Entries by AlanPaul

Malaysia pictures — Langkawi

This guy is actually feeding a giant stingray on a floating fish farm out in the mangroves.We had three of these through the mangroves.Becky and Theohermit crabs everywhereEli and his dawg Hugo Wow. Looking at these pictures again makes me realize just how nice it was there. I worry about spoiling these kids.. not so […]

More on Henry Ford

I really got intrigued about this subject and did some digging. Here’s some more facts about Henry Ford’s hateful tract. And look at this. You can buy it anywhere in the world right now, from Amazon. Am I naive, or silly to feel this is not a good thing?

Catching up on Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur

With Mei Fong and Andrew Lih.Jacob knows Buddhism.Mandarin bellhops or minstrel show? You decide.Petronas TowersThe first night at the Mandarin they wheeled in big choc chip cookies and glasses milk for each kid, along with boxes of colored pencils with their names on them. Ridiculous.It felt more real somewhow to see tropical zoo animals in […]

Back home, sucking wind

We’re back.. came in on the overnight flight from KL yesterday moening.. left at 12:30, landed at 6:30, home at 7:30, kids at school by 8:30. We are gluttons. Lots to write of course, but backed up here as well. Column up tomorrow. I will slowly catch up. I’ll leave you with these images of […]

Kuala Lumpur

Wow. Quite a city and a wild country. I’ll write more soon. we are leaving today and going to the beach in Langkawi. malaysia is incredibly diverse.. malays, Indians, chinese, a whole range of brown skinned people. qite a difference from everyone-is-Chinese China. it is also at once more Western — Pizza Hut, Mcdonald’s, A&w, […]

Chinese New Years in China

Eli at his school CNY performance. He was a flower. They were the gardeners.Friday was Chinese dress-up day in Anna’s school. This is her with Allegra Swanston.With TiffanyMock emperors and empresses at the Ditan Park Temple FairWe couldn’t figure out how this worked. The kids couldn’t have been holding up the others.These are happy new […]

Chinese New Years

Photos from ceremony presenting donations to migrant workers.. read below for the full story. Chinese New Years day is on Sunday. Saturday night is New Year’s Eve, when people will stay up all night and light off fireworks. The holiday has really been underway unofficially for a week or two now. We are already hearing […]