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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Little League Baseball
The news shocked the whole island. No one could have believed it. Our kids, the Red Leaf team, did not just win. They won the World Series! That event, in 1969, started the Little League Baseball fever in Taiwan. For … Continue reading
Canadian Summer
I decided that I like Canada, probably because I always visited in the summer. The sceneries are beautiful and people friendly. English works and stores accept US dollars. Where else can you find wild blossoms with glaciers as backdrop? People … Continue reading
Office Politics
Wise people not only heed these advices, they have been practicing them for years. You read on for more. I will try to expound on office politics. Not before pointing out an omission: failure to deliver, the top career killer. … Continue reading
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SIndex
BMI is so unsatisfactory. Imagine you are inside a tube that is exactly the same height. Now imagine this magic tube can re-arrange your body without hurting you. It will contract and re-arrange until there is no more empty space … Continue reading
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水滸
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Capresé for lunch
Some things are just delicious together: dark chocolate and coffee, robust red wine and juicy steak, cold beer and tortilla chips. Capresé salad represents the perfect trio: tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil leaves. It is almost the simplest dish to … Continue reading
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USA #1
Our national esteem has been low these days. Toyota is the biggest car company, Iran war feels like VietNam war, Chinese and Indians are taking our jobs, Canada has better health care, Koreans make the best online games. What happened … Continue reading
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The Giver
The Giver Lois Lowry ISBN-13: 978-0440237686 It is a Newbery Medal winner, for young adults. Older adults, like myself, will certainly enjoy it as well. With an idea not complicated or sophisticated, Lois Lowry captivate the readers skillfully. I felt … Continue reading
Summer workouts
First time I squatted, with only the 45-pound rod, my thighs and butts were sore for days. That seriously demoralized me that I am clearly not as fit as I have let myself to believe. Then someone taught me that … Continue reading
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The Ultimate Suit
Even Michael Phelps cannot outswim the suit. The international swimming officials now want to outlaw those hi-tech swim suits so that athletes can compete on their own talents, instead technology or funding. The ideology could be right, but the money … Continue reading
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