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Discrimination starts at home and school

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During recess, K was having his snack with his usual group of friends in school.

I guess there are limited tables so they had to share table with another group of students – who were not part of K’s gang.

There was a vacant seat next to K.

But one student refused to sit.

He reasoned, “Oh no, he is Indian and I am not going to sit next to him.”

Obviously he was referring to K who is a little tanned, as the Indian boy.

K overheard and related the story to us. We took it as a joke – especially on his skin color.

But it is NOT a joke if you look deeper. [Read more…]

Family Trip to Taiwan

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Taiwan trip

During the last school holiday in December 2012, we went to Taiwan for vacation for a total of 13 days.

My parents-in-law came along. After searching for a private driver and booking accommodation, we were ready to embark on an interesting adventure by touring the country of 23 millions people.

It’s time consuming to look for places to stay as we don’t want to end up staying in a place where it’s dirty and unsafe. We made our choices based on the reviews by past customers. To make things worse, all communication is conducted in Mandarin though there are some customer service officers who are fluent in English.

Taiwan is generally a safe country and the people are friendly and helpful. The place is clean and the people are very particular about the environment. Of course, you will never go hungry as the country is full of yummy snacks that you can enjoy – and some of them are shared with you here.

We toured Taiwan from the East to the South, and from the West to the North. It’s an anti-clockwise trip of the Island.

Overall, it was an exciting trip for us and we have learned the way of living, food, and culture of the Taiwanese people.

Since we already briefly know what Taiwan is about from this trip, we might go to Taiwan again but this time we will choose to stay in one place and explore the place in more detail. Hmmm… perhaps Cingjing Farm (清境農場).

(I have also written some interesting facts about Taiwan if you’re interested.)

Here’s the rundown of what we did, places we visited, food we ate, and where we stayed during our visit to this island that was formerly known as Formosa. [Read more…]

House-husbands get less sex from partners

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Sometimes surveys can make your day, especially when you have a dull one – causing by lack of sex…

It’s so interesting that I couldn’t help but share with you this one.

The survey says that husbands who spend most of their time cooking and cleaning (and all other “sissy” work) receive less sex from their partners.

What a baloney!

The survey goes on to say that husbands who have “jobs” outside have more sex because they look more masculine!

I have made enough comments about surveys in the past and I am not going to repeat what I have said here. [Read more…]

“Mom DID it”

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Heard a joke on the radio.

It goes something like this:

After dinner, mother and daughter are doing the dishes in the kitchen while father and son are in the living room watching TV.

Then comes a crashing sound from the kitchen. Someone obviously breaks a plate or something.

“It was mom,” the son says confidently.

“Why are you so sure it was mom?” the father asks, puzzled.

The son replied, “Because I don’t hear any scolding.”

Father: “………” [Read more…]

Powerless Supermom

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It’s a rare scene. At least in my country.

While I was slurping my noodles at a coffee shop, I saw a mother with 4 children. The eldest one is about 12 years old and the youngest is about 4.

She had to take care of not one but 4 kids by herself – without a maid. It’s no easy task.

“Impressive,” I thought silently.

The Supermom was buying ice-cream for the children. You can tell the excitement on the children’s faces.

This is when the ugly episode unfolded right in front of my eyes. [Read more…]