Mignonchang's blog

After hearing House granted Pentagon Budget:   The behavior of the current U.S. administration shows a blatant lack of respect for tax payer's money and basic knowledge of human psychology - or history, for that matter.
Bush's threat to veto is as much a threat to the majority of the American public, who are represented by these people. The ease with which he flaunts the ability of his using this power also shows his disregard for the taxpayer's money, for any such action would cost the country some unnecessary funds.
The leadership in the States do not seem to realize how responsible they must be for every penny they spend. American politics is far less transparent then it should be and democracy seems to have become increasingly abused.  Read More »

Our school invited a doctor named Raymond Soong who had participated in ‘Medicins sans frontieres’ (Doctors without borders) to give a speech this Saturday. He had been inspired to participate after he had viewed a photo show in Taipei made by the organization and (by chance) encountered doctors from said organization while he was trekking solo in Tibet. At the time he had just graduated from Medical school. He went on to get two years residency to build up on experience and a course in tropical diseases to qualify for a mission.  Read More »