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Protesters, creases, and spreadsheets
08.09.07 (10:16 am)   [edit]

A few Vancouver protesters trying to make a statement about the Chinese and Tibet when they were in China were arrested but are now on their way home. What is it about Tibet that has people so passionate?

The protesters are not Chinese and they're not Tibetan. They're young Canadians. What do they know? Have they lived as Tibetans? And why is it their business what people are doing in other countries? I guess what I don't understand is why people feel the need to butt into other countries' business and make it into their own issues.

I guess everyone needs a passion, but there is so much going on in our own country.

Last week, I went to Michael's about getting a canvas painting I bought in Spain to get framed. They told me to get some fabric sewn around the painting so they could stretch it if I wanted all of the painting to be visible. So I took it to this tailor (charged me $18 for it, too! OUCH!). I picked it up yesterday, and it was all folded up in a plastic bag! I was so choked!! Through my travels, not *once* did I fold it. I always had it rolled or kept it flat. I was choked to see it all flat and folded up hanging there. I don't know what they were thinking to fold up a painting. 

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At my last job, in the old office, we sat in a big room all together. There were no cubes. Whenever my boss wanted to say anything to me, he'd do it through e-mail. He'd do it through MSN, too, until I blocked him. And he asked me to create spreadsheets with categories of tasks for the different groups in the office. He *loved* spreadsheets. I'm not sure why he thought having more data would be useful. He didn't even use it.

I'm not bitter about that last job at all! YEEEEAH!

 


posted by: bawdy (reply)
post date: 08.09.07 (12:01 pm)

China has a terrible track record when it comes to human rights, so I think people want to draw attention to that with the Olympics set to be staged there next summer.



posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 08.09.07 (1:00 pm)

Reply to: bawdy
Actually, that is exactly what these particular protesters wanted to do, but I'm just not sure why some young, white Canadian university students are so passionate about something they've not first-handedly experienced.



posted by: ggirl (reply)
post date: 08.10.07 (6:50 am)

I could go on and on about why people are (and should be) upset about Tibet. But I'll spare you...;-)

Maybe some of those young people are Tibetan Buddhists. Tibetan Buddhism is a school (well, actually, many schools) of Buddhism which is practiced by many people in the West. If you practice Tibetan Buddhism, you're *very* upset with China. I could go on and on about why that is, but I'll spare you....

Missed reading about what Miss RosieTulips has been up to lately while I've been hibernating in my stress. Take care!



posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 08.10.07 (10:00 am)

Reply to: ggirl
I wonder if Tibetan Buddhists and Falon Gong practitioners are treated the same in China...For the last 5 years, there has been a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Consulate here. There is always one falun gong practitioner sitting in their constructed wooden hut. Apparently, the Chinese government has been doing horrible things to them, too.



posted by: bawdy (reply)
post date: 08.10.07 (12:14 pm)

I want to know how university students afford summer trips to China. Must be nice not to need a summer job to help pay your way.



posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 08.10.07 (12:57 pm)

Reply to: bawdy
I never thought about the cost! I miss those 4 month summer holidays...that's enough time to stir up some trouble!

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