Thursday, December 26, 2013
IDIOT SIGHTING:
IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $10 note.
Our total was $9.25, so I also handed her another 25c.
She said, 'You gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar coin back.'
She said excuse me, went to get the manager, who came out and asked me to please repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry sir, but we don’t do that kind of thing here.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse or upset the people at Macca's!
IDIOT SIGHTING:
We had to have the electric garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'Nooo, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since. Happened in Ipswich, Qld – the “Smart State”.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbour call the local council office to request the removal of the WOMBAT CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many wombats are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
Story from Healesville, Victoria.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter went to a Mexican takeaway and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce. From Bankstown , Sydney .....
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at Brisbane airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, “Has anyone put anything in your luggage without your knowledge?”
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'Sir, that's why we ask!'
This reported from Elizabeth SA.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
The pedestrian signals on intersections beep when it's safe to cross the road.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
I asked if she knew what the beeper was for. She said no.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is green.
Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee in Adelaide GPO.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
When my husband and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT! They walk among us...
My daughter and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $10 note.
Our total was $9.25, so I also handed her another 25c.
She said, 'You gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar coin back.'
She said excuse me, went to get the manager, who came out and asked me to please repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry sir, but we don’t do that kind of thing here.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse or upset the people at Macca's!
IDIOT SIGHTING:
We had to have the electric garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'Nooo, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since. Happened in Ipswich, Qld – the “Smart State”.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbour call the local council office to request the removal of the WOMBAT CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many wombats are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
Story from Healesville, Victoria.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
My daughter went to a Mexican takeaway and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce. From Bankstown , Sydney .....
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at Brisbane airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, “Has anyone put anything in your luggage without your knowledge?”
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'Sir, that's why we ask!'
This reported from Elizabeth SA.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
The pedestrian signals on intersections beep when it's safe to cross the road.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
I asked if she knew what the beeper was for. She said no.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is green.
Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee in Adelaide GPO.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
When my husband and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT! They walk among us...
Sunday, December 1, 2013
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
6 Powerful Truths to Start Telling Yourself
6 Powerful Truths to Start Telling Yourself
by Therese Schwenkler
YOU, my friend, are undeniably, unquestionably, extraordinarily amazing and powerful!“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
―Marilyn Monroe
Have you forgotten this already?
In case you’re stuck in a moment of temporary confusion, allow me to remind you of some truths you need to start telling yourself more often…
1. “I do not have to settle.”
Oh, how I love your fierceness, your undying drive, the sheer wildcat intensity with which you slink through the jungle like a creature of passion – a passion that lights you up and that rises from the center of your calmest, deepest, most grounded self.I so love it how you refuse to settle – for less than your best, for less than you deserve, for less than what it is you were made to be and to have and to do.
You won’t settle for the work that makes you a living, without also balancing in a life that’s worth living. You won’t settle for the man or woman who keeps you warm at night, but who can’t see his or her way into the depths of your soul or the breadth of your heart. You won’t settle for giving less than everything to your work, to your play, to your loves, to your life.
In fact, if there’s one thing you will settle into in this lifetime, it’s the belief that the greatest risk is never to risk at all. And oh, how you’re willing to dare greatly – for passion, for connection, for the adventure of being alive.
I absolutely love it, you powerful, non-settling soul, you!
2. “I have great reasons to trust myself and the universe.”
You’ve come a far way – from listening to the expectations and the outer shoutings of the crowds, to learning to listen to your own inner compass and your own inner voice.You know now that the first person to check in with, always, is your deepest, truest self, and she has never let you down. She knows when to say, “Yes please” and when to say “Heck no!”, when to lean in and when to let go. She knows when to strike hard, when to back off, and when to slow down and breathe.
In every instant, she knows exactly what you need and exactly what to do.
And you’ve learned to trust her.
But you’ve learned to trust others too. You know in whom to place your trust and how to let others in fully, deeply… completely. You’ve learned it can be safe to open and let yourself be seen and heard and loved for the magnificent person you are.
Lastly, you’ve learned to trust in this crazy nest-of-a-universe that holds you and to fully rest in its inevitable care. Storms will come in this lifetime, you know, but with time the rain and the rage and the shaking wind will subside into tranquility, and even the hardest of winters will soften into spring.
With everything inside you, without a fragment of doubt, you know this to be true.
