We found 215 results for your search.

Bangkok aftermath – the hatred, vitriol and the blame game

…world. Sometimes it’s warranted, sometimes it’s not. At the start of the latest ‘red shirt’ protests, I agreed with some earlier complaints on social networking sites in Thailand over how we’re giving a free pass to the ‘red shirt’ leaders. It’s pretty natural for journalists to side with the underdog. We support the small teams over rich ones. We like to see poor, nerdy dudes beat the big, burly school jocks. We root for the oppressed to rise up…

Vietnam – An American complex

…ic of Vietnam that borrowed much from the French and American declarations.[13] Though he convinced EmperorBảo Đại to abdicate, his government was not recognized by any country. He repeatedly petitioned American PresidentHarry Truman for support for Vietnamese independence,[14] citing the Atlantic Charter, but Truman never responded. Time goes on and Ho Chi Minh finally drives out the French.  Yet, as a condition of the treaty the western powers d…

One Day Trip – Latin America, Japan, China

…ant Street. My favorite place to visit here is Vital Tea Leaf which offers free tea tastings.  Often times tourists are put off by the price of tea and quickly leave.  This is REAL tea from China and is completely amazing, so no, it is not cheap.  But, actually it is not very expensive either.  The tea is priced per pound and is often about $100 per pound.  Yet, a pound of tea is a LOT of tea!!!  I usually only buy a quarter pound and it lasts me…

My love-hate relationship with Japan

…pposed to be forgotten and not spoken about but the wise man will take the complaints from the night before into account and learn from them. In situations involving alcohol, acting out is often both expected and encouraged as a way to bond with your peers. Compare that to Denmark where changing personality after drinking a beer is only rarely seen as an invitation to bond. More likely it is seen as a sign that the person either already is or shou…

Chinese Politics and Wishful Thinking

…tely removed from reality whoever has the time and access to a computer is free to come up with his or her interpretation. Not everyone, however, is content with simply guessing or projecting own values onto the CCP and have instead resorted to science to figure out what the talking heads are on about. The techniques are actually similar to what I encountered back when I was studying classical Japanese at university. Classical Japanese, like Latin…