Alas, Alaska!
Sarah Palin is either terribly ignorant or shockingly inept, if you watch her scripted answers in an exclusive interview with CBS News anchorwoman Katie Couric. Related story: Couric, Letterman too much for McCain and Palin
Category Archives: Rants & Raves
Western media: Many axes to grind
You know, I was casually scouring the Net for coverage on the Olympic closing ceremony and I am disgusted by the amount of negative press generated by Western media, which used every opportunity and reason to criticise China. If the US had topped the gold medal tally, would anyone have questioned its legacy in Iraq?… Read More »
一丘之貉
MarketWatch Washington bureau chief Rex Nutting wrote a scathing article on why John McCain would make a mediocre president – because his accomplishments on most fronts have been average at best and his policy proposals have lacked substance and vision. Does this remind you of someone else? That’s hardly surprising as McCain and Bush are… Read More »
A million; little results
I was back in Singapore last week and one thing I immediately noticed is how prices have gone up for practically everything. A taxi ride from the airport to downtown can easily cost more than S$25 with airport surcharge, CBD surcharge, peak hour surcharge, public holiday surcharge, fuel surcharge, and god knows what else. Even… Read More »
皇帝果真大鱼大肉乎？
那倒未必。吃的道理很简单，桌子再大，酒菜再多，但一个人每餐能吃下肚的，也只有一个胃那么大的容量而已。 根据“满清十三朝宫闱秘史”：清德宗每食三膳，其馔有数十品，罗列满案。然离御座稍远之馔半已臭腐，盖连日以原馔供也；近御座之馔虽不臭腐，然大率久熟干冷，不能可口，皇上每食不能饱。有时欲命御膳房易一馔品，御膳房必奏明西太后，西太后辄以俭德责之，故皇上竟不敢言 Related post:四海困穷，则天禄永终 Technorati Tags: 皇帝 大鱼大肉 清德宗 御膳房 西太后
A different kind of 7/11
Banks and post offices remain open through the weekend in Shenzhen. That’s right, they are open seven days a week. Back home in Singapore, this level of service is unheard of. Banks, post offices and many other public institutions are open at most six days a week. The funny thing is, some months ago, I… Read More »