【Life in Taiwan from #Manoj's perspective】#中英對照​
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With little bravery and support, I could muster the courage to come to Taiwan. But I realized the challenge of language was much more than I anticipated.​
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For example, the Blue Line of Taipei MRT is called Ban Nan Line. But in the MRT, it is written, "Bannan Line." In my mind, I was reading it as "Banana Line" for months, until a friend corrected me. In another instance, I ordered Chicken fried rice with my inconsistent Chinese in Hsinchu. But I got a big bowl of...​
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📌中文版：印度交換生在台灣：我的 3 大文化衝擊 >> https://bit.ly/3o6GYrQ

【Life in Taiwan from #Manoj's perspective】
　
With little bravery and support, I could muster the courage to come to Taiwan. But I realized the challenge of language was much more than I anticipated.
　
For example, the Blue Line of Taipei MRT is called Ban Nan Line. But in the MRT, it is written, "Bannan Line." In my mind, I was reading it as "Banana Line" for months, until a friend corrected me. In another instance, I ordered Chicken fried rice with my inconsistent Chinese in Hsinchu. But I got a big bowl of...

（中文版：https://bit.ly/3k5Qidq）　

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I have recently perused Nicholas Kristof’s NYT piece “China’s Man in Washington, Named Trump”(https://nyti.ms/3h2JXh8). One paragraph in particular caught my attention: “A joke in China suggests that Trump’s Chinese name is Chuan Jianguo, or “Build-the-Country Trump.” That’s because Build-the-Country is a common revolutionary name among Communist patriots, and it’s mockingly suggested that Trump’s misrule of the United States is actually bolstering Xi’s regime.”

Kristoff also avows that since Trump’s ascension to presidency, the American nation became highly polarized. This is reflected in the current administration’s policies on climate change, foreign relations with established U.S. allies, and COVID-19 prevention, all of which are rather ineffective. It also seems like Mr. Trump and his team diverged from the traditional priorities, including promoting free trade, human rights, and other quintessentially American values. As described thoroughly by John Bolton, all these factors contributed to the declining standing of the U.S. in global politics.

What is more, many people fall prey to CCP’s propaganda and its interpretations of Trump’s actions, which only enhances China’s reputation.

But that might not exactly be the case.

The CCP apparently failed to utilize the window of opportunity created by the ineptness of the Trump administration, as China could have grown to the position of a leader by filling in the void left by the U.S.

During the 2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru, Xi Jinping and his team actively supported the plans to establish the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific, or FTAAP. In contrast, the United States withdrew its signature from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in early 2017. Coupled with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), this move bolstered China’s capacity to influence global investments and trade, high-tech mergers and acquisitions, and, overall, expand its geostrategic influence on the entire globe.

At the same time, various propaganda films about great power competition, military industry, and science and technology surged all at once, and gained remarkable following around the world.

All this provided a window of opportunity for the CCP to slowly change its course. Around the same time, the distrust for POTUS among U.S. allies’ reached its apex. According to polls conducted by the Pew Research Center, the distrust for the U.S. president in the U.K. reached 75%, 72% in Japan, 70% in Australia, and stunning 86% in France.

Had the C.C.P,. begun to open up at that time, or at least resumed the governance style of the Hu-Wen administration, it could have reaped the benefits of promoting liberalism where the U.S. failed to deliver. It was the time for Beijing to gradually enhance freedom of speech domestically, pursue sustainable infrastructural projects, gradually reform unfair barriers to trade, transform its S.O.E.s, strengthen protections for private ownership, and vitalize its start-ups and enterprises.

Moreover, were China to cease the genocide in East Turkestan and refrain from cracking down on Hong Kong's semi-autonomy, it would have greatly enhanced its global international image. Additionally, if paired with slow but steady reforms, Beijing’s respect for sovereignty of its peoples would have attracted a large amount of foreign investment, which in turn would have continued to buttress the country’s growth.

It is China prerogative to remain idle.
It might still be possible for Chinese “Dream” to come true.
Yet, a historic window of opportunity is now closed.

Xi assumed the tools of proscribing and stalling, which are completely antithetical to the aforementioned window of opportunity.

Today, China is more authoritarian, less flexible, and fully deprived of horizontal accountability. Its reliance on wolf warrior diplomacy backfired: for example, the Swedish parliament sought to expel the Chinese ambassador to Stockholm. Also, Prague, the capital of Czechia, terminated its sister-city agreement with Shanghai and instead signed a new one with Taipei. Last but not least, we ought not to forget about the recent fiasco in the relations with the United States who ordered the shutdown of China’s consulate in Houston. All of this took its toll on China’s reputation.

