The temperature recorded outside should be between 18-21 degrees Celsius. The weather is sunny but in summer clothings, one can still feel a bit chilly when the wind blows. I am now in Hawthorne Boulevard, Los Angeles. Some would have thought whether this place has anything to do with the famous or rather infamous study of workers' motivation by Elton Mayo. Well, I am not sure. But according to the open-sourced Wikipedia, the study of Hawthorne Effect was done in Illinois. Hence, I don't think this place got its name from the study.
I always have this same feeling whenever I am in Los Angeles. I feel small in the bigness of everything here. The shops, the malls, the cars! Oh dear, everything is massive and unfamiliar to me. I always have this love-hate relationship with America. It is complex and I attribute it to my own ignorance. I can never really understand it. The Hispanics here whom I encountered, mainly as service workers, tend to put on a frown face if not, a standard, dreamy, "I don't give a damn" attitude. I begin to rationalise whether the recent report on CNN Black in America 2 has anything to do with such attributes. The Asians in America scored lowest in terms of unemployment, followed by the Whites, the Hispanics and then the African Americans (although CNN still use the term Blacks to describe this race). It would be interesting to know how the Hispanics view the Asians here.
The reports that dominate the headlines here are none other than Michael Jackson. Even the (probably) greatest victory over the white-collar crimes committed by Mr Maddoff couldn't match the sensations of this pop icon. It is the death of this pop legend that has generated his so-called greatest comeback in the media. It is truly a tragedy. But the mourning was somehow felt mildly only in this part of California, judging from only one retail shop amongst many others that played his music over the speakers.
Indeed, his death has put a new light into viewing who MJ actually was. Little that we know, he was indeed a brilliant business person and a even greater humanitarian. May he rest in peace...
