CULTURE
Hang on to your hat: “This may be the most fiery year you will ever see”
Trevor Bailey consults a fung shui expert to peer into the year ahead. […]
Trevor Bailey
BOOKS
Fight your way through the bulls**t and you’ll find good reads
According to Katya Zimmer of the BBC, “creative bibliotherapy” is big, it’s new and it’s out there on the internet, waiting for you. Trevor Bailey recommends some books for your edification. […]
HUMOUR
If you think you understand quantum mechanics, go stand in the corner in a dunce’s hat
Can you get your head around quantum mechanics or does your brain go foggy? Trevor Bailey confuses you even more.
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HUMOUR
Trevor Bailey takes a cruise……and thinks of Sai Kung
Your well-travelled reporter is just back from a South China Sea trip on a cruise liner. Most of the passengers were elderly and the daily excitement was betting on how many people would croak in the next 24 hours…..he muses on the similarities to Sai Kung. […]
TREVOR BAILEY
“To dream the impossible dream”: What do your dreams reveal about you?
Trevor Bailey takes a look at dreams. […]
BOOKS
“So long, it’s been good to know you”: Sing a sad song to the bees, birds and butterflies
If you have a garden in Sai Kung, don’t you notice how rarely you see a bee, bird or butterfly? Trevor Bailey ponders the fate of our species, and all the others, on this planet. […]
BOOKS
If your child is young, take away that smartphone, give them a dumbphone
Trevor Bailey takes a look at a new book by American academic Jonathan Haidt addressing the problems of todays teenagers and their interaction with smart devices. […]
ENVIRONMENT
Misery and mayhem lie ahead of us as global warming tightens its malicious grip
Trevor Bailey explains why he has changed his mind about climate change. […]
BOOKS
As we age what happens to our brains? If over 70, you won’t like this
Trevor Bailey takes a look at a book on how our brain ages as we grow old….. […]
BOOKS
How to understand the lion in your living room, by a vet psychiatrist
“A house cat is not really a fur baby, but something rather more remarkable: a tiny conquistador with the whole world at its feet.” Trevor Bailey looks at a new book that’s a must-have for all cat-lovers. […]