Or why Regina Ip needs a job in the Bush adminstration. Who is Regina Ip you ask? She is the resident defender of the status quo in Hong Kong and probable love child of Tung “Tofu for brains” Chee Wa, former Chief executive of the SAR of Hong Kong. Spike
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Adventures in baby sitting………..
I spent a goodly portion of the weekend sitting in the passenger seat of our new car, pressing the sole of my shoe through a non-existent brake pedal. I’ve been getting the S.O. used to all the routes that she would have to drive to get to the store, the
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Warning notice-rambling post follows: A recent post over at Lex’s place kind of set me off. I’m not sure if it had to something to do with being accused of Bush derangement syndrome for the 100th time, or whether it was just the fact that I cannot accept the premise
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Today is Memorial Day and here in Shopping Mall USA the weather is gorgeous. A good day to remember the sacrifices made by generations of American Servicemen. However, it seems to me, that for all the talk of supporting our troops and all the yellow ribbon bumper stickers-the majority of
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In Hong Kong there was free and easy access to my two favorite things in the world. Now back in the land of the free, home of the brave and world of repressed sexuality-not so available. I realized today walking through one of the malls and also the store that
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Well maybe………. The last few days have been amazing to say the least. It is amazing to me how quickly one can get sucked backed into all the stuff that you thought you had left behind. It seems that every time I turn around I am spending money! Utilities need
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Unplugged again-moving into our new digs and getting internet reconnected. Interesting stories of culture clash to follow…………..
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S.O. , cat, and I arrived in one piece. We transited Dulles enroute to Shopping Mall USA. That sucked with a capital S. Immigration, getting the cat cleared, and making our connecting flight was all a challenge. Nothing makes you appreciate Japan like the dealing with surly TSA people and
Continue readingThe better way to say it…….
Without using the “S” word Miyuki Nakajima conveys my feelings this evening. The song is called “Headlight / Taillight” and for years it was the haunting closing song for the NHK TV show , ” Project X”. Sums the day up pretty well: Tabi wa mada owaranai…………….The journey is still
Continue readingIt is not Sayonara……..
If it is, I am going to be pissed. Japanese is a very precise language. It has several different ways to get across the same concept. For the concept of good-bye there are a whole bunch of ways to say it. Each is applicable in a specific context and situation.
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