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UK: Uncle Joe Says “It’s Mother’s Day in the Country That Invented It!” (15.3.2026)

15/03/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Either way – Gee has been the mother to of my children – both wonderful girls. I think the rest of the world follows a UN-designated “Mother’s Day” – and for some reason the old UK tradition is ignored by the world – like Morris Dancing and jousting. Gee had the idea of placing an old statue of Joseph Stalin in shot – an icon from the USSR that was sent to use by Comrades who were trying to preserve the evidence of the Workers’ State as the forces of Trotskyism and capitalism was ripping it apart during the late 1980s. Despite Khrushchev’s betrayal of Stalin in 1956 – many in the USSR still respected him and kept these small statues hidden away from prying eyes. It is interesting how the capacity to exercise rational thought raises an individual into a genuine human-being – extracting their minds and bodies from a deluded, inverted, and backward past! And so be it – until there is no more capitalism to overcome!

UK: Father’s Day – June 15th! (15.6.2025)

15/06/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

Seriously though, When I look back at the perfect days of the late 1970s – the UK was basically a Soviet State managed by not too convincing representatives of the bourgeoisie! NHS Staff were paid fully and received everything a grateful State could provide. Our NHS friends would go on holiday to Cuba and Yugoslavia – two Socialist States with free cradle to the grave healthcare. Tony Blair blanket-bombed Yugoslavia for 78-days in 1998 – simply because its people wanted to stay “Socialist” (the US deliberately bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade as a “warning”). Although I recognise the bravery of the RAF during WWII – I am reticent to visit RAF Museums on the grounds that since WWII – the RAF has been involved in one bombing atrocity after another – including killing our Comrades in Yemen. As an Englishman – I refuse to accept this behaviour from my country. England has a responsibility to bring peace and harmony to the world – emanating from Stone Henge – and not to participate in the destructive underbelly of US anti-intellectualism.

Inner Mongolia: China’s Most Remote Tengger Desert Post Office [沙漠邮局]! (14.4.2025)

14/04/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

“There are some things that a person must experience in the process of growing up, and as people we may have to suffer individual losses, suffer a little here and there, and take a detour – perhaps to better places. When in a state of crying and breaking down, if students could receive a handwritten postcard from the depths of the desert, it would be an expression of warmth and companionship that we can give.”

Adrian & Gee Valentine Cards! (15.2.2025)

15/02/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

Until this year, I was completely unaware that February 7th is “Rose Day” in the UK! This falls just before St Valentine’s Day (Fedrusty 14th). I think many people conflate these two rituals as roses are often given on the 14th. I suspect there is an involved explanation for all this – perhaps pre-Christian (Pagan) verses Christian, etc. Whatever the case, Shakespeare seems to have known both these dates. Both dates are designed to renew assertions of love and affection between men and women.

London: Happy Chinese New Year [恭喜發財 – Gung Hay Fat Choi] 2025-4723! (29.1.2025)

29/01/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

In otherwards, by showing respect to one another (humanity) animals, plants, and nature – a great inner happiness is generated that flows outward through society and generates all kinds of inner and outer wealth (not just material wealth – but also intellectual, emotional and spiritual). This is the proper use of Confucianism ideology – not distorted by governments and classes that have ulterior motives used to control the masses through deception. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE) was originally “foreign” (Manchurian-Jurchen) – and distorted Confucian thinking so as to paralyse Chinese society and prevent its development. Today, the Jurchen are now considered “Chinese” – and Confucianism is used to emphasise “education” and “self-cultivation”.

UK: Father’s Day – 2024! (16.6.2024)

16/06/2024 Adrian (釋大道)

Today, my two daughters – Mei-An and Kai-Lin – presented me with two wonderful “Father’s Day” cards! The UK follows the UN declaration of “June 16” of each year marking Father’s Day – but the UK has a different day for “Mother’s Day” – which is far older (dating back to the 16th century – “Mothering Sunday” – which is the fourth Sunday after Lent and varies each year in actual date-day.

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