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Sugar Ray Leonard Discusses Bruce Lee

By July Xing Nov 19, 2011 7:51 am

I grew up watching Jackie Chan.  When I started watching Bruce Lee movies, I never understood what people liked about it.   I found a video here of Sugar Ray Leonard breaking things down: & ...

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Meaningful Specialists

By July Xing Jun 25, 2011 10:42 pm

Recently, a friend asked me what does it take to be a good computer programmer.  So I told him this story below. I remember talking with a client who was a math professor.  He asked me, " ...

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Chinese People: Hard work and Gambling

By July Xing Nov 21, 2010 11:54 am

Many of you are aware that Chinese people have a reputation for gambling.  Given how often my family's friends embrace the casino and the race track, I considered it a social norm among Chinese ...

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Tyson Ambassador for Professional Boxing in China

By July Xing Oct 20, 2010 12:34 am

It's surprising that a country with 1.3 billion people and a legacy in martial arts has ignored one of the most lucrative combat sports on this planet.  But in recent years, boxing in China has ...

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Apple to collapse like auto industry?

By July Xing Sep 04, 2010 9:36 pm

Many months ago, my friend James Pelayo, expressed his view on why the American automobile industry declined. In short, he believed Americans relied too heavily on market powers and ignored advances ...

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W4M - Mostly Asian Women for Men

By July Xing 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 July Xing 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 July Xing 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 July Xing 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 July Xing 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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