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Written by Jean
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Thursday, 06 November 2008 |
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Quoted from NYTimes Russia: “The U.S., that is country that is really majestic,” he said. “I feel it is a country where everything is possible.” From a good China friend today: 美国人名万岁！(Long live the American People) These days have been some of the happiest days in my past 8 years of life. Oftentimes, the more you care about something, the more it affects you, during the good times and the bad. The past 8 years has seemed like a bad dream that I dared not hope to be awakened from, starting with the cheated 2000 election and the despair of my countrymen re-electing the fraud for the 2004 election. But finally, I feel a breath of fresh air and a release that I had despaired would never be ours again. So in memory of these days, I'd like to share with myself for reference in the future, and for the visitors of RP, some of the most touching momentoes of this time. I must also say that I was deeply touched by John McCain's concession speech. Though I would still not have voted for him, even if he had chosen a qualified VP, due to his 99% lean with Bush's economic policies, I found his concession speech to be very different from his campaign. It seemed more genuine and more real, and possibly offers a glimpse into him of what others saw in him before it vanished during the campaigning. I wrote him a letter of gratitude last night, because his concession speech compelled me to do so... Dear Senator McCain,
I am a Chinese-American from California, and an Obama supporter. I wanted to write you this note to show my deepest respect and humility before you.
You are indeed a true representative of the American people as can be seen from your elegant and dignified concession speech. I stand beside you, as an American citizen, and will work ever smarter and better to make our countrymen and the world proud.
My fellow peers and I salute you and the sacrifices you have made in campaigning for the presidency, for your people, for us.
Humble Respects. From Sina.com, a popular online portal in China, full-featured following of the 2008 Presidential Election 
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Written by Jean
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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Approximately one year and a half ago, I wrote a piece about myself. That piece summed up for myself and my close friends the struggle that I bore for the past several years. For those that haven't read the post, you can find it here. Today, America and the world enters into a New Era, with a new American President. Today (tonight) creates a new notch in history with 2 superstar candidates (Obama and Hillary Clinton), a well-respected maverick (McCain) and also the most frightful VP candidate (Sarah Palin). Today, for myself and fellow Americans, we can finally see a beacon beyond the fog, signalling to us the recovery and return to what America was built upon. To think that it will be an African-American who will be the one to lead us back ashore from the torrential storm that we were lured into, by whom some Americans once trusted. It is a historical day and a grand moment in life to witness the American people standing behind this new President-Elect. This is a significant day for myself and I truly believe... the Mark of a New Era... Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (20) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 88 |
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Written by Jean
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Monday, 03 November 2008 |
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So the latest news from China is that the Government is now destroying tainted animal feed. Thank goodness. However, one thing that strikes me as odd was that they mentioned a child could eat up to 2 dozen tainted eggs before falling ill, so it was telling consumers not to make a big deal. Which makes me wonder, what happens if you eat two dozen eggs over 2 months? Will it then be ok? I have no idea, but the first thing I do when I go back to the U.S. is to get a health check-up, especially on my kidneys. The one thing that I do know is that the kidney has these little things called nephrons, about 1 million of them, and they act as the filtration for your body. It would be disturbing if these nephrons got clogged up by Melamine. Here are some articles for your reference: New York Times: Chinese Regulators Destroying Tainted Feed About Nephrons Quote from IHT: "Kidney experts said that there has been very little research into how the chemical disrupts kidney function. Dr. Fredric Coe, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, said that melamine is likely concentrated in the kidneys into crystals that the body cannot dissolve. Those crystals clog many of the kidney's nearly one million nephrons, which are tiny filtering units, in a process very different from the usual way kidney stones are formed, Coe said. Urination slows or ceases, and patients suffer acute kidney failure." I heart my nephrons. Update:
Just received this from my friend Ryan, who's also an American expat in China
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Written by Jean
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Monday, 27 October 2008 |
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After a peaceful and relaxing weekend, I chanced upon the latest news reporting another case of tainted edibles. *sigh* The latest scandal is tainted eggs from Northeastern China. As quoted from the NYTimes.com : "During that time, several Chinese melamine suppliers admitted in newspaper interviews to selling melamine to animal feed operations and fish feed providers in China." "The discovery of contaminated eggs in Hong Kong was announced Saturday by the Center for Food Safety, a Hong Kong government agency, which said the eggs had been imported from a farm in the city of Dalian, in northeastern China. The center reported that the melamine level was almost double the legal limit for food sold in Hong Kong." More on this from BBC news . Guess I have to become a vegetable and fruit vegetarian now. :p Vegan? Comments (1) | Add as favourites (19) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 90 |
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Friday, 24 October 2008 |
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Finally, one piece of good news from the plethora of bad ones recently. I received an email update that at least one more life won't be needlessly lost in Iraq. Ratchet, the rescued dog of a soldier, has been released and is finally on its way to America. Read on for the details... Comments (1) | Add as favourites (22) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 98 |
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