so. mum spent a week in Alexandra Hospital. today she told us of a rather creepy experience all through her stay. will tell details later so mum's the most supernaturally UNsensitive person i know. dad and i have the 'gift' of sensing (and occasionally seeing) when there are presences. when friends are checking out places to buy or rent, we often get asked along to 'have a feel'.

it’s interesting watching SE Asians talking about their regional foods - what belongs to whom, who should be credited etc. given the centrality of the region to the global trade routes in spices and other commodities, it’s been a stomping ground for many centuries. India, China, Spain, Portugal, Britain, Holland and France all had massive influences on the food cultures of the region. soya sauce, noodles, tofu from the Chinese. chilli and peanuts from the Portuguese. SE Asians from before 1500 would not have recognised what we eat today.

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a friend sent me this picture, asking me why a Chinese record has a 'made in India' marking. i told him the history behind this, and felt it might be of interest to Twitter.

busy day at office, will add to this thread through the day :) the record was produced probably in the 1930s by the Shanghai Pathé Record Company, which was a subsidiary of the French Pathé Records. Pathé Records was founded by Charles Pathé, who also founded British Pathé (which did all the old news reels).