it's a mess, and we should clean it up, since we were the messy one who messed up.

So I've been reading a lot of the war on terror in Afghanistan.

I've always been into this military stuff you guys all know.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like war, but it’s something we have to face being Human.


This has nothing to do with the invasion of Iraq. (I was against it in fact.)


The funny thing, or should I say awkward, is that now we United States are in a position that we can't really do much rather than stay in the war.


People all talk about we should withdraw right now no matter what, thats just simply non sense. If we do that, we’re making a mistake all over again.
(I donno what to say to those people, either they are retarded or just very poorly informed about the situation)

This war is nothing can be done in months or a few years, it requires a consistent effort from the NATO and US government for at least a decade long if we want to succeed.

We need to help stable the region, provide support to the local government develop the ability to work effectively away from a failed state. Focus on education and other basic needs of the people, win the heart.


This war is a left over mess our government underscored after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 80’s(CIA has the big responsibility), and it eventually went on a snowball roll and resulted in the 911 incident plus other terrorist attacks we’ve seen this pass decade from the Islamic religion.


It’s not the war itself that decides victory, it’s how you handle the aftermath that really tells you if you succeed or not.


Funny thing to hear how the Taliban think about us:

you guys should read this series article from the about a NewYorkTimes reporter being held hostage by the Taliban for 7months
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/world/asia/18hostage.html

Q&A session in hawaii

I came to hawaii, I was looking for an answer.


I do love my life now. I always have been.




Sometimes I think I made myself too busy, too distracted by wanting to make the most of every chance. I often forget to sit down, , to read a book, to enjoy the small moments that is surrounding all of us.

But yet at the same time that I tried to make the most of every second of my day, I often felt bored, unfulfilled, like I wasted all my talent and the time that god gave me to be on earth everyday.


Don't get me wrong, I do love my life.



I feel like creating. but I somehow, after time I just can't come up with any good ideas, inspiration. Or it's just I aways come up with unrealistic ideas that is not achievable at the moment cause of the lack of resource or the ability, so they all end up in the dump. (Maybe I should start writing them down on a notebook?)




I'm not that naive to think that coming back to hawaii was the answer.
But I do think coming back to hawaii does help me in solving this question.

And I love my friends.

apparently I'm not a pig

so I caught a flu this week.


quite nasty.

but nothing close being a SWINE FLU.



still.

first three days of terrible fevers+ two days of terrible coughing.

anyways







missed the whole week of good surfs to take photos.

hope the good surf will keep on coming.







the discussion about how long I'm staying here in hawaii popped up again.
I donno, december or april?

despite my decision or not, I still have to go back and attend a traffic court (thats the reason why you should never speed) stupid california highway patrol.

surfing

I have been going to the North Shore beaches with Blake in the morning these days to get some shots.




Hmm. Got some pretty sick shots, but the real good surf have yet to come….

the hot sweaty hawaii

it has been 4 days since I arrived in hawaii.

it's weird, felt like I never left for that 9 months.

It's still the heaven I remembered.

Never really changed.



although this sore throat I'm having is kinnda annoying, but the weather should help to cure it.

last plans for cali

it's D day minus five.
so:

I get a day off today.
Start packing.
Full day work all week end, plus monday and tuesday evenings.
(that means some money from work)
Pack my bike.
Quit my job.
Pack the moon cakes.
Get to the airport on time.
Say/wave goodbye.

6 hours above the pacific.

safe landing in HNL

then back home. home sweet home.