Saturday, September 12, 2026
Oh--my big mistake--The White Countess was written by Nobel Laureate
Kazao Ishiguru, whom I met once at a book signing in Philadelphia, way back in the 1990s.
And it's not Liam Neeson--it's Ralph Fiennes--
A beautiful, understated, granular movie.
Other stellar cast members include Lynn Redgrave.
It would please my late professor and his wife--who named their daughter Vanessa.
The movie starts with the blind man's hand in a bar, and ends with 2 hands on a junk sailing to Macao from Shanghai.
KM Kaung
9-12-2026
A Merchant Ivory movie--The White Countess--Russian exiles in Shanghai, 1936, a blind man played by LiamNeeson--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQo1NoNwwtc
I think this movie isjust exquisite--like their When the Rains Came.
Friday, September 11, 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026
What it's like to lose a pet--at least I don't have a pet. Imagine if it were a human being.
https://granta.com/hawaiian-fauna/
Today I could not find a book I needed. This happens now and then.
I had to order it again. The price had gone up considerably.
But what to do, I need it.
It's happened to me before with one other book.
It was Paul Kahn's Secret History of the Mongols. I like it because it's memorable. It's poetic. It describes how Hoelan was abducted from her first husband by Genghis/Temujin's father. How she gave her husband her shirt sohe could remember her.How she cried so much the rivers filled up.
To balance that expensive purchase,I bought a used copy of R. K. Narayan's abridged Ramayana at $6.47
R.K. Narayan was a President of India. His wife Usha Narayan was born in Mandalay, Burma and also a famous writer.
The rest on my shopping list were cashew nuts and a new monitor I needed because the old one may be defective--but the cheapest is 19.99 and I had to buy a whole kit.
So there you have it.
Lot of bills to pay this month. And not all peanuts.
Copyright Kyi May Kaung
9-10-2026
A Prayer for Peace--defining images of 9/11 attacks--
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/defining-images-911-attacks-2025-09-11-2/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
I was out of work then,pushed out byjunta-inclining nga xoe dinh.
My son was helping me refocus --he went on the rooftop and saw the Pentagon on fire.
My cousin at the UN saw the 2nd tower fall.
Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Monday, September 07, 2026
Deng Pufang
Co-pilot search results
What happened to Deng Xiaoping’s Eldest Son
Deng Xiaoping’s eldest son, Deng Pufang, was born in 1944 during the Anti-Japanese War 資訊咖資訊咖. He was a high-achieving student, admitted in 1962 to the Department of Nuclear Physics at Peking University with a score of 90 頭條匯頭條匯.
The Accident That Changed His Life
In 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, Deng Pufang was under political pressure and criticism. On a night when he was physically and mentally exhausted, he jumped from the third floor of a Peking University dormitory 資訊咖資訊咖+1. The fall caused severe spinal damage and lifelong paralysis 資訊咖資訊咖.
According to accounts, an ordinary worker intervened at the critical moment and saved him from death 頭條匯頭條匯. This rescue was notable because Deng Pufang was the son of a prominent political leader, and the incident occurred in a politically turbulent period.
Life After the Accident
After the accident, Deng Pufang’s life was permanently altered. He faced a difficult choice between despair and starting anew 資訊咖資訊咖. Despite his disability, he devoted the rest of his life to a single passion — painting — and became known for his dedication to this art form 資訊咖資訊咖.
Summary
In short, Deng Pufang’s fate was shaped by a tragic accident in 1968 that left him paralyzed for life, but he went on to live a meaningful life focused on his artistic pursuits 資訊咖資訊咖+1.
Answer: Deng Pufang, Deng Xiaoping’s eldest son, suffered a fatal spinal injury after falling from a Peking University dormitory in 1968, which left him permanently disabled, but he later dedicated his life to painting 資訊咖資訊咖+1.
I watched again Farewell my Concubine--when I first watched it in the 1980s, in a cinema--
I understood it not at all.
You can find it by Googling Farewell my Concubine--be warned it's a wrenching experience even if you know the opera is based on Chinese history and you know about the Cultural Revolution.
I think it's also about gender identification and homophobia.
I thought it would end like La Boheme,with one word, and I was right.
In about 2000 I interviewed Nien Cheng, author of Life and Death in Shanghai.
Her daughter was pushed out of a window by the Red Guards and died.
Deng Xioping's elded son jumped from a third floor window and was severely paralysed.
I also highly recommend Nien Cheng's book.
I asked her if she went back to China.
She said if her daughter had lived, she might have.
I can completely understand her.
I am currently reading Linda Javin's The Shortest History of China which gives it to you in a nutshell--from the paleolithic to Xi Jinping.
From watching so much Chinese (historical)drama such as The Qin Dynasty Epic and the series about Lui Bang I now have a better long view.
I started in Burma reading Edgar Snow's Red Star over China.
I wish you well, tomorrow is Labor Day.
Copyright Kyi May Kaung
9-6-2026
Sunday, September 06, 2026
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