Wednesday, October 21, 2009

没有大舅的日子:第225天(第二篇)

无知的时代。。。

近几天在看着“宫心计”。在第一集时,皇太后的那只‘凤凰朝日’金叉因在凤凰的眼睛流出类似红色液体,让那只凤凰叉变成‘凤凰泣血’。那显示是个不祥的预兆。于是,做金叉那位就无辜地成为了带罪羔羊。其实呢,真正把红色液体错滴在凤凰的眼睛是小宫女。
看了后,觉得那时代的人很可怜。如果有甚么东西发生,就会无凭证据的冤枉你。女人真是可怜。。。

没有大舅的日子:第225天

Frustration and Migration...

Couple of days ago, my father and I went to the JPN to replace and renew our I.C. There, again, we faced frustration...
How you ever seen a government department with only 5 out of 12 counters were opened? Never seen it?! Then JPN is the right place to go...! I really appreciate our new PM working on the transformation of the country. Still, I haven't witness the progression which is disappointing... Well, it's not something you can change overnight.
Waiting to be called, I'd realised the reasons why the Chinese left China to live in every part of the world and why people migrate to western countries such as US, Canada, UK and Down Under. It was because they were frustrated with their country! Before the takeover of Hong Kong from the Chinese government, many were flocking out of Hong Kong to US, UK and Canada.
Am I frustrated with my country? My answer is yes! Why? Malaysia doesn't feel like a home to me with all the social issues and political riots. I remembered back then it was a really peaceful country.
I always say that I wanted to bring my family to Canada, where it is a peaceful place and has a clean environment. Why not US nor UK? No. Too much social problems. Australia? Well, not 1st on my list...
Canada, they owned good universities such as British Columbia, Toronto and Alberta. I even persuade Chi En to study there instead of US.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

没有大舅的日子:第214天

200 universities in the world...

Times Higher Education ranked the top 200 universities in the world. Still, Harvard University is still on the top, followed by Cambridge and Yale. Well, these 3 are in the US and UK.
Tokyo University and Hong Kong University (HKU) are in the top 30... So does Kyoto University... My uncle's former university National Taiwan University(台大)is in the top 100 along with Alberta University(59th) and British Columbia University (UBC) at 40th.
University of Malaya (UM) was ranked 180th place. And they are still proud of it. Can't get the picture though... We're are in 180th position, not the 18th nor 80th, what's with the fuss?