Its international standing and inability to replace the U.S. as the major global power are not the only issues China is currently facing.
As it experiences multiple domestic and international shocks, China struggles to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and tame the disastrous floods of Yangtze River. The swarm of locusts of biblical proportions is also crippling Beijing’s institutional capacity and may soon lead to food shortages. In fact, the precarity of food supply further diminishes the level of trust for Chinese authorities.

In 2019, the Pew Research Center conducted a public opinion survey to examine the international views of China. In the U.S., Argentina, the U.K., Canada, Germany, and Ukraine, only about 30% of respondents claim a favorable view of China.

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the U.S., as many as 73% of U.S. respondents view China unfavorably.

Recently, the C.C.P. is losing its focus by continuously shifting targets. In fact, I believe there is no need for the C.C.P.to rely on nationalistic appeals, since in this new century values, business relations, and fair competition are all far more important than greater than delusive blood ties.
China lies only 130 kilometers away from us. Of course, we welcome dialogue and seek to avoid misjudgments. But we also distinguish between the C.C.P. and China. While we do welcome dialogue, but we will not be coerced to talk under unjust preconditions or in fear.

The only fair prerequisites are those of reciprocity, mutual respect as well as fairness and openness with respect for the rule of law.
Source: Pew Research Center

最近看到紐約時報中文版的一篇文章
<美國的川普，中國的「川建國」>，其中一小段是這樣的

「在中國，人們戲稱川普的中文名字是川建國。那是因為建國是共產黨愛國者中一個普遍的革命人名。它在諷刺地暗示川普對美國的治理不當實際上是在鞏固習近平的政權。」

裡面也提到，川普在任的幾年，國家更分裂，對於氣候變遷，傳統美國盟友，乃至於疫情處理等都相當拙劣，對於美國傳統的自由貿易、人權等價值也基本上都沒有太大興趣。這些方針，導致美國在世界的評價降低，波頓的新書也多有描述。

除此之外，許多不幸相信中共宣傳，又或者是中共圈養的小粉紅，特別故意愛宣傳川普增強中國的威望。

但這不是真的。

中共完全沒有掌握美國做得不夠好的地方，去增強其在世界的領導力。

在2016年時，秘魯的亞太峰會舉行期間，習近平政權爭取（RCEP）及亞太自由貿易區（FTAAP）談判；對比2017年初，美國剛宣布退出ＴＰＰ，加上中國到「一帶一路」和亞洲基礎設施投資銀行，中國當時在世界全面發揮投資貿易、高科技併購還有其地緣戰略的影響力。

也是那個時候，各種的大國崛起、大國軍工、大國科技的宣傳影片此起彼落，似乎正準備要在世界舞台發光發熱。

這曾經是中共慢慢轉向的一個機會之窗。彼時（2017)美國盟友對美國總統的不信任度達到歷史新高，根據皮尤研究中心的資訊，英國對於美國總統的不信任度達到75%、日本72% 澳洲70% 法國更高達86%

如果那時中共開始有限度的改革，對內放寬言論自由，或者至少維持在胡溫當時的水中，對外追求有責任的基礎建設，逐步緩慢減低不公平的貿易壁壘，對於國有企業改革，增強私營企業、新創企業的活力。

停止對新疆迫害，不干預香港自治，不僅國際形象會大幅改善，哪怕是緩慢但是穩健的改革，也會讓大量吸引外資，讓中國的活力持續前進。

哪怕是什麼都不做也好

那或許有這麽一點可能性，中國「夢」是可以前行的

但是歷史機緣的大門已經關上。

習、禁、停、放棄了這個機會之窗，徹底的走向相反的方向。

更專制、更沒有彈性，更沒有任何制衡的力量。各種戰狼外交，讓瑞典議員提案驅逐中國大使，捷克布拉格市長與台北簽訂姊妹是，就解散上海與該市關係、被美國關閉領事館、各種讓中國形象低下的事情，中共都沒有少做。

中共不但完全沒有辦法取代美國，在多重國內外的衝擊之下，又是瘟疫，又是超大水患，緊接著蝗害，還有進來的糧食不足問題，正在面臨巨大的瓶頸。

而糧食的命脈，卻恰恰又在對他最不信任，對中共價值最反對的國家聯盟

根據皮尤研究中心:Pew Research Center2019調查各國對中國的喜好度，美國、阿根廷、英國、加拿大、德國、烏克蘭等，對於中國的喜好度都在30%上下

