Men's basketball: China vs. USA.
Redeem Team? Not if Yao and his teammates can help it. GO TEAM CHINA!
Yao scored a 3-pointer to make it 3-0 China--there couldn't possibly have been a better start.
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Phelps is a superhuman. He's going to overshadow pretty much everyone else.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Angelina and Brad are not self-important and attention-seeking celebrities because their doctor addressed the media on the condition of their babies. Would you let all the often ugly lies and rumors spread across the world without feeling the need to set the record straight? Sure, a normal couple wouldn't ask their doctor to give a "press conference" updating the world on the condition of their pregnancy, but when it comes to the most famous couple in the world (which by default makes them highly 'abnormal', in a sense), unwanted attention follows them everywhere. They didn't want to do things in this fashion, as so many commenters in the blogosphere have suggested, but by the public's lust for information and the media's lust for viewership/readership and money, the J-P camp had few other options.
And for some to suggest that Angie/Brad deserve the lack of privacy for being celebrities in the first place, that's the most ridiculous bullshit I have ever heard. Are these critics justifying their own secret pleasure at viewing scandalous, salacious, and sensational celebrity news? One thing's for sure, though: nothing justifies this appalling media circus surrounding the twins' birth--not money, curiosity, nor even their parents' celebrity.
To certain people (you know who you are): We don't care if you don't care a whit about the J-P's. Just don't come to us telling us we're all rotten people for following all the news about them. Among us there are actually plenty of people who actually do care about their lovely family and don't buy into all that bullcrap the tabloids puke out every day. Unlike you.
And for some to suggest that Angie/Brad deserve the lack of privacy for being celebrities in the first place, that's the most ridiculous bullshit I have ever heard. Are these critics justifying their own secret pleasure at viewing scandalous, salacious, and sensational celebrity news? One thing's for sure, though: nothing justifies this appalling media circus surrounding the twins' birth--not money, curiosity, nor even their parents' celebrity.
To certain people (you know who you are): We don't care if you don't care a whit about the J-P's. Just don't come to us telling us we're all rotten people for following all the news about them. Among us there are actually plenty of people who actually do care about their lovely family and don't buy into all that bullcrap the tabloids puke out every day. Unlike you.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Chinese and the earthquake
Chinese TV showed a profile of a woman--probably in her late 20s to early 30s. She worked in the relief and recovery effort for 3 days straight in a desolate, mountainous area, without rest, despite having lost her parents and child (possibly her only child) to the earthquake. On national TV, she stood straight, keeping her composure thanks to all of her training as an officer, despite all she'd gone through and the fact that she nearly fainted on stage. This is courage and resilience at its finest.
Chinese from all over the world have donated their money, blood, and compassion to the relief effort. Even my grandmother donated some money, even though it wasn't much. We have, and so did the Chinese community here in Aramco. The incredible solidarity shown by all the Chinese of the world is an amazing example to follow. The people who were in China before, during and after the quake--regardless of race, ethnicity, or nationality--could testify to the strength of that solidarity and the resilience of the Chinese people. We're not a force to mess around with.
This Chinese administration has done a wonderful job so far, and not just in responding to this disaster. Among those affected were some of the poorest in China, and many of them were members of minority ethnic groups. Compare the reaction of the Chinese gov't. and military with the puny effort by the U.S. gov't. after Katrina. It's beyond compare, really--the Chinese simply did a much better job. There will be people who say that this is just for show because the Chinese gov't. wants to improve China's image for the Olympic Games, and that the gov't. would never have responded this well if it hadn't been for the upcoming Games. It's too bad that there will always be critics. I rest comfortably at night, knowing that these people didn't, don't, and won't even try to understand anything about China.
Chinese from all over the world have donated their money, blood, and compassion to the relief effort. Even my grandmother donated some money, even though it wasn't much. We have, and so did the Chinese community here in Aramco. The incredible solidarity shown by all the Chinese of the world is an amazing example to follow. The people who were in China before, during and after the quake--regardless of race, ethnicity, or nationality--could testify to the strength of that solidarity and the resilience of the Chinese people. We're not a force to mess around with.
This Chinese administration has done a wonderful job so far, and not just in responding to this disaster. Among those affected were some of the poorest in China, and many of them were members of minority ethnic groups. Compare the reaction of the Chinese gov't. and military with the puny effort by the U.S. gov't. after Katrina. It's beyond compare, really--the Chinese simply did a much better job. There will be people who say that this is just for show because the Chinese gov't. wants to improve China's image for the Olympic Games, and that the gov't. would never have responded this well if it hadn't been for the upcoming Games. It's too bad that there will always be critics. I rest comfortably at night, knowing that these people didn't, don't, and won't even try to understand anything about China.
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