Triscribe

Thanks FC for the nice message. We got out of Typhoon Talim on JetstarAsia, the no frills airlines that reminds me of Southwest. Trip was a bit bumpy but the flight was pretty much empty. B- and I are hanging out in Terminal 1 at Changi Airport which is 24 hours and very cool. It’s [...]

Today is Malaysia’s National Day. Also, one year ago today, YC and B- were married. While I have to say a bus ride 500 miles north from Singapore was more pleasant than a Greyhound from New York to Toronto, it is still a grueling all-night marathon by crazy bus drivers punctuated by wading through border [...]

Hmm – with the upcoming Congressional hearing on Judge John Roberts, one wonders what kind of questions will be asked of him and hope it’ll be done and over with a modicum of dignity and interest (and to end the whole speculating thing the media does so well). Bruce Reed, “The Has Been” on Slate [...]

This year typhoon season has come fast and furious to Taiwan. Latest Typhoon Talim and another (Nabi) right behind it is bearing down on us. Here’s another graphic of the storm tracking. Meanwhile, B- and I are rushing to get on the first flight out of here to make an appointment with the US Embassy [...]

I checked out the National Museum of the American Indian, at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, at Bowling Green, downtown Manhattan, to see George Catlin’s American Indian paintings exhibit before it leaves on 9/5/05. Fascinating stuff – beautiful colors; he captured a time of American life (1820′s-1850′s) and tried to get past the view [...]

Dogs Night Out, originally uploaded by triscribe. Lazy day today, mostly visiting relatives…

I don’t know if any of us have friends or family in New Orleans, but I do feel for New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina is now a Class 5, and will hit by Monday, and the mayor of New Orleans has declared evacuation. Yikes. Stay safe, people. Oh, why, oh why am I watching the NYC [...]

Rubin Museum of Art – I checked it out the other day; fascinating place. It specializes on Himalayan art. A lot of Buddhist thinking, plus some native Tibetan religion (Bon, which resembles Buddhism, but isn’t the same), with some Hinduism. The colors of the paintings and the sculptures were amazing. The decor was minimalist – [...]

THE ONE. Had a reunion Turkish dinner at Taksim on 54 and 2nd with my cousin, SSW, and about a dozen people from law school. Good food, great conversation, crazy camera shots, and the longest farewell session (nearly 1.5 hours after the end of the meal. TWO. Started making small contributions to Wikipedia. It’s in [...]

The passing of the actor Brock Peters, known for his role in “To Kill a Mockingbird” and played “Admiral Cartright” in Star Trek IV, and VI, as well as Joseph Sisko in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” (Capt. Sisko’s dad). Star Trek’s official website also posted the news of other notable Trek related passings – [...]