Yes, I love the way that you’ve learned to trust – wholeheartedly, fiercely, deeply – in yourself, in others, and in the universe that holds you.
3. “My weirdness is one of my greatest strengths.”
That’s right; you got it: You are powerful because you’re such an unrivalled weirdo.I love all those weird little things about you – the way you snort when you laugh, the way you rock those glasses with style, and how you shake it out on the dance floor like no one else is judging you.
I love the way you show up in the world: unapologetically, eccentric-ly, wholly yourself, because who you are is the one and only YOU.
I love your individuality. Please say you’ll never stop showing the world who YOU are.
4. “I can continue to let my struggles open me, and not close me.”
On the days you were betrayed – not once, not twice, but again and again and again – you still vowed to keep your heart open anyway.You were mistreated, but you learned to love others anyway.
Life sucked sometimes, but you didn’t let it suck the life out of you.
Instead of closing, you opened.
Instead of hardening, you softened.
And when life hit you hard, you chose not to die, but to let yourself be born again.
You’ve chosen love over hate, compassion over indifference, and transformation over ruin. You are blossoming more and more every day, and I couldn’t be more proud of you.
5. “I am still here learning and trying, even after all my failures.”
The truly beautiful thing about you is the way you never let your failures get you down – at least, not for long.Remember that time you fell face down in the mud?
You came back stronger than before. You remembered that, as the proverb goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” and that, as Epictetus would say, “No great thing is created suddenly.”
You let your “failures” carve out your person like the insides of a canyon wall, creating something majestic and wondrous and breathtakingly beautiful. Instead of succumbing, you let them forge you into a person of strength and of character, humility and grace.
You aren’t one to be stopped – oh no, not you. You may have had failures in one sense of the word, but in another sense, you’ve always won. You’ve won because you failed to give up and you failed to give in. You kept rowing, reinventing, learning from your defeats and pushing harder each time. Your ability to persevere astounds me, and you do it with grace every time.
You, my friend, are stronger than you know.
6. “I am powerful simply because I am ALIVE right now.”
You, Sweet Honey Child, are worthy and valuable and mighty beyond measure simply because you were born into this world – simply because you breathe – simply because you are right here, right now.You were IT from the very instant you were born into this weird, unfathomable, joyful and painful experience called “life”: Worthy. Valuable. Magnificent. Infinitely loved.
You were IT at your highest. You were IT at your lowest. You still are IT. You are simply, purely, unquestionably, unconditionally, a ridiculously powerful human being.
It doesn’t matter who you are to others or whether you believe this to be true. It doesn’t matter what you look like, where you live, or what you’ve done in the past. It doesn’t matter what anybody else tells you (or what you tell yourself, for that matter). Look me in the eyes, Wonder Woman/Superman. You are the song in my heart, the whisper on my lips. The reason life has meaning.
You are IT!
http://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/27/6-powerful-truths-to-start-telling-yourself/
Monday, September 23, 2013
Rick Warren - Rick Warren's message about GOD
Rick Warren's message about GOD
Hi, dear all,
May you all be blessed today and forever......
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The back pew
The back pew
A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before
the congregation and asked for a raise.
After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the pastor's family expanded; so would his paycheck.
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the
pastor's expanding salary.
A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.
After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose
from his chair and spoke, "Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us.
" Silence fell over the congregation.
In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice,
"Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers."
The entire congregation said, "Amen."
Gotta love those senior citizens
the congregation and asked for a raise.
After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the pastor's family expanded; so would his paycheck.
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the
pastor's expanding salary.
A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.
After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose
from his chair and spoke, "Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us.
" Silence fell over the congregation.
In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice,
"Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers."
The entire congregation said, "Amen."
Gotta love those senior citizens
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Afghan Women’s Powerful Poetry – Even Amidst War
Afghan Women’s Powerful Poetry – Even Amidst War
Leigh Cuen / Jul 7th, 2013
Despite constant dangers, Afghan women’s poetry continues
to flourish. One outlet for women’s poetry is Mirman Baheer,
Afghanistan’s largest literary society for women. Mirman Baheer operates
in Kabul with over 100 members. Its members are generally educated and
employed; they are professors, parliamentarians, journalists and
scholars.
Approximately 300 of Miram Baheer’s members live in the
outlying provinces — Khost, Paktia, Maidan Wardak, Kunduz, Kandahar,
Herat and Farah — where the group functions in secret. Many who cannot
safely travel to meet together listen to radio programs broadcast by
Mirman Baheer and the Afghan Women’s Writing Project.
