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Glass Jars
I watched across the room in silence like a voyeur as this stranger was about to take part in a most disgusting ritual. On this young Chinese gentleman’s desk, was a stained brown jar partly filled with a murky looking fluid partly covered a tangle of decomposing green and brown leaves and stalks? Reaching for…
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Security Pat Down
“Do you have a laptop sir” a Chinese security guard standing by the entrance to the baggage scanner at Beijing Airport asked. He, like the rest of the many security guards is dressed in a smart navy blue uniform. The uniform had a shield like American sheriffs have on their arm and there were two white…
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Beijing Taxi Ride
It was a square green box that looked like the kind of car you would peddle when you are three years old. The doorman let me in through the right back door. The bench seat inside was roughly covered with white blankets. These towelling blankets were strewn across the seats in an attempt to stop…
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Lake Park – Kuala Lumpur
It is 03 June 2006 and yesterday evening I went and walked around the Lake Gardens until it got nearly dark. The gardens were an interesting place, to look at. The park is very colonial in design and it was in complete up roar as it was being over hauled. In true Malaysian style they…