tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post1777930768145988220..comments2023-09-04T04:05:55.555-07:00Comments on Orangutan House: 京奧雜談Orangutanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07056813274350801133noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-81936419078876302652008-08-19T06:21:00.000-07:002008-08-19T06:21:00.000-07:00take2: not meaning to be rude, I must say, regrett...take2: not meaning to be rude, I must say, regrettably, that I wish I could but I’m afraid I cannot fully understand your message in English, a language requiring strict rules and regulations for accurate presentation. Better if you could rewrite it (take 2?) with simpler English in a more straightforward way, or in Chinese, the mother tongue of a people who is always lenient to aliens including those being hostile and arrogant. On the face of this blog, it appears that you and I are the only visitors who need to have their English improved badly. Let’s jia you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-52592743599061475532008-08-19T00:03:00.000-07:002008-08-19T00:03:00.000-07:00take2: very often, events in china (not just these...take2: very often, events in china (not just these Olympic games) seem unreal and disconnected from our value, which prompts many of us (myself included) to perceive the country as an abstract concept (land of fakery! autocratic dystopia!),not the homeland of 1.3 billion people, people like you and me.Orangutanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056813274350801133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-9119274002362031932008-08-18T05:21:00.000-07:002008-08-18T05:21:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-51627746836262093652008-08-18T05:20:00.000-07:002008-08-18T05:20:00.000-07:00i was in a state between not too fatasied and not...i was in a state between not too fatasied and not too indiffrent about the event,it just not that hot headed as i thought before the days come,not for not being patriotic,it was feeling the whole event was like a veil of glamour,you can see it at first glimpse,gone next momemt,and then re emerge again then gone......seems to never endAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-37704527155884021022008-08-18T05:06:00.001-07:002008-08-18T05:06:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-84206523191866058482008-08-18T05:06:00.000-07:002008-08-18T05:06:00.000-07:00okay,i was in hongkong now,but,still,the whole ev...okay,i was in hongkong now,but,still,the whole event beijing olympic is still kind of werid for me,i don't know how to describe the feeling,one hand it was sensational dream fulfilling momemt,one hand it was a bit too far away and a bit surreal,it just feel weird,it was feeling like the event was exsist in a cukoo land of utopia world,not in the world of every daily life surround meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-17672529045393599612008-08-16T00:45:00.000-07:002008-08-16T00:45:00.000-07:00snowdrops: I have no doubt that coverage from Brit...snowdrops: <BR/>I have no doubt that coverage from British and Irish media is more fair and balanced than their US counterparts. <BR/><BR/>Journalistic integrity is a fundamental pillar of democracy. I believe governments should be subjected to the relentless scrutiny by journalists (look what happened when the media danced with the administration prior to Iraq war). My complaint is that US media always picks the easy fights. As a result, the general public only recognizes China as (a) oppressor of Tibetan people, (b) factory of Walmart, (c) source of lead paint, (d) where Yao Ming is from. I honestly believe that both countries can succeed together in this century, but Americans are just too ignorant of what’s happening in China right now. This Olympic may be the beginning of a bridge-building process, or it may be tilting the windmills. The jury is still out.<BR/><BR/>The lip-synch fiasco is a mishandling of the situation and misjudgment of public reaction. It should and must be criticized, but please don’t elevate it to become a scandal. Doping is a violation of Olympic spirit. A little girl lip-syncing another little girl’s voice in a live performance? It’s up to every individual’s interpretation. What irks me is how it provokes so much holier-than-thou bickering. <BR/><BR/>I have no issue with “coming out party”. I always think the phrase originates from the debutante ball tradition (or Quinceanera in Latin Ameraica), where young ladies are introduced to society. Not for one second have I ever associated it with “coming out of closet”!<BR/><BR/><BR/>yun: <BR/>Haha, “I am the humblest person in the world!” it’s an interesting paradox, similar to “this sentence has two error”, or Magritte’s “this is not a pipe”.<BR/><BR/>Unrealistic it is! I’ve never met a young, cute, slender doctor in mini-skirt all my life.<BR/><BR/>What? Mom is here? Don’t freak me out. That would be the end of this blog!Orangutanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056813274350801133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-20950612521852864262008-08-15T10:51:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:51:00.000-07:00> being humble is my only forte.haha! is that h...> being humble is my only forte.<BR/><BR/>haha! is that humble?<BR/><BR/>I meant, your post was humbling; I was humbled by it. :P<BR/><BR/>> 對唔住,我冇留意個男主角喎。