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That is my name in Hobbitton.
In the world of the Hobbits, who lives peacefully amidst Middle Earth.

Oh Lord, I am so addicted to the "Lord of the Rings",
I almost wanted to name our first born Frodo.
I must have watched the movie at least 9 times, and I am also reading the book.
Man, I can not wait for the next two movies.

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Anyway, speaking of names,
have you ever wondered what your name really means?
My name does not really have a definition or meaning in English.
All I know is that it is a large, peaceful county in Northern Ireland.

Come to think of it, my name is pretty confusing.
Quite universal and diverse if I might say.

See, Tyrone is a Black name.
And Glenn is North American.
Then my last name is Spanish or French.
Then when I show up, I am Asian.
Now everybody gets confused.

Though as I found out, this is my name in Chinese.

My good friend, "Cicy Peng" told me that the first character means "King".
And the second character means "Dragon."

I was like, now that is cool!!

Then it hit me.

She could have lied to me, for I do not speak a lick of Chinese.
It could have meant Stupid Idiot, or Drunken Monkey.

Oh Lord. I hope not.

As I sit here, pondering about the meaning of my name.
I just had to admit it,
My name must have been used for an "All You Can Eat Chinese Buffet Restaurant.

Hello! Welcome to King Dragon,
how may I help you?

Here's a good example of yesterday's message.

This TWIT, who shall remain nameless,
will just be known as "The twit who can't print."
(We chose the color pink for that name to signify his everlasting twitness.)

So I was having lunch yesterday, after hearing a mass in Church,
when I was graced by the presence of his twit-cellency.
I went to Church to pray for the victims of the attack,
I just figured, since I can't go to Afghanistan and stick my finger up Bin Laden's nose,
I'll just have to pray that maybe someday I get to.

So anyway, I was reading the 30 page special coverage on the newspaper
about the Terror in New York.
When suddenly this twit, comes in and says.

"I don't know about this media hype about Sept. 11."
"There are more people who die of drunk driving in a month."
"And why didn't the people on the first planes overtake the hijackers,
They knew they were gonna die anyway?"

You know I am very emotional about this, so I said to him:

Would you change your mind and have different feelings if it happened here?

He says :

I just do not understand the media coverage.
When Princess Diana died, they only ran the news for like a month.

At this point, I had to stop my meal, because he is so in a perfect path for a Slapshot.
Then I said:

Well, maybe it's more of a respect for those who perished.
The innocent people, and the people who sacrificed their lives to help.
It is still very fresh in everybody's hearts.
Nobody really had a closure about it.
And how can you compare one person's death to this?
I do not see the difference if it happened in the States or here.
It is an attack to all of us.

He keeps rambling on and on about something, but I had to leave the room.
I had to.
First he interrupts my meal, (and I hate being interrupted while eating).
And secondly, I do not think he even reflected on what happened.
He is just blinded by his ego,
or whatever he has.

Now I feel bad for him.
Not only does he have problems printing, he also has no clue.

I feel very strongly about this, and I am sorry if I would offend some people.

I am still stressing about how am I going to explain Sept. 11 to my children.
Honestly, I do not know if I am more embarrassed
to tell them that this is the world that they will live in.
Or there are people like this guy.

A year after the terror.
Many people will show signs of anger, paranoia and grief.
Many will try to find ways to cope with their fears.

I think many people still do not understand the gravity of the attacks.
For them, it was just terrorism that does not concern them or their country.
The United States were the only targets, not us.

"I never liked the Americans anyways."

WELL YOU ARE A TWIT!

When you go outside today, look around you!
Look for the highest building you can find.
And imagine a Freakin' JET PLANE hit that building right in front of you.
Better yet, you on the highest floor.
You and your loved ones are in it, BURNT and DEAD.

Who would you blame?
What are you gonna do?
What do you think now?

Just because it did not happen here, does not mean it does not concern you!
It could have hit your building, the hospital or your children's school.

Pay some respect to these people,
and the people who risked and sacrificed their lives.

These are good people.
They pay their taxes.
They teach their kids manners.
They bring joy to somebody else.
They shared their laughter and tears.
They also bring love.

But you? all you think of is,
"I am glad it did not happen here."

Oh yeah, As what is written on this site 1 year ago,
My offer to the terrorists still stands.