Writing

Here you can find some of my poems as well as articles on things that interest or fascinate me me (e.g., social media, Japanese pop music, books, movies, lo-fi digital cameras) or that are related to my job (e.g., posts on education and school project). If I end up researching something, I will often write about what I found. Consequently, you will also find articles on technical things such as copyright law, video export settings and noise reduction techniques.

Original Poems

Field Exercises and A Mother’s Lament Two poems about the environment
Ghost Writing What can you say when there is nothing you can say
A Fisherman An epitaph. This poem was originally published in Outloud: An anthology of poetry from Outloud Readings, p. 111. (2002). XtraLoud Press: Hong Kong.
Just One: A short poem for a short life

General Articles

Our Struggles: 7 Tips for Coping with Things (and Surviving High School): A message to my students

About Books

These articles include 27 min-reviews and book introductions that were originally published in Ming Pao (Sept 2006 – June 2008), a newspaper in Hong Kong. They introduce of novels and non-fiction that are suitable for teens, especially those who are learning English as a second language.

Social Media & Copyright Articles

Social Media

Teachers, Students and Facebook, Oh My!: What are the issues surrounding Facebook friendships
Is it OK to buy views for YouTube videos? Is it effective? It it against the TOS?
How Much Do Do the Top YouTube Stars Make: The first in a new series of articles about YouTube
Is WordPress Now Partnering with Copyright Grabbers? (Beware of Headliner.fm). If you are WordPress blogger, you should be wary of using the Promote This Post Function

Copyright
A lot of my daily work touches upon copyright issues, so I’ve done quite a lot of research on the topic. I’ve written a few articles to share what I have learned.

J-Pop & J-Rock Articles

When I first heard Japanese pop music, I wasn’t particularly interested in it. This is because, living in Hong Kong, the little Japanese music that I had heard was mainly from pop idols, boy bands and girl groups. Later on, people introduced me to singers like Kahimi Karie (electronica), Kojima Mayumi (hard to categorize—jazz/folk/punk/pop maybe) and Nana Kitade (rock & gothic lolita frocks). I began to realize that the Japanese music scene was much more rich and diverse than I had imagined.

Girls and Guitars: Female Singer-songwriters Girls and Guitars: Female Singer-songwriters YUI, miwa, Tsuji Shion, Rika Shinohara, Aya Kamiki, Cocco, Nana Kitade	J-Rock Mix (Volume 1): Introducing Five Bands: J-Rock Mix Volume 1 ELLEGARDEN, Nothing’s Carved in Stone, the HIATUS, Boom Boom Satellites and fly sleep fly
Offbeat & Sophisticated J-Pop Offbeat & Sophisticated J-Pop Kojima Mayumi, GARNET CROW, ohashi Trio and moumoon	All-girl rock bands from Japan All-girl rock bands from Japan LAZYgunsBRISKY, Scandal, Stereopony, New Strike Zipper, Zone and more