International
R.P. BenDedek
Finding Myself in China Chapter 2
The Title "Finding Myself in China" is a play on words, because from February of 2003 when I came to China with the purpose of staying just one year, until August 2007 when I commenced to write the first draft of this book, I have literally 'found myself'. These past 7 years (2003-2010) have returned to me my joy of living and gone now are my previous feelings that my life really had no purpose. Having found myself in China, I found myself!
Mar 19, 2010 - 12:15:07 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Finding Myself in China Chapter 1
The Title "Finding Myself in China" is a play on words, because from February of 2003 when I came to China with the purpose of staying just one year, until August 2007 when I commenced to write the first draft of this book, I have literally 'found myself'. These past 7 years (2003-2010) have returned to me my joy of living and gone now are my previous feelings that my life really had no purpose. Having found myself in China, I found myself!
Mar 12, 2010 - 12:10:45 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Hotels, Lantern Festival, and Murphy's Law
Since you will see, and no doubt wonder at their significance, a variety of night time photographs, let me start with the most recent example of Murphy's Law.
Mar 6, 2010 - 8:15:33 AM
Kenneth Tellis
Letter to U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown
I have had the luxury of reading your apology to the forgotten poor British children that were illegally shipped overseas to former British colonies like Australia and Canada between 1920 and 1960. This was sometimes done without the consent of their parents and at times they were lied to by the British government of the time that they were orphans.
Mar 1, 2010 - 1:25:52 AM
International
Dongyue Miao - Where Taoist deities soothe themselves
Guides ignore it or dismiss it as lovely, the city map does not even mention it; in my opinion it is one of the most beautiful temples in the city.
Feb 24, 2010 - 12:10:46 AM
Kenneth Tellis
Parallels: Kahnawake Mohawks and Jewish Settlers
Natan Sharansky writes, "Identity can involve a person's connection with history. It can mean the desire to have children be part of this history, to educate them about a valued past so that it becomes part of their future."
Feb 23, 2010 - 12:59:07 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Racism: Media Myth
At the end of the day, according to those politically correct false guilt laden B.S. artists, only white men are capable of being racists. It's time to reject the politically correct lies and put a stop to opportunistic people manipulating our 'legislated guilt'.
Feb 21, 2010 - 12:20:49 AM
Kenneth Tellis
Where is there any Linguistic Duality in Canada?
Now where else would one expect that such utter falsehoods would be passed off as the reality of Canada but by a Minister in a Conservative Government that would deliberately lie in order to get a majority in the next election.
Feb 19, 2010 - 10:46:58 PM
Kenneth Tellis
Greensboro, 1960, Kahnawake 2010
As for the sit-ins that began on February 1, 1960s by those four college students at a Woolworths lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., I am not sure that if one was refused service in English in a restaurant or cafe in Quebec, that any action would be taken by the Federal or Quebec Governments to rectify the situation.
Feb 8, 2010 - 12:15:44 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Lake Baroon Fishing in the Kayak
My father simply couldn't get it through his skull that I simply did not W-A-N-T to be sticking worms on hooks and nor could I master the simple art of tying hook and sinker on a fishing line.
Feb 5, 2010 - 12:10:47 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Technologically Challenged: Telstra Australia
The lady smiled one of those 'oh isn't it fun to be dealing with old people' smiles. Then she asked me where I was staying. So I told her. She asks if I know the address and telephone number. I assured her that I did. She types in the address and then I opened my mobile phone to show her the hotel telephone number.
Feb 4, 2010 - 12:15:31 AM
Kenneth Tellis
How Hollywood Opened up its Heart to the World
I may not always agree with the stand sometimes taken by the U.S. government, but I will say this, that the American people will spare no effort when members of their allies are confronted with problems and are in a bind overseas.
Feb 3, 2010 - 12:45:41 AM
R.P. BenDedek
QF98 Hong Kong to Brisbane Jan 15, 2010
After that, one crew member told the others that I was an Australian journalist doing a story on Qantas Flight Attendants and that they had better look after me and do a proper job. I never did quite work out if anyone bought the story, but at any rate, this is the story.
