Sunday’s haul
Sunday was a rich harvest. 4 books on Malayan and Malaysian history. Kinokuniya KLCC is an excellent bookstore. Better than all Asian cities except for…
Sunday’s haul
Sunday was a rich harvest. 4 books on Malayan and Malaysian history. Kinokuniya KLCC is an excellent bookstore. Better than all Asian cities except for…
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The Great Bharat
Recently, at the 2023 G20 Summit in New Delhi, both the President of India and Modi the PM of India used the term Bharat to…
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A Glimpse into Luxury: Tsao Chan’s Recollection
When Tsao Chan left Nanking and moved to Peking after his adopted father Tsao Fu was removed as the Textile Commissioner for Nanking by the…
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Ts’ao Yin and the Kang-Hsi Emperor: Bondservant and Master
The Kang Hsi Emperor is famous for his six Southern Tours, in 1684, 1689, 1699, 1703, 1705 and 1707. On the last four of these…
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The Lost Imperial Garden
The Yuan Ming Yuan (Garden of Perfect Brightness) started construction on 1707, in the 46th year of the Kangxi reign. It was built for his…
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Ts’ao Yin and the Kang-Hsi Emperor
This is a wonderfully written book on the relationship between Kang-Hsi and his bondservant Tsao Yin. The text is interspersed with Memorials between the two,…
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The Han Emperors’ Dilemma: War, Taxes, and a Brave Plea
The Han Emperors struggled between a policy of waging war against the Hsiung Nu or passive defense with diplomacy. [ p 27 The Pattern of…
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Cameron Highlands 2023 – Hidden Gems
The only place to buy The Star and NST is Ramasamy provision shop at Brinchang. It is run by an Indian lady who also owns…
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The temples’ roles
This year 2023 we decided to visit Penang to see the Miao Hui festival (Temple gathering) on 28 Jan and the Hokkein New year celebrated…
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Churchill
Winston defends the actions of his people to extreme inexactitude. One extreme example is when he was asked whether the Government was condoning slavery of…
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