November, 2006 // Posts published in November, 2006
Canadians trail blaze, and fails in China
Dr Graham Johnson, respected sinologist and long time friend of many of the folks in China, shared an interesting breakfast discussion with me yesterday morning. With other colleagues sitting about, we couldn’t help but to keep scratching our heads about the constant dropping of the ball by Canadian business people. Can we all be that collectively stupid? Quick ...
Woohoo!!! We are the Champions! :-)
As I go down on my knees and hail the 2006 Grey cup Champions… the BC LIONS!!!!!!! I salute thee What a game … as I now nurse my throat so that I may speak again. Way to go Dickensen and Smith… What a game…only in Canada, eh? Bloomin’ pity.
Racism my Arse
A number of years back a series of commercials called “Racism Hurts” was aired. Well, duh… what the heck do you expect? Perhaps those sensitive ads were meant for closet racists and their ilk to feel empathy for the victim. Truth be known old wise Ministry of Sensitivity and Diversity, that’s exactly why Racists do it for. What ...
Chinese looking glass
Not Chinese cooking class, but “the Chinese looking glass“. This book was the one of the most intelligently written inside perspectives into the mind of the Chinese people. It was written by Dennis Bloodworth over 45 years ago, and is one of only a few pieces of insightful literature that I’ve come across written by a non-Asian ...
Hey you leaderless Liberals, check this out
I just received this news item from my non-Asian Aunt, a 12th generation Canadian, whom I quite admire, because she is one hell of a good sh*t disturber. Before you read what she forwarded me, I got to state that I’ve had the great fortune of working with real leaders in our Nation – the likes ...
Ugly Chinese Canadian & Ugly white Canadian
I was reading a Chinese newspaper editor’s personal weblog this morning …sitting in my gonch as usual, and read a comment posting by one Adrian MacNair: http://chineseinvancouver.blogspot.com/2006/11/on-human-rights.html This Adrian fellow actually presents an interesting observation of how the lower mainland’s Chinese Canadian community is ghettoizing itself by not being mainstream enough. A few items he pointed out correctly ...
Woodward’s & Grey Cup 2006 !!!
Remember Woodward’s? That great institution that graced our old downtown until it got chopped up, sold and was dealt the death knoll? My family was a regular at the old department store, and several generations of us were members of the old Woodward’s Quarterback club. I still have those old badges they used to give as part ...
Political feedback
I was at a nice little business brekky earlier this morning and met some interesting folks… including BC Lion’s numero 5 aka Loooooou Passaglia …. A great local bred! The first thing I received at the breakfast event were a few politicians giving me some kudos and gears on my new blog. Upon return to my office, ...
Diversity, my arse
Just because a City just happens to have a nice and sometimes harmonious gathering of folks from different ethnicities and cultures doesn’t mean that it had been purposely planned this way. So why are some folks “advocating” something that is already in existence? And worst, many of these clowns take undue credit for this. Why all ...
Class of 2006
Okay… I’m gleaning through my shoeboxes of stuff…collecting the dirt and accolades for those folks who’ve placed themselves in a fishbowl. I will start with some favourite sons and daughters of the Asian Canadian political sorts …followed by some remainders who’ve yet to pass the grade. Here are my picks, past and present in no particular ...
Chinatown, Vancouver R.I.P.
One of the reasons why Chinatowns were formed throughout North America during the past 100+ years or so, was due to the simple fact it was a located at a location where “mainstream” community did not care for. Places like the False Creek mudflats where Vancouver’s Chinatown was founded. Call it a ghetto if you like. Our ...
Quality Chinese Cdn Politician = Oxymoron
Years ago, I started my annual tradition of an email blast …spewing antics courtesy of the embarrassing parade of Chinese Canadian politicians… lack lustre, inarticulate, opportunistic, shoeshining, and how woefully systemic it is. You get the picture. Where are the bright lights like the Douglas Jungs and the Art Lees of the past? What the Heck happened? What on ...
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