Feb 3, 2010 - 12:30:41 AM
Kenneth Tellis
A Journey into Misadventure
It was November 4, 1963 and the M/V Ganges had finished unloading its cargo of sugar at the Sugar Wharf in Brooklyn, N.Y. which we had picked up in Cairns, Queensland, Australia and we were setting sail for Beaumont, TX to pick up another cargo of Phosphates for the Pfizer Plant in Grimsby, Yorkshire, England.
Feb 2, 2010 - 12:18:19 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Staying at Beijing Aulympic Airportel
Everyone was embarrassed to have allowed the foreigner see the event - but hey! - I have seen worse in China. Fist fights usually occur between members of the 'Gentle' sex. This was the 2nd time in 7 years I have seen males fighting. I have lost track of the number of 'fairer sex' fights. Gotta watch those Chinese women!
Feb 2, 2010 - 12:10:58 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Hot Air from Brisbane: Snow and Ice in Baotou
The park constructed alongside the water catchment is quite interesting, but it had no WC's! (Yes that was me furtively lurking about under the bridge - won't tell you what I was doing!)
Feb 1, 2010 - 12:15:03 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Flexible Lies: 21st Century Truth
The 21st century will go down in history (unless that history is totally rewritten) as the most racist of all time, and all in the name of 'non-discrimination' and despite all the well intentioned rhetoric spruiked in the name of secular humanity.
Jan 23, 2010 - 4:15:11 AM
Kenneth Tellis
A Truly Canadian/Canadien Experience
What exactly does Canadian experience mean? The term is usually used as a cop-out to stop someone obtaining a job. You can have all the experience in the world and not be able to get a job, because you do not have any Canadian experience. It is method used by Canadian employers to disqualify you the immigrant.
Jan 20, 2010 - 12:24:56 AM
Kenneth Tellis
'Where joual is spoken?'
Finally Joual (French patois) not French is being recognized as the REAL language of Quebec
Jan 19, 2010 - 12:22:50 AM
Kenneth Tellis
The Moment of Truth for Canada has arrived and we must seriously think of a Break-up
Remember that most English-speaking provinces in Canada have a lot more in common with their American brethren than they have with the Quebecois (Canadien) both linguistically and culturally.
Jan 15, 2010 - 12:07:21 AM
Kenneth Tellis
La Collegiale Set To Expand
Ontario is helping La Cite Collegiale expand so more students can train for jobs in high-demand skilled trades - while no such help was accorded to English-language Colleges or Trade Schools in Ontario on a similar level.
Jan 12, 2010 - 12:18:42 AM
R.P. BenDedek
My Dear Teacher - Letters from Chinese Students
Are you on MSN now, if you are free at this moment, how about say" Hello" to me there, as I actually have lots of word to talk to you! Hehe, please be assured that I am off duty today and working in the apartment, as the power in our company will be off within the whole day! So if when you are free sometime, please kindly contact me!
Jan 7, 2010 - 12:10:29 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Not before the Fat Lady Sings Please!
The show itself was predominantly orchestral, but with a couple of singers thrown in, and a Mongolian performance of the Ma Tou Qin or Horse Head String.
Jan 2, 2010 - 12:30:29 AM
R.P. BenDedek
'Buyer Beware': ETS One World Tax
Is Global Warming just a money making venture for scientists, the United Nations and Totalitarian regimes who hitertofore kept their countries poor and are now racing to catch up?
Jan 1, 2010 - 12:24:25 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Letter from My Sister: In for the Money
So now I have deposited $31.55 on your credit card and stolen $11 from your credit card. So who are you going to sue? Me for stealing from your credit card or the bank for paying it when you didn't authorise it? or maybe both!
Dec 31, 2009 - 12:10:34 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Men and Inexcusible Behaviour
Today, research is casting doubt on the myth of the innocent female. That is not a pleasant prospect for the Feminist movement. Destroy the myth and you destroy the political power base of the movement.
Dec 29, 2009 - 12:07:34 AM
Kenneth Tellis
I have sworn a holy war over every form of tyranny over the mind of man!"
