Archive for September, 2008
How to describe Tea
I realized that I don’t write much about tea (茶). It’s out of proportion with how much I read about it, and how often I enjoy tea. While I think it’s hard to talk about, the best way I could summarize my understanding of tea is: Tea is one of the few habits I have [...]
A Chinese Odyssey
There’s a 500 year old book from China called “Journey to the West” or “Monkey“. It’s a folk tale that wraps in a lot of historical and cultural elements, while being very entertaining. Like Frankenstein, it was authored under a false name and the real author remained unknown for about 300 years. It has become [...]
A Real “Easy” Button – Photo Editing
I recently downloaded Picasa 3 after reading this article, and as someone who already loves Picasa, this new version is great. You can also download the new Picasa here (it’s free). My friend Toto Vo is visiting me in Taiwan right now. Toto is a semi-professional photographer and has 2 nice cameras at his disposal. [...]
