Those of us lucky enough to live in the wealthy western countries enjoy an unparalleled amount of freedom compared with some other places around the world. I think we could use some more since there are a lot of things going on in the western countries that come across as unfair and against freedom, but… [Read More]
Future Imperfect: How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future
Sometimes I look back on the changes of the first half of the 20th century, and I try to put myself in the shoes of someone growing up in that time and imagine what it must have been like to experience life in that period. I think back to 100 years ago, which is really… [Read More]
Weekend Reading: Osama, Harper, and Commodities Edition
Talk about a lot of events that have happened recently! Osama Bin Laden was killed by a group of Navy SEALs, Canada’s Conservative party won a majority mandate, and gold, silver, and oil have crashed hard, bringing the Canadian dollar down with them. It looks like the long awaited correction (for some) is finally happening…. [Read More]
老虎母亲读后感
This article was translated by a friend (my Chinese is not yet good enough to do it myself ;)). This is a Chinese translation of The “Tiger Mom” Approach is Not the Only Chinese Way 另一个CBC的感官 在读过Amy Chua 的著作老虎母亲后,我对于自己能在我父母的教育方式下成长感到非常幸运。我并不想批评此书作者的教育方法(好吧,也许有那么一点),但是我将告诉你们我和我哥哥是如何被抚养长大的,这样你们就可以看到不同的中国式教育并不是只有一种公式。 让我简短的从我父母第一次来加拿大开始说起。我母亲在她23的时候就嫁给了我父亲。当时,她的母亲已经去世了。我母亲家里一共有七个兄弟姐妹,其中有四个比她小,所以她觉得自己应该承担起照顾他们的责任。 为了照顾她的家人,我母亲从16岁就开始工作。当她最终遇到了我的父亲,他们很快有了我的哥哥并生活的很美满。当我的父母还年轻,我父亲的母亲告诉他们为了更好的生活他们应该搬去地球另一边。 我的母亲不觉得为了更好的生活而搬去其它地方是必要的。因为她在台湾已经生活得很好,所以一开始她就拒绝了。很快,她考虑到她的儿子;想到他可以在加拿大拥有更多机会掌握其它语言和接触各种不同的文化,她被说服了。 他们很快收拾行李搬到了加拿大的一所简陋的公寓里,还把所有的积蓄都交给了我父亲的母亲。她告诉我的父母自己已经很熟悉加拿大,所以会替他们保管所有好的积蓄并答应帮助他们在加拿大开始生活。
Canada’s Conservatives Win 2011 Election and Harper Wins a Majority Government
Wow, just… wow. This election has got to be one of the biggest movers in Canada’s history. The Conservatives finally won the majority that they were looking for, and the Liberals, once the party of Canada, were completely crushed. Canadians simply did not trust Ignatieff. Although Harper finally won a majority, many Canadians don’t like… [Read More]
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