Sorry about my post on "All of Calgary in a bus"

I honestly did not think that this post would get that much criticism on what I wrote. I thought sharing what I observed and then writing about my feelings about it seemed pretty straightforward, but obviously something went wrong there. Clearly something is being miscommunicated from my end and I have to do some damage control. Who reads this blog? Now I know and I did not anticipate that at all.

I think I would want to address each comment individually. I don't anticipate a response from them, but I feel I am obliged to respond appropriately. I think there's a sense from the blog post that somehow I was making who I talked about seemed so small and unworthy that people started to think I am somehow superior than them. There seems to be a trend that somehow I am mean to the Chinese ladies. I am Chinese myself. I hope that is enough to kind of put off the whole "I am being racist" deal. Another thing is that I should point out maybe is that had I not put a commentary, this would not have happened. I think one of the commenter is perfectly right when saying I missed my own point.

To DownTownDan:

I think had I not mentioned the person with the Down Syndrome, you would not have come across my blog. Perhaps how I characterized that individual offended you? I'm sorry if you were offended by perhaps the style of my narration. Perhaps being too blunt and speaking even about my day on the bus was a mistake on my part. I did not anticipate that my narration of events would draw such criticisms. Perhaps it was not the narration, but my commentary on it, and if I did a disservice on how I classified certain people, then I'm sorry again.

To Anonymous:

I don't actually know how to respond to your comment. However, you made me realize that people read this blog and that I have some kind of weird influence on how they react and think.

To TUC:

I think you revealed my own inadequacies on the issue. You're right in saying I never talked to them or did anything to fix it. I think I fell into the trap of what I have been criticizing: that people who complain fail to act upon what they preach. I certainly have not done that and with time permitting, I will one day go see for myself.

To Transit Driver:

I don't think I said I did not embrace the diversity. Perhaps like what I had said earlier, my message has been grossly miscommunicated and that is my fault for sure. I wanted city hall to come on the bus and see that those are the people we should be helping, not just the developers and the big businesses. I'm sorry if I offended you and the people you meet on those late nights and early mornings.

I am truly and sincerely sorry if the post I made the other day made some of you readers upset. It was not my intention for you to interpret it a certain way in which you thought. It is better that I had not said anything at all then to have posted something.