“We recruit only through word-of-mouth and delete any
content that might be used to identify our writers,” says Richelle
McClain, director of the Afghan Women’s Writing Project.
The Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) was founded in
2009. Today, 160 Afghan women across five provinces are enrolled in
AWWP’s workshops, including a new workshop for teenagers and a Dari
writing program. While security is an omnipresent concern, dwindling
financial support is one of their greatest challenges. “We just lost 75
percent of our funding because of the U.S. withdrawal,” says McClain.
Before the 2014 elections in Afghanistan, the AWWP plans to
partner with IFES Afghanistan (International Foundation for Electoral
Systems) to promote political writings by local women through digital,
print, and radio networks. They will also run special broadcasts
featuring interviews with female candidates and programs about how
election results will impact Afghan citizens.
For many rural women in Afghanistan, these secret networks
and the poetry broadcasts are their only form of education. U.N.
investigations revealed that only 12 percent of Afghan women are
literate.
But, thanks to volunteer translators and journalists,
contemporary Afghan women’s poetry can now reach global audiences. For
example, the June 2013 issue of Poetry magazine was dedicated to landays
– vitriolic, two-line verses traditionally recited by Afghan women at
the river, the well, or private gatherings.
This collection came from years of investigative reporting
by journalist Eliza Griswold. She journeyed to Afghanistan with
photographer and filmmaker Seamus Murphy. On July 30, 2013 the Pulitzer
Center will host “I Am the Beggar of the World,” a presentation of
Griswald and Murphy’s work at the Culture Project in New York City.
A free exhibit at the Poetry Foundation Gallery in Chicago,
Shame Every Rose: Images of Afghanistan, features many of these landays
and images. The exhibit is open to the public through August.
“Sharing this poetry could endanger the poets’ lives,” says
Don Share, editor of Poetry magazine. “Still, they gave these poems
willingly.”
The tradition of landays provides some level of anonymity
for women because they are collective. They are recited and shared
rather than attributed to a single poet. Even so, in modern Afghanistan,
poetry can be dangerous. Over the past year, several young Afghan poets
were killed by their male relatives. A young Mirman Baheer member who
called herself Rahila Muska burned herself to death in protest after her
brothers found her writing poetry and brutally attacked her. Her real
name was Zarmina. She often recited this landay over the phone to
members of Miram Baheer:
“You sold me to an old man, Father.
May God destroy your home, I was your daughter.”
Landays derive their power from shrewd layers of tension
between the poet’s inner and outer world. They can explore rage,
sarcasm, irony, loss, separation and desire. Many of the poems are
humorous, filled with bawdy sexual imagery.
Whatever the subject, a landay lilts from word to word in a
short lullaby with scathing, layered meaning. These poems come from a
long legacy of Afghan women’s literature.
“The Afghan woman poet predates the American or European
female poet,” says Zohra Saed, an Afghan-American poet living in New
York City. “Consider the poet queen Rabia Balkhi.” Legend has it this
11th century Afghan used her last drop of blood to write poems.
“Afghan women’s poetry is unique because it must respond to
create change,” says Saed. “Within our communities and also to change
outside perceptions. It is the poetry of witness, of trauma, of memory
and of struggle to be seen as individuals.”
Saed recounted the time she edited a collection of
literature by Afghan writers around the world. Before it was finished,
an American radio station published a CD of the collection without her
permission. They listed her as the editor and printed a photograph of an
impoverished child on the cover.
“When people are interested in Afghan women’s poetry, it is
presented as poetry by the same women the world has imagined rescuing
over the past 20 years,” Saed says.
She took legal action to recall the copyrighted anthology,
then focused it exclusively on Afghan-American writers. “There were also
women poets who were not part of the war,” she says. “Writers raised
abroad, their aesthetics and poetic voice is very different.”
Today, Afghan literature is fragmented by linguistic,
cultural and geographic divides. Some of the world’s most prominent
Afghan writers live outside their fatherland and write in English. Many
female writers in Afghanistan come from the urban elite, often educated
in western universities. Poems by women in rural Afghanistan are rarely
published. Groups like the Afghan Women’s Writing Project and the Poetry
Foundation are working to bridge this divide.
“Poetry is not only for the classroom and elite art
circles,” says Share, editor of Poetry magazine. “Poetry is an essential
part of life, the only way these women can share their experiences.
