Monthly Archives: July 2008

Blessing from Thai Princess for Beijing Olympics

Posted on July 31, 2008 by kchew

Princess Sirindhorn is also an avid traveller to China and is proficient in Chinese. She has been to China at least 25 times.  And there are still many places in China that she want to go. She said, "There are so … Continue reading →

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Don’t trash the China

Posted on July 31, 2008 by kchew

There are just so many articles by Western writers on China nowadays. It all about the unhappy Chinese that will be doomed to be poor and downtrodden because of the lack of democracy …. Thus, this article is quite a gem, because … Continue reading →

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Chaozhou – The Free-wheeling city

Posted on July 27, 2008 by kchew

Chaozhou is the ancestral home of many of the Chinese in South-East Asia. While in China earlier this year, I met a fellow traveller form Japan in the trip from Guilin to Guangzhou. He wanted to go to Chaozhou, and … Continue reading →

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花心

Posted on July 24, 2008 by kchew

Flowery heart (huā xīn)  is a 1993 hit by  周华健 Emil Chou or Waikin Chau as he is called nowadays.            huā dí  xīn  cang zài ruǐ zhōng 花 的 心 藏 在 蕊 中                (cang = … Continue reading →

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Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

Posted on July 20, 2008 by kchew

  This article basically sums up my opinion of those Western media that are still demonising China day and night, particularly as the Olympic approaches. Nothing that China does can ever be good for them. If it is constructive criticism … Continue reading →

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