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a YMCA destroyed by the Japanese

By Rich

The Japanese knew all the strategic buildings (even those underground) because they'd been selling concrete to the US military on Corrigedor as early as 1905.
08.30.08 01:14 PM - Comment(s)
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"I have a job to do"

By Rich

Our 72-year old tour guide on our catamaran to Corregidor asked God what to do with the rest of his life, and he realized that he had lived in the time of US occupation and WWII. He said, "I have a job to do," to tell people about his nation and it's connection to WWII.

"We speak Amer...

08.30.08 01:03 PM - Comment(s)
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Outdoor aerobics

By Rich

Manila, the Philippines.
08.30.08 01:01 PM - Comment(s)
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Performing in McArthur's Theatre

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Corrigedor, the Philippines.
08.30.08 12:58 PM - Comment(s)
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Back from Beijing

By Rich

From Beijing '08

I'm now in Hong Kong, and Joyce and Ava are safely back in New York. We had an AMAZING time.

We had our tickets ripped up just before we stepped onto the plane. Before we totally freaked out they printed new boarding passes, which put us in first class! Hurrah! That came in serious...
08.25.08 12:41 PM - Comment(s)
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We Are Ready

By Rich

This was the theme song for the countdown to the Olympics, and the same composer is working on the soundtrack for our upcoming docudrama about Eric Liddell.
08.25.08 07:54 AM - Comment(s)
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Out of 90,000 seats

By Rich


The fellow sitting in front of me at the Beijing Olympics was working his iPhone, so I asked him how it was working in China. He said great, and we struck up a conversation. We asked each other where the other was from, and when he heard I was from Southern Oregon he said that his friend's wife had...
08.22.08 08:36 PM - Comment(s)
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Moving to NYC

By Rich

I'm often asked for advice from young actors about moving to New York City. In today's New York Times there's an article about the process: Finding Your First Apartment.

Here are some other pieces of advice:

Sign up at Manhattan Plaza now. It offers subsidized housing for those w...
08.19.08 09:27 PM - Comment(s)
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Olympic Gold Medalist

By Rich


We ran into Marlene Velthaus, whose swim relay won gold for the Netherlands.

On our day at the Bird's Nest Stadium we sat two rows behind Dutch fans. We told them congratulations because we'd watched their team win gold in water polo while getting ready to leave early that morning. They informed us ...

08.18.08 12:22 PM - Comment(s)
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Long Corridor

By Rich

This hallway at the Summer Palace in Beijing is about a half a mile long.
08.18.08 12:14 PM - Comment(s)
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Can we have a picture with you?

By Rich

Our guide said the mother of these girls asked if she could take a picture of them with Joyce and Ava.
08.18.08 12:12 PM - Comment(s)
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More photos online

By Rich

From Hong Kong '08

We've posted more photos from Hong Kong and Macao: Hong Kong '08
08.14.08 12:13 PM - Comment(s)
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In the countryside

By Rich

Tonight we're a little over an hour away from the thick crowds of downtown Hong Kong. Tomorrow we prep for what's to come.
08.14.08 10:37 AM - Comment(s)
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Touring Macao

By Rich

Macao was settled by Portuguese, so in addition to Portugese on most signs there is also a very European feel to much of the architecture. I'll post more photos when I can get online with my laptop. This was posted from my Treo.
08.14.08 07:22 AM - Comment(s)
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MasterWorks Macao

By Rich

Last night, after our presentation, we visited Charmaine Hunter at The Venetian. It's the largest resort of its kind in the world. It's on an island south of Macao, and it has Venice in miniature in its mall area.

Charmaine said how much she missed MWF ( http://MasterWorksFestival.org ) this year an...

08.14.08 02:31 AM - Comment(s)
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More Filipinos

By Rich

The event went well last night, and our outreach to Filipinos in this region continued, as many in the hosting group were from the north of the Philippines.
08.14.08 12:08 AM - Comment(s)
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Heading for Macao

By Rich

We're now way out in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor and we have strong cell signal, so I'll report that we're well on our way to Macao now.

Tonight we're going to present our documentary, Olympic Hero in China: The Story of Eric Liddell, and afterward I'll speak.

08.13.08 05:18 AM - Comment(s)
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The Lamma Island limo

By Rich

08.12.08 06:20 AM - Comment(s)
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Busiest/densest

By Rich

We heard that Hong Kong has the busiest harbor and densest population on earth. We thought Singapore held the first record and Manhattan (though not NYC) the second, so don't quote us.

We're not overly concerned as we take a ferry to a nearby beach.

08.12.08 01:49 AM - Comment(s)
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The CA of YMCA

By Rich

Chuck Allison, director of several YMCAs here in Hong Kong, introduced himself to the kids of the sports camp as the CA of the YMCA!
08.11.08 07:50 AM - Comment(s)
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