Dozens Roses

Wednesday night, 

the dozens roses were waiting outside of my apartment when I came back home. 

I was too busy and worried about they would gone 

before I had a chance to take a decent picture of them.

Fortunately, they are still so beautiful.

Now, I can keep them forever like this...

Baby learning Chinese.flv

 

Soooo adorable...

A frustrated cute baby just wants to have another bun,

 but parents are insisting that he has to finish the request in correct Chinese.

Bo Xilai Scandal

     Aug 9, 2012,  Bogu Kailai stood trail for international homicide. Media published the picture of her in the courtroom. Many people thought that was a double body of her. Some witnesses said that "Bogu Kailai" was very calm during the trail. It seemed like she did not care that much. It was not a normal reaction.

      I have struggled to believe the stories about Bo Xilai and his wife Bogu Kailai that I've read on the internet, . They are too dark for me to comprehend. I think most of people just like me are scratching their heads and wondering what the hell is going on.

       In spite of how much money Bo's family had made" illegally", like those other leaders, one of the "rumors" made my hairs stand on end.  The "conspiracy" tried to convince readers to believe that Bo and Gu involved an airplane crash and assassinated one of their political opponent LiYangFen. China Northern Airline flight 6136 plummeted into sea as it was about to land in the port city Dalian, on China's north-west coast, 10 year ago- May 7, 2002. 112 innocent people were killed in the disaster!

      If they were true, I would lost the hope for China's future. Power hungry paranoid politicians will stop at nothing to protect their interests and their wealth. Bo Xilai scandal may reveal other untold stories among the elite groups and allows Chinese people to see what is behind the curtain. This is why Chinese government is so eager to finish the trail ASAP, and afraid that the ripple effect maybe out of control. We may never know what really happened, at least not now.

Flowers

They are beautiful!

Liu Xiang

         My heart sunken when Liu Xiang fell, even though, I already knew the news earlier. My eyes moisten when I watched him turned back from the athlete tunnel, hopped all the way to the end of the track on his one leg and kissed the final hurdle in his lane. It was very solemn and stirring moment and I heard the commentator's sob.
        It is very disturbing that so many chinese people have criticized him that he and his team put a great show out there and tried to manipulate 1.3 billion disappointed people.  It always easier pointing fingers at others. I maybe naive, or even  there have some truths to their arguments, is it necessary that treat an athlete so cruel? As an athlete, Liu Xiang did his best! There was nothing he could do. We put too much weight on his shoulders more than he could carry. Winning is important in sports , especially in the Olympics,  but more important is the sportsmanship spirit!

Love

We all have the emotional need to feel beloved.

When this need is met,

we move out to reach our potential for good in the world. 

However, 

when we feel unloved, 

we struggle just to survive.

Surprise!

What a surprise! A friend sent me the flowers! They are so beautiful!

Man cycles across the world from China for London 2012

      In just over two years Chen Guanming says he has travelled with his rickshaw about 60,000km through 16 countries, overcoming floods, war zones, mountain passes (included Tibet) and temperatures of -30C.
      His story sounds so fantastical that isn't dissimilar to what Marco Polo did. The 57-year-old from Jiangsu province in eastern China, has the passport, press cuttings and book full of messages from around the world, to testify to his feat.
      His aim, he said, was to "spread the Olympic spirit".
      Original report click here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18980693

      His story reminds me that a few friends and I had an expedition plan to drive Jeeps around the world back to 12 years ago. It was just a big talk. I so admire the man's spirit and his commitment. He made it with his rickshaw. How cool is that! I have to say that he found the most economic way of traveling - no fuel cost, doen't need motels along the way and get great exercise while doing sightseeing. Brilliant! It may become the trend in the future.

Restaurant Week- Morimoto

 It was a summer Friday! Skipped work early and jointed a friend for lunch yesterday.

       I've eaten at Morimoto couple times for dinners. This time I tried the Grilled Wagyu Beef bento lunch box. The box came out pretty, but the tasting was mediocre, nothing was very special. What could I complain? $24 for a fixed menu which included all the dishes in the picture plus a drink- Virgin white lily and a dessert. Lunch like this is a luxurious. 

       Oh, I mustn't forget mention the pretty, psychedelic and  minimalist restroom! Each fully enclosed restroom has its own Toto washlet! Beyond that, was a mirror inflecting floating cherry blooms that continued on to infinity. Why didn't I check this out before? It is the best restroom I have seen so far. Now, I'm thinking about it and regret that I did not try the Toto washlet. Next time!

My Letter to Martin Rogers

I don't believe I wrote a letter to Martin Rogers to comment on his article that posted on Yahoo Sports today. It was so out my character. I must be doped! The truth is that I was fed up by all the nonsenses flooding around the medias about Chinese athletes. Why can't those so call "journalists" just show their respects to the chinese athletes without biased standards. Why do they think those chinese gold metal winners are state trained and brain washed compete machines? Why can't they just admit that all the chinese athletes are the dream pursuers just as other countries'. They sacrificed lot to pursue the glories.

Hi Martin,

A fried of mine asked my opinion about the article you posted onYahoo Sports today- Family kept grandparents' deaths secret from Chinese diver until she won gold medal.

Honest speaking, I don't like the way how you told the story. My personal feeling is that you deliberately used different words to present your biased opinion. If these things happen in other countries, you will present it as heroism and self-sacrifice.

There are no easy ways to won the gold.I'm sure that Wu Minxia and her family sacrificed lot in their personal life. But the truth is that it was a personal choice. Nobody was forced to stay in the training camp. Don't like it, anybody can quit. 

Your article gave the wrong impression to your readers that China was a communist country where people didn't have the freedom to do what they want to do. "In China, athletes are often taken away from their families at a young age and placed in specialist training schools where they practice for hours every day. Wu began training daily at a diving camp at the age of 6. By the time she was 16, she had left home to be installed in a government aquatic sports institute." It was a very interesting choice that you used " are often taken away" and "be  Installed". If you go to boarding school and college, would you use the same words? They are the similar or same situations. Training camps are just more disciplined than others.

I guess you don't know about China. This is not your fault. Chinese government and Chinese people should do a better PR job to improve China's images abroad. This is America, everybody can express their own opinions. I just wish the medias can be more fair on China- related issues. There are many evidences have driven me nuts like this kind of stories.

I am sorry to hear the story about Wu Mingxia's family. But I believe that it was the decision they thought was the best for them. 

Best regards.

Vany