Far East Cynic

It is all a blur……..

Or at least it seems that way sometimes. The last 48 hours have been rather interesting to say the least. Let’s see, where to begin? Saddam got the death penalty. There is a big surprise. What is probably the bigger issue is how long it took to get to that

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I had to pass this on……

Getting ready to head out the door……… But I wanted you guys to see this. Thomas Friedman captures my rage better than I can. I just drink it away. He writes it. READ! Insulting Our Troops, and Our Intelligence By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: November 3, 2006 George Bush, Dick

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Out and about………

Went around the city yesterday. Suprisingly for me, I covered a lot of ground. Out to Bugis and had some lunch checking my hawker center chicken rice x in the block. Walked back past Raffles after having been over to Arab Street. It was mid-day and the call to prayer

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Greetings from the Lion City!

Got into Singapore about 11:45 last night. Unlike Japan I was in the hotel by 12:30………..Why can’t Narita get immigration and luggage right like they do at Changi. Just got done eating breakfast and reading the Straits Times. Can’t be all bad when you can start the day doing that!

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Political DNA

Laundry done, body clock reset, a few regular meals under my belt. Must mean its time to head out again, which is why I am drinking beer in the lounge while I type this. Heading the opposite way this time. Down to my favorite city on the planet and then

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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory…..

Tonight I have just 3 questions. 1) What do Democrats and Iraqis have in common? They both know how to f**k away a good deal when it is in their hands. The Iraqis punt a golden opportunity to move away from a dictatorship because they are more concerned about stupid

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Westbound and down

Rolling on and trucking…….we got do what they say can’t be done. Note to self: I need to figure out a better way to drive to the DFW airport. I’ve tried two different ways now and neither one has avoided morning traffic. It did let me get my NPR fix

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Fall foolishness

If there is a good thing to be said about being sick, is that it allows you to watch a lot of TV. My trip so far has been mustering enough strength to go give my briefs, sit through the rest, and count the minutes till I can go back

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Down for the count………

Greetings from the land of fat women. Floght over here was OK, but its been windy here in Dallas. Guess who packed only short sleeve shirts because the internet said it was supposed to be warm? I’ve got a cold. So here I am, on a Friday night huddled in

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October 25th

“The war is popular beyond belief” Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians Somehow it is probably fitting that the President comes out and states the obvious on the one hundred and 2nd anniversary of the Battle of Balaclava. The battle will fovever be linked with gallant men, astounding

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