而2020疫情後美國對於中國的不信任度，更高達73%。

最近中共在演習，又要玩轉移目標的手段，對於中共，其實不必再有民族主義的同情，因為新的世紀，價值、商業模式、公平競爭的制度大於血緣幻想。

中國離我們只有130公里的距離，我們當然歡迎對話，避免誤判。但我們同時也區分中共與中國，歡迎對話，但不在前提、條件、恐懼之下對話。

如果真的要有前提，那就是對等、尊重，還有公平公開法治的方式會晤。

資料來源：皮尤研究中心:Pew Research Center
（美國著名的民調機構和智庫機構，https://www.pewresearch.org/）

#芝士 #cheese
芝士控必看！

芝士是又健康又好吃的東西
Cheese is tasty and healthy

但很多人跟我一樣 之前只懂去超市買卡夫 又或只懂買巴馬臣芝士
But I believe many people are like me, only know Kraft cheese or Parmesan.

今天很高興能邀請到芝士專家教我們如何分辨芝士
Today we are so happy to introduce a cheese master who is the founder of “The Cheese House”, to teach you and me how to distinguish the cheeses.


不同芝士製作過程的目的是：
（1）透過調節芝士的水分、酸度（pH）以及脂肪、蛋白質和礦物質（鈣）等比例來達到最佳的芝士結構
（2）在微觀水平上建立起芝士的正確結構；
（3）讓芝士熟成到完美程度。

而我們就可以根據芝士基本製造程序分7大家族，包括：
1. The Fresh cheeses 2. Natural-rind cheeses 3. Bloomy-rind cheeses 4. Washed-rind cheeses 5. Pressed non-cooked cheeses 6. Pressed and cooked cheeses 7. Blue-veined cheeses



芝士訂購：
High Quality cheese ordered from:
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【科學減肥知識系列】
5個斷食常犯錯誤
https://youtu.be/_yIWAooNGJ0
持久不復胖的減肥科學10大問題
https://youtu.be/PcHoW3VAFu8
如何減脂不減胸？
https://youtu.be/DIRFQ632yIE
增肌/減脂適合你？蛋白質 吃多少克？
https://youtu.be/N5vxgYtf9RE

【Zoe生酮必看系列】
生酮研究：（1）TDEE計不計（2）脂肪到底吃多少（3）酮體測量法
https://youtu.be/9jHB1iTJC10
生酮前要想清楚 ！好處壞處I 內附健身教練身體檢查
https://youtu.be/KEGTjaUOSpc
生酮飲食吃什麼？ 超市必備
https://youtu.be/LixYQVt5bL0
iHerb開箱 l 生酮減肥必買清單
https://youtu.be/N-VDDTjIcBQ

【跟教練做運動系列】
4mins HIIT 超燃脂間歇訓練丨美女們減肥生捱的秘訣
https://youtu.be/IMSrZKzS5QE
居家運動 20mins 全身消脂HIIT
https://youtu.be/V0HM4A32h4k

【Zoe精選食譜系列】
健身每天早餐丨牛油果or朱古力蛋白奶昔碗 丨無敵低醣甜點丨
https://youtu.be/DIRFQ632yIE



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希望大家喜歡和訂閱：

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去年夏天看到Dainese Smart Jacket 實品就想入手，中間斷貨好久，終於等到今年初才買到。可惜疫情爆發，還沒好好穿過。現在科技進步，短短幾年，不管是車還是騎士裝備的安全性都大幅升級。有能力選購新產品真的可以多看看，希望未來價格也會更普及化。I first saw this on display at WSBK Laguna Seca round. Tried to pre-order but it was always sold out. Finally ordered it successfully earlier this year. Too bad I haven't had much chance to really wear this product. Rider technology has advanced dramatically over the years. If you have the means, definitely check these new products out. There's no such thing as over protection when it comes to riding. Hopefully the price will come down more.

Bike: Yamaha WR250X

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So most sushi restaurants in the U.S. are actually run by Chinese people, and so today we ordered sushi takeout in NYC using Chinese! An interesting social experiment to see what it’s like for a white guy to order sushi in Chinese! And remember to check out http://go.pathofcha.com/xiaoma to get some awesome tea!!!

We filmed this video last week and coronavirus matters have only gotten worse in NYC. Restaurants are still open for takeout in NYC, and now is a great time to support them, but remember to please to stay safe and maintain a safe distance from other people in the restaurant when ordering — or better yet, order by phone and go pick up!

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