These poems are electrifying and relevant.” He hopes readers will
realize that, even in the digital age, poetry can wield tangible power.
Photos Courtesy of The Poetry Foundation (top, second, and last)
and The Afghan Women’s Writing Project (Workshop photos by Cheney Orr,
Blue Burqa by Heidi Levine).http://dowser.org/afghan-womens-powerful-poetry-even-amidst-war/
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Proud to be born an Overseas Chinese
Proud to be born an Overseas Chinese
Proud to be born a Chinese. Each and every race has their own Pride and so long as they do not infringe into others' right, I don't see any problem of them taking their own PRIDE, wonder why the Malaysian politicians are so taboo about this?
Why do Chinese people work so hard to succeed in life? Here is the plain truth.
#1. There are over 1 billion of us on this earth. We are like photostat copies of each other. You get rid of one, 5 magically appears (like ballot boxes). Yes, it is scary, especially for us. We acknowledge that we are replaceable, thus we are not particularly 'special'. If you think you are smart, there are a few thousand more people smarter than you. If you think you are strong, there are a few thousand people stronger than you.
#2. We have been crawling all over this earth for far more centuries than most civilizations. Our DNA is designed for survival. We are like cockroaches. Put us anywhere on earth and we will make a colony and thrive. We survive on anything around us and make the best of it. Some keep migrating but others will stay and multiply.
#3. NOBODY cares if we succeed as individuals or not. But our families take pride in knowing we have succeeded. Yes, some will fail. We take nothing for granted. We don't expect privileges to fall on our laps. No one owes us anything.
#4. We know we have nothing to lose if we try to succeed. Thus, we have no fear trying. That is why Chinese are addicted to gambling. We thrive on taking risks. All or nothing.
#5. From young we are taught to count every cent. What we take for granted like money management, I have found out recently, is not something other cultures practice at home with their children. It surprised me. But truth is not all societies or cultures teach their young this set of skills because it is rude to them. Yes, most of us can count because we are forced to and the logic of money is pounded into us from the beginning of time (when mama tells us how much she has spent on our milk and diapers)
#6. We acknowledge life cycles. We accept that wealth in a family stays for three generations (urban myth?). Thus, every 4th generation will have to work from scratch. I.e. first generation earns the money from scratch, second generation spends the money on education, third generation gets spoiled and wastes all the inheritance. Then we are back to square one. Some families hang on to their wealth a little longer than most.
#7. It is our culture to push our next generation to do better than the last. Be smarter. Be stronger. Be faster. Be more righteous. Be more pious. Be more innovative. Be more creative. Be richer. Be everything that you can be in this lifetime. Be KIASU.
#8. Our society judges us by our achievements... and we have no choice but to do something worthwhile because Chinese New Year comes around every year and Chinese relatives have no qualms about asking you straight in your face - how much are you making? When was your last promotion? How big is your office? What car do you drive? Where do you stay? You have boyfriend? You have girlfriend? When are you getting married? When are you having children? When is the next child? When you getting a boy? Got maid yet? Does your company send you overseas? etc etc etc. It NEVER ENDS... so, we can't stop chasing the illusive train - we are damned to a materialistic society. If you are not Chinese, consider yourself lucky!
#9. We have been taught from young - if you have two hands, two feet, two eyes, and a mouth, what are you doing with it? People with no hands can do better than you (and the OKU artists do put us to shame)
#10. Ironically, the Chinese also believe in giving back to save their wretched materialistic souls. Balance is needed. The more their children succeed in life, the more our parents will give back to society (not for profit) as gratitude for the good fortune bestowed on their children. Yes. That is true. And that is why our society progresses forward in all conditions.Nobody pities us. We accept that.
No one owes us anything. We know that.
There are too many of us for charity to reach all of us. We acknowledge that.
But that does not stop us from making a better life. This lifetime.
Opportunity is as we make of it.
So, pardon us if we feel obliged to make a better place for ourselves in this country we call home. It is in our DNA to progress forward for a more comfortable life.
But if history were to be our teacher, look around this globe.Every country has a Chinatown (seriously) but how many government/countries are 'taken' over by the Chinese people.
Don't be afraid of us overwhelming your majority, we are not looking to conquer. If we have moved away from China and Chinese governed countries, we are NOT looking for another country to administer. Our representatives are only there to look after our collective welfare. They are duty bound. We prefer to blend in and enjoy the fruits of our labor. We enjoy the company of like minded people of all races. After all, we are only passing through a small period in the history of time... so, use our skills and we can all progress forward together.
