「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)

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Permanently migrating to Piefed because sh.itjust.works has too much federation issues… (apparantly: sh.itjust.works = sh.it doesn’t really.work 😕)

Current Main Account: @WongKaKui@piefed.ca

Other Alt: @WongKaKui@piefed.social

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  • 14 Posts
  • 557 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
Cake day: June 23rd, 2025
  • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.worksOPtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL about the Murder of Ashley Zhao, a 5 year old girl who was beaten to death by her mother, and then the mother hid the body in the family restaurant with help from Ashley's father.English
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    2 months ago

    Because I’m trying to shred light on fucked up families…

    Because I’m Chinese American and came to the US at a young age and this resonates with me,

    Because I have seen how stressful my parents got…

    Stuggling to make money…

    Rent payments every 30 days…

    And I have memories of mom yelling at me a lot as a sort of emotional outlet…

    Because I, although I don’t know the history of this family, I can imagine what the immigrant experience is…

    I could totally see a timeline where my mom would’ve lost control and murdered me when I was “misbehaving”

    Is shocking how the difference between a struggling family that perservered and survived, and a crime scene that tore a family apart, is just that one moment of rage and losing control under a system that is so rough and causes so much stress and frustration.

    My mom did not murder me in this timeline.

    But here we have someone’s mom who did.

    It’s just very… idk how to say this… intriguing(?) to learn the difference between my family and others… we all came from the same place… similar struggles…

    Yet… such vast outcomes…

    And I also sometimes envision a timeline where we have a “more perfect” family-dynamics.

  • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.workstoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that automatic registration for the military draft will begin in DecemberEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Fun Fact: They can deny naturalization to people who claim contientious objection, UNLESS they are actually part of a religion (like you need proof… like a letter from your church, mosque, temple, etc…)

    Like they ask you:

    “If required: Are you willing to bear arm on behalf of the United States”

    Like this is part of your oath of allegiance…

    If they can prove you didnt faithfully take the oath, they can just like… “anull” your whole citizenship…

    Which leads to:

    Fun Fact #2: If you’re someone like me who was a greencard holder under 18 while one of your parents naturalized… TA DA! You are already automatically a citizen… skip the whole test thing… saved me a buch of bureaucratic form-filingbullshit…

    OH, FUN FACT #3: I never officially had to do the oath… I was 13 and those under 14 are not required to do so…

    I actually don’t think they can do any shenanigans against my citizenship UNLESS my mom had “skeletons in the closet” for her citizenship application… 👀

    So yeah… my status is tied to my mom’s… kinda unsettling tbh, like I could lose citizenship through no fault of my own… 👀

  • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.workstoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that automatic registration for the military draft will begin in DecemberEnglish
    421·
    2 months ago

    transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources

    So we don’t have to worry about forgetting to file a stupid form, right?

    Still, failure to register in the draft is considered a crime and can prevent people from receiving state-funded financial aid and employment in numerous states, cause ineligibility for many federal employment opportunities and job training under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and can carry a fine of up to $250,000 and jail time for up to five years.

    Bruh…

    Alright, I’m feeling kinda feminine rn and I just wear a pretty dress. They hate trans people right?

    Actually, I’m feeling kinda “zen” right now… I’m feeling the buddha inside me… I think I’m seeing enlightenment!