The Sickle and The Hammer - The good guys or bad guys?

From Left : Karl Marx , Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong

I could recall the days when i was in Vietnam for a holiday trip.The holiday was however only in the northern part of the country.It was Hanoi,the region that was supported by China politically and militarily in the unforgettable vietnam war.It was a war in the 70's that caused tens of thousands of people to die, many people to be wounded and many people to lose their close families, neighbors and friends.And automatically when you think of Hanoi,you tend to think about Ho Chi Minh too.A monument to Ho Chin Minh was erected in Hanoi.He is still remembered well and his stories and ideologies are still taught in history books today.Also,he earned respect of the vietnamese people.He declared independence for Vietnam in 2nd of September,1945 and ultimately became the president of north vietnam.He was a communist leader,followed and given much support by many of his followers.Being so young,i didn't know what communism was all about.The only thing that caught my attention was the sickle and the hammer.But people are taught to hate it.

I've always questioned myself whether a government that practices communism would eventually work out and be successful.If it was a great idea, why would people want to escape from their country? People are getting in boats and risking their lives to escape Cuba can be an example.The idea is great but people are just not ready for it.Communism isnt bad though it sounds bad,it is just a political system.No one knows because communism has never been realized on this earth. It may have been tried, but it's failure was caused by ignoring certain economic principles that Karl Marx stated were necessary prior to the creation of communism; namely, there must be a capitalist foundation and socialist institutions in place prior to communism. It is unfortunate that none of those countries claiming to be communist have had both and most have had neither.

Communism is not where there's a leader or a dictator.A dictator is definitely impossible to be related to communist. Communism is about zero government. The moment you add government, it's not longer communist. Countries such as North Korea are not even communistic. If you break down what they're doing piece by piece, they are not communist.Moreover, You do get the chance to choose your future in a communist society. You do get things like human rights, way more than you would ever get in a capitalist society. You do get free speech, way more than you would ever get in a capitalist society.Look at Egypt ,they're not even communist.But their people are killed mercilessly just merely because of freedom of speech and peaceful demonstration.

Communism as an idea is supposed to allow everyone to have what they need to survive regardless of the work they do.Plus, no one can become filthy rich because, ideally, wealth is spread evenly to the people. The positives of that is that people who are too old, too young, or too sick to work will not go without.The negatives of that system is that some people will take advantage of the system and not work although they are able to work and just live off the basics the government provides. A lot of people think this system is bad because they don't want their wealth spread around, they believe they deserve and have earned luxury.People like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet will never appear in communist countries.

Above all,communism isn't a good nor a bad thing.It depends on how you look at it.We will never be able to understand it.

Say Goodbye to AAA Rating

This is one of the worst days in American history. Unfortunately America has lost it's AAA rating from Standard & Poor's. FIRST TIME IN HISTORY! Does this crisis make them another Greece? The world is undergoing a crisis in how we run our nations.Spending is totally out of control, and neither party in Washington DC is willing to do anything to change that reality. It isn't just all about stuff like debts and economies but also it is about corruption, and identity. What we face is a crisis in effective leadership. And it's happening world-wide.Places such as China, Japan and Europe, the United States ( which is happening on a large scale ), and it's also happening on a smaller scale in dozens of other nations.Recently, China bluntly criticized the United States after the superpower's credit rating was downgraded, saying that the "good old days" of borrowing are over.American politicians should really wake up, especially for the current US secretary of treasury, who have been telling lies all the way through.

Sorrow and Solidarity in Norway

Norway, a country part of Europe, is known as one of the calmest and peaceful nations, whose people are also quite nice and life in the country. I was shocked when i heard a shooting spree occurred in Oslo,which is apparently the capital of Norway. It is also very disturbing that the violence in the shape of mercilessly killing 80+ people in twin attacks in Oslo and outside shows a new face of terrorism.The bomb blasts in Oslo in prime minister's office was something hard to believe and many people across the world rubbed their eyes in utter disbelief.What an awful, horrific, cowardly crime. The Norwegians are such lovely people and they simply did not deserve this.Well, no one does.

I think the government should be responsible for this and for the rest of their crimes of treason, the sick maniac that killed them is just a symptom of the problem.No matter what the grief this person or group who perpetrated this heinous attack may have, there is absolutely NO justification for them to carry out this homicidal terrorist attack.But who would have expected this horrific incident to happen anyway.It's very sad.

R.I.P to all the Norwegian victims of these horrendous attacks.My thoughts are with the wounded and those who have lost friends and family, and I know everyone in the world will feel the same. God bless Norway and its people.

Debits and Credits

There is a huge misconception about accountants.People say accounting is all about debits and credits.And they all seem to have the same stereotype.Square faces, square glasses and most of them are calculative bean counters. They think wrong.It is definitely more than that! Don't let people tell you accounting is boring. You have to decide what you find to be boring in life for yourself.You can mention almost any job and somebody will tell you it's boring. Work hard, Play hard.Oh wait, there's no such thing as study hard, play hard.There's only study hard study hard either that or play hard play hard.

My Parents said Nunu to report card day

Today i asked my dad whether he's going to my school for report card day but he gave me the most outstanding respond a parent could give in the whole world.He told me to tell my teachers that my parents don't give a shit about me and don't bother about my results at all.Also he asked me to see their reaction.Is this a result of lack of love?Did I do enough work to get good grades? Nununu.I seriously need to put more effort on my maths and accounting. I know my teacher said I was doing fine, but maybe she was kidding.She kept asking me to do mind-mapping and stuff.It gets irritating sometimes but i love her too much.I got first place anyway so its all cool, its all cool......

Fear Not!

David taking down Goliath

Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ - Isaiah 41:10

你不要害怕，因为我与你同在；不要惊惶，因为我是你的神。我必坚固你，我必帮助你；我必用我公义的右手扶持你。-以 賽 亞 書 41:10

People say that in life you must overcome many obstacles. Sometimes you might feel that you had completed something, but in reality you really didn’t. You may have completed many things, but in the end you completed nothing. In order to become successful in life you have to do many things.You might think you did a whole lot, but the road to success is always under construction.You can’t always predict what going to happen next, or what are you going to do next. In life many things change. Life is very unpredictable.The road of success is always under construction.You are the only one that controls your own journey of success. Learn from mistakes; try not to hurt someone, or even yourself. This will be your journey.

Happy Father's Day

So today we had a special celebration for father's day at my church.My church had an all church lunch for all the fathers.The best part was when all the woman were cooking and serving.We felt like kings , Haha. We honored our fathers who have the most kids, grand kids, the oldest dad and the youngest dad.My church had different kinds of  performances specially for the dads and it was simply incredible.Soon later, the speaker began to point out these things one by one, and of course the main topic was all about parenting, family responsibilities and how we should honor our parents.Hopefully i will excel all of it both in theory and practical.Father, Thank you for what you've done for us.