Archive for December, 2004
A little bit of everything
Getting this in before taking a nap to get to the Hakka conference at York University this morning…. Wednedsay, dim sum with two uncles at Oriental Center, a quick tour through Scarborough Towne Center, the RT back through to the house. Road trip to downtown, went to the Hockey Hall of Fame and touched the [...]
Posted: December 30th, 2004 under Toronto.
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Ponder, ponderous
Day 1 of the conference. The keynote speaker is seriously flailing, mostly because he’s trying to present a 3 part paper in 20 minutes. More updates when P and I awake.
Posted: December 30th, 2004 under En route.
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Wednesday stuff
Tv/law related news: the passing of Jerry Orbach, the former Lenny Briscoe of NBC’s “Law and Order.” An actor whose talents also shone brightly in theater and film, he will be missed.
“Jeopardy” relies even more on gimmicks - they’re bringing back former five-day champions (champions under the previous five-day only rule) to be in [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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A buffet of ideas
How is it that we are condemned to repeat the mistakes of the past? This is what disturbs the rapidly aging cadre of Hakka lead by my uncle. They are trying to justify the future of the Hakka identity to the next generation, and they are having a hard time doing it. Why are they? [...]
Posted: December 28th, 2004 under Toronto.
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In toronto
P and I made it ok to Toronto, but barely.. With gold status on AA, we bypassed the line, but then they had a mechanical delay. Right now we’re going to the Mandarin buffet to celebrate my uncle’s 70th birthday.
Posted: December 28th, 2004 under Toronto.
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