This week I read a fascinating book about Buddhism and modern technology. I had never put the two together, but author Joanne Miller presents a strong argument in her new book, Buddhist Meditation and the Internet: Practices and Possibilities (Signal 8 Press, 2012). The first … [Read more...]
The Mongkok Bird Market
A bird in Hong Kong's famous bird market has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus. So yesterday the government yesterday closed the market for three weeks. All of the birds housed in the stall with the contaminated bird will be put to death.It seems like only … [Read more...]
Hong Kong stories
It can be daunting to deal with all the excuses two little kids can come up with to avoid bedtime. When I was young, my father used to tell my brother and me bedtime stories featuring a turtle named Frank who came to the rescue during all sorts of emergencies. So to get my kids … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The World of Suzie Wong
I clearly remember what I was doing 15 years ago tonight. Hong Kong had never seemed so dark and deserted as it had that night--June 30, 1997. The streets of Tsim Sha Tsui were out of a 1950s noir film, misty and empty.I also remember the book I was reading around that … [Read more...]
Guest blog–On beginning and endings
Our Man in Tianjin, Stuart Beaton, returns with an epic update of what's been going on with him up in northern China. Be sure to check out Stu's fabulous podcast author interviews at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stu:It has been a busy couple of weeks for me.Well, … [Read more...]
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