Archive for July 22nd, 2008

Jul 22 2008

The angry youth .. fen qing

Fen qing, angry youth is a term that widely used in China nowadays. When I first saw it, I thought about the sent-down young city slickers during the Cultural Revolution.  When they finally managed to get back to their home towns, most were jobless and uneducated, a bleak future await.. hence the title fen qing.
But the fen [...]

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Jul 22 2008

Tour de France

Published by The Kibbitzer under View from Bottom

Not a bad idea. When will New York do it? The Gate and da Water Fall are great, but I think the bike rental is far better. How about New York build a world class aquarium? The Coney Island’s one is so backyardy, it’s embarrassing.  The west side where the city lost the debate to build [...]

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Jul 22 2008

My first workshop

Published by The Kibbitzer under View from Bottom

For the record, I joined a writing workshop, for the very first time. There are eight of us (six women), each would get a chance to read out loud and get gentle and friendly critics. It’s kind of eerie when I read mine - never done so before - felt very naked.
Most classmates write novels, including [...]

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Jul 22 2008

Obama is a frog

Few hours spent in Iraq could fortify Obama’s credibility as a wartime leader is laughable!  2 years of hard studying can get you a law degree, 1-2 years a MBA and 4-5 years a PhD .. Obama sounds like a fairytale frog, opppps, I mean prince, very kiddish compares to McCain. Next when I get to introduce myself, I can [...]

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