Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

What’s the language to learn to succeed in the world of biz?  The Welchs - Jack and Suzy that is - advocate “Chinese is the language to learn.”  Hmmmmmm .. wondering if the Welchs would make house call, lecturing my kids on the importance of 中文?  Please???

Philly is trying to become the world’s mural capital.  For reason unbeknown to me, graffiti is associated with crime.  There are perhaps a hundred of common motives for people to migrate to New York.  For me, among the few, actually one was the artistic graffiti that made me wanting to settle in New York.  And till this [...]

Diana’s 10th anniversary is fast approaching.  Time asked why she still matters.  I’m not sure she mattered at all, even when she was alive, aside from the paparazzi who wanted her pic so they could send their kids to college.  Sure she’s beautiful, but she’s also a girl with few intellectual interests or ambitions, but whose [...]

诗雨 is 100 days old, soooo cute.  My friend couldn’t stop talking about this bundle of joy.  “So has she called you Dad yet?”  He laughed, “in your dream.  She’s only few months old.”  More laugh.  Has the mother back at her desk?  “I told her to stay home .. 在家给我带孩子.“  Laughed more.  Then asked me [...]

Another kind of high-rise, lol.  It is making a vengeful come back, with all the trapping of conventional houses: double glazing, insulation, electricity, broadband and plumbing, kitchenette, ample living space, hi-tech amenities .. Geeee, my planned but never got executed tree house now looked like a kid play.  And my kids said why bother, it’ll [...]

Last week’s Time has Nadal answering 10 Questions from the fans, one asked his opinion on female players earning the same salary as men.  He replied, “I don’t have much opinion about that.  I totally agree that women and men are the same in all areas of life, but my opinion is that, well, if we [...]

On the eve of US Open, Pete gave an rare interview with FT, in which he mentioned that his era was different from current Federer’s where there is much less real competition.  I agree.  It gets so boring that we see FedEx plays on Sundays and wins all the time.  Thanks god he doesn’t grunt, and moves [...]

A down day with plenty of basic stuff

ZLRs .. although Keith the mod explained specifically why he didn’t take the YM one, but it’s in my plan, so I traded it.  Called it blink moment or instinct.