Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

For My Friend Who Lives in the Same Country as Me, Except it’s Called Taiwan.

Hong Kong: The Identity Issue “I think that’s how a lot of Chinese people see it, when we say “country” we mean nationality, race, culture, all mixed into one. Country States is a western idea, in Chinese that’s what “Kuo Ga” means, everything together, all related by decent. We are still one country if weContinue reading “For My Friend Who Lives in the Same Country as Me, Except it’s Called Taiwan.”

Why Can’t My Friends in Poor Countries Come Visit Me? Plus a little on article 23 and fear of saying what i think.

(Warning. This is 4am writing but it has it’s own charm, so I am not going to edit too much!) And what I wrote just now, how amazing sometimes I feel my life can be, is the reason I get so pissed off at the way the world is. Like why can’t EVERYBODY gets theContinue reading “Why Can’t My Friends in Poor Countries Come Visit Me? Plus a little on article 23 and fear of saying what i think.”

Cops, Lifts, and Alarms: It was Definately Time to Go Home

Hong Kong Friday: After the whole bunch of stress in the last week and a half, I decided that it was time to get off my “Sober Trip” and get blasted. This was met with mucho congratulations and hugs. “You know, it was a good thing you did that. You tried it for a yearContinue reading “Cops, Lifts, and Alarms: It was Definately Time to Go Home”

The Difference Between Blink & Wink and how it link to the idea of ONE COUNTRY…. Somehow…

Hong Kong Saturday: Note to myself for the next late night Pictionary game: Blink = Two eyes closing at the same time. Wink = One eye closing independently. I didn’t know that. We got disqualified at 3am in the morning and had to sit out a whole go. I tried the, “I only learnt toContinue reading “The Difference Between Blink & Wink and how it link to the idea of ONE COUNTRY…. Somehow…”

Education, Crocs and Safest Building in the World..

Hong Kong This afternoon, as a bunch of us sat around the table for brunch, I was forced to read the paper as that was the only thing to do, since thoughts were not particularly easy to muster. First glance: Tung Chee Wah tells us that the cuts in education funding won’t affect the qualityContinue reading “Education, Crocs and Safest Building in the World..”

The amazing thing of telephones, air travel and internet

Global Citizens Take a moment to think. This is pretty amazing. I am sitting in an Island of the coast of Hong Kong, over looking the South China Sea into Macau in a house with someone who’s father is Srilankan, his mother is Chinese, and grew up in Hong Kong, and a guy who isContinue reading “The amazing thing of telephones, air travel and internet”

And Today’s Glutter was Brought to You by the Idea of a Peaceful Revolution.

Someone said to me last week, “I like reading Glutter. It’s as if I am plugging into an idea, which I am not sure what. But it leaves me invigorated.” I replied. “That’s because at the heart of Glutter, the true core of it, regardless if I am talking about Street Racers, Burning Man, Music,Continue reading “And Today’s Glutter was Brought to You by the Idea of a Peaceful Revolution.”

Turn Off, Shut Out, and I Know Why People Don’t Bother to Vote.

I want to admit something. Since August of this year, I stopped watching the news. I gave up buying the paper and no longer listen to BBC world service. Things I had much pleasure doing before. I have closed myself away from the world for the most part. Sometimes I might glance in, but mostContinue reading “Turn Off, Shut Out, and I Know Why People Don’t Bother to Vote.”