working to make English international and Mandarin interstellar.
Year: 2008
environmental vegetarian
In America, I am a devoted vegetarian. While living in China, I have eaten all sorts of animals and animal parts. "It's the Chinese way," I'm...
dawn of the age of misunderstandings
Carrying over their cultural norm of indirect communications, Chinese folks use English words with an intended slightly different meaning. For...
China is…
a priority proportional to its population.
the middle kingdom and center of the universe
China is a great country and I remain a true friend and fan. I was walking around a central Chinese city last weekend and realized that what this...
protest, rickymay style
No JP, I wasn't serious, but I was serious about my expression. I've been disappointed with the news I hear from the states. I can't believe we...
China is…
straight guys who walk their poodles.
party like there's no tomorrow
My fellow Americans: Do not fear any crisis in our oil supplies. We have enough oil to last us forever. Do not do anything to inconvenience...
power to the people–all people
In the NY Times, I see that on this day in 1964, three civil rights workers disappeared in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Their bodies were found six...
and the band played on
To be a Young American is something special indeed. Sorry people of Earth, but it is. Nothing else in the world, nor any wonderful place, can...