The recent political turmoils have received relatively scant coverage in the Western Press. Nevertheless, many of us here at Foolsmountain think the events in Thailand are important and interesting because they touch upon so many interesting issues - including the rule of law, democracy, class warfare, public education, and the role of military - all of which are also … [Read more...] about Thailand's political turmoil
Archives for September 2008
(Letter) Translation: Jiang Yuyuan: Mommy You Don’t Have To Beg For Food
Below is a report about Olympic gymnast Jian Yuyung's humble beginning. I found it while trying to substantiate which year Jiang, one of the gymnasts accused of being underage, entered local gymnastics program in Liozhou (appearantly 1994 when she was ONE YEAR OLD - if the allegation she was born in 1993 is true): … [Read more...] about (Letter) Translation: Jiang Yuyuan: Mommy You Don’t Have To Beg For Food
(Letter) East is East and West is West… will they ever meet? (a famous poem)
Here's a bit from a famous poem by a famous colonial-era British author. I'll put the original and then an updated version, since his English is old and a little hard to understand. It's from "The Ballad of East and West," by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). … [Read more...] about (Letter) East is East and West is West… will they ever meet? (a famous poem)
(Letter from MutantJedi) Follow up on Yang Jia
July 9th, Buxi posted a story about Yang Jia. I think many of us were hoping that his trail would have been public, would have been transparent. But it wasn't. Rather it was done in closed session. … [Read more...] about (Letter from MutantJedi) Follow up on Yang Jia
(Letter) Chinese people like it when you "lie" to them
"C'mon baby, go ahead 'n' liiiie to me!" … [Read more...] about (Letter) Chinese people like it when you "lie" to them