Have already agreed to take two summer interns and got another request just now which I cannot turn down. Seriously, my friends' kids are ready for college? Getting internship requests mus… Read More
The long wait is finally over. Leonard Cohen new album is about to hit the street. You can listen to it online, courtesy of NPR. The streaming is available for a limited ti… Read More
A fellow blogger has been receiving comments from those who don't know the difference between the right to speak and the right to bully. As I'll hate to see this little personal blog t… Read More
(Portrait of Praskovya Ivanovna Zhemchugova-Sheremeteva by Nokolai Argunov, from Wiki File)The musical life of eighteenth-century Russia was dominated by the court and private theatres such… Read More
I don't expect good taste from everyone, but find it hard to believe that so many people think it's fun and appropriate to dedicate that silly little song of Steve Martin to Christopher Hitc… Read More
I've been running since October. Having great fun. Feeling good to call myself a runner. Should I call myself a runner? How many kilometers must I have run to be a runner?So… Read More
Realised just now that I'd shown the violinist side of Illényi Katica but not her singer side. Here we go: Can't stop watching her videos. What a talented and stunningly b… Read More
I love dogs and watch Cesar Millan's Dog Whisperer together with my daughter every Wednesday on the National Geography Channel. It always strikes me how similar dog training is to pare… Read More
After a long day of work it's time for some truly entertaining financial updates.Alarmed by the news that China's manufacturing activities have actually contracted, this bloke at the Hang Se… Read More
When I was small I didn't really care about the Remembrance Day. I called the poppy a cliché.I can't tell since when I have changed. Walking in Central this morning and se… Read More
Eva Cassidy (The above is a snapshot of Eva's performance at Blues Alley in Washington, D.C., where she regularly performed. Live at Blues Alley, a classic already, is the only live re… Read More
The kids are back from the wild. Covered in mud and completely exhausted though, they are all full of joy and pride.The parents, lining up in front of the main gate and welcoming them… Read More
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) is not one of the hottest composers and there are not many recordings of his works these days. Tengfei Zhou, a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, has… Read More
Raining cats and dogs and got stuck in a restaurant. After being forced to listen to some unknown songs played at over 60dB for 30 minutes, I decided to ignore the rain and leave. &hell…Read More
I always try not to assume too quickly that George W. Bush represents people from Texas. However, it seems that Texas Governor Rick Perry, one of the leading Republican presidential ho… Read More
I am completely absolutely annoyingly distinctly gutted by the whole "Right of Abode for Domestic Helpers" sage (see Spike's posts here and here).People seem to have forgotten that Hong Kong… Read More
October is always a month blessed with nice weather. It also marks the beginning of the hiking season. Not this year. A strong easterly monsoon, a broad area of low pressur… Read More
An atheist though, I am obsessed with the relationship between God the Father and Jesus the Son of God, and the meaning of Trinity. Is the Son of God begotten or unbegotten? How… Read More
Had a lasting headache from a long conference until I read this: Shanghai Index dropped by 64.89 points today (on the 23rd anniversary of the June 4 Massacre in 1989). My hat off to the pla… Read More