<BR/><BR/>!!! he is cute. But kind of unrealistic... how can you find a cute guy like that in a rural village with mostly old people... aiii...<BR/><BR/>PS: is "mum" real mum?!! :Oah-yunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879379535792421382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-49956046706865798772008-08-15T10:43:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:43:00.000-07:00Oops, "had a series ON" rather than "of".Oops, "had a series ON" rather than "of".Snowdropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962700356638572864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-55274255722230015252008-08-15T10:42:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:42:00.000-07:00Over this side of the Atlantic we also have a lot ...Over this side of the Atlantic we also have a lot of "Chinese interest" programming in the run-up to the Olympics. The Irish national broadcaster RTE had a series of China's socioeconomic development. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about the American mainstream coverage. But I do think the mainstream media coverage over here of the Beijing Games (BBC, Guardian, RTE) have thus far been fair and balanced. All have unreservedly applauded the Chinese authorities for the dazzling Opening Ceremony, and the authorities' efforts into clearing up the city didn't go unnoticed but were celebrated. In terms of the sports commentary, there was never any snide remarks about Chinese athletes as one perhaps might find elsewhere in American media (am thinking of the furore over the age of the Chinese gynmasts reported in the NYT). In fact, when it comes to gymnastics, the BBC commentators' high-pitched excitement over the Chinese gymnasts' performance was highly infectious. <BR/><BR/>I think it's important to separate fair commentary and criticism versus gratuitous nitpicking. To me, the Western media's outrage over "fake audience" (bussing in volunteers to fill seats to improve the atmosphere of the Games) is a nitpick over nothing. But the criticism against the handling of the lip-synch on the basis of so-called "national interest" to me is fair commentary. <BR/><BR/>Government-bashing is perhaps a cultural trait of the liberal West, but this applies as much to their own governments as it is applied to the Chinese authorities. In fact, over here it's been developed into a fine art form by the celebrated TV current affairs presenter Jeremy Paxman, who never let up the pressures on British politicians he interviewed. <BR/><BR/>We saw the same kind of dynamics being played out when the Channel 4 reporters pressured the BOCOG spokesman through intense questioning. The difference is that, instead of having to grin and bear the media harrassing, Beijing authorities are taken aback by the audacity of the journalists for daring to question the official line. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I subscribe to the belief that it is better to have those in power being held to account through intense scrutiny by the fourth estate. You may call this a cultural conditioning by virtue of the fact that I have only spent my life living in countries that allowed a high degree of press freedom. If the progressive segments of the American and British media haven't been bashing their own governments, then I would have called them hypocrites (thus I thank God everyday that we don't yet have something like the propagandic FOX news here, but Sky news is starting to turn omnimously into that direction). <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm tired of having the Beijing Games portrayed as a "coming out party" for China. To quote another blogger, the Games is not gay, so stop with the phraseology already.Snowdropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962700356638572864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-15436116171826476852008-08-14T23:43:00.000-07:002008-08-14T23:43:00.000-07:00mum: perhaps it’s because I don’t have a strong op...mum: perhaps it’s because I don’t have a strong opinion on this subject matter. It’s almost sad to see so much pre-existing prejudice masqueraded as righteous indignation.<BR/><BR/>yun: yes, being humble is my only forte. :)<BR/><BR/>I know NPR has some excellent programs, but I don't usually listen to radio. BTW, you can check out the PBS "Wide-angle" episode online.<BR/><BR/>about the commercial...對唔住,我冇留意個男主角喎。Orangutanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056813274350801133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-81077145464190501892008-08-14T22:52:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:52:00.000-07:00Very humbling. :)Regarding the reporting about Chi...Very humbling. :)<BR/><BR/>Regarding the reporting about China. Since the beginning of the year, NPR had quite a handful. (I listened to "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition".) Very fair and interesting reporting. Usually not the typical things we heard.<BR/><BR/>GE commercial. I had never seen this before! Quite cute! I like the scene where the guy pulled out a bunch of flowers! Hehe.<BR/><BR/>> PBS 昨晚也播了一個中國學生應付高考的專題,十分好看<BR/><BR/>I didn't know... :(ah-yunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879379535792421382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13832900.post-49451811364289240632008-08-14T06:39:00.000-07:002008-08-14T06:39:00.000-07:00Fair and just comments.Fair and just comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com