Jan 7th –2010
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Mom just finished reading “ The Madoff Chronicles”; she asked if I would like to try it. So I decided to read for class assignment instead of other book. Here is the report about the man and what he did : Through sweet talk and shrewdness, Mr. Madoff managed to swindle 50 billions out of investors.
50 billions _ Imagine how much money that is because each billion has 1000 millions . Looking at the picture, Mr.Madoff is about 6 feet tall, tight- lipped, quite a handsome man in his younger day . He is very good at talking that people gave him money to play with; but he spent their money on good vacation, nice homes around the world and private planes. What a charm life he led for a long time until his scam unraveled.
So not becoming any victim of any scam ( Mr.Madoff blamed because of people’s greed that expecting him doing miracle that he had to turn return into unreal fiction for almost 30 years.) So he just typed up statements and send to people each month telling them how rich they had become.
This is the best non-fiction book I’ve read so far.
Mom is training me how to read people’s face and dogs so I won’t make mistake like Mr.Madoff’s victims : looking at a person’s face, his grin, his talk, his movement of body language and then you can tell whether they are good dogs or good people.
“Life’s lessons takes a long time to learn,” Mom says “so this is a good time to start.” when we are still of age.
Mom must have gotten her heart broken badly in her young days so the first lesson she wants me to learn in life is never let anyone break my heart.
“The trick is being able to read your boyfriend before letting him become your boy friend,” said the expert; “Never forget this critical point. Once he becomes your boyfriend, it’s hard to break away.”
The second lesson is how not to lose your money when lending it to “your loved one” meaning the boyfriend again . Or believing blindly “the too good to be true promise” like Mr. Maddoff’s.
“Decent people do not borrow money anyway , especially from girls . Only crooks do this.”
My aunt is shocked sometimes when she finds out about life lesson Mom trying to teach me . Anyway, when you have a Mom as a poet and teacher , you never know what you learn the next day.
Right now, for me it’s easier to read dogs’ face than people’s: Dogs have no motive making money or advancing in society since they are all taken cared of. The question is how to choose smart dog or dumb dog ( Kiki is bright, Coco is not.)
When we have left over ham; I would chop it off and mix with bread to feed them by my hand. Kiki would try to go around the bread , just pick out the ham “ no bread thank you.” But Coco would blindly swallow anything . When Kiki is hungry , she would make noise so you notice. Coco is quiet like a monk meditating.Only eat when given.
Mom picking Coco up a lot since she feels sorry for that dog. I feel hurt that she doesn’t pamper Kiki as much. She says she feels sorry for Coco not being as smart as Kiki. So when you are dumb, you will get more love.
Jan 8th -2010
I should stop wanting to have stuffs that my friends have : the latest one is I-pod which each of us got for Christmas present from our cousin _ Dr. Christopher. I kept nagging at Mom for this but she kept saying I don’t need to have this $300.00 toy .
The next toy I want is the berry cell phone which my 3 best friends already got ( Mom doesn’t think I need that either.) Mom is very good at getting into the way of my wish list.
I notice that if you are a doctor like my cousin . He buys very neat toys for us every Christmas comparing to other family members . So this will be my career choice for sure: Save life and buy great toys at the same time. You can be your own boss, taking off whenever you want to go on vacation.
