children

Review: iPhonics on iPhone

September 9, 2009 iPhone

I don’t normally review educational software, especially those on the iPhone platform. I think it is mainly due to the demographics who use the devices on this platform. I made an exception and took a look at the iPhone application, iPhonics, which teaches English phonetics. This application takes the approach of addressing a young audience [...]

When is Nudity Becomes a Taboo

July 16, 2009 Opinion

Just read the article, When Do They Need a Fig Leaf?, on New York Times. This brought up an issue that I see fairly frequently. That is the presence of kids of opposite gender in washrooms. The article asks at what age should kids be prevented from running around in public or private home naked? [...]

Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian (2008)

June 7, 2008 Movie Review

My Rating: This evening I saw the movie “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” at AMC Theatre, Pacific Place, Hong Kong. A good sequel because the screenwrite did not spend too much time reviewing the previous version of the movie, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” 3 years ago. Unfortunately, [...]

Unusual Behaviour

August 7, 2006 Observation

This afternoon I was sitting at a McDonald’s restaurant in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, having my Big Mac™. All of a sudden a young kid, about 6 years old, came to my table, without saying anything, he just took a french fried and begin eating it. To say the least I was very surprise. I [...]