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General Discussion / If I were a billionaire

« on: January 10, 2026, 04:46:24 PM »

If I were a billionaire, I would never be able to spend all that money on myself.  I would put $2 million into each of my kids' investment accounts, and write them a guide on how to use that money, like, "This is all you will have, use it wisely and make it last for your entire lifetime.  There will be no more after this.  Ways to make your money last: be a good person, be humble, live simply and sustainably.  All you need is a good house, not a mansion, a basic car with good safety ratings, eat good food, preferably the ones you grow yourself.  Learn a skill and use it to make more money.  Help people."

I would not want to control any amount above $1 billion.  I will slate out $2 million for myself to use for my lifetime also.

The rest, I will use on the needy and the poor, but each person I help must demonstrate merit.  I will not help the people who chose to be reckless with the opportunities they had, which led them down a bad path of ultimately being poor, etc.  If they can demonstrate that they've made efforts but they just could never catch a break or get any luck/promotions to help them move up in life, then I will help them, and they must sign an agreement that they will use the money toward basic necessities like housing, food, and medical, or they will have to return my money in full. I will not fund any lavish lifestyle for anyone.  Luxuries are not a necessity and it's all greed and excessive indulgence.  If they want luxuries, they can attain that for themselves.

I will also help hire people I trust to work in orphanages or in organizations that help needy people.  I will make sure the money I use for those purposes actually are spent on those purposes, there will be paper trail and real proof that the money is getting spent the correct way.

If I should be lucky to have more than $1 billion, I will buy fertile land that's for sale anywhere in the world, hire people to grow food, then send the food to poor people.

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General Discussion / Holy crap, right?

« on: February 03, 2025, 11:29:49 AM »

People loving Musk's takeover of the U.S. yet?  He's Trump's trojan horse.  Trump and Musk's (and the coup's) goal is to install a fascist / corporate Elite regime in America.

People think we will prevail, that democracy will prevail.  But, even the Judges are bought and paid for.  So, hold on tight for the chaos that is unfolding, people!  It just started. 

Things will get even more interesting!  The people that voted for Trump will get things in ways they did not imagine that they would get.  Hopefully they are happy with their choices.  These first 2 weeks of data breaches and attempts to eliminate federal grants, are great signs that Trump and Musk very deeply care for you, you proud American!  Good job!

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General Discussion / ISO a handyman

« on: April 06, 2023, 11:22:38 PM »

Are you a handyman?  Available for immediate hire?  Are you good at fixing all kinds of house problems, inside and outside of the house, great at yard work, etc?  Please send me a quote.

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General Entertainment / Hmong Vlogs

« on: May 12, 2022, 09:50:02 PM »

I've been following these vlogs:

1. kab&koobvwj lubneej
     One of their videos: https://youtu.be/M_uuO58ErsU
     * They recently got married.  I like the guy because he is hard working and he loves his wife a lot, and his wife is hard working too, and she is a sweet person.

2. Tais hli
     One of her videos: https://youtu.be/857K1zT74mw
     * Her videos aren't the best but I like her because I think that she is a strong person.

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Hmong Culture & History / Best Hmong Movie in a long time

« on: May 12, 2022, 09:29:33 PM »

Was in the mood for Hmong nostalgia and found this awesome movie on youtube.

Hmong nrauj tag tseg tsis tau:
Disc 1: https://youtu.be/E1hQRA3-QuM
Disc 2: https://youtu.be/-7CmEk-Y9_4

My favorite part of the movie is from Disc 2, 1:11:53 thru 1:13:11.

Enjoy!

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General Discussion / This song makes me so happy

« on: January 02, 2022, 09:26:14 PM »

AiiLA x MD x NUTDAO:  https://youtu.be/VvvQb7zTh6E

It's sounds so romantic!  I wish I understood what they were singing.  What are the lyrics???

The male singer in brown is my past imagined crush, the unicorn/wholesome fisher guy I dreamed of.  I dreamed he would look like that, come and sweep me away, and we'd live by a stream in the woods.  So much for my dreams!  But, it's still so nice to see a guy that looks like the ones I imagined in my mind so long ago.  I like wholesome looking guys that have a certain aura about them like that.

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General Discussion / Dear Abby,

« on: December 29, 2021, 04:09:52 AM »

Dear Abby,

I hope you don't mind me asking your thoughts on something.  I used to like Dib Xwb because I thought she was classy and modest.  But then she started losing judgement, in my opinion.  I mean, I could be way off base.  On the other hand, she reminds me of Ariana Grande, who went from innocent and sweet to slutty and trashy as far as body image goes.  Dib Xwb became Deeda and, I mean, look at this: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=500325488126704&id=100044477704451.

She has young kids, and she has daughters.  Why would she have an onlyfans page posing in lingerie, where, her pictures leave little to the imagination at all?  I don't know where her brain went.  Or is it that she is that desperate for attention or money?  Anyway, like I said, I used to love her because I thought she had integrity and was a role model for young Hmong girls.  But she's proving to be another "expose thy body to earn a living" woman.  I feel disappointed and let down yet again by another musician that I admired.  I am fast losing respect for her.

Anyway, what do you think, Abby?  Am I wrong in my assessment of Deeda's risque pictures?

