‘[W]hen a layperson sees a mountain, he sees a mountain, but when an enlightened person sees a mountain, he does not see a mountain.’ Image source: via. Buddhism, as a religion or a philosophy, has many wonderful concepts that help us perceive life in a better way. The basic notion of this belief system is that…
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“shivers shove eyelids” by Jason S Polley
“Diptych: Above & Below” by JSP. 28 July 2010. McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. shivers shove eyelids up breaking seal abrupt ending fireplace dreams to smell of smiling sun hiking himalayan ridgerange brand newborn days rays misty mystic mountain snow rock and open torii gate guesthouse door reveals curious never idle youthful eyes and…
“Macau Revisited” by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming
[Also see “Macau Impressions”.] Michael: I’ll bet you a dollar I’ve been to the place where you were born. Elsa: Chefoo. Michael: It’s on the China coast. Chefoo. It’s the second wickedest city in the world. Elsa: What’s the first? Michael: Macao. —The Lady from Shanghai (1947), dr. Orson Welles ::::: Tammy Ho Lai-Ming is…
“A Night on the Platform” by Liu Yuwei
Photo by Oliver Farry. A girl friend of mine went on a trip to Rehtaeh Mansion years ago. To save on transport, she purchased an 80-percent-off railway ticket online. The train arrived at its destination before one in the morning—that was why the ticket was discounted. She, lingering on the platform, had nowhere to go…
“Reflections on a Conference — Travelling Texts: Encounters of Literatures” by Garfield Lau
The Conference The conference “Travelling Texts: Encounters of Literatures” (13–15 March 2014) aimed at exploring mutual influences and inspirations between authors. The focus of the conference was the South African writer J.M. Coetzee, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature in 2003. This conference provided a forum for scholars with a strong interest in…
“Alone. Together.” by Holden Liang Qichao
Photo from Shutterstock. For a while in my high school, carrying your diary to school and sharing it among selected individuals was all the rage. It was not only embraced as an effective way to set your true besties apart from those less deserving, but bonus points also went to its perceived potential for relieving…
“The Guess Who Quiz” by Heidi Huang
Click image to enlarge. From left to right: Florence Leung, Jason S Polley, Douglas Berman, Heidi Huang, Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, Jason Lee, Julia Wang, Ruth Hung and Stuart Christie. This “Guess Who Quiz” is actually ‘stolen’ from our students’ inspired descriptions of each teacher during our farewell dinner held on 2 May. When perusing the joyful photographs of that…
“Reading for What?” by Liu Yuwei
“That Streak of Sunlight on the Books” by Tammy Ho I once joined an English writing course because my English writing could not be any worse. If there is any way I can make it better, I would go for it. A way to improve writing, according to my writing adviser, is to read and…
“distrust friendly gentleman” by Jason S Polley
Photo by JSP. 6:40 am. Late July 2010. McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. distrust friendly gentleman who says Sit relax and Put ………….pack uptop and then appears outside your train ………….window and tells you to open it wide for its Very ………….hot humid and you talk about canada and germany and his Germany ………….girlfriend and the…
“Reflections Upon My Conference Presentation at ACAH/LibrAsia 2014” by James Au
My presentation topic during the Osaka Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities (ACAH) 2014 was “Comparative Studies: Europe Dada Poetry, Guo Moruo’s “The Goddesses” and Takahashi Shinkichi’s Poetry”. As the topic suggests, this paper compares “The Goddesses” written by Guo Moruo (郭沬若), a Chinese literary poet renowned for his new poetry, European Dada poetry and the…
“Monkey Man” by John Wakefield
I ask you a question, or say what I think. You don’t give an answer… don’t respond to my thoughts. Instead you say “Wow, you talk like I do… …that’s funny as hell.” I’m a monkey on a bike, wearin’ a hat ‘n a coat. When I talk like you do, you just gotta laugh…….
“Macau Impressions” by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming
[Also see “Macau Revisited”.] Last month, I was invited to give a talk (“Betrayal, Mistrust and Contempt: Relationships Between Language and Identity”) and run a poetry workshop at The Script Road: Macau Literary Festival. The following are pictures taken before and during that short trip. ::::: Tammy Ho Lai-Ming is Assistant Professor at the Department of…
“To the Caulfield Express” by Holden Liang Qichao
Photo by Holden. I sat on the upper deck of a dust-coated bus, heading towards the incandescence of the city’s neon heart. The first time I saw this bus, ‘city boat’ was its badge, dangled by a faded lanyard. Maybe this was why I sat up high. So I wouldn’t drown too soon by the…
“45 Belgrave Square” by Jason Eng Hun Lee
“Nelson’s Column, 7th March, 2010” by Tammy Ho We waited under the buzz of a rotating fan, sheets neatly printed against palms, waiting for my annual summons to citizenship. Dad led the way, preceding me by thirty year’s toil under a hot tropical sun as we sat under the crescent gaze of a woman with…
“Lily” by Lian-Hee Wee
::::: Lian-Hee Wee is Associate Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature.[Click here to read all entries by or about Lian-Hee.]
Department of English, Hong Kong Baptist University 