Ivanka Trump is married. doh!
but congrads!!!
Though there wasn't much news on this before hand... one wonders about pregnancy...
But she is a pretty girl... progressively more beautiful... when she initially started her appearance on trump's show, she looked like spoiled bratty girl, who don't know what to do... But later, she grew more sure of her self, more mature than Donald junior...
but alas, she is not available any more.
sigh.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
The right to not get high
California is reducing enforcement of marijuana use laws.
Some how, this is going to lead to more and more smoking and more and more people will smoke and some day, we won't be able to find a place where there isn't second hand marijuana smoking. (It's hard now. My neighbors always smoke out side of my window, and I can't have a peaceful night w/o getting second hand high :( )
I think if we move toward legalizing marijuana smoking, there should be designated smoking area where there are filters to remove smoke before recycling the air.
Also, the smokers should have a forced cleansing session, breath heavily into something until lungs are mostly clean, before exiting this area.
btw, three cheers for the governor for passing AB920! hooray! hooray!! hoorray!!!
Some how, this is going to lead to more and more smoking and more and more people will smoke and some day, we won't be able to find a place where there isn't second hand marijuana smoking. (It's hard now. My neighbors always smoke out side of my window, and I can't have a peaceful night w/o getting second hand high :( )
I think if we move toward legalizing marijuana smoking, there should be designated smoking area where there are filters to remove smoke before recycling the air.
Also, the smokers should have a forced cleansing session, breath heavily into something until lungs are mostly clean, before exiting this area.
btw, three cheers for the governor for passing AB920! hooray! hooray!! hoorray!!!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
What of culture?
Recently I had the fortune to witness an exchange at a Chinese-American business event. One caucacian and three Chinese-Americans sat on the panel... Discussion circles around interaction between Chinese companies and American companies. (Most of the audience are Chinese American Business people)
Near the end, one audience stood up and asked a question:
"I've seen that when French companies invest in middle eastern countries, they will often ask their new employees to learn to speak French by providing mandatory French classes for all employees. I wonder what the panelist feel about the spread of Chinese culture and how that may influence the productivity of newly acquired companies?"
"What is there to teach? Just drink!!"
one of the Chinese American speaker bursted out on stage, and the room laughed politely.
The Engineer inside me reacted immediately. I said out loud: "Well, certainly not the engineering team. I wouldn't ask the engineering team to drink as part of the culture."
Not one other person reacted to this blatantly disrespectful remark... In a room full of people who claim to be Chinese or Chinese American, all laughed, politely, and some laughed in genuinely good humor!
The Mckinsey speaker finally reacted. She said, "when I spoke of corporate culture being different between American companies and Chinese companies, what I meant was corporate culture! I make sure every time that I speak of such things in public I speak of corporate culture. I'm not worried about national culture in the least. That's the last thing I'd worry about."
Other panelist chimed in, but saying little else, repeating the word national culture. The crowded hesitated. But it disbursed and the discussion came to a quick end... But there is something lingering...
After some thoughts, I suddenly realize. Waita minute! that was such a big insult!! And the only panelist who did react, she did not react by saying anything positive about the Chinese culture, nor did she say anything against the "just drink" comment. All she did was to cover her ass about her company. Witty and professional, sure, but certainly, disappointing that a room full of Chinese and Chinese Americans, not one person had the tiniest hint of intelligence nor wit to realize the insult being dished by a fellow Chinese or Chinese American, in public, in the face of every Chinese person in this Chinese organized Chinese business conference.
NOT a single response!
Even polite laughters.
WHAT!
THE!!
FUCK!!????!!
and besides. I think the term more fitting is ethnic culture versus corporate culture. National culture seem to point to national politics (and in the case of PRC, communism.) The person asking question was asking about the Chinese ethnic culture.
WHAT THE FUCK??
Just drink???
That's the only thing that any of the panelist can speak of when they think if Chinese culture?
And the whole roomful of self proclaimed Chinese- and self proclaimed business- people, not a single one has a slightest bit of pride? not a shred of comprehension? not the least ability in language or tactics to respond to such a blatant insult??
The meeting just ended there, with out really ending... just that people left... uncaring. The purportrator of such disgraceful remark, unscathed. The caucasian watching... smirking in his little beard... smirking!!!! laughing!!!!!
"You Chinese people are so fucking stupid!!!
You make light of such a serious question at such an important time."
"YOU ARE SO FUCKING STUPID!!!!"
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Near the end, one audience stood up and asked a question:
"I've seen that when French companies invest in middle eastern countries, they will often ask their new employees to learn to speak French by providing mandatory French classes for all employees. I wonder what the panelist feel about the spread of Chinese culture and how that may influence the productivity of newly acquired companies?"
"What is there to teach? Just drink!!"
one of the Chinese American speaker bursted out on stage, and the room laughed politely.
The Engineer inside me reacted immediately. I said out loud: "Well, certainly not the engineering team. I wouldn't ask the engineering team to drink as part of the culture."
Not one other person reacted to this blatantly disrespectful remark... In a room full of people who claim to be Chinese or Chinese American, all laughed, politely, and some laughed in genuinely good humor!
The Mckinsey speaker finally reacted. She said, "when I spoke of corporate culture being different between American companies and Chinese companies, what I meant was corporate culture! I make sure every time that I speak of such things in public I speak of corporate culture. I'm not worried about national culture in the least. That's the last thing I'd worry about."
Other panelist chimed in, but saying little else, repeating the word national culture. The crowded hesitated. But it disbursed and the discussion came to a quick end... But there is something lingering...
After some thoughts, I suddenly realize. Waita minute! that was such a big insult!! And the only panelist who did react, she did not react by saying anything positive about the Chinese culture, nor did she say anything against the "just drink" comment. All she did was to cover her ass about her company. Witty and professional, sure, but certainly, disappointing that a room full of Chinese and Chinese Americans, not one person had the tiniest hint of intelligence nor wit to realize the insult being dished by a fellow Chinese or Chinese American, in public, in the face of every Chinese person in this Chinese organized Chinese business conference.
NOT a single response!
Even polite laughters.
WHAT!
THE!!
FUCK!!????!!
and besides. I think the term more fitting is ethnic culture versus corporate culture. National culture seem to point to national politics (and in the case of PRC, communism.) The person asking question was asking about the Chinese ethnic culture.
WHAT THE FUCK??
Just drink???
That's the only thing that any of the panelist can speak of when they think if Chinese culture?
And the whole roomful of self proclaimed Chinese- and self proclaimed business- people, not a single one has a slightest bit of pride? not a shred of comprehension? not the least ability in language or tactics to respond to such a blatant insult??
The meeting just ended there, with out really ending... just that people left... uncaring. The purportrator of such disgraceful remark, unscathed. The caucasian watching... smirking in his little beard... smirking!!!! laughing!!!!!
"You Chinese people are so fucking stupid!!!
You make light of such a serious question at such an important time."
"YOU ARE SO FUCKING STUPID!!!!"
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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