Let Game be Game

Beijing Olympics game is less than ten days away. As a Chinese, I have all the reason to be excited. However the news here is all about the polluted air, internet censorship, human right and Tibet. Western just has to preach its righteousness when you are invited and party dinner is about to start. I guess that we just never have enough to show how civilized we are.

One time one of our dear friends tried to challenge me and ask me if I feel so lucky to be in America. Frankly I feel a bit sad of her to ask this tasteless question. I always feel very lucky to have an opportunity to step out of China. It opens up a whole new world for me and above all, I found love of my life. But that is not what she intended to ask. The question really is how unlucky I would have been if I stayed in China. Really tell how much less American knows the world beyond us as we assume.

I came across this article in MSNBC. The title is " Why these might be the "Nationalism Games". Just feel pitiful for this writer who I believe she is Chinese American. I made following comment:

First of all, being negative sells, especially to China now a day. That is surely one of reason that Western mainstream media is so bankrupt. This article is just so shallow and ignorant.

Patriotism is good thing for American but not for Chinese. Even high school football game here starts with the American Anthem. Sounds pretty nationalism in your term, is not it?

I am China born American citizen. I love China and American. One is my motherland and another is my motherland in law. To my observation, the Western view to China is largely a part of cold war legacy and a part of superiority with anxiety. I has been critical of a lot things happening in China and here but in constructive way.

Yeah, Western has been leading human civilization during the past several hundred years. Along the way, a lot of lessons need be drawn. a lot of brutality and human suffering as well. Now the rising of China and the East at large can learn from it. Chinese system is far from perfect and so does American. Otherwise how could this country select current president twice under the name of democracy? Is that ironic?

It is not zero or whole game. The world is so intertwined together. The rule-Bad for China is good for American or vice versa applies less and less.

The world leaps forward while our view toward it remained the same.


I have not doubt that China will hold the most successful party in the Olympics history. Let game be game.

Fence, Puppy and Nice a meal

I went outside after work and took some pictures of Sammy newly made fence. They are very cute. Well they are made of old wood lathes from our kitchen's remodel and recycled from a house in our hood. After hard work, it turns out to be very nice. Surely make our house "swanky" and "upscale" in our hippiehood.

Our neighbor Jane and Mike got a puppy. Her name is Nellie. My mom helps them take care of the puppy when they are at work. I do some if I work from home. She is such cutie and loves to be around people.

Finally we had a home-made hamburger with Chinese flavor and hash brown made of red and gold beet, potato, squash from our garden. they are yummy. Well here they are

Kentuck Knob

Falling Water

We finally made a trip to Falling Water. Something is simply exquisite and exquisitely simple. We stayed in a chalet along a river side accessed through a unpaved road called Paddler's Lane. It is in a small town called "Confluence" where three rivers meet. They are Casselman River, Laurel Hill Creek and the Youghiogheny River.

















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