by Tom | Jan 18, 2013 | Personal, Reading, View
It’s funny how hearing it from the horse’s mouth makes allegations you were sure were factual more true. For me it also made it more shocking. Just astonishing that you can get so used to having pretty well everything work the way you want it to and...
by Tom | Jan 18, 2013 | Hong Kong / China, Reading
Peak demographics from the EIU has some fascinating insight into the nature of the demographic changes in China that sit underneath the extraordinary prediction that the country’s working age population is set to peak this year (2013). This sounds like a...
by Tom | Jan 12, 2013 | Google+
Jack is back, baby.#tomplates #totrblog
by Tom | Jan 11, 2013 | Science, View
Stunning shot of blue gas clouds (the size of Pluto’s orbit) being ejected into the space surrounding Orion. APOD: 2013 January 10 – The Orion Bullets.
by Tom | Jan 10, 2013 | Government, Reading
This John Lanchester article is a must-read, but a wearing one as it bears no route to salvation. Summary: the coalition’s austerity programme has failed and the cuts promised are impossible to deliver. What I really don’t understand is why I don’t...
by Tom | Dec 31, 2012 | Google+
I’ll take this kind of eleven degrees any time. A lovely tonic after jet lagged sleep and a few days of rain rain rain in the UK. #totrblog
by Tom | Dec 26, 2012 | Reading
Very interesting multimedia approach to reporting the story of a fatal avalanche in the US. http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/?pagewanted=all#/?part=tunnel-creek
by Tom | Dec 6, 2012 | Google+
These are lovely old tourism posters for HK. #totrblog  HT +Tom Grundy. HISTORY – Cool Vintage Hong Kong Tourism Posters A collection of retro Hong Kong tourism posters. For more historical entries, click here.
by Tom | Dec 6, 2012 | View
Too much to choose from here, so I’m going to go with this one as it is from China. National Geographic Photo Contest 2012: Part II.
by Tom | Nov 29, 2012 | Google+
1) Ersatz ivy league or 2) step up from "Baby on board"? An oldie but a goodie. #hknumberplates  #totrblog Â