Cambodian Images
Some snaps from my recent trip from Phnom Phen and Siem Reip. Apologies for the earlier problem with MS Explorer. I have now tested this with Firefox, Explorer and Chrome, and all seem to work fine.
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Gerald Brooks on the legendary organ at the Abattiale de St Ouen
A once-in-a-lifetime experience listening to a very unique instrument. In a previous post I wrote about a performance of the St Saens ‘Symphony with Organ’ at the Albert Hall. In researching that instrument, I learned about the organ at the Abattiale de St Oue, in Rouen, which is held by many to be one of…
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Lucinda, the Chickadee, Margaret, and Lake Charles
In which I track down the sad story behind one of the chickadee’s favourite songs, reignite a love for South West Louisiana and Austin Texas, and learn about the very bad behavior of a respected journalist. In one of the interesting asides that make the LC such entertaining company, she mentioned in KL last week…
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The Warehouse gallery and cafe – Kuala Lumpur
Brilliant new art gallery and cafe in downtown KL – best coffee in Chinatown, and coming soon, the best steak in the city! Now some may call me a little predisposed to this joint, as it is owned by the little chickadee (L) and her talented husband (K). That notwithstanding, it’s a huge improvement to…
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Slow boat to Heathrow
Over twenty-five years of intensive traveling, I must have made (I roughly calculate) more than a thousand trips to Heathrow and back. You would have thought there was little in the limo or minicab business that I had not seen in that time, but on my way to the aerodrome this trip I encountered a…
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The trouble they’re in – part 3: Google’s problems with Apple
Apple’s all-out assault on Android around the world is Google’s biggest problem by far. And on the day that Steve Jobs retires, it’s looking bad for Google/Motorola, Samsung and HTC. Very bad…… In the last post on this subject, I covered Google’s problems with Oracle, and noted that the Apple situation was likely to be…