Ah, what a week it has been. Tung Chee Wa gets sent packing, and Lebanon backs Syria into a corner. The papers are starting to speak the unspeakable, namely that maybe George Bush ( perish the thought!) might be right about the spread of democracy in that Arab world. Either
Continue readingBush Right? I don't think so Tim!
Ah, what a week it has been. Tung Chee Wa gets sent packing, and Lebanon backs Syria into a corner. The papers are starting to speak the unspeakable, namely that maybe George Bush ( perish the thought!) might be right about the spread of democracy in that Arab world. Either
Continue readingHe’s BAACKKK!!
Greetings all, I’ve been away for 11 days and what a 11 days it was. Singapore, Bahrain, Guam and Osaka, a whirlwind tour if there ever was one. Hated not being able to post, but it was tough to do so with only a dial connection on my laptop. There
Continue readingHe's BAACKKK!!
Greetings all, I’ve been away for 11 days and what a 11 days it was. Singapore, Bahrain, Guam and Osaka, a whirlwind tour if there ever was one. Hated not being able to post, but it was tough to do so with only a dial connection on my laptop. There
Continue readingFunny, I never met any girls like this…wonder where they are all hiding?
Reuters published an article saying Japanese girls do not want to get married. Those are the types of girls I should have met. My experience here has been quite the opposite. All the girls I met, enjoyed their single life, but at some point they always exerted that subtle pressure
Continue readingPutin vs Bush—Where does the truth lie?
Shades of the Cold War! Conservative pundits are asking a question straight out of the Reagan years, ” When are we going to get tough with Russia?” and ” Human Rights in Russia should be a top priority”. You would think I am back in 1980……wish I felt as genki
Continue readingFor those in Japan, here’s something really interesting
Here in Japan, every weekday at 12:20, they have a TV show on NHK called ???????Polite way to say, Its Noon!). Now the meat and the potatoes of the show is the kind of mundane panel discussions that are way too prevalent on Japanese TV in my humble opinion. (
Continue readingFor those in Japan, here's something really interesting
Here in Japan, every weekday at 12:20, they have a TV show on NHK called ???????Polite way to say, Its Noon!). Now the meat and the potatoes of the show is the kind of mundane panel discussions that are way too prevalent on Japanese TV in my humble opinion. (
Continue readingRecent pixs from the Singapore trip…..
Who could visit the Lion City without revisiting its past? So we went to Raffles. Skipped the Long Bar though…Beers are too expensive. Go across the street to Chijmes and have confession at Father Flanagan’s…a holy watering hole. Harumi in front of Raffles. Aw the majesty! The History! The prices!
Continue readingWhich is more important, democracy in the Middle East or progress for people?
JD Whitlock has made an excellent point about the march of democracy in the middle east. Citing a very good article in the New Republic . JD points out that democracy only matters in its effect on the future and how that future supports the interests of the United States.
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