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Traffic Jams and Russel Brand Stole My Thunder
This morning I was woken up at 6AM by my ringing phone; it was an expected phone call at an expected time but as 6AM is almost closer to when I go to sleep than it is my usual wake up time, it was mor… more →
Losing Face
How to do Business in Asia?
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wrote 4 months ago: Although there is globalisation, Asians and Westerners think and act differently when it comes to bu … more →
The Lover's Sigh and Style
wrote 6 months ago: Larval Subjects has a post up about the ethics of ridiculing Mark Sanford’s love letters. The … more →
Faith or Face?
wrote 10 months ago: “I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own … more →
When in the Philippines, do as the Filipinos!
wrote 11 months ago: Some authors view the following as Filipino values (Bulatao, 1970), while others (e.g., Ruiz, 1997) … more →
The Thai Mafia and Me
wrote 1 year ago: One day, a couple of years ago, one of my assistants left work at her usual time of 5:30 PM. At 9:30 … more →
Where are you going? What are you keeping in your way?
wrote 1 year ago: And He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the … more →
Without Losing Face, China's Diplomat Avoids Greeting Taiwan's President
wrote 1 year ago: The meeting between Chen Yunlin and President Ma Ying-jeou, the highlight of a four-day visit to the … more →
Traffic Jams and Russel Brand Stole My Thunder
wrote 1 year ago: This morning I was woken up at 6AM by my ringing phone; it was an expected phone call at an expected … more →
Spending outside the Capital.
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wrote 1 year ago: Again, this isn’t the promised quasi-academic rant that I keep harping on about, my current employme … more →
My Patriotism
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wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been getting an awful lot of questions about why I don’t like the Queen recently. … more →
As the new spreads, so does the online spite
wrote 1 year ago: Over the weekend my grandmother kindly let me know that I was in The Telegraph on Saturday! Admitte … more →
How to Lose Face Without Her Face on a Date
wrote 1 year ago: I had a date last night, which is important for two reasons; Firstly, it was the first ‘date’ since … more →
Face transplants - touched-up
wrote 1 year ago: This week, the BBC published an article about people getting face transplants… BBC article he … more →
Gunboats and diplomacy
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wrote 2 years ago: PHILIP “What’s news?” TONY “You know, I can’t figure those British guy … more →
