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They say don’t judge a book by its cover, I say also don’t judge a song by its name! – Steph Ng (March 2014)
Archive for March, 2014
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Just because you do well at something does not mean that is your dream or passion – Stephanie Ng (March 2014)
Lately I have discovered that people are making present achievements as their dreams/passions. I remember a few years ago, they had certain dreams and passion, but they were not able to achieve it, in the end, they had to choose a different path (a path they had no choice but choose), amazingly, they started to accomplish a lot. Fast forward to the present, they start to say how they have finally achieved their dream and that the path they have chosen has always been their only passion.
I am happy that they can achieve something and that it is certainly seems like it is something they enjoy, however, a few conversations with them made me sick to the stomach. They start to talk about how they have always wanted to do this and how hard it was to make these achievements. They go on and on about what steps they have taken (since elementary/primary school) to get to where they are… how they have always loved this alternative path, and call it their one and only path they ever have chosen.
I’m very certain it is ok to change dreams or find different passions, but to say that this was their ONE and ONLY passion they have ever tried to achieve and have successful results is insulting. It makes me feel that they are so hungry for recognition that they will even abandon their previous “dream/passion”, as if it didn’t matter.
It gives me a sense that they are betraying their old selves for recognition for success. I know it is hard to tell others of your failures, but, if you only claim that what makes you successful is your dream/passion, your “story”will not only be more believable but will certainly be much more convincing and encouraging to others. Besides isn’t it insulting to yourself to deny those previous “unsuccessful” dreams and passion?
Rob Ford, the Crack Mayor
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So… for the past half a year, we see Mayor Rob Ford… about him smoking crack, lying, swearing, etc.
I support him, not because he smokes crack,…. or that we can see his flaws as a human…
but that he keeps promises… and that he actually cares about Torontonians. He spends time helping tax payers… while “SOME” others just spend time thinking of ways to get more money (for themselves) from taxpayers.
Most should be ashamed of themselves, yes, he has acted very childish… but he gets things done. Shouldn’t certain City Councillors and candidates be ashamed of themselves? A “Crack Mayor” can do a better job than you, A “Liar” keeps promises, while you break them, a mayor who “uses foul” language (ok… this is not for us to judge) is more sincere and has more compassion than you… he actually listens…
Here are some examples:
1. Privatizing “public” libraries
He proposed to privatize libraries, but many were against it, in the end, he dropped that idea…. that is listening to the voices of citizens… and working with and for us…
2. building a better transit system (with subways)
in order to make Toronto into a word class city, he demands a transit system that includes subways (instead of the proposed light rails which would probably stop working during snow/ice storms)
3. Getting rid of Bike Lanes on Jarvis Street
made traffic less congested
4. voting to not increase his own salary & Rejected a 3% salary increase
saving taxpayer taxes… (unlike the rest of Toronto City Councillors who have voted for having an increased salary). I actually never understood why do City Councillors have the right to decide whether they want to have a salary increase to begin with…
5. Helping out during the garbage strike (when David Miller was Mayor)
While City Councillors did not know how to fix the problem, instead of helping citizens, they didn’t do anything. I saw how Rob Ford was helping people throw their garbage and helping out… not only, he also privatized garbage services so that a Garbage strike will less likely exist again.
etc.
Instead of picking on him with the media… why not improve yourselves? try to be better and rightfully win voters’ votes… picking on someone just makes you very low… and it shows what a bunch of wimps you are…. nothing gets accomplished, just a bunch of meaningless arguments. For those who insist that Rob Ford is making Toronto look bad, as city Councillors, shouldn’t you be helping him out instead of fighting him?
Doesn’t Toronto “look bad” with such a terrible transit system and poor infrastructure (e.g. Gardiner Expressway)… as City Councillors, isn’t it your job to improve Toronto? Instead of fighting against Rob Ford, why not work with him to make the city a better place.
poll updates:
Toronto mayoral election poll Feb. 2014
Obama Bubbles
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I came across a game called Obama Bubbles, you play a game called Bubble Shooter and you score points by matching enough bubbles, depending on the region, some bubbles are worth more than others.
In this game, you play as Obama, by choosing the correct bubble type, you will accumulate a percentage of votes.
It’s quite educational (for those who are Americans or who are just interested in American politics) because you actually learn about what each region’s voters of the States is interested in (whether focusing on education, economy, religion, etc).
Focusing on the Issue…
This post isn’t about what Chai Yan Leung said was right or wrong, or even about this incident. I want to discuss about how our society deals with those who have views that are different from us.
Kevin Lau, Ming Pao, photo credits; CTV news
Just earlier this week, in Hong Kong, Mr. Kevin Lau , former Ming Pao Chief Editor, was severely stabbed 6 times. He is currently slowly recovering. Many reporters and Hong Kongers are worried about this attack because they believe the reason he was stabbed links to his job as an editor. People are questioning whether Hong Kong’s media and press freedom is at stake.
While everyone is worried and concerned over this matter, Chai Yan Leung, Leung CY’s (Hong Kong’s Chief Executive) daughter, makes remarks over this news.
She states:
「What does the attack have anything to do with press freedom ?! come on people 」
「one sees the tip of the iceberg and comes to all sorts of conclusions. 」
Leung Chai Yan, CY Leung’s daughter, photo credits: Apple Daily Hong Kong
Out of curiosity, I actually went to look her up on Facebook and read what all this was about. I wanted to see what others had to say about her comments.
Her Facebook was no different than those of my friends’ or myself. However, when you look at the comment counts and share, you can tell, she has attracted a lot of attention.
While “browsing” her Facebook, I noticed that people had not only commented on her status’ (regarding this attack) but also on her other posts about other things (e.g. daily life happenings, news shares, photos, etc).
It seemed that nearly all of her posts have been “trampled” on. In fact, it seems that the comments had nothing to do with the news or even her comments, they were attacking her.
Posters called her “ugly” , “cruel“, “b*tch“, etc. They compared her with terrible things, started talking CY Leung (her father), others posts memes, and some posters even copied and pasted the same comment into every post they could get their hands on.
Reading her Facebook made me feel sorry for her, she was being bullied.
Seriously… how is calling someone names and stepping of any use? That’s not solving the problem, it just shows how low you are…
I’m not saying what she said was right, all I’m saying is that we shouldn’t be bullying others to get our points of views expressed… we aren’t. We only show the person how much we hate them, you are not stating anything useful.
By bullying others to get our points across, how different are we then those we despise? How different are we compared to those we are scared of?
What I suggest is, instead of bullying that person (I just don’t see a point there), we should instead talk to the person as to WHY what we think they are wrong. Let them know our views and give them a chance to express theirs. They should have just commented on her 2 status’ focusing on the issue.
Talking and letting them understand why we feel they are wrong is so much better than bullying them with hurtful words.
alas, I hope Chai Yan Leung learns from this incident that she needs to be more careful when expressing her views in the future.
Simple Thoughts 
