Month: January 2005
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And the winner by a country mile and a half is…
Asia Blog Awards 2004: Best HK Blog Best Mainland China Blog Best Korea Blog Best Taiwan Blog Best Singapore Blog Best Malaysia Blog Best Thai Blog Best Indonesia Blog Best Japan Blog Best Philippines Blog Best India Blog Best Bangladesh Blog Best Pakistan Blog Best Vietnam Blog Best Central Asian Blog Best Newcomer 2004 Best…
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Work still in progress
From the Sydney Morning Herald: At Banda Aceh airport yesterday a German air officer was trying to find out who could arrange slots for aeroplanes carrying a field hospital, while Australian and US air force personnel began building a temporary plywood air traffic control tower that has no radar. Banda Aceh’s air traffic control chief…
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As popular as the bookstore with the very loud cinema ad
Maybe I’ve had as good a chuckle as when I read the quote ‘If English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for you’, but Xiaxue’s latest get-back at one of her detractors, in her own inimitable way (don’t argue ok, I say inimitable means inimitable) has got me chuckling again. Remember to scroll…
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Five days gone
So the first work week of the year rolls on, and at least some of us got off to a colourful start. Should get me some German housemates. Then again, better not. I’m still recovering from my flatmates from five years ago. But yes, I’ve been a busy man this week, so busy that even…
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Sight for sore eyes, sound for sore ears
Samantha, Sam for short, called me as I was completing my previous blog entry, and immediately launched into a tirade about me changing my phone number. “I had your number memorized for the past two years, now I have to scroll down to check if it’s the right person I’m calling, can you change back…