ETCQThree Days in OneWho determines the length of a day? Diary entries can cover several days, provided that it was experienced as a continuum with unbroken…Aug 16, 2022Aug 16, 2022
ETCQBuried Alive at 21My aunt told me a story she was recommended on her phone about a 21-year-old being buried alive by a group of eight, the oldest in the…Aug 11, 2022Aug 11, 2022
ETCQThe Price of Being a GentlemanI found a coffee shop that looks like somebody’s living room, if that somebody was Dr. Shelley from the Green Book. Books shelved wall to…Aug 11, 2022Aug 11, 2022
ETCQDiscombobulated ThoughtsGabriel Garcia Marquez. I have him to thank for rediscovering my love of fiction. The standard size simplified print I devoured in my youth…Aug 11, 2022Aug 11, 2022
ETCQThe Ying and Yang of Xi’anI walked out of my hostel into the smell of rotting watermelons and the risk of Avian Flu. And the sight of two half men playing mahjong.Aug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022
ETCQI’ve DecidedI’ve had it with trying to make it work with a team of people without the requisite skills. Taking it upon myself to half-ass everything I…Aug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022
ETCQFreshnam Cafe“Sit for a while”, the owner says with such commanding presence to invoke Robert DeNiro in “Analyze This”.Aug 5, 2022Aug 5, 2022
ETCQReflection on Meditations #3“As a horse when he has run, a dog when he has tracked game, a bee when it has made the honey, so a man when he has done a good act, does…Aug 5, 2022Aug 5, 2022
ETCQSammo HungThe name Sammo Hung rings bells. It didn’t at first, but the distinctly Cantonese name suggested a history of excellence. So when it came…Aug 5, 2022Aug 5, 2022
ETCQReflection on Meditations #2I wake with lust for life and dread for living dead among other corpses that scheme without purpose. I find strength in work done by my…Aug 3, 2022Aug 3, 2022