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    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…

    Julia_M September 21, 2023 No Comments
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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…

    Julia_M September 14, 2023 No Comments
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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…

    Julia_M September 12, 2023 No Comments
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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…

    Julia_M September 11, 2023 No Comments
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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…

    Julia_M September 8, 2023 No Comments
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A thought-provoking book – Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence

Old Pond July 13, 2019 No Comments Decorative ArtsDesign History & CriticismInterior & Home Design

To appreciate the Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi, one must first make a trip to Kyoto Japan during the sakura/ cherry blossom season. It is…

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Mystery unresolved – Shakespeare: The Evidence. Unlocking the Mysteries of the Man and his Work

Old Pond July 8, 2019 No Comments Biographies on Novelist & PlaywrightsLiterary Theory & Movements

Not a single manuscript or draft of William Shakespeare’s 37 plays has been found. The First Folio printed in 1623, 7 years after his death…

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