Well I capitalize substantive words on my title usually so the For here is a verb.
People in Hong Kong are currently requiring the right to vote for a government instead of accepting premiers from the Chinese government just like when it was a colonization of the UK. Beijing had promised to give the people in Hong Kong this right of voting before Hong Kong was handed back by the UK, but it had been deliberately pushing off the time of when this will actually happen. At first it was said that people will have the right to vote in 2007, then 2012, then 2017 and they are still pushing it off saying that 'no earlier than 2020'.
What is it that the government fear?
Well the independence of Hong Kong could be voted once its people were given the right to vote. That's obviously one thing. And why does it fear that? Because, China is simply not that good for places like Hong Kong to be willing to remain in, it is just not attractive enough anyway. A country of no freedom, but suppression. A country of no power, only bragger. I would vote for Hong Kong to be independent from China if I were to vote, for the sake of the people in Hong Kong. What good is it to remain in such white terror while you have the right of cutting the shit?
I was angry hearing that journalists of Hong Kong was treated completely unfairly while they were trying to cover the truth behind the recent cases of needle attacks in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomy District. The journalists were unlawfully arrested and even beaten up, and afterwards given the charge of 'interviewing with no journalist ID' while they kept trying to show their IDs during the offense. There were no apologies so far and when the press conference addressing this issue was held days later by the local government, the involved presses are not even invited and they lie shamelessly on their 'research' of the issue. Freedom of press is one of Hong Kong's core value and people of Hong Kong are no longer tolerant to the obvious ignorance of this value of the Chinese government.
Another thing is there are senators in Hong Kong representing the Pan-Democratic Parties are plotting on pressurizing the premier on addressing the voting rights and threatening with a major resignation of the parliament if the premier is not able to come up with a strategic and applicable plan of the realization of voting rights in Hong Kong. The major resignation could mean the dismissal of the parliament which needs to be re-elected or, a formation of a new parliament all together.
The only problem is, the Chinese government had settled an army in Hong Kong and more could be through the border within hours when needed, while the people of Hong Kong does not have an army of their own, it would have to rely on someone else if there would ever be a fight. (well I am quite sure if Hong Kong voted itself independent China will attack without hesitation) Who is out there for Hong Kong to rely on before it gets global attention (which, by then Hong Kong might've already been conquered completely)? Sadly, no one.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I Shouldn't Post a Blog at This Time
Simply because I'm already falling behind my assignments... However, I just don't wanna do it somehow... I'll try to keep it short though...
Had the most incredible night last night!! I knew it before I go that it had to be awesome though, with Ferry Corsten you'll never go wrong. Well they did send me an email prior probably to inform me the session times but there's nothing in the link, as a result I did not see the session times until I enter Palace Theatre on Bourke St. When I saw Ferry had a 4 hr set I from 1-5AM I was like WOW!! The performance was the best I've ever had live! He is a god, that simple.
Few issues with the event though, the management ones basically. First the security check for drugs, way too over the top. All the pockets are emptied and checked, I got my chewing gums and even lip balm thrown away... WTF that was a Clinique I spent 20 something bucks on and it was barely used! And sarcastically, despite such strict searches I could still spot people obviously on drugs and I've seen an arrest on drug dealers as well. Next and most importantly, there seems to be something wrong with the playback devices during the show and as far as I noticed only Ferry's set was affected. Disc skips was occasionally heard and it's a bit frustrating when you are letting it through such high power speakers. Ferry did apologize for that and he'd got the point, we made the party!! Last would be complains about the bar but it's actually not to be complained as they are all like that in such events. But paying the price for a full shot to get half a shot and a 250ml water for $4 is still ridiculous.
Well that's about it I'll see if I got the mood to study now... I promised to keep it short.
Had the most incredible night last night!! I knew it before I go that it had to be awesome though, with Ferry Corsten you'll never go wrong. Well they did send me an email prior probably to inform me the session times but there's nothing in the link, as a result I did not see the session times until I enter Palace Theatre on Bourke St. When I saw Ferry had a 4 hr set I from 1-5AM I was like WOW!! The performance was the best I've ever had live! He is a god, that simple.
