dollars worthless in amsterdam

March 17th, 2008

Dollars tough to sell on streets of Amsterdam. Maybe I should ask the school to consider paying my scholarship in a currency other than American dollars. How about the Chinese yuan? Here I thought the exchange rate of 1.25 dollars for a euro was high when I initially came to the States. It’s now hovering around 1.55.

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book and sword : gratitude and revenge

is the first novel written by Jin Yong. The protagonist is Chan Ka Lok, who is the leader of the Red Flower Society. The book title refers to Ka Lok being famous for being well-versed in culture and martial arts, but also for having to make a difficult ethical decision. My father named me and my brother after him.

The subtitle is from a poem Desiderata