Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
the metro extension to Laval is opening this weekend, both ahead or behind of schedule and over- (la presse) or under-budget (the gazette), depending on how you look at it. [here’s the STM press release with info on activities related to the opening.] according to la presse, the opening of these three stations (Montmorency, de la Concorde, and Cartier) will … Read More
why are these boats so big?? why is the harbour so small? this is just weird.
obituary and slideshow.
small café/takeaway place that a friend and I accidentally found on its opening day last week–cool music, artsy people… and obliging owners who fed us tiramisu & mousse. so quite by coincidence a bunch of us walked by it last night and I remembered that they were supposed to have parties every saturday. we popped in and found people eating, … Read More
the topic of today’s governance & law class was “monitoring government processes” (ie, ombudsmen, commissions of inquiry, judicial review, etc.). there is currently no human rights commission in HK, so our prof was suggesting that perhaps we could expand the powers of the (independent) ombudsman, so as to have a supervisory role with respect to human rights issues. (kind of … Read More
1009 people were surveyed this month about their appraisal of the local news media. (found via eastsouthwestnorth)
I went on a trip to legco (as everyone here likes to call it) today, organized by the office of international student exchange–and a grand total of 6 of us showed up. I was surprised that I actually knew some of the topics being discussed. Session started at 11 AM with the Patents Amendment Bill–proposing TRIPS-compliant modifications that would allow … Read More
Beijing’s plan to wipe out mistranslated English-language signs in time for the olympics.