Thang Nguyen 555
Cultures on Collision Course
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Author: Thang Nguyen 555
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Tower Records and Twin Towers. All came down. I remember watching it over and over in disbelief. My “where were you when Kennedy was assassinated” moment. My friend even commented on my being so upset. And I remember blurting out that a culture with Howard Stern throwing bagels at cream-cheesed butts on TV was in…
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Tang was well-known way back then, as the drink of choice for astronauts. Sanka had been in every motel room, before the green de-caffeine (equivalent of conditioner that is coupled with shampoo) bags came to existence. And now Google Instant, promised to be faster and more magical. Can’t data mine faster than that. The wisdom…
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It must be hard to keep reinventing one’s self, especially when it comes to topping your own high marks. Gaga does it again on Vogue cover (all- meat bikini ). http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/09/07/2010-09-07_lady_gaga_dons_raw_meat_on_cover_of_vogue_hommes_japan.html Use all your resources. Follow the money and your instincts. This is to show that when it comes to imagination, we have no bound.…
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Infrastructure improvement could cost billions. Kids need to drive someday. And as Mr Buffet wisely put his investment dollars into railways since containers need to be offloaded to the Wal-Mart near you. Those who travel recently can recall “boarding by zone”, “e-ticketing”, etc.. All sorts of gimmicks , except for the limited runways and slots allowed…
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Fast food companies got fast funding last week: Wendy, then BK. For the past two years, I have stopped by BK twice, each time, for the buy-one-get-one-whopper-free deal. We will look back to this Recession as a house-cleaning era, when BK might mean bankruptcy, or Burger King. HUD Secretary was interviewed on Capital Connection this…
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After a transitory lay over at a third country, I found myself in one of the entry points, in this case, Atlanta: Southern hospitality, chicken recipe, and of course, airport price tagd. Ten bucks, with no drink. Welcome back, Mr Nguyen. I prepare my breakfast now. No longer a Saigon sitting down on a low…
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Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow, the song goes on and on as the then incoming Clinton team danced the inauguration night away. Satellite and the information superhighway open access, as well as easy credits built an unsustainable momentum of shopping on the run. Imagine the nation on an airplane, just about to take off, and…
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I once got a 12-hour lay over in S Korea. The airport boasts itself as ” a world best airport hub”, w/ picture of a janitor-on-duty in men’s bathroom. Every hour, there were a procession of some sort, complete with traditional gowns and ceremonial hats. Passengers-turn-shoppers (the airport was designed as a Mall) paused and…
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Yesterday I saw a blind man, cane first, feet followed, amidst really busy traffic. He was neither assisted by a companion, dog or human being, nor by traffic alerts for the blind. Yet he made it to the other side (without music from the Door) , and was on his way into an alley, which…
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