Describe your hometown.
I was born and grew up in Ulaanbaatar city, which is the capital city and also biggest city in Mongolia. If I did not come to Australia, I would say my hometown is safe place for kids to grow up. But now my thoughts have changed. In comparison to Brisbane, my home town is bit dangerous place for kids to grow up. Over the years, more and more new apartments have been built. Where is empty spot, construction companies build something there, no matter that spot is for kids to play or for elderly to relax. It clearly shows that back home money solves everything. Despite of the criticize from the residents, the construction companies do whatever they want. As a consequence, there has been no place for kids and elderly to spend their leisure time.
Is it a safe place for kids to grow up?
Moreover, back home everyone has a car. In that small city, traffic congestion and parking are big problem. Just like construction companies, drivers park their car whatever they want, even in payment or sometimes in front of the entrance of building. People have become more and more selfish. I do not exactly know how many kids get injured in car accident.
What is the government doing to make sure children can be raised in a better atmosphere?
I do not see government taking any measure to improve the situation. They only want to make money. Since our country transitioned from communist system to market economy, political parties have been competing against one another for money and reputation.
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Talk about someone who flies more often than normal due to some reasons. Please say
When and where did you meet him/her?
I would like to talk about one of my uncles. He is on my mother side. Why I am underlining he is on my mother's side is that all my mother's siblings are good at drawing. Her father was an artistic person. It seems to run in family.
What are his/her reasons for flying so much?
As a painter and sculptor, he often goes to overseas for work, mostly to china. Because in China, all necessary equipment and tools are cheaper than other countries.
Does he/she like this job and the amount of flying involved?
He loves his job. He is passionate about painting and creating sculptures. But I do not think he likes to fly that much due to the flight expenditure. Because back home, over the years, the flight ticket fee has been increasing. Maybe it is not only in Mongolia, all around the world.
I wanna talk about a funny story of him which happened to him when flying to China. His destination was not that far, one small city near to Mongolian border. So the airplane was sort of small. At that time very few passengers were flying with him, maybe less than 20 people. if there are few passengers, the plane crew often reorganize the passenger seat in order to keep the plane's balance. My uncle was sitting by window. One stewardess approached to my uncle and asked him to change his seat to center. She explained in very polite way that my uncle is a bit fat, actually he is a fat, so it would be better if he sits in middle of the plane. My uncle did not get angry at her, he has good sense of humor. He just accepted stewardess request. Since then, every now and then we often make fun of him saying that if you had been thinner, such humiliation would not have happened.