http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/05/19/moment-of-silence-period-of-mourning/ The no-nonsense China expat and traveller community. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:03:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/05/19/moment-of-silence-period-of-mourning/#comment-10203 Me Thu, 29 May 2008 20:52:58 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=499#comment-10203 Fascinating. Turns out this period of mourning was because bombs were going off and they had to get security in order; consider the timing and the fact that mourning never lasts more than a day. Very freaky. Fascinating. Turns out this period of mourning was because bombs were going off and they had to get security in order; consider the timing and the fact that mourning never lasts more than a day. Very freaky.

]]> http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/05/19/moment-of-silence-period-of-mourning/#comment-10030 Ryan Mon, 19 May 2008 15:58:44 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=499#comment-10030 Ah, if you were only a few hours earlier. :-) You're right though, it was sort of a bizarre way to have a moment of "silence" - air raid sirens and all. IMHO the moment of silence should have been cued with an air raid siren, upon it stopping - 3 minutes of silence. Hard to think, never mind consider the gravity of the tragedy when images of Japanese bombers are swimming through your head. Ah, if you were only a few hours earlier. You’re right though, it was sort of a bizarre way to have a moment of “silence” - air raid sirens and all. IMHO the moment of silence should have been cued with an air raid siren, upon it stopping - 3 minutes of silence. Hard to think, never mind consider the gravity of the tragedy when images of Japanese bombers are swimming through your head.

]]> http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/05/19/moment-of-silence-period-of-mourning/#comment-10029 Chris Mon, 19 May 2008 15:10:26 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=499#comment-10029 "upon completion of which" isn't quite right ... should be "at which time". I'm sure you noticed that the "moment of silence" was anything but. “upon completion of which” isn’t quite right … should be “at which time”. I’m sure you noticed that the “moment of silence” was anything but.

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