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Martin is a seasoned blogger, writer, and journalist. Unfortunately, his blog is private, his stories have only been read by his teacher, and his journals are sitting on his shelf. As they have been.


The Story of the Thirsty

Now and then I’ll dedicate my posts to one of my passions and philosophies – to be part of the African solution. I don’t replace my text with a video because I don’t have enough time or I can’t be bothered with the work, but because I think it deserves the attention that anything else [...]


The New Age of Netbooks & Electricity

Life without electricity was not as dark as I would have thought it to be. Mainly because I woke up at 12 noon, immediately went out for lunch at the mall, and by the time I came back electricity was restored. Almost. After returning I had a freezing shower. I started thinking of adjectives to describe the frigidity of the water. I [...]


Boardgames Cafe

Went to the Boardgames Cafe today with 12 of us. The place is in an upstairs room in a building behind the Mongkok police station. For those of you who haven’t been, the room itself is rectangular with an exposed layout. On one side there’s an open kitchen and a small staff’s area; on the [...]


Mooncakes

I don’t like mooncakes. I’ve never eaten more than those toothpick samples they give out at supermarkets. They’re intensely sweet, like eating a teaspoon of syrup, and have a distasteful lardy aftertaste. One provides enough energy to last a day, and two with sufficient cholestrol to make sure you don’t make it to the next [...]


I can give you Gatsby

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Liveblog @ 21chk

Thanks for tuning in to the live blog. Here’s an archive of the live posts during the day.        


21st Century Learning Conference – Live Coverage on Saturday

Hello all. Due to the 21st Century Learning Conference today there will be no full on blog post today. Martin and I (Arthur) will be writing a joint post tomorrow on the conference. There will also be live coverage of the conference, with live blogging here at 7AP, and also possibly some video streams. For [...]