Father and Daughter

             Oh my gosh!! My dad nearly flunked his first year of college! Wow ~ no wonder, I guess that explains those test papers I dug out of dad¡s drawer! Mum always says that my dad and I are alike in looks, personalities, habits etc¡K but that¡s not very surprising, after all I am his daughter. But I guess maybe that is one of the reasons why dad and I are close. Even though dad and I are similar in some ways. But with 26 years in between our ages there must be something that is different. The world is changing everyday!
             Every time I turned the channel on news all I hear and see is the nasty rumors of artists and horrible news that reflect our world today¡K And I can get so upset every time that I turn off the TV and complain about it to my parents. But in my dad¡s time, only the good new are to be broadcast. Because they have news restrictions back then and most of the bad news are not suppose to be broadcast to the people. Especially the news that criticize the government. And during dad¡s time, Taiwan was in a so-called ¡§democratic dictatorship¡ kind of like communist, because one party controlled it. But now, there are more then one party in Taiwan (you can see them saying all sorts of things about the other party near the elections) and the DPP turned Taiwan into a more democratic like county, so ANY news can be broadcast. And that¡s what creates the whole big mess in the news and government today. I am sure all those people was trying to make it better, but it just didn¡t turned out right. whether its 24 years ago or today. I must say I liked the past better!
             A while ago my brother was studying his head off for his entrance exam to a private Jr high school. Like my dad, Rex (my brother) will need to take exams to Senior High and universities because that¡s a part of the Chinese education system, unlike dad, my brother could have choose to come to Morrison and have an easier time. If he was in Morrison like me, h
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