by nsoonhui | Jul 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Me and my wife had a short 5 days 4 night holiday trip to Jeju Island, South Korea last month. It was an unforgettable experience. We couldn’t speak a word of Korean language, and the Koreans we met couldn’t speak either speak English or Chinese, and yet,...
by nsoonhui | Jun 15, 2019 | book-review, Uncategorized
Reading David Brooks latest book, The Second Mountain gives me a pause. The Second Mountain is available at Scribd, for Free 2 months (worth RM75) here. What is the purpose of life? From since young we have been told that we need to study hard, get a good job, become...
by nsoonhui | Jun 1, 2019 | book-review, Uncategorized
Einstein reportedly started to speak only at the age of 4, but that didn’t prevent him to become one of the greatest physicists living ever. Colonel Sanders started his KFC franchise in his sixties. J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter when she was 30 and after she...
by nsoonhui | May 11, 2019 | book-review, Uncategorized
最近看了很多本亲子教育的书,最新一本是由刘清虔牧师写的《犹太人的亲子教育–让孩子赢在终点》. 犹太人亡国数千年,最近才复国,之前过着颠沛流离的生活。这样的一个民族,却能够在异邦保有自己的文化、传统、宗教;而在复国之后,在面对充满敌意的邻居,却还能够屹立不倒,无疑有值得我们学习的地方。 我之前看过的一本书《特别狠心特别爱》, 就是一个犹太妈妈写如何教育儿女成才的故事。看看犹太人写的教育的书,在对照一下咱们华人所写的教育的书,就可以看到其中的巨大差别来。华人重视教育,这点无需质疑,所以像《哈佛女孩》,...
by nsoonhui | Apr 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
作者: Jonathan Ou Amazon 于2007年11月19日以 399 美元的价格推出了第一代Kindle。第一批存货在五个半小时内被抢售一空,直到 2008 的四月末才恢复正常供货。 但在在中国市场却没有那么好的反应。 中国政府对音像制品严格管控,直到第5代Kindle Paperwhite,Amazon都没有正式进入中国市场。 网络都是如何海淘Kindle攻略。 另一方面,Amazon其实对华市场也是抱犹豫态度,也这种心态导致了最终Amazon要撤出中国。...
by nsoonhui | Mar 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Remember the old Kindle DX, a big screen ebook reader that Amazon discontinued some 5 years ago? Thanks to a Kindle Fan Kelvin Chong who graciously lend us the model, we manage to put Kindle DX side by side with Boox Note Plus for a comparison. Both of Amazon...