Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

Man Discovers Growing Dope Can Be Hazardous

This I post for you. Man Discovers Growing Dope Can Be Hazardous Tue Dec 16, 7:31 AM ET Add Oddly Enough – Reuters to My Yahoo! SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian who called police to report thieves were trying to break into his home and steal his cannabis plants wound up getting arrested himself. PoliceContinue reading “Man Discovers Growing Dope Can Be Hazardous”

Silencing, Respect and a Case of SARS

Hong Kong While sipping ice coffee the news comes on. Doug goes, “There is another case of SARS, and that’s the guy on TV.” I went, “I don’t want to know” and promptly hid under my coat. He goes, “No. Really look. They are wearing masks.” I go, “Really I don’t watch the news. IContinue reading “Silencing, Respect and a Case of SARS”

U.S. Treated Saddam ‘Like a Cow’. Can you understand why I am depressed now?

Socio-politco rants Cardinal Says U.S. Treated Saddam ‘Like a Cow’ I clicked onto the above headline. You know what? I saw a photo of someone look at Saddam’s teeth, and a Cardinal saying he feels sorry for the way the US government has treated Saddam Hussein. You know what? ME TOO. I actually feel sorryContinue reading “U.S. Treated Saddam ‘Like a Cow’. Can you understand why I am depressed now?”

Hypocrisy: US Supports Democracy in HK

Hong Kong, Sociopolitio rants Oh I forgot… In the paper on Sunday: Some US department in HK wrote a statement saying that for the stability of HK to continue China should implement universal suffrage in 2008. China of course issued a statement telling the US to back off and that if they really supported stabilityContinue reading “Hypocrisy: US Supports Democracy in HK”

I Now Proclaim MYSELF, the WORSE HK BLOG of the Year

Not the SCMP has announced their bore of the year winners. I am sooo bummed as *I* wanted to be the winner of the most unreadable HK blog. I wasn’t even nominated so how could I win!!!! POUT. So in order to make myself FEEL better, I am going to do something about it. AsContinue reading “I Now Proclaim MYSELF, the WORSE HK BLOG of the Year”

Rave Culture through the Economist?

The Music Issue. (I am going to be Interviewed for a Book on “Rave” Culture. Been thinking about what I want to say.) My first experience or taste or touch of what was to become the biggest underground every to explode world wide was through the Economist. Yes, The Economist. It must have been inContinue reading “Rave Culture through the Economist?”

Saddam Arrested: How am I Supposed to Feel?

Socio-politico rants Glutter just want to acknowledge the arrest of Saddam Hussein, I know this is what the world is all talking about. I don’t know how I feel about it, coz he was a dictator, an oppressor and he was all just wrong and it’s so good the world is rid of him andContinue reading “Saddam Arrested: How am I Supposed to Feel?”

Hip Hop, The Soul of the People :: Fuck You, Ya’ll Gonna Learn Chinese.

The Music Issue, Transnational Identities Hip Hop: At its core, it’s about the soul of the people. It’s about YOUR people, own people, being real, being loud, being brash and FUCK YOU. “You” being the power, the structure and the way things are and the people who perpetuate it. It was strange to listen toContinue reading “Hip Hop, The Soul of the People :: Fuck You, Ya’ll Gonna Learn Chinese.”