R.P. BenDedek
R.P. BenDedek
Don't Ask About EET Schools in China
So, to all you foreigners who have read anything I have written about EET, please be advised that I have no interest in hearing your tears unless you are prepared to provide me with your 'bona fides', and I have no interest in wasting time writing personally for you what I have already made publicly available.
Jan 25, 2012 - 3:15:28 AM
R.P. BenDedek
'China', and Western Ignorance.
I don't know where I wrote it, but the fact is, that during these
cold winter days, there is no sun, just clouds. The night sky however is
perfectly clear but that doesn't help heat the hot water. Point being:
Like everyone else I have to boil up pots of water in the morning or
evening so that I can have a wash.
Jan 22, 2012 - 4:37:12 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Week: The Triomphe of True Love
Jan 22, 2012 - 12:02:52 AM
R.P. BenDedek
CBA's CEO Ian Narev's Asian Dream
How will the Asian community view a bank which operates using minimal
and/or outsourced staff, whose only incentives are related to how much
the bank can charge the customer, and whose operational procedures tie
them up in the law of unintended consequences, but without the power, authority or incentive
to correct the flaws of the laws?
Jan 13, 2012 - 8:30:07 AM
R.P. BenDedek
A Trip to Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province China: Murphy's Law
I once had someone write me to say that there was no such thing as
Murphy's Law but that my personal 'negativity', my belief - if you will,
was drawing all the negative energy of the universe into my life and
thus I was creating all my own bad luck. Wow! Who knew I could have such
power!
Jan 8, 2012 - 12:20:33 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Chanukah 2011
Sometimes coinciding with Christmas, Chanukah (Hanukkah) in 2011
starts on December 20th and will continue for 8 days
until December 28.
Dec 21, 2011 - 12:02:57 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Open Letter to CEO Commonwealth Bank Australia
I guess in the final analysis, it doesn't matter whether your staff are
idiots, malicious, incompetent, outsourced or untrustworthy. The only
important thing is 'How big will your bonus be this year?'
Dec 4, 2011 - 12:25:57 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: Stupid Foreigners
Nov 30, 2011 - 12:02:50 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Lay Down and Die for PC Glory
To destroy a culture in the name of ideology is insane but to replace
a culture that has flourished for centuries or millennia for the sake
of a social experiment is just plain sick. If we do not put a stop
to the cancer eating through society in the name of 'humanity', the day
won't be far off when we discover that there is nothing 'humane' about
ideological power, and nothing 'human' about those who wield it.
Nov 25, 2011 - 12:25:10 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Chinese Students Ask: 'How can I write a Good Speech?'
So next time you sit down to write a speech, remember, 'How you put it together' is equally important as the topic and the message that you wish to speak.
Nov 18, 2011 - 12:15:31 AM
R.P. BenDedek
The Kings of Syria : 883 to 849 BCE Ben Hadad I & II
In understanding the situation in Syria at this particular juncture in Israel's history, the fact that 1 Kings 22:47 may be read as a reference to Syria, is important to the understanding of the political situation during the reign of Jehoshaphat (and therefore Ahab) between 880 BCE. and 858 BCE. The 'King's Calendar' reconstruction of the reigns of Ben Hadad I & II therefore would be:
Nov 13, 2011 - 12:17:12 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Troubles at the 'Which Bank?" - Commonwealth Bank Australia
Something is not right at the Commonwealth Bank. Definitely not right! But what will they do? I see that my reply has disappeared from the email records in my Commonwealth Bank Netbank Message Center. It is becoming more
and more obvious that someone is playing with me and my account. Yesterday, November 10th I checked the online Commonwealth Bank
statement again to see when my payment is due, and it shows that my last
payment was made in October and the next one is due in December. I had
already written and accused them of trickery, so I wasn't buying into
this.
Nov 11, 2011 - 8:10:52 AM
R.P. BenDedek
What can you do with a Bible College Degree?
Naturally I checked out their site (actually because I thought they were from the one I mentioned a year ago - they weren't), and came across the following gems of information, some of which you might - or might not - find interesting. (I presume of course that if you are reading thusfar in this article that indeed you are interested.)
Nov 11, 2011 - 2:20:35 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Thank God for my Suzhou Computer Repairman
After I left Suzhou in June 2008 I worked in Yancheng City for a year before moving to Baotou Inner Mongolia where I worked for 2 years. During that time a friend blew up my computer (long story) and I knocked over a whole mug of coffee on the computer. These two things together with the horrendous dust in Baotou, (not to mention the fact that my computer was purchased in 2003), left me with a computer somewhat worse for wear. When I got back to SuZhou it was off to the Computer Repair Service.
Nov 9, 2011 - 2:35:59 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: Outback in Inner Mongolia
Nov 4, 2011 - 12:02:18 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: Glasshouse Mountains viewed from Maleny Q'ld.
Nov 2, 2011 - 12:02:00 AM
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Photo of the Day: Back Streets of Dong He in Baotou
Nov 1, 2011 - 12:02:30 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Does the U N Mourn its Loss?
While seemingly hellbent on supporting the Palestinian cause, United Nations staff spend a lot of time fearing for their lives when they are in Palestine. I guess now with Gaddafi's 'passing', the United Nations will be forced to undergo another 'historic transition' of its own.
Oct 23, 2011 - 12:07:13 AM
R.P. BenDedek
The World Ends Again on October 21st 2011 :
Fundamentalists don't understand why no one will listen to their message. They don't get it do they? Jesus himself said that no one knows the day or hour of the end but these people in contradiction of the word of Jesus, insist that they better than he, know the fine print details of God's plan for the End of this World.
