Alice Poon Blog http://www.asiasentinel.com Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:08:29 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.asiasentinel.com/images/M_images/feed-icon16.gif http://www.asiasentinel.com Alice Poon Blog http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2282&Itemid=334 In a free society, there will always be more than one single opinion. In a free society, it is accepted that everyone should have an equal right to express his/her opinion without fearing retaliation or persecution. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:08:25 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2271&Itemid=344 An internet giant has been flexing its financial muscle in aiming to turn the sacrosanct copyright principle on its head and infringe on countless authors’ and publishers’ right to survival. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:47:05 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2256&Itemid=352 The nightly ritual of sitting in front of the TV set watching the mainland TV series DVD “Dwelling Narrowness” (蝸居) is finally over. I’m not writing a full review of the film, as there are already plenty out there, such as this one. I just wanted to share a few thoughts on the values embedded in the story. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:34:09 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2243&Itemid=334 Views of Hong Kong- and China-based commentator and writer Leung Man To 梁文道 and of Hong Kong writer Tung Kai Cheung 董啟章 on (1) the relation between the express rail link and the community; (2) interpretation of the “post-80s” and (3) what has caused the marginalization of Hong Kong. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:59:04 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2233&Itemid=334 Translation of an open letter by Chan King Fai (陳景輝), a writer for Inmediahk.net, addressed to Financial Secretary John Tsang regarding the “post-80s generation” (or the 4th generation). Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:10:33 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2193&Itemid=346 This past weekend I took a short trip to Taipei, a city that I had once visited over twenty years ago but which had left little imprint on me. This time though, I must say that I was awed by her serene charm and her quiet sense of pride in spite of the economic and political hardships she experienced in the last two decades. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:21:52 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2179&Itemid=334 I’ve recently run into a dry spell as far as blogging is concerned and just wanted to take a relaxing vacation in the place where I once called home. There are always ambivalent feelings every time I set foot in this city that I used to and still love: immense joy in seeing family and friends again after a long lapse and a feeling of helplessness about noxious changes relentlessly taking place and necessary changes being brushed aside. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:53:59 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2155&Itemid=324 Translation of a blog post by Lipuman (李普曼) about the hidden meanings of (Chinese) diplomatic language. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:22:14 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2147&Itemid=324 Translation of a blog post by Lipuman (李普曼) entitled “Obama’s Q A Session - A Mythical Tale”. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:06:36 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2137&Itemid=324 Translation of a blog post by Yang Hengjun (楊恒均) entitled “A Look at the Relationship between Culture and System from the Rise of Asia”. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:01:44 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2128&Itemid=352 To a five-year old, what does death mean? Some images that gave me a first taste of it just got forever stuck in my mind since that day when my adult relatives gathered in my (maternal) uncle’s home to mourn the death of my (maternal) grandmother. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:12:42 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2115&Itemid=334 I’ve stumbled upon an RTHK interview with Hong Kong social worker and grass roots activist, Ho Hei Wah (何喜華) on The Duke of Aberdeen blog and would like to share it here. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:57:56 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2104&Itemid=334 The story of the doctor/lawyer couple who phoned in a complaint to Donald Tsang at a radio talk show has stirred up a storm among young Hong Kongers. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:55:43 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2095&Itemid=330 I’ve been inspired to write this post by Xujun Eberlein’s (Inside-out China) recent posts titled Why Didn’t Peasants Riot During China’s Three-Year Famine? Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:35:39 +0100 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2084&Itemid=334 Translation of a blog post by Dr. Fat @ West Kowloon titled “Looking at China Rising through Some Elementary School Patriotism Teaching Materials”. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:24:21 +0100