Thang Nguyen 555
Cultures on Collision Course
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Author: Thang Nguyen 555
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Some people go through life without experiencing love. But today, we all experience justice. Put the economy, the environment , and the bad debt aside. It’s the kind of justice we can use. Black and white kind of justice. Not just the American way. It’s universal. It brought closure to the 3000 families and a plundering decade.…
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In a fictional tale of modern madness, the author of “the Remains of the Day” brought to us “Never let Me Go”. A famous quote from the school principal (where students were raised and taught to become “donors” since they were genetic copies made from real people to someday called on to offer their body parts…
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We are influenced most by our 2nd or 3rd degree connections. I grew up hearing stories of the past (almost 2 million people died in the 1945 famine and how my great Aunt took my mom and siblings in since she had a tea plantation etc… my Anne Frank version). Consequently, I strongly believe in Paying Forward (I wouldn’t have…
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In that order. Just like Guns, Germs and Steel. Natural, then with pesticides and back to organic. First, Mattel outsourced toy manufacturing to Hong Kong (ironically, G.I. Joe , the real one, first saw the larger horizon including the Far East due to the two World Wars) , then every company considers “if it can be outsourced, it must”. In military term,…
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An urban restaurant “closed the loop” by planting its own vegetables on roof-top garden, using bio-waste from its kitchen. Welcome to post-industrialized environment. A gym owner powered most of his appliances using energy generated from their Stairsmasters. Finally, the emergence of sharing-a-couch and sharing-a-ride economy (rule of thumb: if sharing stuff, they must be above $100 and small enough…
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I did everything twice. It’s become a pattern. It’s become a pattern, 6th grade found me fumble from a French-system to then Vietnamese system, so I ended up repeating my 6th grade at two different Middle Schools. Then, my freshman year got interrupted (by the White Christmas song that was played on US Arms Force radio, the…
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With Kindle, one can download library e-books and save a trip to the library. (no more browsing video titles like Yoga for beginners, Yogurt for vegetarians….). Just search, type in your ID and click “borrow”. I first noticed that huge book, entitled KNOWLEDGE, with a fine print which says, “Printed in China“. Now, even those outsourcing jobs are…
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Last Sunday, if you watched 60 minutes, you would have learned about “Three Cups of Teas”. I am sure the network legal council department did its due diligence before allowing the segment to air. The reluctance to go after these stories struck a familiar chord: nobody would be interested, we don’t want to shake the…
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Tata wanted to launch its Nano line starting at$5000 (when imported to the US, it will need to add air bags etc… hence bumping up the MSRP), taking over where the Excel used to be. Kohler on the other hand is making plans to roll out Numi, smart toilet, at $6300. Low and high-end seating. I…
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