, I've been doubling down on building my life and career based in Canada. I'm not sure if my parting with China was a river of no return.

My wife and I used to buy instant miso soup paste made in Japan.

No more since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster broke out in Japan in March 2011. Because we became afraid of potential radiation pollution of foodstuff made in Japan.

In any area, even for those in the U.S., which used to boast "American dream" for individuals, many average Joes and average Janes are apt to be dubious about local biz tycoons, or even harbor spleen against them, especially during economically difficult years. That's my impression.

And I suspect that's what drives some wealthy people to do philanthropic work and donations in order for them to contain and stave off that dubiousness and spleen.

Cats mew. Dogs bark. People speak. There is a two-way communication sphere around each individual.

The thing is, how do you manage that sphere?

In this world, it happens a lot that the rift between or among people causes them to drift apart.

Well, I'm glad that Montreal is among the top 50 cities worldwide, in terms of livability, according to a 2011 report by Mercer.

See http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr#city-rankings.

Everyday, as the HOURS go by silently, my heart droops. But it doesn't droop as the DAYS go by, because I know I've been making efforts day after day, everyday.

How vivid the word "bounce", as in "bouncer", is.

Both the biz owner and the customers know the moments of truth. But the biz owner may not care very much.

J always keeps a far-flung outlook for his life since his salad days.

Most of ancient Chinese poems make use of many rhyming couplets. That phenomenon seems not to be as pervasive in ancient English poems. No, not at all.

You know, chicks like to chill together. But each of them will learn how to fly only in her or its own way. :-)

Wow, the above line is my first pun in 2012. Not bad, huh? :-)

Pivotal is a company's texture and culture. I wonder how many companies have robust and good ones in presence and in formation.

Better than three of the most famous electronics multinationals have been in red in their respective latest fiscal years, i.e. either 2011 or 2010. And they are Philips (HQ in Netherlands), Sony (HQ in Japan), Panasonic (HQ in Japan), and JVC Kenwood (HQ in Japan), to my incomplete knowledge.

The electronics industry has been a tough one to be in since the early 2000s, my impression tells me.

Uncontrolled and unmanaged, information overload is a major impediment to productivity.

To quit Facebooking and Twittering, after careful evaluation and consideration, can be the first step towards managing info. overload.

Personally, I've abandoned them around two years ago.

Standing at the dawn of digital economy, I think the current biz models of many Montreal retail stores look problematic.

I don't know how quickly they will be able to adjust themselves and adapt when the tides come.