tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post812844341288513286..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: The Strange Detention of Captain ArozaMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-71221352695991098072010-10-05T11:49:36.645+08:002010-10-05T11:49:36.645+08:00Hi Michael, You may be aware that Capt. Aroza has ...Hi Michael, You may be aware that Capt. Aroza has finally returned to his hometown Mangalore. People from various walks of life and from different parts of the world contributed to his release. Thank you.<br /><br />Capt. Ramprasad<br />Mangalorethe ancient marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434794414188188145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-74675159836721526492010-03-13T22:40:15.701+08:002010-03-13T22:40:15.701+08:00Sailors Helpline campaign for the release of Capt....Sailors Helpline campaign for the release of Capt. Glen Patrick Aroza and other innocent seafarers who are detained in Taiwan.<br />We would kindly request you to please spare few minutes and sign the petition for the early release of Capt. Glen and other seafarers held in Taiwan.<br />http://sailorshelpline.org/capglen.htmsailors helplinehttp://www.sailorshelpline.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-25984808640452578742009-08-06T14:31:15.941+08:002009-08-06T14:31:15.941+08:00Hello Michael,
Since I don't have a blog of ...Hello Michael, <br /><br />Since I don't have a blog of my own, you may appreciate this post of mine that got rejected at Boardgamegeek.com, where I commented on what I thought was reflective of a degree of ignorance by a game's designer: <br /><br />Subject: China Rail: Why I will never ever play this.<br />Well, having read the reviews and looked at the pictures of the board, I can safely say that I will definitely NOT be buying or playing this game.<br /><br />I really think the design of this game needs a serious rethink...because<br /><br />A. despite the implication of the blurb on the back, Taiwan has NEVER been part of the People's Republic of China (the PRC): so, strike one.<br /><br />B. There have been NO direct air or sea connections between Taiwan and the PRC at all for nearly 60 years. Therefore the 'game scenario' is impossible. strike 2<br /><br />C. Implying that the PR Chinese rail network needs to connect to Taiwan to be "complete" ignores the fact that for such an event to occur, the Taiwanese people, who are democratic, would have be largely unwillingly absorbed by a Communist dictatorship...very distasteful...Strike Three, OUT.<br /><br />If the PRC can call for boycotts, so can I :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-89145796237517641072009-08-05T17:40:15.855+08:002009-08-05T17:40:15.855+08:00Thanks, anon. I love stories like this. I hope eve...Thanks, anon. I love stories like this. I hope everything works out for them.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-22056407917869884462009-08-05T17:05:22.927+08:002009-08-05T17:05:22.927+08:00This is a great post and is a great example of not...This is a great post and is a great example of not just regurgitating, summarizing, highlighting a single standard news article that bloggers posts too often are. You gather together several news sources to give a fuller picture of what has happened, most of your readers probably wouldn't be familiar with. Cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73080159769495830162009-08-05T11:36:18.894+08:002009-08-05T11:36:18.894+08:00What if they were white?What if they were white?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com