Xi Gua the Legend of the Lion Dance

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We went to see a performance by the Players Theatre this afternoon, and really enjoyed it. It is targeted for kids 5 year-old and above, and Ben, in particular, seems to love it very much. The Q&A session at the end was excellent! Here are the pictures with the cast and Carina, the Director.

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Xi Gua the Legend of the Lion Dance

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We went to see a performance by the Players Theatre this afternoon, and really enjoyed it. It is targeted for kids 5 year-old and above, and Ben, in particular, seems to love it very much. The Q&A session at the end was excellent! Here are the pictures with the cast and Carina, the Director.

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Xi Gua the legend of the lion dance

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Sunday morning ice cream

Good property locations are those with good ice cream places nearby.

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Sunday morning ice cream

Good property locations are those with good ice cream places nearby.

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Sunday morning ice cream

Good property locations are those with good ice cream places nearby.

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Pray for Indonesia

An avatar found on Twitter.  Pray for Indonesia.

 

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On diversity, xenophobia and nationalism

Look at the boardroom of any regional companies - or the regional office of any global companies. The chance is that you'll see a diverse board members. From functional perspective, for obvious reason, and from nationality perspective as well.

But look at just the levels below them. The chance is that, it's not that diverse anymore.

The Indian mob rules a certain function after the new board member was appointed - he's evidently an Indian. The Thais have built their own little kingdom, while the Koreans are not far behind.

Ah, this must be an Asian thing - one might think.

But it seems the Aussies and even the Europeans want to play a part too. Seriously, I have now tripled my German and French vocabulary (from one word to three words).

So is this nationalism? Or people just being xenophobic? Or is this diversity in its true meaning beyond the common stereotypes - like diverse point of views?

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On obese, being religious and smoking

A recent study found that religious people smoked less.

It also found that religious people were fatter. The effect was large - religious people were 50-60% more likely to be obese.

The study lead put the findings as: ".... We don't really know if there is something about religious participation that leads to obesity, or if it's the other way around, and that heavier people might seek out religious and spiritual experiences because of things like stigmatization."

I smoke and am, uhm, slightly overweight *wink*. Is it time to be more religious or should I workout more seriously?

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Logically illogical

The logic behind defensiveness doesn’t stack up.

If we’re wrong, do we really want to defend a bad idea or position? If we’re right, will being defensive increase or decrease the strength of our position? Will it hurt or help the odds that others will give up their position in favor of a better way? Will defensiveness foster better listening, on either side? Will our defense or denial of our weaknesses make us stronger.

While there’s no rationale behind the tactic of being defensive, there’s plenty of emotion. Fear is the mortar that holds together the wall of defensiveness. We fear that

• We weren’t smart enough to see it first.
• We risk losing what we have or who we are if we change.
• If we admit we’re wrong, we’ll lose face.
• The world is changing and we don’t want it to – so we defend the “old world”, under the illusion that if we hold to our position long enough, the world will adjust to us.
• The past has been different from what we thought it was, and the future might be different from what we want it to be.
• We are the feedback we’re getting.

Excerpt from "Egonomics" by David Marcum and Steven Smith

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