Ho Lin
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[Note: It’s been a while since my last transmission — access to blogs in China is regulated, so I wasn’t able to finish my entries, but I am back stateside…
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“A backpacker’s paradise.” That’s what Dali is referred to as, and I fell for the hype. It’s close to 10 p.m. I sit typing this on a ratty keyboard connected…
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I write this from the Camelia Youth Hostel, located in the heart of Kunming, Yunan Province, China. I’ve been here for just over 28 hours, and shortly my friends Jocelyn…
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Greetings from Hong Kong, which despite government switch-ups, economic crises, SARS and avian flu, and other sundry challenges, remains what it is: a candy-coated, neon-lighted, steamy hive of humanity and…
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“There’s a point where bold becomes stupid.” – Ving Rhames, M:I:3 Nothing is a better barometer of American culture than the summer action blockbuster. Critics may decry the explosions, the…
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My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? – MATTHEW 27:46 “I choose the camera and actors’ placement based on some idea of spatial distance; and that distance is…
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More substantive updates coming soon (including my take on films I caught at the San Francisco International Film Festival), but for now, a rough cut from some recording sessions I…
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Inside Man (2006, Dir. Spike Lee): “As for why? Because I can.” — Clive Owen, Inside Man Slowly, almost imperceptibly, Spike Lee has evolved. The man who admonished us…
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1 = yi (pronounced “yee”)2 = er (“are”) or liang (“leung”) — see note below3 = san (“san”)4 = si (“suh”)5 = wu (“ooo”)6 = liu (“lieu”)7 = qi (“chee”)8…
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Restroom = xi shou jian (pronounced “she so jen”)Police = jing cha (“jing tsa”)Help! = Jiu ming a! (“jo ming ah”)