Category Archives: 100 Words

Good Country for Earthquake

Posted on May 26, 2008 by sinyaw

Normalcy comes back. A girl brushes teeth in the open air, to a stainless steel sink part of a long row, in front of a tent city. A motherly woman misses cooking, saying the mess-hall foods lack home flavors. An … Continue reading →

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Candies for Beatles Fan

Posted on April 21, 2008 by sinyaw

Across the Universe Directed by Julie Taymor Pub. Date: 2007 Cross posted at http://blogs.sun.com/syw My iPods collects 128 Beatles songs. They have cryptic lyrics, but mysteriously beautiful, bringing tears or smiles from the heart. You can’t talk when the music … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Spider Men

Posted on March 16, 2008 by sinyaw

Beijing discourages high-rises, no ShangHai-styled skyscrapers. CBD’s Hyatt Park holds the current record: 64 stories of nearly 250 meters. Others are strangely uniform at about 60 meters, or about 30 stories. Not too high and consistent enough to create an … Continue reading →

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Hilary-Obama Ticket

Posted on March 6, 2008 by sinyaw

This 2008 election made fools out of pundits. Which of them even considered McCain just a few months ago? Bright-eyed, confident, 72-year-old, he is too pleased to see the attrition war on the other side. Hilary definitely did not expect … Continue reading →

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Fly Clear

Posted on February 29, 2008 by sinyaw

At airport, someone zoomed through the security line with a privileged air, leaving us normal people enviously curious. I observed. Impressive machines hide behind the entrance guarded by burly uniformed. “How do I?” “Have 30 minutes?” I did and could … Continue reading →

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