Day 1 & 2 Jiangxi tour (18 – 25 April 2026)—Part 1
The Soong Sisters are the most famous sisters in Chinese history. Sadly, the three sisters became estranged because of their husbands’ political beliefs. For that…
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Japanese War Crimes and Chinese Justice
For all the publicity given to the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, only 7 were actually hanged. These included General Doihara Kenji for drug trafficking in…
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The Many Voices of Lynn Pan
Lynn Pan, to me, is arguably the second most famous female Chinese writer in Chinese history and culture after Han Suyin. Her most popular work…
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The Israel Lobby—Part 1
The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt (2007) posits that this powerful American interest group has created…
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Chin Woo—Part 2
The myth—Most Chinese are brought up believing that the great martial arts practitioner Huo Yuan Jia founded Chin Woo. This is incorrect according to the…
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Chin Woo or Jingwu in Hanyu Pinyin—Part 1
Most Malaysians would be familiar with the Chin Woo Stadium located at a hillock opposite the iconic KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall. The Chin Woo…
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Artemis II
Some quirky facts on the US space program. Mr. Bean is a British comedy created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, which first aired on…
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Book of Job—Part 2
Of God and Faith The NIV Study Bible (1985 ed.) posits a few interesting points— 1) The author of Job is sure to be an…
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Book of Job—Part 1
The Book of Job is an easy read based on a literal interpretation. But its theology is quite disconcerting. This is because its heart or…
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Antisemitism—Part 1
In this 2024 hardcover book, How the West Became Antisemitic, Ivan G. Marcus, a professor of Jewish history at Yale University, argues that in medieval…
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