Secrets in DC - Continued

At the center of Washington DC, Washington Monument looks like a sharpen pencil erecting against blue sky. At night, it looks more beautiful by white laser beams around the column and yellow lights on the top. Washington Monument adopts the structures of Egyptian pyramids wishing for the longevity of America. As you climb to the top of the monument, you reach the highest point in DC. However, its shadow in the Reflection Pool reminds you that you are also at the bottom. How does this tell you? You can learn many things from this implication, such as Don’t be arrogant if you are super! Or, America is the paradise, but it is the hell too!

Secrets in DC

My colleagues and I were very excited about America. Remember, we have been working for American Embassies and Consulates for at least five years! Why? If you take time to view my blog, you certainly can see many stories that I learnt from my trip to the U.S. One thing I need to tell you is that you must keep patience because I must do my work daily and will not give you my promise when I post my stories. Well, here is the first secret! Do you know that Abraham Lincohn statue has two faces? When you see his statue from the front of his monument, you will see his true face. If you see him from the left or right of the statue, you will see the other face behind his head! How does it look like? It looks like your face, my face and anyone face. The implication is that althought Abraham Lincohn freed slaves, saved American democracy, many people saw his decision was wrong. Sometimes in our life, we may encounter this problem. So, don't be sad, my friends. C'est la vie!

You can see 4 Confucianism management principles at Geogre Washington House

Dear friends, Do you want to train yourself to be a good citizen, good husband to your wife (wives!!!)- good dad to your kid (kids)- good staff to your organization - or even good future leader of a community or country? Here is a secret! Let's visit George Washington Home at Mount Vernon, about 18 miles south DC. George Washington house was built on a small hill next to Potomac river. From this house, people always have a far, beautiful panaroma view with five basic elements including fire, wood, water, earth and metal according to the Eartern philosophy. Near to his own house is home of his slaves and the office of his personnel manager. Following on the right hand side is a food processing house, a house for acounting clerk, a spinning factory and a ferry on the bank of Potomac river. You will see that Geogre Washington had operated 4 Confucianism management principles before he became the first American president. The first princple is to control yourself. The second principle is to manage your family. The third principle is manage your village, your country. And, then, the fourth principle is to manage the world For that reason, George Washington was successful in the Civil War and became one of the founders of America to build up a rigid foundation for his country in the past years, today, as well as the coming decades.

Michael Moore's Movie - 9/11 Farenheight

9/11 Farenheight is a good documentary movie. My IRO, Luella David and many viewers including me were about moved to tears when we saw again the Ground Zero aftermath. However, in my opinion, it is bias and seen as an effort to defeat Bush administration.