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Posts by John Lai

W4M - Mostly Asian Women for Men

By John Lai Jul 26, 2010 3:21 am

I was reading an article on exploitation of labour rights in Toronto's Chinatown.  I stumbled on the following reader comment: Most of them are brought over on visitor visas that don't allow ...

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Don't blame religion for everything

By John Lai May 06, 2010 6:40 am

Having been raised without a religion, I've never appreciated people's resentment towards it.  As such, I've always found it naive of people to say that religions cause wars.  Consider the ...

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Hating Your Own - Racism in the Modern Age Pt. 2

By John Lai Apr 18, 2010 2:10 am

My mom works part time as a chef for a Chinese restaurant in Oakville (a suburb of the GTA, populated by high income families).  The Chan family, consisting of Mr. Chan, Mrs. Chan and 7 year old ...

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Do China and Google Need Each Other?

By John Lai Apr 07, 2010 1:17 pm

Google recently pulled out of China because it won't play nice with Chinese policies on censorship. Chinese netizens divided over Google move From what I've read on the web, North Americans ...

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Life in a Restaurant

By John Lai Mar 21, 2010 11:48 am

I spent much of my life growing up in a family-owned restaurant in downtown Toronto.  The restaurant bordered Chinatown, Kensington Market, the computer district and the University of Toronto.& ...

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Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This?

By John Lai Jan 17, 2010 7:51 pm

I've been following a show called Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This? on youtube.  The show is produced by Jonathan Paula, and hosted by Jorey Caron and his side-kick Riley McIlwain.  At ...

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Assisting the Elderly

By John Lai Jan 17, 2010 11:17 am

Last month, the Toronto Star reported that an elderly man lay dying on the side walk of east end Toronto while passers by ignored him.  Numerous people expressed outrage at redflagdeals.com ...

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HP Computers are Racist

By John Lai Dec 27, 2009 11:55 am

Here's something controversial to conclude the year with...

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The Jook Sing's Dilemma

By John Lai Nov 15, 2009 12:03 am

Chinese adults frequently call me "jook-sing", a pejorative Chinese slang used to describe westernized Chinese kids.  According to Wikipedia, In the United States and Canada, "jook-sing" is a ...

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Kids Attack Planes with Lasers

By John Lai Oct 28, 2009 7:33 pm

Lately, I've been hearing a lot about laser attacks on aircrafts. Apparently, bored teenagers equipped with high-powered lasers amuse themselves by pointing laser beams at passing aircrafts.  ...

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