Disrespect

They celebrated your birth. They mourned your death. In between, they treated you like a speck of dust. 

Jaycee Chan

Jaycee Chan, the son of Jackie Chan, was arrested in Beijing for testing positive in marijuana. He was accused of hosting others to take drugs. Jackie apologized to China and the whole world (?). Jaycee, go to Seattle, not Beijing. Marijuana is now legal there.

Complaint of a Married Man

Knock Knock,
Thanks a lot.
Before marriage I was a lion and she was a fox,
After marriage she became a bitch and I became a dog.

Chinese Puzzle: Who Should Pay the Bill ?

Paying the Dutch way is easy: each person pays his or her own bill. Paying the Chinese way is hard to explain. Chinese friends sometimes pay Dutch, but often the Chinese way. The person who pays for everyone's bill gains the honor. You should fight for the honor, but you should also let someone else have that honor. Sounds contradictory, doesn't it ? Relax if you are a woman. Just let the men fight for the honor. Don't worry. In the end, the bills will be all paid one way or another.

Problems and Solutions

If you don't want problems, stay away from the humans. Many complain about problems; few offer solutions. Consider detachment, not attachment. Be the captain of your own ship. Good luck ! 

Mind Your Own Business

Mind your own business. Live and let live. Be your own true self and accept others' differences.

It's Not Funny

It's not funny. Actor Comedian Robin Williams is dead. Good Bye and RIP :(

Baby with Down Syndrome

In the news, also in a friend's posting in Facebook, an Australian couple refused to take a baby from their Thai surrogate, after it was revealed that he had Down Syndrome. They took the healthy twin.

This story made me feel very sad. What shame and irresponsibility, to take one healthy twin while abandon the other twin with Down Syndrome! The right thing to do was to accept both babies. Even giving them both to the poor Thai woman in her care, and not to separate the twins, would be a lesser evil. 

The Australian Government should pay the poor Thai surrogate mother some money, and take the baby with Down Syndrome back home to Australia. Then order the shameful couple to give up both babies to Government or foster care! 

Good Bye Country, Hello New Home

Just finished watching a Youtube video titled ' Time to Get the Hell Out of the U.S.' As the news channel was RT (Russia Today), there would be people who just wrote it off as nothing but Russian propaganda. 

Here are my thoughts and comments: some haters of Putin and Russia would say that this is nothing but Russian propaganda, but I do think that there is some truth in this report. You can argue about different ideologies, but you can't deny facts. There has been an increase of Americans who gave up their U.S. citizenship and moved to other countries. If you are an American citizen, you have to report your world wide income to Uncle Sam wherever you live. This controversial and complicated tax system alone would be a reason for Americans living abroad to give up their American citizenship.

For example, Eduardo Saverin, a co-founder of Facebook, surrendered his U.S. citizenship and moved to Singapore. He said it was a personal choice which had nothing to do with tax saving. Whether he told the truth or not, he had saved millions in tax money. Uncle Sam got mad and increased the exit tax to punish such non-patriotic Americans. Give me your money before I let you go !

Tina Turner, an iconic American singer also gave up her U.S. citizenship and now lives in Switzerland. Dear Uncle Sam, I know I know, this one really hurts ! Tina Turner is no longer an American ... WTF ???!!! 

French actor Gerard Depardieu left France and became a Russian citizen. Putin happily granted him a Russian passport. There are people who envy the rich. There are people who look down on the poor. But most people do not fully trust their governments. In this case, can you blame Gerard at all, that France's tax rate was going up from 45% to 75%? Russia has a 13% low flat rate. For comparison, Singapore's rate is 18%.

In the past, people looked to the West. So many people wanted to go to America, the Land of the Free. Today, people look to the East. The center of world economy has already gone to Asia. There are so many troubled spots in the world today, and I feel so lucky to be in Canada. I feel both free and safe here. I don't see any need for me to move away from Canada. Dear American friends, would you consider moving to Canada, the true North strong and free ?