Dewdrop Books

Jonathan Li or 李宗盛 was inspired to write this song not by any one of his lovers but by a stranger - a beautiful flight attendant he met on a…[...]

This is a scholarly book which is boring to read and I don't recommend it. However, it illustrates an important and misconceived notion. Colonialism is often seen as something undesirable.…[...]

When author Herald van der Linde was backpacking throughout Indonesia, he had been advised not to waste his time in dirty and chaotic Jakarta. But while travelling in Flores, the…[...]

Borrowed this book from the library. At the end of the Korean war, 23 US soldiers captured by the Chinese/Korean side refused repatriation. They sympathised with the enemy and wanted…[...]

The Economic Times has a Quote of the Day. Your grandmother had a proverb. Same observation, different explanation The Economic Times (India) ran one of those Panache pieces that distracts…[...]

Veteran Hong Kong actor, film director and producer Patrick Tse Yin has died at the age of 89, with his son, pop star Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, asking friends and fans…[...]

https://youtu.be/bd9Xqsh821A?si=7Cyh-aYlom1PZlSh When we mess up a piece of work beyond redemption, we press the reset button and start anew. Learning from our mistakes, the new version would probably be better.…[...]

Beautiful love song. The MV's story depicting puppy love, secret admiration, sudden realisation and regret, distracts us from singer Fish Leong's own love story. Nobody wants to live with regrets,…[...]

What If This Road What if this road, that has held no surprises these many years, decided not to go home after all; what if it could turn left or…[...]

Saw this book at the library yesterday. Who has the right to speak for dead writers and poets? Lu Xun, the most misunderstood Chinese writer. https://flic.kr/p/2pLHTW5 https://flic.kr/p/2pLBAXq https://www.chanjoonyee.com/2024/04/23/speaking-for-the-dead-lu-xun/[...]