Counting our blessings being alive for Thanksgiving

First of all,we must be grateful that we are living in this high-tech world with exciting new Google products to enjoy in this century. Therefore,we should be happy with lots of things with magnetic and hypnotic clouts. We honor useful and positive info but ignore useless or negative informatin. Consequently, we can see the world through an artist's mind via media on daily basis in a cheerful and jovial mood. When we interact with other folks who are witty and we can be witty as well with humor as smart people with soft and gentle software in a hardware environ. We can be inspired to learn new things everyday. As I sent my blogs in the past,inflationary recession is on the horizon but we can exercise restraint. A life of simplicity may be good for our health re longevity. Gas may cost $4 per gallon in the near future but we may walk or ride bikes as folks do in other countries. To get to the personal side,love without friendship is meaningless deceit. REMAIN IN A LIGHT HEART/MIND with A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. For example,when my kid brother ( at USF )lost his wallet in Shanghai,I suggested that he should consider such mishap as his donation to a less fortunate person voluntarily. Supposing his wallet was robbed,it would be involuntary donation. He had the former incident as a blessing for comparison. Moreover,a lost thing is lost but the state of mind is more important for one's mindset apropos of health. A medical doctor said to a patient who is expected to leave this world for " a good rest." That is rhetoric at best but it is true for all mortals in this mundane world. We must realize that our souls are immortal and our spirit shall live in eternity with our faith,hope and love. Francis Shieh(maybe searched at Google) aka Xie Shihao on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 at 6.45 a.m.

The Creed of Americans as the spirit of America

I am an American citizen.(since 1954)
I am an ethnic Chinese by face value.
I am under the jurisdiction of American law with Chinese culture.

I have common interests of USA and China.
Sino-American Economics would be the basis for understanding.
I am a lifelong learner to bridge the gaps.

My mission is to witness positive relations of USA and China.
Such goal is the interests of all Americans in the 21st century.
America and China must work together for peace and development.

Thanksgiving is an American tradition.
Spring Festival for Lunar New Year observance is Chinese culture.
I honor both as an American of Chinese ancestry.

I am an American citizen.
I do defend justice and fairplay.
No discrimination for minorities as my dream.

I will never forget my motherland.
All Americans have our roots.
To honor our roots without fail.

Americans are Americans.
First Americans were Asians.
As Asian Americans,we are first Americans from American history.

The above 21 lines are my gut feelings but would be subject to readers to modify with my appreciation as fellow Americans. Non-American views are welcome as well as fellow human beings on earth in this mundane world.

Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao on Tuesday,Nov. 6, 2007 at 6.35 a.m.

Common Concern for consumers in Sino-American Economics

How much is the currency worth after 2,3,5 or 10 years when inflation is the factor to be considered by all consumers. The value of today's dollar or Yuan will be decreasing when inflation is expected during the course of time. What would be the hedge against inflation? Real Estate or Stocks? But hey are down as well. What about antiques or hard coins? Food for thoughts for all investors to mull over for financial protection in the days to come. My recommendation is the investment in human capital i.e. a marketable skill that can generate income anywhere when such skill is in demand. Nobody would impugn such market demand in real life. Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 at 6.10 a.m.

Study,Leisure and Love as daily functions for fun

Whatever I do in one area compliments the other two nicely. Daily function depends on my own distribution of my time resource everyday. Thoughts have clout and have control of my willpower. I may have feelings of ecstasy and bliss in the span of my life to convince myself about my own priorities. What I want to be is interrelated to my best goal i.e.smart outgoing with intellectual charm by reading between the lines. I do have the benefit of intuitive contact to distinguish the favorable or otherwise. Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao on Sunday,Nov. 4, 2007 at 3.36 p.m.

Simple lifestyle turns out to be luxury in spirit mindset

Greetings to all readers. I decide my own lifestyle and would take responsibility for how smoothly or roughly things run. I shall seek companions who are energetic and secure as I am in spirituality. My name is shihao,the poet' poet after Libai and Tufu as I saw the lines in Loyang decades ago. However,my name is in name only because I am not a poet but an economist with Chinese language expertise. I have found out that the most important goal in life is to relax regardless of stress or setbacks. Challenges are to be faced with strides. All obstacles may be regarded as opportunities to be tackled with unflappable moxie as xie shihao. Remove my ego and all homo sapiens shall be selfless in the long run. It is time to be a thriver instead of a survivor in this mundane world. I take steps toward my goal to be a lifelong student with joy of learning. Live and Learn as my motto. Pursuit of happiness with victory in mind and heart with determination. Love is put to the test: Who are my friends? A friend in need is a friend indeed! The essence of knowledge lies in our senses with positive thoughts plus intuition. Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao on Saturday,Nov.3, 2007 at 6.35 a.m. Any other scenarios? Thanks for reading my humble views today.

China raises fuel prices 10%:WashPost,Nov.2,07

Page D8: "China's first fuel price increase in more than a year is providing relief to the nation's refiners, but analysts said it could lead to increases in other energy prices that could squeeze China's poorer residents. With the change, Chinese refiners will still lose money and that the government may need to increase fuel prices further. Unless crude oil prices fall to the low $80s,China would likely need to increase prices by another 15% to 20% in early 2008." My comment: As of November 2nd latest news,crude oil price is up to $95+ and the price in China would be increased during the course of time. Needless to say,America's consumers will have to pay higher prices for such inflationary trend leading to possible or even probable slow down(recession) of US economy around the end of 2007 or early 2008. The FED envisions such and cut the fund rate accordingly as the policy decision. Let us wait and witness the future course of events. Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao on Nov.2nd at 9.06 p.m. As I see it,such is another common ground of Sino-American Economics or US-China relations apropos of the interwoven relationship of two nations on both sides of the Pacific in the 21st century.

Confucianism in a Nutshell for American interests

Confucianism is system of ethics and as a philosophy of life. We have associated with the quiet, virtues of patience, and compromise, the golden mean; reverence for the ancestors, the aged, and the learned, and, above all, a mellow humanism -taking homo sapiens as the center of the universe. In short, "Yirenweiben" in Pin Yin system of romanization. Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao, the doyen in the fields of economics and China studies apropos of language and culture, a teacher since 1945 to date. November 1, 2007 at 3.19 p.m.