Chan-Lui Lee, Ph.D.
Honorary Life Member & Past President, AFS
Melbourne, Australia
Proud to be born a Chinese. Each and every race has their own Pride and so long as they do not infringe into others' right, I don't see any problem of them taking their own PRIDE, wonder why the Malaysian politicians are so taboo about this?
Why do Chinese people work so hard to succeed in life? Here is the plain truth.
#1. There are over 1 billion of us on this earth. We are like photostat copies of each other. You get rid of one, 5 magically appears (like ballot boxes). Yes, it is scary, especially for us. We acknowledge that we are replaceable, thus we are not particularly 'special'. If you think you are smart, there are a few thousand more people smarter than you. If you think you are strong, there are a few thousand people stronger than you.
#2. We have been crawling all over this earth for far more centuries than most civilizations. Our DNA is designed for survival. We are like cockroaches. Put us anywhere on earth and we will make a colony and thrive. We survive on anything around us and make the best of it. Some keep migrating but others will stay and multiply.
#3. NOBODY cares if we succeed as individuals or not. But our families take pride in knowing we have succeeded. Yes, some will fail. We take nothing for granted. We don't expect privileges to fall on our laps. No one owes us anything.
#4. We know we have nothing to lose if we try to succeed. Thus, we have no fear trying. That is why Chinese are addicted to gambling. We thrive on taking risks. All or nothing.
#5. From young we are taught to count every cent. What we take for granted like money management, I have found out recently, is not something other cultures practice at home with their children. It surprised me. But truth is not all societies or cultures teach their young this set of skills because it is rude to them. Yes, most of us can count because we are forced to and the logic of money is pounded into us from the beginning of time (when mama tells us how much she has spent on our milk and diapers)
#6. We acknowledge life cycles. We accept that wealth in a family stays for three generations (urban myth?). Thus, every 4th generation will have to work from scratch. I.e. first generation earns the money from scratch, second generation spends the money on education, third generation gets spoiled and wastes all the inheritance. Then we are back to square one. Some families hang on to their wealth a little longer than most.
#7. It is our culture to push our next generation to do better than the last. Be smarter. Be stronger. Be faster. Be more righteous. Be more pious. Be more innovative. Be more creative. Be richer. Be everything that you can be in this lifetime. Be KIASU.
#8. Our society judges us by our achievements... and we have no choice but to do something worthwhile because Chinese New Year comes around every year and Chinese relatives have no qualms about asking you straight in your face - how much are you making? When was your last promotion? How big is your office? What car do you drive? Where do you stay? You have boyfriend? You have girlfriend? When are you getting married? When are you having children? When is the next child? When you getting a boy? Got maid yet? Does your company send you overseas? etc etc etc. It NEVER ENDS... so, we can't stop chasing the illusive train - we are damned to a materialistic society. If you are not Chinese, consider yourself lucky!
#9. We have been taught from young - if you have two hands, two feet, two eyes, and a mouth, what are you doing with it? People with no hands can do better than you (and the OKU artists do put us to shame)
#10. Ironically, the Chinese also believe in giving back to save their wretched materialistic souls. Balance is needed. The more their children succeed in life, the more our parents will give back to society (not for profit) as gratitude for the good fortune bestowed on their children. Yes. That is true. And that is why our society progresses forward in all conditions.Nobody pities us. We accept that.
No one owes us anything. We know that.
There are too many of us for charity to reach all of us. We acknowledge that.
But that does not stop us from making a better life. This lifetime.
Opportunity is as we make of it.
So, pardon us if we feel obliged to make a better place for ourselves in this country we call home. It is in our DNA to progress forward for a more comfortable life.
But if history were to be our teacher, look around this globe.Every country has a Chinatown (seriously) but how many government/countries are 'taken' over by the Chinese people.
Don't be afraid of us overwhelming your majority, we are not looking to conquer. If we have moved away from China and Chinese governed countries, we are NOT looking for another country to administer. Our representatives are only there to look after our collective welfare. They are duty bound. We prefer to blend in and enjoy the fruits of our labor. We enjoy the company of like minded people of all races. After all, we are only passing through a small period in the history of time... so, use our skills and we can all progress forward together.
Chan-Lui Lee, Ph.D.
Honorary Life Member & Past President, AFS
Melbourne, Australia
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