the wee isle, to quote the daily rag's primary school-standard science section, "..has one of the highest rates of lightning activity in the world..".
this is all due to the islet's tropical weather and geographical location that bring about the aerial electrical charge. i was rather pleased with meself for chancing upon this piece of tidbit, only for the following paragraph to somewhat spoil my reading pleasure:
given the location and size of the wee isle - which can't even be seen on any known existing map - is the comparison of data with the above countries fair? why not its nearest neighbours in and around the region since they all share exact same or similar attributes?
or is it necessary at all?
as enscribed by the letter b @ May 8, 2004 12:07 PMIt is a case of, well, we'll emulate what we want to emulate and criticise whatever else is left.
So much for decadent Western values.
as blahed by D W @ May 10, 2004 07:06 AMit's confucian, not asian, "values". notice how that piece of bollocks is often quoted by ethnic chinese - even in taiwan - all over the place?!
as for the comparison with western countries, it shows up wee islanders' inferiority complex. like, it's really cool to be associated with those highly-developed societies, 'cos we have to in order to emulate them.
as blahed by the b @ May 10, 2004 06:08 AMBlame it on our morbid tendency to always compare ourselves with the Western countries.
So much for fostering "Asian values" if there were any in the first place.
as blahed by D W @ May 10, 2004 04:16 AM