Monthly Archives: June 2013

亲爱的小孩

Posted on June 29, 2013 by kchew

亲爱的小孩 (Dear little child) is the name of this beautiful  song which I first heard at the Voice of China 2012 competition.  It has slow start but after a while it just gets better and better. The original singer is 苏芮 … Continue reading →

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America’s PR disaster over Snowden

Posted on June 27, 2013 by kchew

The Obama regime and the West in general have scored an own goal and suffered massive setback to their images. Their self-appointed role as the sheriff of freedom and democracy is in tatters  after the revelations by Snowden.  Much of the … Continue reading →

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夜夜夜夜

Posted on June 26, 2013 by kchew

The original singer is  齐秦 (Qi Qin). A more recent version by Terry Lin (below): 想問天你在哪裡　我又想問問我自己 一開始我聰明　結束我聰明　聰明得幾乎都毀掉了我自己 想問天問大地　或者是迷信問問宿命 放棄所有　拋下所有　讓我漂流在安靜的夜夜空裡 你也不必牽強再說愛我　反正我的靈魂已片片凋落 慢慢的拼湊　慢慢的拼湊　拼湊成一個完全不屬於真正的我 我不願再放縱　我不願每天每夜每秒漂流 也不願再多問再多說再多求我的夢

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The Snowden Saga

Posted on June 25, 2013 by kchew

The Snowden saga has taken a centre stage in the current world of geo-politics. He is a self-less hero to many but a self-deluded traitor to some. I view him as a good person who acts on his conscience, fighting against an all intrusive big brother government system. … Continue reading →

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Comparing China with rest of the world – Part 2

Posted on June 23, 2013 by kchew

Queuing: Queuing is an admirable basic trait that embodies a civilized society In many countries, the queue has become internalized everyday habit of the people. The Germans and the British take to their queuing habit seriously, firmly subscribing to the first … Continue reading →

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