Living on a Narrowboat
‘If a job’s worth doing’ mentality clearly demonstrated in this gem of a video of a Chinese baggage handler in action captured by an Australian tourist.
Looks like a China Airways logo in the foreground.
As you can see from the reactions on the Facebook post, netizens agree, your luggage will be handled in this way and you should pack accordingly.
An interesting graphic. First featured in the independent.
This is how the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many.
And they really do need. To control everything…
Fasting. People have been doing it from the beginning of time.
Saves money, and it’s good for you.
I took to fasting when I used to live on my own.
There is scientific evidence to suggest that fasting is better for you neurologically, and physically.
Our cells are designed in such a way that, the bad cells get digested by the good after a period of fasting to make up the calorific shortfall.
Like a survival of the fittest.
Defect cells are just ironed out.
I’ve no doubt that the body builds up a cache of toxins from food, drink and any other alcohol and drugs, which is stored in the fat of the body.
Getting rid of this every once in a while regenerates the body, and allows it to start afresh.
When I was in France, I didn’t eat for 21 days.
That’s pretty extreme, and I ended up very skinny.
What it did do is cleared my guts, metabolism and body of any fat or excess, and wiped the slate clean.
I feel better for that.
Here’s the article Continue reading “Benefits of fasting”
Shuttlecockball or Jianzi 毽子, is a national sport in China.
When I used to go into school, the kids could do many of the tricks this woman is doing in the first 30 seconds of the video…
…Later on, it’s more advanced.
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So…
Read this article about us all holding on to our knickers with regard to the China situation.
The author cites the cause of the problem being the shift toward free-market.
The problems in liberalization of capital markets are causing instability.
China is a fine place to invest after all.
Having lived there, I know many of the problems first hand.
Yes, China is a bureaucracy.
And as they say, the bureaucracy feeds the bureaucracy. Making the bureaucracy feed the capitalism may cause problems.
Not just, as the author suggests, in the logistical, functional, and organisational aspects, but also in cultural. And China has 5,000 years of culture as any Chinese man will be more than willing to tell you.
Making a cultural shift from Communist Bureaucracy to Free market capitalism takes time. Maybe a generation. Maybe longer. Continue reading “China: Wisdom and leadership with a friendly face”
