I am glad you are not the Minister of Defence, nopeace! China's response is reasonable, given the fact that the Indian President was entitled to be in any part of his country. This applies to China in that our President is entitled to visit any part of China, be it one inch from any border.
CD 5 April 09
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Police balled over ball
I am surprised the police didn't shoot Ms Salman, given their horrific history of over-reaction. It all boils down to societal attitudes toward particular sections of our fractured community. One lot is intolerant of the other. Ms Salman was justifiably fed up with having her house peppered by ball bouncing [it is, after all, annoying], but her action in stabbing the ball and allegedly threatening the kids is indicative of this intolerance. The police, true to fashion, over-reacted because of perceptions and not because of on-the-spot-reality. We see it time and time again where police treat people as objects of their fear rather than as people in need of their guidance and protection.
DT 6 April 09
DT 6 April 09
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Teachers of English in China
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Teachers of English: Firstly, let me correct the term English teacher; in this form the word English is an adjective and is not the term for the language.
Secondly, teachers of English need only to be English-speakers as the role they invariably play is that of fund-raiser for the language institution.Where I teach English the institution classified itself as a university but when arriving in China I found this to be a misnomer. The place was no more than a derelict school with no technology, no standard of cleanliness and no sense of honesty prevailing among its elite staff. The students are generally unsatisfied with this institution and feel that they have been cheated into enroling. Most feel they would rather be elsewhere.The local teachers of English certainly do try hard enough but the results are not such that the graduates are in any position to go out and teach other Chinese students the rudiments of the English language.
It is all a rather sad joke, both for the so-called 'foreign' [itself a misnomer] teacher of English and for the students themselves.
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Teachers of English: Firstly, let me correct the term English teacher; in this form the word English is an adjective and is not the term for the language.
Secondly, teachers of English need only to be English-speakers as the role they invariably play is that of fund-raiser for the language institution.Where I teach English the institution classified itself as a university but when arriving in China I found this to be a misnomer. The place was no more than a derelict school with no technology, no standard of cleanliness and no sense of honesty prevailing among its elite staff. The students are generally unsatisfied with this institution and feel that they have been cheated into enroling. Most feel they would rather be elsewhere.The local teachers of English certainly do try hard enough but the results are not such that the graduates are in any position to go out and teach other Chinese students the rudiments of the English language.
It is all a rather sad joke, both for the so-called 'foreign' [itself a misnomer] teacher of English and for the students themselves.
China's Children
Temujinsky NewcomerUID 219259Digest Posts 0Credits 1Posts 1Registered 2009-4-5Status Online
This is the new world of Chinese childrenThis behaviour is more common than we would like. Even in the past five years the behaviour of young Chinese is showing signs of what we are being shown by the China Daily; aggressive brats who spit on you, bump into you while walking along the streets, caring not a whit nor whirl for anybody but themselves. And these are tomorrow's 'leaders'? I see remnants of other societies in such uncouth and brainless behaviour; Japan and Germany of the 30's ... arrogance and unshifting self-possession.
The world of courtesy is quickly disappearing from China as the younger generations are taking hold of the reins of society. Take a good look at how they drive! How they enter lifts. How they dominate the footpaths. They are simply awful!
This is the new world of Chinese childrenThis behaviour is more common than we would like. Even in the past five years the behaviour of young Chinese is showing signs of what we are being shown by the China Daily; aggressive brats who spit on you, bump into you while walking along the streets, caring not a whit nor whirl for anybody but themselves. And these are tomorrow's 'leaders'? I see remnants of other societies in such uncouth and brainless behaviour; Japan and Germany of the 30's ... arrogance and unshifting self-possession.
The world of courtesy is quickly disappearing from China as the younger generations are taking hold of the reins of society. Take a good look at how they drive! How they enter lifts. How they dominate the footpaths. They are simply awful!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Chinese spies who are interested in cricket
Living here in China is full of cyber surprises. It does not take an expert to know when these chappies are looking in at you. They don't mind if you know; sort of uniform on the beat ... if you know they are surveilling you, they reckon you'll stop your illegal activities such as reading The Australian!!!
It really is a joke and one can't help laughing at them. But then, I am a nobody and my secrets are confined to soothseeing who wins the cricket.
