Summer

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Summer

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Happy birthday to my daughter Summer!

獨角仙 Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle

This big one is trying to break into our living room...

By the way, at the same time there is a wasp already dashing in the living room. Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

China Bus Driver Who Saved 24 Lives

This is touching. Unbelievable brave man. The bus driver was hit by a massive metal while driving on a highway. He suffered severe injury in his liver, ribs, lungs and other internal organs, which eventually killed him. However, he managed to safely and stably pulled over to the side of the highway. He even reminded the passengers the bus was still on the highway so do not walk outside. In the interview, some passengers said they didn't know the driver was hurt because the bus was so stable. He died at 48 after three days in ICU. You can only tell what a man is made of when he is in danger. I feel so sorry for him and his family. R.I.P.

40

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Allie turned 40 today

My Son's Show Night

This evening my son called me when I was still in the office. He asked me to go home earlier because he and his sister has a show to perform. Later on he called again to remind me to drink water and go to the bathroom at 7:30pm because when the show begins at 8pm I will not have time to do so.

I arrived home to discover that it was not just a small event. It was huge. He prepared a theater in the study with seats all lined up, a small stage made by building blocks which he can stand on, and all gadgets he needs in his programs. He even prepared tickets for each one, with hand-writing Chinese characters he probably asked my mom to write for him to look when he drew.


He asked me and my daughter to sit on the seats and began to perform. The show includes lighting, magic, and drawing on a canvas, with many different lighting and tools. He was thoughtful enough to invite audiences to go on stage to assist his performance. In one of the program he asked his sister to stand in a circle, then quickly took her to another room to hide while asking the audience to close their eyes so that when the audience open their eyes a few seconds later the assistant was disappeared. :) It was really a great show. I enjoyed a lot!

I was inspired by his program, so we went to the room to play with the flashlight and camera to draw in the air. This night was the best night ever.

Amazing Lin!

Recently I'm totally overwhelmed by Jeremy Lin, along with other millions of sudden fans around the world. Everybody know his story well by now. What happens in the past two weeks is even more unbelievable than Hollywood movies -- but it is truly happening. To some religious people, his performance is a proof of the existence of God.

Back to Taiwan, some so-called "professional" basketball players looked down on him when he visited Taiwan. Some debating if he is a "proud of Taiwan", because he was born and educated in USA despite his Taiwanese parents. I think he is just himself. What he has accomplished is a result of his hard-work and family support that we should respect a lot, and a lot of good luck he relates to higher mighty power. Taiwan has nothing to do with his success, however, it is also nothing wrong to feel related to him and be proud of him as many Asian-Americans or Asian-Canadians do. After all, he is indeed a direct Taiwanese decent raised by Taiwanese immigrant parents. He has gone through all stereotypes or even discrimination that other Asians faced. Luckily he has good parents with decent economical position to support him with good education -- not many people can choose Havard when they don't get a scholarship for college.