The homeless in Japan are an orderly lot. Those in Tokyo set up neat shelters of a uniform shade of blue along peripherals of green patches that dot the city. You won’t even realise they are what they are unless you are local.
Some of these unfortunate people are quite imaginative, too. They beg to differ.
One […]
I like Bette Midler’s ‘The Rose’, but did not pay attention to the lyrics until recently.
These lyrics are worth pondering over..
The heart that’s afraid of trying never learns to dance
The dream that’s afraid of waking never takes a chance
The one who’s afraid of being taken never learns to give
The soul afraid of dying never learns […]
Why was the world outraged at Myanmar government’s refusal to accept outside aid to relieve Nargis’ victims? They (ie the world) could have conveniently shrugged the rejection off. After all, they had done their part by offering to help.
And why did the world warm up to Beijing’s request for assistance in the wake of the […]
For a newly sworn-in government, Taiwan’s Kuomintang is very gutsy indeed.
Barely a month into office, it raises fuel price by 13%. It takes effect today, a week ahead of public anticipation, to beat panic buying and hoarding.
The action looks even more unpopular when compared to rival Democratic Progressive Party’s shrewd election manoeuvre of freezing domestic […]
Don’t you pass any such remark to your wife:
“Did you put on just a little weight?” Don’t even imply this.
“Is the weighing machine working right? It says I am lighter these days.” Not unless you want to trigger her disproportionate concern on the correctness of the scale’s report about her.
“Carol still looks good, doesn’t she?” […]
I spent a quiet moment by my window this morning, enjoying the birds’ chirpings. There were a rich variety of tunes, all of them sweet.
As I indulged, it occurred to me how the singing comes across at just the right level of decibels. Like Goldilocks would say, “not too loud (that it becomes noise), and […]
The Cantonese are fond of emphasizing adverbs and adjectives with the word ‘die’ – ‘hungry till you die’, ‘gruesome till you die’, even ‘happy till you die’.
In Japan, they quite literally work till they die. Overworking is believed to be second leading cause of death after cancer.
Participation after office hours is a given. Employees are […]
This is a preventive measure really, not a cure, so the tip is worthy of your attention.
I used to put up with stiff neck 3 to 4 times a year in the past.
A veteran like me will sense it coming. Usually I get early symptoms in the morning during or before my shower. What I […]
South Africans frustrated with the influx of foreigners, particularly those from troubled Zimbabwe, Somalia and Malawi, are taking the law in their own hands. At least 22 people have been killed over the past week, many of them set ablaze.
Anti-immigration sentiment is neither new nor unique to South Africa. ‘Locals’ everywhere in the world - […]
A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure – Anonymous
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