Thang Nguyen 555
Cultures on Collision Course
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Author: Thang Nguyen 555
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My father often went off to see his daughter, my half-sister. My brother tried to see his son from a previous marriage every few years or so (coast to coast). Now I found myself in the same situation: seeing my little girl whom I took back from the hospital 19 years ago. I am sure…
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Every year, flooding in SE Asia killed people and took away their livelihood. And every year, people rush out to give materials and their time for reconstruction. So the mishaps were occasions for the best in humanity, and turn a flood of misery into a flood of love. Nobody wants to be on the receiving…
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For a small fee, we can take a look of our credit worthiness. But it takes a long time to realize self-worthiness. None among us has the future vantage point to look backward. We often hear about the magic power of MLM. In good times, yes. In bad times, those multi “levels” quickly become weakest…
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Adjust your lens or change it, then you will see all kinds of things. Even the same things, but much clearer. The power of reframing. Organization or organism all need to self-examine at one time or another. For instance, after taking your shirts back from the cleaners, you might notice that even though they are…
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NYT columnist sums it up and I have nothing to add to it, maybe except the cross-cultural angle about change or perish. I hear Yesterday’s lyric ” I am half a man I used to be”. .. Technological leap forward (surround sound, anyone?). Star Wars itself has to keep up with its own 3-D version.…
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WSJ most read article is “Why people can’t make decision” (see my other blog, “buy-in behaviors”). I also found another article that reinforces this period of indecision: companies are saving the money they borrowed at bank’s low rates, thus fail to spur the economy. Why would people borrow money at low rates, then sit on…
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Thousands gathered around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, on the occasion of its 1000th year celebration, to watch the city’s oldest Turtle emerge from the water. Meanwhile, conservationists are trying to crack down on the use of rare species for Chinese medicine, among these, what else: rare turtles. http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=212874778&gid=1433237&type=member&item=31119941&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dztimes.net%2Fpost%2Fbusiness%2Fvietnamese-smes-upbeat-about-economy-survey.aspx&urlhash=8bdb&goback=.gde_1433237_member_31119941. China, with a population 18 times…
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I am facing writer’s block. The calendar says, “October 1st, 2010”. Nicely digital (one and zero when dated as 10.01.10). Aside from that, I don’t see what’s special about this Friday (it’s not the 13th). Until I remember in Hanoi, the 1000th year celebration is just under way, and will last for 10 days. http://sify.com/news/vietnam-capital-hanoi-turns-millennium-old-news-international-kkbuuciffae.html…
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092405221_5.html?hpid=topnews I have been a long time admirer of Danny DeVito who made it against all the Hollywood odds. Now, in the hall of Congress, we got another “against all odds” kind of guy. Congressman Cao is up for reelection. Once, you are lucky. Twice, you must be good. His district clearly needs leadership, to…
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