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		<title>China (Grand)Parents Gone Too Far</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/china-grandparents-gone-too-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is beyond understanding, does not make much sense, and forces me to ask &#8220;What&#8217;s the point?&#8221;
GRANDPARENTS are sitting in the same vacation classes with grandchildren in an attempt to help them with advanced math problems.
The trend emerges as some children fail parents&#8217; high expectations in the subject dubbed both &#8220;Math Olympiad&#8221; and &#8220;Math Acrobatics.&#8221;
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		<title>Shanghai 2010 World Expo Official Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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People, this is a very solid reason for you to visit Shanghai (read: me) next year.
I&#8217;m very excited after watching this video. Not because of its production value, but the assemble of countries around the world to showcase what they have to offer. It&#8217;s a report card that shows what the humanity and different cultures [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yowkien.wordpress.com&blog=268745&post=284&subd=yowkien&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What do I care in Life?</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/what-do-i-care-in-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s the question that my girlfriend asked me last night.
Coincidentally, i saw this quote while reading a book on my way to work this morning. This is my reply to her.
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		<title>Good vs Evil</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/good_vs_evil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 05:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the day that my girlfriend and i came back from holiday in Malaysia 2 weeks ago, i had a dinner in her house together with her parents.
Over the dinner, my girlfriend was happily telling her parents about her trip in Malaysia and the experience. At one point, she talked about buying food from road [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yowkien.wordpress.com&blog=268745&post=274&subd=yowkien&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Gay Animal Kingdom</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/the-gay-animal-kingdom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, this is totally new to me. This article reveals something that i didn&#8217;t know about before for so long. Here is the excerpt:
&#8220;Male big horn sheep live in what are often called “homosexual societies.”&#8230;&#8230; Giraffes have all-male orgies. So do bottlenose dolphins, killer whales&#8230;&#8230; Bonobos, one of our closest primate relatives, are similar, except [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yowkien.wordpress.com&blog=268745&post=271&subd=yowkien&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So, where were we?</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/so-where-were-we/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog has been abandoned for far too long. This is so wrong. But before i continue, here is some recent life update.

Some of you may (may not) know i have started anew in a new company (again?). I&#8217;m settling in well, and have passed the probation. To be honest, this is the first job [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yowkien.wordpress.com&blog=268745&post=267&subd=yowkien&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>City Planning Difference</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/city-planning-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yowkien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, one of my colleagues pointed out the difference between the streets in Beijing and Shanghai. Obviously, Beijing is more square-ish because most of its roads are running from south to north or east to west. You can see from the pictures below.
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Beijing roads






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		<title>How to Rip Your Dad Off</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/how-to-rip-your-dad-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yowkien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my way to bus station from my working place last night, i walked past three girls who were chatting with each other.
I didn&#8217;t mean to eavedrop, but from what they said and their tone, i found the topic very interesting. So i slowed down my pace to match theirs, and below is some of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yowkien.wordpress.com&blog=268745&post=246&subd=yowkien&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Old Chapter is Coming to a Close, A New One has already Started</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/old-chapter-is-coming-to-a-close-a-new-one-has-already-started/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, sometimes you have the feeling that your life is entering a new chapter, while the one you left behind is coming to an end.
I don&#8217;t know you, but i certainly felt it last night after having a dinner with my friend, Ya Ting.
The chapter started with me packing my bags and flied to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yowkien.wordpress.com&blog=268745&post=237&subd=yowkien&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If The Sun Went Out, How Long Would Life On Earth Survive?</title>
		<link>http://yowkien.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/if-the-sun-went-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have the slightest interest on this subject matter, click here. Interesting stuff by the way.
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