February 24, 2003
Chinese information

Thanks to Hoy Yee Chan, I got a little more information for Chinese people. There is a Saturday Chinese school taught by a priest.
Also there is the Irish Chinese Information Centre (ICIC). Can someone add the adress and other info regarding this at the IBC message board - Information for Chinese People? More info like where the ICIC and the Chinese school is located. I cannot locate any webpage for ICIC. Maybe as I mentioned to Hoy Yee Chee that it would be a good idea to have a webpage set up for ICIC. I would love to do it, but I am having problems finding information as it is, and I am hoping that my Information for Chinese topic on my message board would accumalate as much information as I can, so I can actually create a whole web page of its own.

Posted by whykay at 11:39 PM
Bird Flu in HK

It's not an epidemic, but it has occurred again. A man died from it after contracting it after visiting relatives, who also reared chickens, in China. While I was in HK during my Christmas break, culling of chickens was always in the news. My Uncle works in the imports of fresh stock to HK, and chickens are part of the imports. Alot of work goes into checking the chickens by testing them. If the chickens need to be culled, more investigation is needed to find its origin. Well, it was not as bad when I was in HK, but it still happens nonetheless. It does not deter me from having chicken in HK though, since it is part of our staple diet. I don't think Chinese can eat rice without chicken (as well as pork, fish and vegetables). And who can resist the chicken cooked in so many different methods in the food mecca that is HK!
The article - No Human Gene Found in Hong Kong Bird Flu Virus (from reuters.com)

Posted by whykay at 08:20 PM
February 22, 2003
International Chinese Meetup Day in Dublin soon

Look at what I found while searching (trying to) for Chinese sites in Ireland - http://chinese.meetup.com. It is an international Chinese Langauge meetup, and there is one soon in Dublin. Unfortunately, it is all Mandarin. I want to learn Mandarin, but I want to learn to read/write Chinese first. But right now, I want all my websites to be revamped. But when is the question! Heh! The FAQ is on that page as well, to answer all questions regarding what is "Chinese Language Meetup Day"?

Posted by whykay at 10:38 PM
February 19, 2003
Contact me

Hey All,
Please place a comment in this blog if you want me to send you my contact details.
-- Vicky

Posted by whykay at 11:47 PM
Got a surprise comment today

Um, not really sure if anything will come out of this, but a guy from some Dub magazine was asking for some info on research for Dulin Chinese community. Really chuffed, but it really helps that my site can be found really easily. But I need to get an About box together so people can contact me. Never mind the topic of discussion, just the comment... Here it is.

Posted by whykay at 11:40 PM
February 16, 2003
Rice Bowl Journals

Should have added the link here, but I blogged it in my own personal blog. Here it is anyway - Asian Online Journal

Posted by whykay at 08:26 PM
Chinese everywhere!

Standing waiting at the GPO today, I noticed the amount of Asian people strolling around O'Connell street. Wow, I wonder what is the ratio of Chinese people to Dublin people in Dublin city?
I can already see the area split up between different set of Chinese people. The local Chinese, HK Chinese usually hang around, and have shops open in the south side of the city. The north of the city (mainly the street off Henry Street) is a usual hangout for mainland Chinese people.
Now I wonder if it is a still a good idea for a Chinatown... cost of land/shops aside that is.

Posted by whykay at 06:36 PM