Blog on being a disabled person, different cultures, diversity, equality, disability, travel, being diaspora Chinese and disabled travel.
I am wondering if I should continue to stick to having just Sunday entries or to report on each day as it happens. I think I prefer to keep it to the Sundays. On Tuesday I took the train to Paris with my power wheelchair. The train was late arriving....
David invited me to see a film - we decided on Anderw Lloyd Webber's " Phantom of the Opera ". I enjoyed it altho' I read it had some bad reviews. I do agree that the guy who played the phantom was too good looking for the role (but I am not complaining)....
Monday, December 27, 2004 (from the Star, there is a difference of about 7 hours between Malaysia and France) At least 53 Malaysians killed by tidal waves At least 53 people were killed, scores injured and 34 reported missing in several parts of Malaysia...
It is Thursday already and I spent the last couple of days getting used to the administration at this blog. It took me some time to figure how to get the address of an image in to the "img srg" to get a logo in.I do not feel too bright!For the head of...
It took some time for me to find some blog technology which would be web accessible and clean. I have been using something that I made but it makes much more sense to utilise readily available blog technology especially when it is free. It seems right...
One of the reasons for coming back to Strasbourg is to sort out my divorce. Any legal process is complicated to the layman but when it is in a foreign language and country, the learning curve is even steeper. Complications on complications arise when...
I ve been that busy that I feel like I ve been chasing my own tail. Its now Dec 2010 - I am meant to be in Strasbourg but the bad weather - worst since records began - means that I am on my own in Coventry. Being hermit like not even venturing out for...
Equality 2025, UK Advisory Network on Disability Equality is having its second Public Meeting in the ICC, Birmingham. Tell Us Equality 2025: taking your views on disability equality to government Monday 3rd November 2008, International Convention Centre,...
I did not have time to comment on this when I saw it in the Coventry newspaper so I am glad I found it online. I must say that I live in Coventry city center and have never had that level of abuse myself apart from teenage mums on the bus who refused...
According to my Chinese astrology, I am going to have ' significant improvement' in my finances this year. I don't know about a significant improvement - I am stuck with trying to bring my money across from France. I have to prove to the French authorities...
I must hunt up my Chinese sign and see if there is a conflict for me this year of the rat. ---------------------------------------------------- According to Yahoo astrology- Dog Overview This year may be a bit more challenging than the last, but it still...
I ve been having quite a few conversations about disability art - what constitutes disability art? do we label certain art disability art..is it art fuelled/inspired by our being disabled. At what level is art to be labeled as such? Would I want to be...
Tonight I found out about the passing away of John Slatin last month on March 25th. I had an internship with him at the University of Texas at the Usability Lab and sat in on his accessibility classes with Ana Boa Ventura. I still remember going to lunch...
At last this is finished. This is my own access auditing video of the interview with David Bancroft of the Herbert -
My favourite bit of Coventry is the cathedral ruins. I chanced upon this short video clip on youtube. An older gentleman gives a bit of oral history. It feels sad to see what it used to be but I do like that the new roof of the cathedral ruins is now...
According to the European Disability Forum website, they have now 243961 signatures for the million signatures, that is not even half way there yet. And it is now August when most of Europe go on holiday!
Talk about disability culture. theres a phenomenon in Sweden called Boys on wheels - where the singers are all in power wheelchairs and they sing such song titles as "My balls are okay" and "Making love in a handicap toilet" Anyway here is "New boys on...
I was really happy when I found some patterns for clothes for wheelchair users online - at which is the Independent Living Institute site. I really fancy having this jacket from Independent Living Institute website - Fashion Freaks Now all I have to do...
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without going to the Marche de Noel here at Strasbourg and having some vin chaud and crepes. I visited Marisol at her stand in La Maison Rouge but she was very busy with customers.
I had forgotten the password to this blog. I think I should archive this but I still like the old fashioned look. Here's a recent photo! at Disabled Voters Operation at the HoC
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to friends back home in Malaysia. I am not sure what they wish here - I think it is Happy Eid. Over here I was working - I went to a public meeting in Walsall.
I am not keen on ads normally - I prefer a clean site but I thought having Google ads might be useful in giving ideas about where to look for some of the items associated with the subjects I mentioned here - like ramps ads etc. Not sure whether it will...
Tonight i came back to Coventry in time for Quesha's 18th birthday. I couldn't believe it when they told me at euston that I have to come home in a taxi - black cab all the way.. It must cost Virgin a fortune to send all those who cannot take buses in...
Today I went to sign up at l ' AFPA for my French classes only to find that i lack the right papers. I needed a carte de sejour. Since I've always had a carte speciale since Tim started working this is going to delay everything while I go and see if I...
Today I was supposed to be at my Induction day at the University. I was stuck at home again. They didnt manage to fix it until late afternoon.
