Blog on being a disabled person, different cultures, diversity, equality, disability, travel, being diaspora Chinese and disabled travel.
Since I was going to France, I thought I'd try to get to the Femmes pour le dire, Femmes pour agir conference - the disabled women association which is chaired by Maudy Piot whom I met in 2004 in Paris at a cafe philo evening. To my surprise, she asked...
Lire la suiteI have been all round London looking for the easiest way to Charing Cross Hospital to see my mate, Andrea, who had just had her major operation. I was dumbfounded when at Charing Cross station they told me that the hospital is away in Hammersmith. I figured...
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I was offered lunch at Brighton for my birthday. I leapt at it having been at Worthing on the Friday and it had been a glorious day by the sea. Anyway it meant that i could include John in the meal. However, it was a cold and blustery day compared to...
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I've been making more visits to Birmingham recently - I find it very cosmopolitan and reflect the ethnic mix seen in just a few things that I happened to be at...the market is obvious- I am impressed by the choice of halal meat - Halal meat stall in Birmingham...
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John came and visited me this weekend. We have come a long way since undergrad university days at Canterbury, Kent. We've sat in theology classes together (he's a chaplain), went to each other's weddings, watch our kids grow up from spasmodic visits and...
Lire la suiteYes, I know I am a bit slow. But I am only now just reading Peter's paper on IL in Malaysia.He wrote: The support extended by JICA and the Human Care Association since 2005 in organising trainings for disabled leaders coupled with the current advocacy...
Lire la suiteA Malaysian fellow disabled bloggist, Peter Tan, told of his discriminatory treatment from Air Asia: " I was required to sign an indemnity form to release AirAsia from all liabilities. I protested vehemently but was informed that if I refused I would...
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From one play to the next. And they are very different plays. I saw Flower Girls at Hampstead Theatre in London. I probably felt much more because the subject is closer to home about disabled women. Reminds me of Malaysia as it is still now for disabled...
Lire la suiteThis is rather late for a review but I did not have time to write about it before. I went to see Mr Puntila and His Man Matti with Anne Marie at the Belgrade last month. I was given some complimentary ticketrs so I thought I'd go check out the theartre...
Lire la suiteI seem to be going to a number of disability events and nothing else these days but I also have this notification I thought I should mention here: _________________________________ Tell Us Equality 2025: taking your views on disability equality to government...
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