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The Fool’s prophecy, Act 3, Sc. 2. This is a brave night to cool a courtesan I’ll speak a prophecy ere I go: When Supremes are more in word than matter,When brewers mar their malt with water, When Senators are their tailors’ tutors,No traitors burned but wenches’ suitors, When every case in law is wrong,No…
Part 2. Cambodia: Pol Pot & the Khmer Rouges We lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 1956 to 1957. My father had been detached from Air France to run the newly formed National airline, Royal Air Cambodge. Cambodia had obtained their independence from the French in November 1953, with Prince Norodom Sihanouk as head of…
Emiliano Zapata. Cuernavaca, Mexico. A little while back, on our way to a friend’s house, we drove on an urban freeway, past the city of Cuernavaca. I was driving but couldn’t help noticing treasures of Street art on the side. We decided to drive back, with yours truly riding shotgun, taking dozens of pix along…
This is a very good post by Annie. As most of you know, I’m not an American, but I feel deeply concerned with what is going on, “across the border”, and can actually happen just about anywhere now. Do read it. It’s very good.
An African childhood movie Riding at our friend Barbara’s in the Karen neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya. Left: Little Sister Gaëlle on Storm, right: yours truly on Honey. Looking back at those images, I realise my hands were a bit too high and too tight. Camera-nervous maybe? Lipoy, our Luo gardener was a magician with roses.…
Previously on “A night in Penang”: Stephanie Lung and her friends Felicity the Flamingo, Tokek, the gecko and Sock the Gremlin are off in the Penang night to free Felicity’s friends who’ve been captured by animal smugglers. Stewart the seagull was telling Stephanie and Felicity: “I have good news and bad news. Let’s start with…
Previously on “A night in Penang”: Stephanie Lung and her friends Felicity the Flamingo, Tokek the gecko and Sock the Gremlin are off in the Penang night to free Felicity’s friends who’ve been captured by animal smugglers. If you haven’t read part 1, click here: They gently cracked open the front door and eased themselves…
A Stephanie Lung adventure by Brian Martin-Onraët Illustrated by Tiffany Choong “They will die if we do nothing,” Felicity said, pacing on the crazy pavement by the pool. “Felicity, tokek,” Gary said, “please stop pacing, tokek, you’re driving me crazy, tokek.” “Gary,” Felicity said, “stop with your tokek, it is driving ME crazy.” “Sorry, Fel’,…
Introduction I’ve lived in or travelled to more than 40 countries, over most continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas. Developed and ‘emerging’ countries. (Though the word ‘emerging’ I find misleading.) I’ve lived in all shades of political governance. From democracies to dictatorships. In those days when America is moving fast towards authoritarianism, where the Rule…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday condemned President Donald Trump’s unilateral military action against Venezuela as illegal and unconstitutional, warning that it violates international law, endangers global security and usurps Congress’ exclusive authority to declare war. Sanders called on Congress to immediately pass a War Powers resolution to end the operation.…
An African Childhood Movie I had a house by the African sea. My little sister and I were little “Princes of tides.” Nothing but the sea stood between us the horizon. Every morning would be different. High tide? Low tide? Dolphins? Magic boats? African fishing boats sailed past. No engines then. Just a single so-called…
Le Pont des Arts. The Bridge of the Arts. Paris. Botero Square. Medellín. Colombia. West 42nd, New York. Right by the New York Public Library, where I set up my “office”, end of ’79. In a phone booth downstairs. There was a place to sit, a shelf to put my phone numbers, I had a…
A Time Patrol movie We lived in Cambodia in 1956-57. My father ran the newly formed national airline, Royal Air Cambodge. My mother being the boss’s wife had certain privileges such as shooting her 8mm movies from the pilot’s cabin. Planes were DC3’s. Twin propeller engines. Flying off over the Tonle-Sap, a tributary of the…
Banteay Kdei Temple, Angkor Banteay Kdei is a pretty little temple in the Angkor complex in Cambodia. Built in the 12th-13th century AD, one its main features is a “Hall of Dancers”. Cambodian traditional dancing is inspired by Indian dances with very elaborate movements of legs, hands and feet. Apsara dancer at the Apsara Theatre…
A Time-Patrol Movie In 1936, Hemingway published his short story “The snows of Kilimanjaro”, based on a personal experience he’d had in East Africa in 1934. In 1968, a mere 30 years later, we were living in Kenya. Of course we went to Kilimanjaro. On the way there, in a place called Sultan Hamud, we…
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