I got up really early this morning to prepare for class and just when I was about to head out, boss calls to tell me my morning classes are canceled due to the heavy snow and the fact that he's too lazy to just shovel it off our school's driveway so classes could go on. Not that I'm unhappy about the sudden free time, but along with my canceled classes is the planned tamago-maki (japanese square egg) cooking session with Yoshiko, one of my students. And I was already fully made up!
I turn on the TV, tuned into CNN, expecting to hear more about the shelling of the UN headquarters in Gaza. Guess what, for a full 2 hours CNN reports on nothing but the US domestic plane which made an unexpected landing down the Hudson River. No mention whatsoever on the Gaza shelling. Sure, that near disaster is important news, but hey, humanitarian law just about went kapoot in Gaza and a supposed reputable news station go for a full 2 hours without devoting a proper story on it? Even if it was a devoted American program (Wolf Blitzer's Situation Room), I don't think that's enough of an excuse.
So really, what can someone stuck in the sticks do but post a Facebook status in protest? And I write, "Nyel is annoyed CNN chooses to devote a full 2-hours on the US plane near-disaster when there are other matters that need attention, like the UN Gaza shelling."
Because there's not enough space, I added on a 2nd status, "Nyel no wonder Americans are such spoiled brats and think the world revolves around them."
Guess what, facebook deletes it within 5 minutes of posting. So much for freedom of status and right to criticism.
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