2010 // Posts tagged as "2010"
My Trip to the Shanghai Expo
first published: West Canada Weekly 31.7.2010 by Gabriel Yiu The exterior design of the Canada Pavilion looks great and unique, but the exhibit inside is… I traveled to Shanghai earlier to see the World Expo and my biggest disappointments came from the pavilions that have a close relationship with me. Hong Kong is my birthplace where...
To some Gweilos (round eyes), all Asians are foreigners
Too many folks get bent out of shape ‘reading into’ race and racism. I know, I do. Take for example, a recent rash of TV ads on the new iPhone. Why is it that it’s always a white guy with an Asian chick? Why not a Yellow guy with a white chick? Or what about the BC Liberal...
sino sniping on eve of G8-G20
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The UGLY Chinese Canadian blog’s email IN box lit up like a Christmas tree today. We received over a couple dozen emails expressing concern over a CBC tv newsclip yesterday regarding “foreign espionage” here in Canada. Here are a few snippets from the emails we received: Subject: sino-phobia / csis interview on cbc http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/06/22/spying-csis.html did all of you catch...
Vancouver’s Chinese wingnuts initiate mudslinging (part 2)
So our left leaning political rent-a-crowd got blamed for locking up a bunch of right wing nuts at the Chinese Cultural Centre, the week of the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The incredible loss of face to those locked up. Oh, the shame. Oh, the misfortune. Now, it’s been a month since the day of the...
Chinese Grocers and an Accountant… uh, Olympian!
Q: Why don’t they allow Chinese to play in the NHL (National Hockey League)? A: Because everytime they get into a corner, they open up a grocery store. Q: What’s does the title “CA” stand for? A: Chinese Accountant. Yeah, really lame jokes. Let’s put some stereotypes in play here… Chinese grocers and Chinese accountants. But what if we threw...
spontaneous unhyphenated Canadian Joy
Joy and laughter is one of the nice legacies from the now ended, Vancouver winter Olympic games. Oh yes, there are those who are muttering doom and gloom on who and how we will pay for the big party we’ve had. Yes. It will be interesting to see how the hang over unfolds. But for an old curmudgeon...
in your face. Sore Losers
Hey Britain and Russia… Get a tow on some of your dick-size challenged reporters. What’s with all the foul words and sour grapes you’re inking up over there? Who peed in your cornflakes? Let’s see… Canada 14 G | 7 S | 5 B | 26 total Russia 3 G | 5 S | 7 B | 15 total G...
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