The things We regret while we are in USA

My friend, Jian, and I hanged out Shengzhen last Saturday. Jian was my schoolmate in Benedictine College in Kansas. We spent time in Mix City and Dongmen. It was great time and good day. We happened to talk about milk powder in Hong Kong, and which recalled to us that is sthg hard to find in supermarket. I was sure formula is very common in USA. But, we just couldn't know where it locate over the years. We were saying even if I found milk power in USA I won't drink it. It is not because anything. It just happens milk is so cheap there. We are talking 32 HKD (4USD) for 4 gallons. In Hong Kong, we spent 4 USD for 1.6 Litter. And if we had the chance to went back, we would had drink more milks. That is something we regret didn't do enough while we were in USA.

This is why I love running

I believe at least 7 years I have never been in hiking.  After my nike yesterday, I realize how much I love running. I love running without music. Once I read from a Chinese theory, it said: healthier the person is more freedom to run and jump. For instance, Children will run around shopping mall and the elder will rare. I have been so lucky that I am in love with running. Here are the cool running picture in HK which I do over 2 years.

HKTR - Monday Yoga

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Story about " This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it's about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen year old."

This a very fun book. It is a memoir of a mother. I know many people get too political of this book. Some say the author is a horrible mother or listing all right and wrong parenting method. I don't think Amy really care.

For fun, I will so remember her daughter "Lulu" call her "Lord Voldemort. The reason the book call the Tiger mother is because she was born in the year of Tiger. And myself is born in the year of Tiger, and during the book I keep thinking Amy and I have the similar view. 

One of the take away from this book is to believing one potential. What a trash take away, you might say. To completely believing oneself potential when you and the person itself has doubt is hard. When I look at the piano practice sheet the mother for her daughter and one of their weekend schedule it humble me. 

I am sure there are more take away from this. But I have to think about it because the booking is like having many mini story of Amy family, foreigner immigrant, generation decline, etc At the moment, I have to think about the story what really take away that I will remember for the future. I am excited about the booking, and like to write some review firstly. 

This is the official first book I also brought with audio version. I enjoy it very much.

Black widow

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Generation Z

Pink - Blow me

Hunger Game: Behind the Scene

A topic about Alan Greenspan

Hello friends from America. What Alan Greenspan mean for you, and what is your point of view. Please help leave comment below.

Wealth Effect

I am reading a book about United States Federal Reserve. In Federal Reserve point of view in macroeconomics, when economics is goods people spend more. This we heard a lot, but how in reality.

First, people salary increase. Second, nominal wealth increase, for instance housing /stock value. If a person own a house, and that house's value increase 100,000 dollars, example, an average person will increase 6000 dollars spending that year. To contribute the spending by this nominal wealth increase, they might arrange contract against their homes, through borrowing, or simply saving less form their salary. 

When good economic turns to bad economic, this spending caused by nominal wealth increase can hurt people financial planning very bad. During that time, people salary decrease while still need to pay their credit card payment.

   

My day on 13th August 2012

Dean Karnazes - 50 States, 50 Marathons, 50 Days

Before anything, this is Dean,

English: Ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes signs books at the Napa Valley Marathon pre-race expo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I remember this achievement when I was reading Runners World magazine when I was still in States. At that time, I was not really award the difficulty of this achievement, such as how to overcome the logistics problems and how to find 50 marathon per day.

Dean Karnazes has a wife, two kids, and both still living parents. His dad was really an awesome man. Below are some interesting story about him from Wiki:

"In junior high, Karnazes met Jack McTavish, a track coach who became Karnazes’ mentor and introduced him to the appeal of long-distance running. McTavish's basic running instructions were simple: "Go out hard and finish harder." Using this motto as a basis, that season Karnazes won the one-mile (1.6 km) California State Long-Distance Championship held on the Mt SAC track. At the end of the race, Coach McTavish commented: "Good work son, how'd it feel?" To this Karnazes replied: "Well, going out hard was the right thing to do. It felt pretty good." The coach replied: "If it felt good, you didn’t push hard enough. It’s supposed to hurt like hell." A week after the race, Karnazes' father's job was transferred to San Clemente. These were the last comments the coach ever said to Karnazes, who has stated that he lives by these words to this day.<sup>[2"

The whole running story started Dean 30's birthday, and then he just decided he ran. That night, he just left his friends who were celebrating his b-day in the bar and hit the road for 30 miles. He called home to his wife and said he need be picked up. That really freak out his wife and that how the journey began.

There are may inspiration mini-details. During his journey, a Japanese talked into his wife to make their wedding 1 day advance in order for him to run with Dean. he flows through the Pacific Ocean with his wife and run with dean; a women lost her leg because a disease and run with dean with an artificial leg; others such as a three time cancer surviver; a State senator; school kid who finish her first marathon, etc. 

I like to write longer, however that will make this post everlasting long. Here are the things he said: 1 don't want one man to prove anything, I want inclusion and unit with people ( that how he behave the whole time with such amazing friendliness); If I live 90 years old, I would slept 30 years of life, but I only want to sleep 15 years; kid love out door.</sup>

Diable III: Wrath

HKTR - "Bird" Run to Nam Sang Wai - 2012-05-12