This is a upeer class household. The grandparents are intelligent professionals. The parents are smart and intellectuals too. They have two children - advised by the grandparents.
The parents and grandparents are strict displinarians. They have rules that you cannot litter, cannot spit and must flush the toilet after using it.They taught the children to be obedient, hard working, law abiding and honest people. The children behaved well and did well in school too. They feel safe and well cared for by the parents.
Then came the time for them to go to college. They have to leave home and be on their own. One of the children couldn't cope with life on his own. He was lost without the guidance of the parents. The other one took a differnt route. He enjoyed his freedom. In fact, he lost control of himself and went wild. He started burning his underwears and tried drugs. Obviously both did not do well in their studies.
Meanwhile, the parents felt lonely without the children. They regretted having only two of them. They vowed to advise the children to have more kids.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Bad taxi experiences
Case 1
It was a rainy afternoon. I was trying to get a taxi to the airport. I approach one and agreed on the price with the driver. My schedule was quite tight.
Immediately after moving, the driver said that he has to fill up the tank. He took some time at the pump as his vehicle runs on LPG. Then he took the wrong route and has to turn back. This wasted further time. A little distance further, he saw an airport taxi stopped by the road side. He stopped his car near it and came down to talk to the driver. ( The rain has stopped by this time.) Apparently, he was trying to sell my trip to the other taxi. They couldn't reach a deal. He then grudgingly travels to the airport. I was already very late by this time.
All the way, he was on his cellphone talking loudly to someone. Worst still, his car was shaking badly beyond a certain speed. I sat nervously at the back and prayed that I will reach the airport safely.
I reached the airport way past the check-in time. Luckily, the flight was delayed and I managed to check-in and got home. However, the trip left me a bad memory.
Case 2
I hailed a taxi and told him my destination. (I am not familiar with the place.) He seemed not sure about the place too. He asked me to telephone the destination and he spoke to the other side. Still, he seemed uncertain. He took me to a wrong place ( a short detour). After that he seemed to know the place and brought me there.
While in the car, I noticed that the meter is blocked by a towel placed over the gear knob. I did not suspect anything. When the meter was revealed at the destination, I was a bit shocked by the amount. I paid the stated fare.
On the return journey, the fare was less than half of the earlier trip. Then, I knew for sure that I was ripped off by the first driver.
Generally, taxis all over the place are not happy with the fare they are supposed to receive. They always come up with some trick to sqeeze some extra dollars from the passenger. Why?
It was a rainy afternoon. I was trying to get a taxi to the airport. I approach one and agreed on the price with the driver. My schedule was quite tight.
Immediately after moving, the driver said that he has to fill up the tank. He took some time at the pump as his vehicle runs on LPG. Then he took the wrong route and has to turn back. This wasted further time. A little distance further, he saw an airport taxi stopped by the road side. He stopped his car near it and came down to talk to the driver. ( The rain has stopped by this time.) Apparently, he was trying to sell my trip to the other taxi. They couldn't reach a deal. He then grudgingly travels to the airport. I was already very late by this time.
All the way, he was on his cellphone talking loudly to someone. Worst still, his car was shaking badly beyond a certain speed. I sat nervously at the back and prayed that I will reach the airport safely.
I reached the airport way past the check-in time. Luckily, the flight was delayed and I managed to check-in and got home. However, the trip left me a bad memory.
Case 2
I hailed a taxi and told him my destination. (I am not familiar with the place.) He seemed not sure about the place too. He asked me to telephone the destination and he spoke to the other side. Still, he seemed uncertain. He took me to a wrong place ( a short detour). After that he seemed to know the place and brought me there.
While in the car, I noticed that the meter is blocked by a towel placed over the gear knob. I did not suspect anything. When the meter was revealed at the destination, I was a bit shocked by the amount. I paid the stated fare.
On the return journey, the fare was less than half of the earlier trip. Then, I knew for sure that I was ripped off by the first driver.
Generally, taxis all over the place are not happy with the fare they are supposed to receive. They always come up with some trick to sqeeze some extra dollars from the passenger. Why?
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Virginia Tech shooting tragedy
The shooting down of 32 students in VT campus is such a pitiful tragedy. 32 innocent lives were lost for no apparent reason at all. Why?
It is the same situation for victims of snatch thieves. Many of them lost their lives for just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. You can say that the society we live in is a cruel one.
I was told that in Guangzhou, China, a lot of snatch theives were committed by riders of motorcycles. To curb this criminal act, the authorities there banned all motobikes from the CBD. What happens outside the CBD, I don't know.
So the parallel from the Guangzhou case is that there should be greater control on the ownership of arms in USA. Everybody knows that. Still, there is no action from the authorities. Why?
It is the same situation for victims of snatch thieves. Many of them lost their lives for just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. You can say that the society we live in is a cruel one.
I was told that in Guangzhou, China, a lot of snatch theives were committed by riders of motorcycles. To curb this criminal act, the authorities there banned all motobikes from the CBD. What happens outside the CBD, I don't know.
So the parallel from the Guangzhou case is that there should be greater control on the ownership of arms in USA. Everybody knows that. Still, there is no action from the authorities. Why?
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