August 07, 2006
The Next Road
I love all the Bing Crosby-Bob Hope "Road" movies -- Road to Morocco, Road to Bali, Road to Utopia, etc.
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Posted by now at 05:34 PM
last days
Tomorrow (August 8), we will leave China -- for now.
Posted by now at 04:43 PM
August 01, 2006
hutongs of Beijing
There are books and photo albums with this title. Although dictionaries define a hutong as a lane or an alley, there really is no exact English equivalent.
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Posted by now at 12:05 PM
July 25, 2006
Thief !
In the recent hit movie "World without Thieves," the Andy Lau character and his girl friend effortlessly steal dozens of cell phones, to a background musical score, as their owners pray in front of a Buddhist temple.
Posted by now at 01:41 PM