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Bad Day LA – Translation Laughs
Living in Hong Kong, I’m constantly frustrated by the complexity of the Cantonese language – what some have called “the most difficult language in the world.” Others call it “WTF?!”. As an example, take the word “Gau” (say it like “now” with a “G”). Depending on the tone you use, Gau can mean: 9, enough,…
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BDLA Tour – Paris
In Paris I met with the guys from Gost Publishing, who are publishing Bad Day LA in France. After being relieved of my luggage at Charles de Gaulle airport (honestly, it was too heavy anyway) I made my way into Paris via the train and subway system. One thing I noticed was the French attitude…
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BDLA PR Tour – Berlin
We’ve all heard the saying that money cannot buy happiness. I read recently that an investment firm researched the root of happiness so that they could better serve their customers’ needs. They discovered that buying luxury watches, expensive furs, and fancy cars did nothing to improve long-term happiness. Instead, it was revealed that world travel,…
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BDLA PR Tour – Hamburg
Press tour update – so far so good. Aside from the moment where someone (not sure if it was the French or the British) lost my luggage for three days, the tour has been going great. This was my first time to visit Paris, and even though I was mostly a “taxi-cab tourist”, the city…
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Bad Day LA – Euro Press Tour
Leaving tonight on a midnight flight from Hong Kong to Paris. Looks like I’ll be spending the 4th of July amongst those wussy, traitorous Frenchies. Man did we ever show them, running off to Iraq and kicking some major terrorist ass. I’ll be sure to rub their faces in how NOT bogged-down, costly, and pointless…
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Competition Begets Violence
One of the things I like about Google News is that I can register topics which I’m interested in and get personalized news related to these topics delivered to my inbox each day. I enjoy watching the trends in reporting and comparing perceived importance of “threats” as reported in the news. For instance, it’s always…