John Walsh while opposing the stand taken J Grant Swank regarding Roman Catholicism showed how blind some Catholics are to the flaws in their own church.
Dec 28, 2009 - 12:10:40 AM
Kenneth Tellis
Some Quebecois priests say NO ENGLISH in church
A group of Metis (Quebecois) Catholic priests in Montreal are quite annoyed that the House of God is going BILINGUAL, and they are NOT at all happy with it.
Dec 23, 2009 - 11:03:33 AM
R.P. BenDedek
"Merry Christmas" is making a come back
All we do is offend the great majority of our residents by this politically correct nonsense and watering down of the historically accurate view of Christmas.
Dec 22, 2009 - 12:15:08 AM
Kenneth Tellis
"Americans should be on guard"
Please people of America do not allow your country to take the same route as Canada did in 1969. Hold on to the sacred values that your forefathers fought for and stand together as one nation undivided by internal linguistic strife.
Dec 15, 2009 - 12:11:05 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Nocturnal Visitors and other strange things.
While we foreigners might think life in China is often exotic and strange, just stop for a moment and imagine what the Chinese must think of us.
Dec 12, 2009 - 9:19:00 AM
Steven Shamrak
Israel Must NOT Waste Time on Rebuke!
Internet has provided an ideal meeting place for traditional, brainless anti-Semites and mentally disturbed, xenophobic attention seekers. They feed and thrive on the attention that they provoke from people who are justifiably disgusted with their uncontrolled activities on the Net.
Dec 8, 2009 - 12:15:30 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Da Xiong Mao Ji Di : Sichuan Province Panda Reserve
Giant pandas are more endangered than ever since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake... 23 percent of the pandas' habitat in the study area was destroyed, and fragmentation of the remaining habitat could hinder panda reproduction.
Dec 5, 2009 - 1:32:01 AM
Kenneth Tellis
Open Letter to Canadian P.M. Mr. Stephen Harper
Why does the federal government fund Village Quebecois d'Antan, Drummondville, Quebec, which only operates in Joual, the language of Quebec and there is no printed matter available in English at all at this venue. This is the exact opposite to that in Upper Canada Village near Morrisburg, Ontario which was forced to become BILINGUAL in order to receive federal government funding.
Dec 5, 2009 - 12:16:05 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Shifting Historical Perspectives?
The worst of the bunch however, are those who prefer to rewrite history to suit their own political ideologies. In that endeavour, it makes no 'nevermind' whether it is Islamic rewriting of history, or the secularist anti-God, anti-Judeo/Christian who does the writing. The end result is the same: We are deceived about our own history, and our faith is undermined.
Dec 2, 2009 - 12:19:58 AM
International
Cuandixia Village Beijing
Cuandixia is located on a valley floor and populated by a small group of families (circa seventy) who decided to literally open their doors to tourists.
Nov 29, 2009 - 10:03:30 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Faroe Island Denmark Whale Slaughter Culture
I include only the first photo so that you can get some idea of what it might have been like. (The rest can be found on the website mentioned.) Under the photograph is the spiel that is requested to be sent around the world to stop this slaughter of whales.
Nov 24, 2009 - 1:22:33 AM
Kenneth Tellis
Under the double standards of Canada's Metis minority
Of course no one mentioned the fact that in Quebec the English language was outlawed and could not be used in PUBLIC, whilst one could put up signs in any language, including JOUAL in any part of English-speaking Canada.
Nov 22, 2009 - 12:18:56 AM
Kenneth Tellis
The overlooked slavery of New France
During the early days of settlement in New France, between 1660 and 1760 before the British conquest of September that very same year French settlers were allowed to buy and sell slaves as a normal transaction because it was considered a necessity to do business, farm or menial household work.
Nov 21, 2009 - 8:55:14 AM
Kenneth Tellis
Letter to (Aust.) P.M. Kevin Rudd Re: Forgotten Children
Just today, Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said that there was no need for Canada to apologize for abuse and exploitation suffered by thousands of poor children shipped here (Canada) from Britain starting in the 19th century.
Nov 18, 2009 - 1:20:42 AM
|
