Who? Me?
Was at the farewell party for a German intern student recently. He had been attached to our lab for close to 6 months and this was his first trip to South East ...
Category: Off Beaten Track
Make mistakes
Bob Carr, the premiere of the State of New South Wales in Australia for many years, has recently resigned his post. He spent his last afternoon as Premier teach...
Email just for old people?
When I saw the title of the most recent WXPnews e-zine, I was kind of shocked! Is technology progressing so quickly that I am already out-dated?? I mean, I use ...
Engaging TV
Have been watching a relatively new mythical martial-arts TV series from China, with casts from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, called Sian Jian Qi Xia ...
Simple message
Breast cancer is not something to take lightly. I just read about this true story which happened to a friend of a friend. If you care about your own health or t...
Half face
Some “trickery” from yesteryear…
Socialist
While watching the news reports of the Taiwanese (Opposition) leader of the Nationalist Party visit communist China, a few thoughts came to mind. Firstly, commu...
Hooked on Bach
Decided to dig out a Bach CD (Bach Violin Concertos, Lara St John) today. As I was listening to it, it occurred to me that, despite the fact that I never master...
Lost and found
It’s always exhilarating to find something that you thought that you’d lost forever: the feeling of loss wiped away with the joy of rediscovered fee...
Legitimate suffering
By chance, was reminded once again of the term ‘legitimate suffering’, coined by Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Travelled. Incidentally, this w...