Free Newspaper

Public noticeboards such as these showcase newspaper articles of two days from various sources. People get to read them for free. It's a bit like JC Deceaux except instead of ads, you have newspaper articles. Hmm..I wonder who comes to change them? Is there an organisation doing it?

I get the Chinese paper everyday in the hotel room and unlike our Straits Times which is thick and packed with news from everywhere, their newspaper consists of 4 sheets of centre fold -- 1 sheet for 1 section -- such as 国内新闻，生活，健康 and of course their front page headlines. And because China is so huge, no two newspapers will carry the same headlines. It appears to me that no news, other than those about the bird flu, seems to be THAT important for a country this massive. For a country that has so many newspapers and television channels, we are spoilt for choice.

Speaking of tv channels, the HBO in my room is consistently playing old movies. The last one I saw, Meg Ryan looked like she was 20 years old! Are the authorities prohibiting the more recent Hollywood movies? Then again, the Chinese would probably have watched the latest Hollywood movies on dvd before we even have them on the big screens in Singapore.