Apr 08 2008
After years of procrastinating, I finally made it to our high school’s opera this past weekend, Mozart’s melodic The Marriage of Figaro. OOOMMMGGG .. OHMYGOSH! It’s so professional that for a moment I thought we were at the New York City Opera (don’t kill me, ok? with the Met’s around, I’ve never attended NYC Opera.), the vocals and [...]
Apr 08 2008
So it not just me crying foul. Gideon Rachman said that [But] China’s growing power also creates anxiety. This would be true even if China were a model democracy. Great powers attract unease and resentment simply because of their size. Even some American allies were discomfited by the chants of “USA” at the Los Angeles and [...]
Apr 08 2008
Li Luyuan is a 20 years old illegally born third daughter from rural village in Jiangxi, first came to booming Shenzhen as a sweatshop worker couple of years ago, earning $197 at peak-season per month - factories depending on their incoming orders. With her sheer determination, and only a middle school degree, she became a real estate agent with [...]
Apr 08 2008
A married couple in their early 60s was celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table. She said, ‘For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish.’
The wife answered, ‘Oh, I [...]