http://aaronktam.com/blog Thu, 13 May 2010 07:16:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The thesis project can be viewed here This is a video-led thesis project which explores Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese society. Chinese society is developing rapidly.  This has led many Chinese to realize that money is not everything in life.  In response, they have turned to Tibetan Buddhism and because of this, Tibetan Buddhism ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=348 Here is an unpublished story that I wrote during my internship at the Globe and Mail on February 10, 2010. There will be partying throughout the Olympics period at the Irish House despite numerous noise complaints. Residents living near the venue have filed numerous noise complaints and actions have been taken by ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=344 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The instant before their first kiss as husband and wife - 2:32 p.m., March 20, 2010"][/caption] Wedding photography is a very intimate job. The photographs produced could be the strongest visual elements in the lives of the married couple and their families. As a photographer, I hope that my ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=338 Here is a story that I wrote during my internship at the Globe and Mail on February 5, 2010. Nine cases of whooping cough have been diagnosed over the past week in the Kootenay-Boundary region, an outbreak that health officials attribute to low rates of immunization in the region. With nine confirmed ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=326 Surrey Sikh community rallies for Haiti Vancouver, B.C. — Globe and Mail updatePublished on Thursday, Feb. 04, 2010 6:13PM EST Ramandeep Singh Khaira, a relief volunteer leaving for Haiti Thursday, has had trouble sleeping for the past few nights. Mr. Khaira, a 29-year-old sales and marketing employee from Surrey, B.C., is part of Team ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=322 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Afternoon nap in afternoon heat."][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Rush hour at 1830 - People stuff themselves into subway cars."][/caption] http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=319 I find that we (humans) are very small. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Posing with space shuttles is a daily occurrence at the Hong Kong Space Museum."][/caption] In other news, former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, payed Hong Kong a visit a while ago. http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=312 The federal government offers many services to help immigrants and refugees adapt to life in Canada. But those services are only available during their first year here. When the clock runs out, many newcomers struggle to get by. They turn to their family members for help. Sometimes that means parents ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=299 Vancouver's Chinese community enjoys a good show on a Saturday night, and the Vancouver Cantonese Opera troupe (VCO) provided just that. To the audience it was an enjoyable and nostalgic night filled with drama and laughter.  To the performers and workers of the troupe, this was their way in preserving a ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=285 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="293" caption="Hong Kong's chief executive Donald Tsang promised universal suffrage by the end of his term."][/caption] The fears of Hong Kong citizens lie within the hopes of the Chinese population. I made this discovery when I was having dinner with a friend of mine, Junning from Kunming, China. “Do you ... http://aaronktam.com/blog/?p=279