“Hotel work is not particularly hard, but by its nature it comes in rushes and cannot be economized. You cannot, for instance, grill a steak two hours before it is wanted; you have until the last moment, by which time a mass of other work has accumulated, and then do it all together, in franticContinue reading “RKS Literature: “Down and Out in Paris and London” (George Orwell)”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE TIMES FROM THE WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER WRITERS OF THE WORLD
THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE TIMES FROM THE WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER WRITERS OF THE WORLD The West Highland Terrier Writers of the World (WHTWW) is an organization headquartered in Trollop Upon Tweed in the Kingdom of England. The goal of the WHTWW is the promotion of aContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPORE TIMES FROM THE WEST HIGHLAND TERRIER WRITERS OF THE WORLD”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: OF CURRIED FISH HEADS AND CHEWING GUM
THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: OF CURRIED FISH HEADS AND CHEWING GUM The Singapore Times Exclusive: OF CURRIED FISH HEADS AND CHEWING GUM Madame Fong stands there immaculate. Coldly immaculate. Brutally immaculate. Dripping like lychee syrup approaching the Cathay Pacific oversize baggage area at Singapore Changi Airport. To the clerk she oozes care andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: OF CURRIED FISH HEADS AND CHEWING GUM”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: TIME TO GROW UP PUPPY!
THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: TIME TO GROW UP PUPPY! The Singapore Times Exclusive: TIME TO GROW UP PUPPY! AGAIN IT’S MADAME FONG! I haven’t been on this earth for long. About eight months. Everything was happy and joyful except for a scolding or two. Humans and dogs it was jump up, lick nosesContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: TIME TO GROW UP PUPPY!”
RKS Japanese Literature: The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema (Haruki Murakami)
Tall and tan and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking When she walks, it’s like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gently, How can I tell her I love her? Yes, I would give my heart gladly. But each day when she walks to the sea, Shed looks straight ahead, notContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema (Haruki Murakami)”
RKS Japanese Literature: The Monk with a Lute (Doppo Kunikida )
“But I watched the monk and listened to his playing. The narrow yet busy street with its ramshackle dwellings had little in common with the monk and the lute, but somewhere, I felt there was a deep understanding between them. The lute’s sobbing tones drifted between the rows of houses on either side, mingling withContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: The Monk with a Lute (Doppo Kunikida )”
RKS Literature: The Russian Duke Military Scam (George Orwell)
“In general, the Russian refugees in Paris are hard working people, and have put up with their bad luck far better than one can imagine Englishmen of the same class doing. There are exceptions of course. Boris told me of an exiled Russian duke whom he had once met, who frequented expensive restaurants. The dukeContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Russian Duke Military Scam (George Orwell)”
RKS Japanese Literature: Unforgettable People (Kunikida Doppo)
“We can’t simply call parents and children or friends or teachers and others to whom we are obligated “unforgettable people”. These are people whom we dare not forget. But there are others-complete strangers-to whom we are bound by neither love nor duty. Forgetting them would imply neither neglect of duty nor want of compassion. YetContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: Unforgettable People (Kunikida Doppo)”
RKS Japanese Literature: All Men Long to be Pimps (Minako Ohba)
“Strangely enough, the man tended to feel pleasure in his exclusive possession of a woman who was constantly being pursued by other men. Far from merely tolerating her pretended flirtations with other men, he tended to encourage them. Deep down, it seems, all men long to join the species we call ‘pimps’. Minako Ohba, “TheContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: All Men Long to be Pimps (Minako Ohba)”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: HONG KONGER’S ARE EVIL?
THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: HONG KONGER’S ARE EVIL? Airplane trip on Cathay Pacific from EWR to Hong Kong and no Betsy lager beer or fancy ice cream for me. I end up queasy with a full bladder in some huge area with suitcases and crates. I pee all over myself and vomit inContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: HONG KONGER’S ARE EVIL?”
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