Nobody in this room knows whether we can join the United Nations or not. But, I know. Let me tell you why.

One of my cousins, he was a poker dealer in Las Vegas. Before he went to Las Vegas. He was a seller of *檳榔**Chinese chewing gum. Cousin was a very generous guy . He usually gave 7 free *檳榔* to his friends. That*s why his friends gave him a nickname *送七粒*.

Cousin had a pair of magic hands. Somebody believed that he had mysterious power. Therefore, he earned a high reputation in Las Vegas. Many politicians went to Las Vegas. They would ask cousin be their dealer. He told me these politicians they bet on everything except money. That was how Gorbachev lost Soviet Union to Boris Yestin; Sadden Husen lost the Gulf War to George Bush. Few years ago, around Xmas season, there was a secret meeting held in Las Vegas. President Mitran , President Bill Cliton, and our president Lee, Deng-Hwei were there. After a long discussion, they couldn't come up with any conclusion. Therefore, they decided to use the most efficient way to solve their problems, i.e. to play black-jack. For sure, my cousin was the dealer for them. The game started.

First round, Lee, Deng-Hwei he lost. He turned to President Mitran and said *O.K. Mitran, I promise you that Matra will get the contract of MRT. Second round, President Lee, he lost again. This time he promised Bill Cliton that GE would get the contract of nucleus power factory. Before the third round started, my cousin was worried about * Gee, what he is going to lose next, have to do something.* Remember , my cousin had some kind of mysterious power.

Third round, yes, Lee, Deng-Hwei won. He won a big prize for himself, a visit to Cornell University. The final round came, President Lee felt he was in hot hand. He wanted to bet on something bigger, to join the United Nations. However, at that momnent, Bill Cliton wanted to change the game from black-jack to UNO. My cousin thought that was fine. This time he was working even harder. *President, we are a member of the United Nations.* *Ya*** We lost. That is our fate. Even my cousin couldn*t help it. That is our destiny. Why? You know what UNO is, a card Game? That's =UNO. *United Nations, nO*