Oct 19, 2011 - 6:15:35 AM
R.P. BenDedek
In Bible Chronology R.P. BenDedek is a 'No-one'!
I can't stress this enough, for you see, many people write to me about their chronological schemes in relation to the history of Ancient Israel and many of them seem to think that I am actually some famous person hiding behind a pseudonym. I'm not!
Oct 19, 2011 - 5:40:25 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Science IS Faith in Action
I remember reading a few decades ago that scientists and others predicted that by the year 2000 there would only be 1 square meter of space on this planet for each and every human living here, that the air would be unbreathable, that there would be no food to eat and that we were all d-o-o-m-e-d! Ooops! They got that wrong! We're still here and even here in China there is still plenty of space to move.
Oct 16, 2011 - 12:15:52 AM
R.P. BenDedek
When Women Turn Ugly
Women are as violent and sinful as men, and there are many people 'out there' whose life lived in abuse, was not lived being abused by males but by females. We need to open our eyes to the truth and not fall victim to 'stereotyping' men in accordance with 'prejudiced' agendas of certain types of people.
Oct 14, 2011 - 2:15:29 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Feast of Tabernacles brings Comet Disaster on Sunday
It seems we just can't be happy unless we know that 'the end is nigh'. The End of the World was supposed to happen in May, but that got postponed until next week - October 21, 2011, but before that can happen, we have to go through the drama and devastation to be caused by the Comet Elenin
Oct 14, 2011 - 2:05:55 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Israel and the Gentiles
Written in 2005 but true in 2011: Half a century after the Holocaust, a new war against the Jews has been declared. We are only now - innocents that we have been, lulled by the world and our own wishful thinking into believing that widespread Jew-hatred is a thing of the past - waking up to its true dimensions.
Oct 1, 2011 - 12:15:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: Shepherds and other Mongolians
Sep 28, 2011 - 12:02:13 AM
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The Ten Antiquated Commandments
If being unenlightened means insisting on a society of DECENT PEOPLE, then let's get unenlightened as quick as we can.
Sep 24, 2011 - 1:05:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Israel can Bank on Our Support
Written in 2005 it nonetheless remains still true in 2011: Of course the human rights of Palestinians should be respected and the UN should play a role in this. But no other nation is singled out for the relentless attacks at the UN that Israel has to cop.
Sep 21, 2011 - 5:17:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
The 'Flip-Side' of The History of Palestine
What is Palestine? When the Romans conquered Judea, they renamed it Palestine. Since then, no occupying power ever made it an independent state or established a capital in Jerusalem. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was part of the province of Syria.
Sep 17, 2011 - 12:25:06 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: Country Living in Inner Mongolia
Sep 17, 2011 - 12:02:13 AM
R.P. BenDedek
No Place Like Home - Queensland.
There are only 11 photographs in this article, and all were taken at either Rainbow Beach or Tin Can Bay; the former lies on the surf side whilst the latter lies in the inlet. Both areas are Eco-managed for the protection of various species of wildlife.
Sep 11, 2011 - 12:10:10 AM
R.P. BenDedek
The Adventures of Captain Sandy Stewart.
In 2005, Captain Sandy Stewart was diagnosed with 'altzheimers disease' and since then he has been doing his best to see as much of the world as possible. His Wife Elaine encouraged Captain Sandy to write down his experiences so that he can relive them after the actual memories have faded.
Sep 10, 2011 - 8:55:09 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Captain Sandy's N.Z. Tour Photographs.
That original text article now has photographs inserted, and these photographs of New Zealand are in addition to the ones in the original article.
Sep 4, 2011 - 12:15:16 AM
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A Philippine Wedding & Corregidor Island
He also took us to a Japanese Peace memorial that has 3 guns in place, facing Batan. He said they he got many people to sign a petition for the Japanese to remove the guns or remove the word 'Peace' from the Sign. They changed the sign.
Sep 3, 2011 - 7:15:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: Countryside in Inner Mongolia
Sep 3, 2011 - 12:02:19 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: No Place Like Home
Aug 21, 2011 - 12:02:51 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Queensland - The Sunshine State
Queensland (The Sunshine State) is a tropical paradise, where it hardly ever rains, and the sun shines all day. True! Just ask anyone when it was that they last saw rain.
Aug 17, 2011 - 12:30:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
New Zealand : The Land of the 'Lord of the Rings'
Story by Captain Sandy Stewart: It became obvious that we were to be the floor show for the night. We all were given caps and kilts to wear, and I had a great sword to carry. Diana carried the Haggis while Mike carried the scotch. Then the piper came along. Let the show begin, 'The piping in of the Haggis'.
Jul 31, 2011 - 1:15:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Brisbane City's Captain Sandy Stewart.
Sandy Stewart, or "Captain Sandy," as he became known to his friends and passengers before he retired as a Brisbane City, "City Sights Tour Operator", now has Alzheimer's Disease, and he is doing his best to see the world before he forgets who he is.
Jul 29, 2011 - 12:25:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Photo of the Day: Australian Landscape by Paul Deecke
Jul 29, 2011 - 12:02:30 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Deportations: A Warning to Foreign Teachers in China
I was informed last night that during the week, a number of foreign teachers (including one I know personally) were detained by the Baotou City Police and are now in the process of being deported. It appears that their visa and/or employment status does not conform to the foreign teacher employment laws in China.
Jul 24, 2011 - 12:37:38 AM
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