Yan Sham-Shackleton

An Old Article I found on the dotcom boom and crash

Random Rants There used to be a site called Net Slave that talked about those of us who worked in the tech world, and in 2001 they wanted to shut it down. I wrote to this to ask them not to. Eventually in 2002 it did. It made me sad. But I am going throughContinue reading “An Old Article I found on the dotcom boom and crash”

The nightmare called editing I am about to call my life.

Yes. I shall edit these posts soon. They can be cleaned up, I know. I have said I will go over them when I have no new ideas to put down. That was at least 20 posts ago. Yes, Mark, I write faster than you can read. But that’s because I have been on aContinue reading “The nightmare called editing I am about to call my life.”

Raver Personality Guide (1997)

Raver Personality Guide. Written 1997. The Raver Personality Guide: experts from “the complete raver personality guide”, discovered on sf raves and printed with the kind and enthusiastic permisson of yan sham-shackleton. I have NO idea where the full version has gone now.. I found this on some webpage. Haha.. The old skooler: circa 89-92 HowContinue reading “Raver Personality Guide (1997)”

Old Entries: Street Racers 5

Here is the link to the Old Glutter Entries Regarding Making of this Film. You will be directed to the first page of it. Please navigate with the Calendar for the rest. http://blogs.salon.com/0002681/categories/ridingWithHongKongStreetRacers/2003/07/29.html

THE FEAR and DEATH: Street Racing, Entry 4

I don’t even remember feeling the fear. In retrospect I should have been scared when these guys put me in their cars and went over 200 Kms on windy, hill roads. It never occurred to me to feel frightened. I just remember the thrill of it. The feeling that I am IN. The feeling thatContinue reading “THE FEAR and DEATH: Street Racing, Entry 4”

Why They Race. RWHKSR Entry 3

Part of the Search when I was noble, before it got all convoluted in my head. The topic that most interested me was why they race. What were the reasons these guys went that fast on the roads, what was it that they got out of it? There are loads of reasons. I could listContinue reading “Why They Race. RWHKSR Entry 3”

In Search for Authenticity and Not Wanting to Lie and Not wanting to Tell the Truth.

Riding with Hong Kong Street Racers: Entry 2 When I was in college, I met some middle class black men who spent a lot of time pretending to be gangsters, trying to find the “real” black experience. I didn’t know them very well, but I couldn’t really understand why they bothered to hang out withContinue reading “In Search for Authenticity and Not Wanting to Lie and Not wanting to Tell the Truth.”

Searching For Poetic Humanity

Riding With Hong Kong Street Racers. This thought has plagued my mind for months. Should I put the film on hiatus? I know I cannot go any further into the lives of my current subjects. They are not giving me any new insight, and one of the people I want most on this film Ah,Continue reading “Searching For Poetic Humanity”

A New Start

Glutter, actually existed since July 1st 2003. Here is the old blog. http://blogs.salon.com/0002681/ I am sad to have to give it up. As it was getting quite a following, and I just designed a template for it too. But bad software is bad software and I hope Type Pad Works better.

China’s National Day

Hong Kong: Post Colonial Issue October FirstIt’s my National Day Today Today, I feel I should give props to the feelings of happiness I have being a Chinese Citizen opposed to being a Colonial Subject. Remind myself how pleased I was when I got my Chinese passport and realized I could do away with the BNO (British National Overseas) with the large gold crownContinue reading “China’s National Day”