Dec 18 2007
I’ve my reservation on those China-hands, I wonder just how much do they truly understand China and Chinese, not just the ability to speak the language. I’m amused to read couple of excerpts from The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Dr. Li; and Edgar Snow, one of the earliest if not the biggest China hands or Mao hand:
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Dec 18 2007
It’s been more than six month since we purchased third time share week. Thing got to a smoothie start and we got our deed made in June, recorded in August, then the title was transferred to us in October. Thought we’re done. Na. The hard part began. The resort Coral Reef or Reba Management is such lousy [...]
Dec 18 2007
Golfer insisted that our thermostats aren’t working. Trusting little wife that I’m, I called the company to send repair man. 8am this morning the handsome arrived promptly. Going up and down .. he found nothing wrong. Gawd, lord, I was embarrassed and feeling stupid. Is this how the bored and desperated housefrau do to pass time? He [...]
Dec 18 2007
Not that we don’t speak up, but the major media company don’t really want to hire the real ones. They are afraid that no one want to listen to the truth which might need a lot of education or explanation. They go for those China hands who might speak the language but know little about Asia deep [...]