Mignonchang's blog
not heros, but men
I do not believe in hero worship of political persons. They are merely civil servants. This does not mean that I suggest we despise them. Although it is true that some are better at their service than others, our vote, not our autograph books, is all the encouragement they need. Read More »
so sorry
I'm so sorry
I have nothing to give you
no words that could work as comfort
no touch that can reach you and warm you
Nothing at all
Nothing.
My heart bleeds
liquid that will not revive you
my face bears
sorrow that will not sustain you Read More »
Unquestionable faith, questioned.
China's skewed gender ratio hitting the roof
I wonder how the ancient Chinese society coped with this problem. To be sure, their marriageable male population must have been higher than their female population. For one: Female infant mortality rates must have been higher than male infant mortality rates because of how little valued girl babies were. Read More »
fidelity
Recently I woke from a dream that left me depressed. The dream, I believe, is strongly influenced by the movie priceless (or Hors de Prix in french) and the book Memoirs of a Geisha, one which I watched to improve my french and the other because a classmate had borrowed the book and once I start reading a book I get hooked. Read More »
World peace is impossible
I know that most of us would love world peace. It's an ideal, a great one. Something to look forward to. But the fact is, after an ideal is achieved, what then? The activists would be out of a mission. How many activists out there have a personality that could, like the old Roman General, settle down back in his farm after winning the battle? Most activists revel in the continual struggle against adversity, shining as a beacon of justice in the mire. That makes life worth living. That's why we all love the terminator series. Read More »