Sincerely,
Concerned

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General Discussion / Best Hmong Kwvtxhiaj Songs and Instrumentals

« on: October 20, 2021, 08:06:44 PM »

I think kwvtxhiaj (a Hmong sing song type of music) is one of the most distinctive things about Hmong people.  If you have any top-notch quality ones you really like, please link the youtube video for it.  Also, Hmong people have some musical instruments that are very distinctive to our people like the ncas, the xim xaus, the Hmong flute, etc, that sound pretty and unique.  If there is a nice Hmong instrumental song you like, please link the youtube video too.  Thanks!

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General Discussion / Truly, really good Hmong music

« on: October 20, 2021, 08:00:48 PM »

Hi, please share some quality Hmong music on here, in this thread.  There are some incredible Hmong talents out there that you may have heard of that I haven't heard of and vice versa.

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General Discussion / Damn, is life tough for you too?

« on: September 27, 2021, 10:13:36 AM »

Damn it, man!  Why does life have to suck for so many of us?!!!  I want to know!  Like, some people don't wake up and choose a crappy life.  Or, people don't choose to be born and suffer every day of their life!  OF COURSE! People make their own luck and their own way and create their own happiness.  BUT!  You have to admit that, for some people, the stars seem to be aligned better for them than for others.  For others, it's one shit show after the next.  It's so friggin' tiring!  I swear!

So, is life tough for you too?  If life is NOT tough for you, well, damn!  Good for you!      If it's tough for you, tell me why and how it's tough for you.  Thanks!

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General Relationship / Who should be the head of the family (husband or wife)?

« on: September 02, 2021, 02:49:16 PM »

Even with modern thoughts where gender equality and a good balance of 50/50 between the wife and the husband are valued, do you still summarize in the end, that the man should be the head of the family?  Or, do you think it should be the woman?  Or do you think both should be the head?

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General Relationship / What do men want from their women

« on: September 02, 2021, 02:42:06 PM »

I happened upon this youtube video where a Hmong pastor was preaching to couples on Valentine's Day.  Towards the end of the video, he said that men really wants a woman who 1) listens to him and does what he says, 2) doesn't speak ahead of her husband. 

#1 is fine.  Both need to listen to each other and do the things that the other person wants.

#2, though, I dunno.  I think it doesn't matter who speaks first at all.  But the pastor seems to imply that if the woman speaks first, it will make others disrespect her husband because it makes it seem like she is the head and not the husband.  I think people who think that men should always speak first before their wives at events, have a backwards mentality because, again, it doesn't matter who speaks first.  But, if one of the spouses fights to speak first all the time because of a sense of self-importance, that is super unattractive.  When someone fights to speak first or doesn't give other people the chance to speak and weigh in, they probably have an ego issue.  It doesn't matter who it is, anyone with an ego issue is unattractive.  But the general idea that the pastor was trying to convey was that women should let their men speak first at events vs them (the women) speaking first.  That's such a sexist and backwards mentality.  I don't agree with that.

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General Discussion / MasterClass

« on: July 07, 2021, 10:26:11 AM »

I want to take this class so bad.  Click on the "Trailer" to see the trailer for it.  Looks soooo awesome!!
https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-degrasse-tyson-teaches-scientific-thinking-and-communication?utm_source=Paid&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=NDT&utm_content=Video&utm_term=Aq-Prospecting&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInbW6iaHR8QIVOu3nAx0_pQkKEAEYASAAEgJIF_D_BwE

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General Discussion / What's happenin' with everyone?

« on: June 14, 2021, 02:34:02 PM »

So quiet on PH these days.  Wassup?

<begin rant> Anyway, who's had to go back to work?  My stupid boss made us go back into the office.  Freaking micro manager.  I think there are a lot of pros to working from home for the people that don't need to be at work.  Why force people to go in if they can get their jobs done at home?  You're polluting the air forcing people to drive in to work and decreasing people's quality of life by forcing them to breathe other people's air.  Meetings over zoom are so much better than in person. </rant>

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Marriage & Family Life / Being a parent is hard work!

« on: May 31, 2021, 11:46:04 AM »

For the folks that don't have children yet, just fyi that it takes a village to raise a child.  Raising children is such hard work, if you aren't super rich already.  For example, your wealth will allow you time (that you're not giving to an employer 9+ hours a day) to dedicate to raising your children properly.  But the reality for the majority of parents is, their children miss out on quality time and having their parents being truly present when they are off of work. After work, many of us working parents are exhausted.  We just want to make dinner, eat, and go to bed. But our jobs don't end there. If we love our kids, we read to them, help them with schoolwork, and bond with them.  It takes a lot of energy to be a super mom or a super dad.  So, to the 99.99% of regular folks who work full time and are trying to raise your children at the same time, I'd like to give you two big thumbs up!!!

Imagine being a single parent working full time and trying to raise 2+ kids on your own!  It sucks so bad!  What I hate most, is the time and energy I give to an employer, when I'd rather give my time and energy to my kids.  Kids grow up so fast, you know!!!  So much of yourself you can't give to them when you are busy working to provide for them.  It really is such a bittersweet balance that you have to juggle as a working parent.

I do love the idea of mothers staying home to raise the children like in the good old days.  But the costs of living these days make it impossible for that to be sustainable.  Both parents have to work if you are not fortunate enough to have had inherit wealth from your parents or got lucky with money.

Single parents, tell me your secrets on having endless energy to be a super mom or a super dad.  I feel so disappointed in myself that my kids are growing up so fast and I can't be there all the time for them.  I hate it!!!