Make Love in a Canoe

Recently I explained to a good friend of mine why I consider erotic love a basic human necessity, and why I dare to say that without it, life is incomplete. While one could argue with me by undoing the notion of love with a genealogy or archaeology of the concept, I say, in the widest … Continue reading →

Pride and Prejudice: A Reflection on Marching in Chicago Pride 2012

[This essay has been commissioned by the elements blog. Affiliated with the Boys and Girls Club Association of Hong Kong, elements is the only LGBT Youth center in Hong Kong.] Across America, gay and lesbian pride parades in different cities are traditionally celebrated in the last Sunday of June to commemorate the Stonewall riots in … Continue reading →

Happy Second Anniversary!

So it was two years ago today my sister and brother-in-law got hitched! Since then, together they have gone through the Great Recession, two major earthquakes, a nuclear scare, and an international move. But life is supposed to be uneventful. It is about the routine, domesticity, everyday, and indeed, what meanings would the inscriptions on … Continue reading →

Partir, c’est mourir un peu; J’ai failli mourir, en pensant à toi…

My friend Jeff once alerted me to this excellent commercial spot by All Nippon Airways of Japan. The voice of an apparently jetlagged narrator accompanies us in a visually beautiful exploration of Tokyo at dawn. Devoid of people and vehicles, the familiar streets and neighborhood become uncanny. Since coming back to Hong Kong last week, … Continue reading →

Get Really Close to Another Human Being This Life Time

Now I understand why Georges Bataille wrote about some sovereign moments between two people in love, and everybody would take it as an allegory of the bloody Spanish Civil War. Hong Kong cultural critic Leung Man-tao discusses love and marriage in a recent interview, and his main point, if you allow me for an intentional … Continue reading →