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The Moth Radio Hour: Guts! Courage.

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Kung Fu Is Cool, Like Karate

At the time, my idol was Jackie Chan. He's his famous Hong Kong martial artist. And speaking pretty bad English wasn't cool. So when I found out that Jackie Chan was actually going to be eating in a little Chinese restaurant in Canberra, I was like, over the moon. All I have to do is go to the restaurant, get his autograph, get a photo, take the evidence to school and it will be instant coolness.

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