1.News of the day
"If my child wants to be an athlete, I'll break her legs first"

This quote came from a retired Chinese marathon athlete's blog. She is selling her collection of medals...

Only in China? I don't know. Its just said that she has to sell the medals in order to survive. I thought the government would take care of those retired professional athletes, even if they are not of the TOP tier group. But hey, China is running on capitalism so screw welfare!

Anyway, if you are interested and want to get a piece of a glorious past, please send mail to aidonmei123@sina.com.

2.Quote of the day
"I know the pain war causes. I understand the frustration caused by our mistakes in this war. I sympathize with the fatigue of the American people. And I regret sincerely the additional sacrifices imposed on the brave Americans who defend us. But I also know the toll a lost war takes on an army and a country...This is an historic choice, with ramifications for Americans not even born yet. Let's put aside for a moment the small politics of the day. The judgment of history should be the approval we seek, not the temporary favor of the latest public opinion poll."

-Senator John McCain, April 11, 2007, on Iraq

3.Article of the day
John McCain Speech on Iraq, April 11, 2007
I totally respect this guy. I may not agree with some of his political agenda, but I do respect his personal integrity and grace under extreme hardship.

What hardship you say? How about Hanoi Hilton back in the Vietnam war...and yes, he is older than G. W. Bush if he got elected...so what!

If you want to know more about him, get the wikipedia entry for a quick one.

Oh and in the speech, theres ONE TOUGH guy:

"In closing, I'd like to bring to your attention the gallantry and patriotism of one American who served with distinction in Iraq, a Navy SEAL, who refuses to quit his mission and let the country he loves so well suffer the terrible harm our defeat would entail. A few days ago, Petty Officer First Class Mark Robbins' unit was ambushed outside Baghdad. During the ensuing firefight, he spotted an insurgent with an RPG, and immediately stepped out from cover and exposed himself to enemy fire to take out the terrorist before he could fire. He saved the lives of his comrades, but was gravely wounded as he did so. He was shot in the eye by another insurgent with an AK-47. The bullet exited the back of his head about three inches behind his ear. He was initially knocked unconscious but came to, continued to fight and then, despite the severity of his wound, walked to the evacuation helicopter. He was eventually taken to Landstuhl military hospital in Germany. As is the custom of Navy SEALs, he was accompanied by one of his comrades, Petty Officer Second class McLean Swink."

4.Video of the day
Stephen Chow and the XXX man

Guess the interviewer's race? What country? You will be surprised. This is basically a white trash I can say. And he sucks at the art of interview.

Stephen kept his cool, and waited to strike...after tricking that ignorant guy to punch "slower"...

I can imagine if that's Bruce Lee being interviewed and have this situation came up. He will probably just kick the shit out of these people.

But Stephen, shown with great restraint even when you can see his pain during the interview(torture), was humorous throughout the interview, especially with that "chicken" style remark. Watch it. Part 1 is in youtube as well...and he got a jab at that guy after he mock Stephen's language (4:50).