It really is a joke and one can't help laughing at them. But then, I am a nobody and my secrets are confined to soothseeing who wins the cricket.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Justice Marcus Einfeld
Zao shang hao, as we Aussies say in the China morning
Mr Waterstreet, it was a relief to read your column today.
I remember nothing but good when I think of Justice Einfeld. I still do!
The car episode is nothing more than that; an episode. It is not the story itself.
What Joel Fitzgibbon has done [as has nearly every pollie our land has produced] outweighs by far the misdemeanour
our learned Judge has ... I cannot locate the exact verb for this ... and the profligate waste and lies of men and women in
government that have cost us, as a community rather than a nation, during the time of my lifespan.
You mention that noble man, Lionel Murphy. I think of his wasted face as he neared death and I think of the good he had
done for us and I think with equal passion the schadenfreude of that era. The same with Graham Kennedy and a host of others
who, in public life, have been vilified once their usefulness as pleasure instruments has passed.
Justice Einfeld's courage to stand against the tide has always thrilled me. Here was one man intent upon justice, rather than upon
self-appointment. The fact that his list of accomplishments blurs the single outstanding achievement says it all, in my books.
Show pony indeed! He is a charismatic character bound to upset the pernicious among us. Christ upset the morons of his time.
Justice Einfeld moved equally among all strata of Aussie society. I didn't know him; but I knew of his ethics and of his heart, an organic
instrument that beat congruently with ours.
As for Paul Sheehan, I am loathe to be reminded that he carries an Irish name. Others have suffered by his poisonous pen. I shall not waste
my time on further thoughts of that cur.
I would be grateful if you were to convey my high regard to Marcus [how I would be so proud to be able to call him by his first name]
Einfeld. I worked for others many years ago whose religion bore heavily upon them in the public arena and I loved them for their stoicism.
With respect
Adrian
Adrian Keefe MA
International College
Hubei Normal University
82 Cihu Road
Huangshi Hubei 435002
People's Republic of China
Mr Waterstreet, it was a relief to read your column today.
I remember nothing but good when I think of Justice Einfeld. I still do!
The car episode is nothing more than that; an episode. It is not the story itself.
What Joel Fitzgibbon has done [as has nearly every pollie our land has produced] outweighs by far the misdemeanour
our learned Judge has ... I cannot locate the exact verb for this ... and the profligate waste and lies of men and women in
government that have cost us, as a community rather than a nation, during the time of my lifespan.
You mention that noble man, Lionel Murphy. I think of his wasted face as he neared death and I think of the good he had
done for us and I think with equal passion the schadenfreude of that era. The same with Graham Kennedy and a host of others
who, in public life, have been vilified once their usefulness as pleasure instruments has passed.
Justice Einfeld's courage to stand against the tide has always thrilled me. Here was one man intent upon justice, rather than upon
self-appointment. The fact that his list of accomplishments blurs the single outstanding achievement says it all, in my books.
Show pony indeed! He is a charismatic character bound to upset the pernicious among us. Christ upset the morons of his time.
Justice Einfeld moved equally among all strata of Aussie society. I didn't know him; but I knew of his ethics and of his heart, an organic
instrument that beat congruently with ours.
As for Paul Sheehan, I am loathe to be reminded that he carries an Irish name. Others have suffered by his poisonous pen. I shall not waste
my time on further thoughts of that cur.
I would be grateful if you were to convey my high regard to Marcus [how I would be so proud to be able to call him by his first name]
Einfeld. I worked for others many years ago whose religion bore heavily upon them in the public arena and I loved them for their stoicism.
With respect
Adrian
Adrian Keefe MA
International College
Hubei Normal University
82 Cihu Road
Huangshi Hubei 435002
People's Republic of China
Friday, March 27, 2009
Oz and China and th US
Australia's former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam opened the way for US President Nixon's visit to China in 1972 and Australia has been foremost in settling Western nerves about China's emergence into the international community. Australia's largest ethnic group is Chinese.It is natural that the two countries, both of similar physical size but with hugely disparate populations, should coincide in matters vital to the peace and stability of the world.
Moreover, Australia is also America's closest ally and is in a position to calm down any hysteria that emerges when perceptions get out of hand.We Australians know full-well that China is a friendly neighbour.
Moreover, Australia is also America's closest ally and is in a position to calm down any hysteria that emerges when perceptions get out of hand.We Australians know full-well that China is a friendly neighbour.
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