Monthly Archives: September 2008

Sep
05
2008

Little India, Singapore

A haven for the South Asian migrant workers, and an interesting insight into the services needed by an insecure, low-paid service force.

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Sep
04
2008

Across the Yellow Sea

The LIFT Asia conference starts today, and I can’t be there. Bummer. I had really hoped to attend; the LIFT conferences is one of the more interesting gatherings around, from my particular set of interests. Alas, the new semester starts next Monday, and today and tomorrow I have meetings that Shall Not Be Missed… Ah, [...]

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Sep
01
2008

Block 13

I’ve just moved in to my new apartment, on the inner side of Beijing’s north-western Second Ring Road. This road was built where the city’s ancient defensive walls used to stand, so “inside the second ring road” means “inside the historic part of the city”. One of Beijing’s little mysteries, by the way, is that [...]

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