Category Archives: China

三國(3): 愚忠

Posted on September 25, 2011 by sinyaw

常山趙子龍,入千軍萬馬如無人之地. 殺到血染全身,精疲力盡,逃出重圍. 要不是張飛在長坂坡喝退曹兵,他一員虎將,也被蟻兵捉去了. 這仗,是為了救他”主公”劉備的兒子阿斗,後主劉禪. 這是中國的故有美德: æ„šå¿ . “為人臣子”,必須聽話,絕對效忠不二. 如果”忠孝不能兩全”,那只有犧牲孝了. 孔子的倫理,”君臣”第一,”父子”第二. 從老闆的角度看,這太美了. 不論手下人多有能力,市場價多高. 他們一絕對不能”不忠“,也就是不能叛變. 他們還得絕對聽話,所有的能力,判斷力,都只是對外的. 到了老闆面前,每個都是白癡,只有老闆是對的. 而且他們都是”家臣”不是”å“¡å·¥”. 他們存在的目的是保護老闆個人,或家人,的利益. 而非公司或國家. 三國中,劉備是最爛的老闆,曹操,孫權比他強多了. 若非關張趙,及諸葛亮的愚忠,那可能成三國之勢? å¿ ,當然是個美德. 但不是”忠君”,而是忠於個理念. 美國是第一個把這觀念搞清楚的國家. 所有的政府員工,他們效忠的對象,是美國憲法,而不是任何組織或個人. 三國時期,根本還沒這觀念呢. 當然,趙雲有他的職責,其中之一,就是保護糜甘二夫人及少主.所以他是忠於他的職責. 劉備“故把親兒擲馬前” 換來趙雲的“雖肝腦涂地,不能報也.” 也是不錯的管理手段.

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雙語中英文WordPress

Posted on September 4, 2011 by sinyaw

Remembered that I couldn’t post Chinese blogs after upgrading WordPress to 3.x? Honestly, I did not really try very hard to solve that problem. I was a bit miffed at WordPress at breaking the backward compatibility. It was working and … Continue reading →

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三國(2): 官渡之戰

Posted on September 4, 2011 by sinyaw

聽完過五關宰六將,真是過癮. 劉備三兄弟終於團圓,又得趙雲. 評書人,袁闊城,話頭一轉,說起曹操破袁紹. 官渡之戰是最精彩的一段,曹操以近十分之一的兵力,隔水對抗袁紹. 對壘多時後,他夜襲烏巢,把袁紹的糧燒了. 袁紹想稱機拿官渡,但不料曹操烏巢的兵大勝而回,反而首尾受敵. 結果十萬大兵,只剩800人退回黎陽. 這一戰,奠定了曹操的地位,也毀了袁紹. 小時看三國,只想諸葛亮打勝仗. 一面看一面氣,為什麼又輸了. 現在的角度不同了,官渡之戰的關鍵,是許攸倒戈,他有烏巢的資訊,曹操因此出兵夜襲. 而許攸倒戈,是因為袁紹沒有管理能力. 歷史雖以成敗論英雄,但是袁曹的人格及管理能力,在這官渡之戰呈現無疑. 從管理的角度看,官渡是雙方的”決定性時機”. 但袁紹以為可以用兵力致勝,而掉以輕心,留下了烏巢這弱點. 曹操要以少致勝,必然想出奇.袁紹低估了對方. 但曹操的膽識,必須佩服. 敢以十分之一兵力對敵,也有”執行能力”,信任許攸,打下烏巢. 這是得霸業的能力,不是運氣.

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No Chinese WP???

Posted on July 14, 2011 by sinyaw

I have not figured out how to write blogs in Chinese after I upgraded WordPress version. If you know, please teach me. I am running WP 3.1.2, PHP5, MySQL 5. That’s why all my Chinese blogs are garbled. Stay tuned.

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Yummy

Posted on February 26, 2011 by sinyaw

I am envious of Panda. They live such good lives. (Pictures by Fred Zlotnick) ChengDu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is essentially a zoo for only two species: Panda and Red Panda. I am, of course, saw many TV … Continue reading →

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生死状

Posted on February 7, 2011 by sinyaw

山东建筑大学说，学生自杀校方不负责任。这，真是啼笑皆非。 人死是大事，怎么死和为什么死，都要调查清楚。是谁的责任，谁就得负责。如果学生自杀是校方造成的，它就非负责不可。国家刑法的责任，是签不掉的。生死状有什么用。如果人与人间，真能签生死状。麦儿卖女就合法了，因为父母能代孩子行使法律权力。杀人犯有钱也可以买条命代死。这世界还有什么王法？ 奇怪的是堂堂山东建筑大学。居然能拿出这怪招，不像是一方高等学府。现在闹上了China Daily，成了个世界级的笑话。有人要掉乌纱帽了。

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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior

Posted on January 18, 2011 by sinyaw

Wall Street Journal’s provocatively titled article stirred up such a storm. I got several direct emails and numerous forwards, one of them a comment from Melanie on my blog. Most of my American friends asked, “Is it true? Did you … Continue reading →

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Diane goes to China

Posted on November 21, 2010 by sinyaw

ABC World News Tonight spent several days in China recently. They made a 3-part series on various aspects of China: its economy, of course, education, innovations, etc. Viewers should feel awed by China’s prowess in so many areas: manufacturing, internet … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Cake 鳳梨酥

Posted on October 6, 2010 by sinyaw

Spoken In Taiwanese (a dialect of Chinese, very similar to those spoken in southern FuJian Province), Pineapple pronounced like On-Lie, very similar to “Fortune is Coming.” The fruit therefore became a symbol for prosperity and a favorite gift. But fresh … Continue reading →

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RMB v. Dollar

Posted on September 22, 2010 by sinyaw

Do you want RMB to appreciate? Whatever Timothy Geithner said about its effects on the US economy, would that be good for you? (One of my pet peeves is how westerners brutalized the Chinese currency. They say Yu-An, in two … Continue reading →

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