Few issues with the event though, the management ones basically. First the security check for drugs, way too over the top. All the pockets are emptied and checked, I got my chewing gums and even lip balm thrown away... WTF that was a Clinique I spent 20 something bucks on and it was barely used! And sarcastically, despite such strict searches I could still spot people obviously on drugs and I've seen an arrest on drug dealers as well. Next and most importantly, there seems to be something wrong with the playback devices during the show and as far as I noticed only Ferry's set was affected. Disc skips was occasionally heard and it's a bit frustrating when you are letting it through such high power speakers. Ferry did apologize for that and he'd got the point, we made the party!! Last would be complains about the bar but it's actually not to be complained as they are all like that in such events. But paying the price for a full shot to get half a shot and a 250ml water for $4 is still ridiculous.
Well that's about it I'll see if I got the mood to study now... I promised to keep it short.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Mr Hello, Mr Beautiful and Ms Special Price
Well seems I've never talked about my work place in here... There are heaps of funny people in the market obviously but so far I've found these three quite spectacularly cute :)
Mr Hello's store is just opposite mine. A quite large souvenir store. When people are heading off the store thinking that the price is not acceptable he would always yell 'Hello' at them and then gesture them back and give them a better price, well some people tries to do the same trick pretending they are going on me obviously but I never give a shit and people who is actually acting would just come back and pay the price I asked. I rule in my store, customers don't. I don't like these sort of customers much, because I wasn't asking for a sky high price anyway. You either have it or leave it, that's it.
Mr Beautiful is cute old man selling coloured pens which change colours, he always wear a rainbow colour cardigan at work and his pens are actually quite interesting. 'Beautiful' is basically everything that he was asked opinions about. Weather, business, whatever. Just that sometimes he would add 'beautiful as shit'. He always have a huge crowd in the front of his store when he starts talking about his products, which actually scares the people nearby by literally magnetizing everyone to his store. 'Museum' was the funniest word I've heard referring to a quiet store from him that I couldn't stop laughing.
Ms Special Price is actually no longer active in the market although she comes back and visit occasionally. She used to be just next to me selling cell phone accessories and it'd been so irritating hearing her yelling 'special price' whenever any customers comes in all day. There was electricity in her store and she always plays things like 'I want it that way', eeeeekk. It seems that she's not at quite good relationship with her neighbours that when she goes people were like 'finally!!' Well I didn't have a problem with her though. Well the irritating thing now for me is actually the store selling toys at the front row, which has an ugly doll lying on her belly reading with legs swinging up the air, I never got to know what was she reading but the sound became so irritating that I almost throw up. I doubt they ever sold any of those dolls.
Mr Hello's store is just opposite mine. A quite large souvenir store. When people are heading off the store thinking that the price is not acceptable he would always yell 'Hello' at them and then gesture them back and give them a better price, well some people tries to do the same trick pretending they are going on me obviously but I never give a shit and people who is actually acting would just come back and pay the price I asked. I rule in my store, customers don't. I don't like these sort of customers much, because I wasn't asking for a sky high price anyway. You either have it or leave it, that's it.
Mr Beautiful is cute old man selling coloured pens which change colours, he always wear a rainbow colour cardigan at work and his pens are actually quite interesting. 'Beautiful' is basically everything that he was asked opinions about. Weather, business, whatever. Just that sometimes he would add 'beautiful as shit'. He always have a huge crowd in the front of his store when he starts talking about his products, which actually scares the people nearby by literally magnetizing everyone to his store. 'Museum' was the funniest word I've heard referring to a quiet store from him that I couldn't stop laughing.
Ms Special Price is actually no longer active in the market although she comes back and visit occasionally. She used to be just next to me selling cell phone accessories and it'd been so irritating hearing her yelling 'special price' whenever any customers comes in all day. There was electricity in her store and she always plays things like 'I want it that way', eeeeekk. It seems that she's not at quite good relationship with her neighbours that when she goes people were like 'finally!!' Well I didn't have a problem with her though. Well the irritating thing now for me is actually the store selling toys at the front row, which has an ugly doll lying on her belly reading with legs swinging up the air, I never got to know what was she reading but the sound became so irritating that I almost throw up. I doubt they ever sold any of those dolls.
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