Socio-Political Rants For two thousand and four you think we can try and lower this ever increasing phenomenon? 1. Low Condition (Green). This condition is declared when there is a low amplitude of global stupidity. 2. Guarded Condition (Blue). This condition is declared when there is a general risk of global stupidity. 3. Elevated ConditionContinue reading “Global Stupidity Advisory System”
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Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong
Thursday January 1, 2004 9:46 AM By MARGARET WONG Associated Press Writer HONG KONG (AP) – Thousands of people marched through downtown Hong Kong on New Year’s Day to demand full democracy in this former British colony, the biggest rally since a mass protest in July that threw the government into crisis. Chanting “return powerContinue reading “Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong”
Lan Kwai Fong Incident. NYE 1993
Hong Kong News: In New Years Eve 1993, 21 people were crushed to death due to overcrowding. Last year I was furious at some fob (fresh off the boat) in Hong Kong. He was complaining about the way the police had cordoned off the area, and how it was such a police state. I triedContinue reading “Lan Kwai Fong Incident. NYE 1993”
Democracy vs Hangover?
Hong Kong Today is Jan 1st 2004. There is another march for democracy, a six month anniversary of the last one. It’s very important. It’s for showing what happenned last time was not a fluke and HK people really DO want this and HK people will fight for it. However, no one mentioned to eachContinue reading “Democracy vs Hangover?”
Laos: Women Hitting On Monks, Aliens and Responsible Traveling People! Jan 2000
Stories of a Back Packing Addict Well here we are in the year 2000. I have to admit I was a little disappointed to see there were NO Y2K troubles at all on our beloved cultural imperialistic CNN.com.. Bummer. I was hoping the world would have to suffer a little after all that HYPE. EvenContinue reading “Laos: Women Hitting On Monks, Aliens and Responsible Traveling People! Jan 2000”
Laos: Happy New Year From Me and a Tiger Cub
All Laos 1999-2000 Entries HAPPY NEW YEAR. May the Happiest of the Last be the Saddest of the Next Click To Englarge
Laos: Untouched by Technology: New Year Eve 1999: Luang Prabang
Stories of a Backpacking Addict Subject: Not the End But Close!! From this last day of the millennium, I send you my greetings. May we all be happier in this next step in time than we were in the last. May email and telephone calls get cheaper and teleport services come about soon. May myContinue reading “Laos: Untouched by Technology: New Year Eve 1999: Luang Prabang”
Two Greats Together Again
Hong Kong, The Music Issue I came back from having drinks with a couple of girlfriends. We thought we should meet up as what happenned today was so sad. Roberta says, “It’s the end of the eighties. The biggest stars, the ones I cared most about, Mui Yim Fong, Cheung Kwok Wing, and a famousContinue reading “Two Greats Together Again”
2003: Goodbye Anita, Goodbye Leslie, Hello SARS.
Hong Kong Until today 2003 was to be remembered as the year where we lost one of the most groundbreaking artists in the Hong Kong’s Entertainment Industry, along with a few hundred normal everyday people to a strange, unknown disease called SARS. Starting today, we will remember it as the year where we lost bothContinue reading “2003: Goodbye Anita, Goodbye Leslie, Hello SARS.”
Anita Mui in Concert: The Evening Hour of Our Diva
Hong Kong, The Music Issue 99.70 FM is currently only playing Anita’s songs, along with talking to her friends as well as reading messages from fans they recieve by fax, phone, email or ICQ, from Hong Kong, China and I just heard someone from Canada. You can light a Candle for Mui Gei on: GoodbyeContinue reading “Anita Mui in Concert: The Evening Hour of Our Diva”
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