Category: Off Topics

A Good Governor vs a Good System

Our city is going to “elect” a new governor / Chief Executive in a month. Once again, after ten years we have such a “system”, the election is to be done behind a closed door – a door to be opened to a group of “election committee members” only.

Somehow we were told it is the best system for the city, but it is pretty obvious to me that each one of us in the city shall have a say on this … I still don’t understand why the city government and the so called experts keep dreaming that:

  • they can find and appoint a good governor to rule the city, but
  • not set up a good system to “elect” (by all citizens) the best person to rule the city (and kick out the bad person).

OT: Today is a Happy Day …

… because someone dropped two hundred dollars …

… and I found it just in front of me while I wandering around …

… and I could pick it up without anyone noticing it …

… and I could not find the one who dropped the money …

… and I then found a donation box in one book store …

… and I donated the two hundred bucks to someone in need …

… today is a happy day …

OT: Travel Guide Books

No matter where I travel, I would visit the bookstore there. So I visited the biggest bookstore in Shanghai in my conference trip there and as usual, I visited the travel book section first.

The first book I picked up, among many books in the same category, reads “Beijing : The Travel Guide”. And I flipped to one chapter and it starts with “Dear sir and madam, in front of you is the Great Chinese Wall …”.

Ooops … believe it or not, this is a book for travel guides. A “reference” book for this group of “professionals” such that they can study / memorise the history and stories.

Amazing …