tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15262461751379886862012-02-06T06:49:12.218+08:00The Life and Times of Kevin Lee. A place to record my ideas, revelations, and inspirations. I invite you to share in my thoughts and respond. I have three themes that you can follow: 1) "Kev's Thoughts On..." discusses my ideas and views about the world and its development. 2) "Kev's Music Review" is where you'll find new artists and CDs I find of value. 3) "My Reflections On..." talks about experiences in my life I find interesting.Kevin KC Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16943985016058409922noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526246175137988686.post-76217988006488063612008-02-12T15:08:00.000+08:002008-02-12T15:13:43.743+08:00

Greetings fellow blog readers! I wanted to let everyone know that I have moved my blog to http://genYchina.comThe reason for the move is that now fellow bloggers and blog readers in fire-walled China can also access and read my blog.The new name reflects the nature of my blog: a Generation Yer's perspective while living in today's China.Please follow my new blog, and enjoy!Many thanks,Kevinhttp:/

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Greetings everyone,I can’t remember the last time I did a music review, but it certainly has been a long time. Since going back to Canada for the holidays, I was able to pick up a number of new albums, so I’ll be reviewing them over the next week or so.I was very excited to see that Christian Scott had come out with his second album, entitled Anthem, which followed up his Grammy-nominated debut

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As I dwell more on Web 2.0 and the numerous ways companies like Facebook, Google and News Corp try to monetize users’ actions on the internet, a recurring analogy keeps coming to my mind, one that gives me a real-world perspective and helps me better understand what is going on in the online landscape. The Internet, in essence, is another dimension of real estate and the international property

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I've been relatively quiet in recent weeks and I apologize for those that periodically follow my writings and look forward to my next post. The truth is I've been extremely caught up with a new business idea, in which I am currently exploring. I won't say too much more about it as of yet because its still in the developmental phase, but with any luck I'll be able to build a really exciting

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There are some things that you just know are here to stay, and here to explode in a very big way. P2P (Person to Person) vid posting is one of those. Some people call them Vlogs (Video logs) or whatever, and there are so many numerous platforms for internet video now (like YouTube, TuDou, and so many IPTV sites). But in the end it is the continued extension of the Visual revolution already

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I call this posting Part II because I wrote in September about China's changes in media consumption in the past decade, and how it has changed an entire generation (and its sub-generations). This edition is less media and more social, but goes hand-in-hand with the media consumption changes experienced in China the last decade. I do recommend going back and checking out the earlier posting, if

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For those of you who follow my music reviews, you'll probably notice that I review mostly contemporary jazz. But to be honest, I am a great lover of anything jazz. In fact, much of the greatest advances in jazz are coming from jazz fusion, which I've been spending a lot more time exploring, and which I will hopefully begin reviewing more for you.It is no surprise then, that when a new group

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Here's a random question for you: What would you rather have, a Philosopher King or a CEO President?I got this idea a month ago while reading a Business Week article about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (link to the article provided below). The article outlines many of the innovative programs Mayor Bloomberg has initiated since taking office, and praises the mayor's superior business

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What is the Epitome State of Being?By Kevin KC LeeA couple nights ago I was lying in bed unable to fall asleep, and I was dwelling on my life rhythm over the past year or so. I’ve been from full-time employment to full-time school, to full-time job hunting. In the last few months I’ve had the opportunity to be both really busy and really free. Yet, lying in my bed, I still had the feeling deep

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While I do not usually post news articles on my blog, just because it would get way too cluttered, and I want to keep my blog focussed, I will at times post an article if it is really important. (For a sample of the articles I read, please go to http://www.digg.com/users/kevinkclee AND/OR http://www.myspace.com/newartdynasty and check my blog there)I recently came across an opinion piece on the

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Its been a quite a few months since I've done a music review; finishing school and life in general has just been catching up on me.This review is devoted to someone who isn't really that new on the scene, but is still at the beginning of what will likely be a very influential career: Kurt Rosenwinkel.As a young guitarist, he is really this generation's leading answer to the foundation laid out by

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China as a Unilateralist or Multilateralist nation: A reflection of Hero-worship?This question of China as a unilateral or multilateral nation is a popular discussion point with those familiar with Asia Pacific foreign affairs. For some reason I was dwelling on this issue the past few days; I think as a consequence of watching some American movies and news reports. My point of interest is the

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When my last iPod broke down sometime at the beginning of this year, I was at a virtual iTunes stand-still. I kind of lost touch with the rest of the online world. I even stopped using BitTorrent for a while. At that time I was busy finishing up school. But since getting my new MacBook + iPod combo, I've been resuscitating my online world. Being in China has helped, since my appetite for

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China’s New-Media Consumption: What’s being consumed and Who’s consuming it?It is often surprising to realize the hyper-growth in China’s media landscape began only ten years ago. Today, Television still enjoys the highest penetration rates, near 100%. However it is the younger generations, dictating an ever-increasingly larger proportion of China’s disposable income, who are growing further

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This edition of Kevin's Nu Jazz Review features Canadian Jazz pianist and vocalist, Elizabeth Shephard. During the past few years on the Jazz scene, she has been making heads turn with her perfect combo of contemp jazz and funky soul. Her extremely smooth vocals give jazz divas like Norah Jones and Diana Krall a run for their money. Her up-beat, edgy tempo produces a hard-hitting, head-nodding

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For those who love the ebony and ivory keys, check out Jonathan Batiste. This home-grown New Orleans talent plays with the virtuosity of the stridemasters of old, yet at the young age of 19, he melds hints of blues, rag, R&B and soul to make this some serious righteous jazz for our day. Jonathan can be seen performing regularly in New York City where he now resides as he attends the Juilliard

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I want to introduce a rapidly rising stars of the Jazz world: Matt Stevens. This guitar-playing impresario is a fresh voice in the jazz guitar's evolution. With strong influences in both tone and repetoire from Pat Metheny, Matt Stevens infuses his own string of blues and funk into the mix. After watching him live at the Rex in Toronto this past weekend, I have to say he is one of the finest

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Woohoo! I actually wrote a shorter update this time! This will be my last update from China before my return to Canada on June 30th 2006. Please enjoy this letter and I cannot wait to catch up with you face to face! --> -->INTRO--> -->WORK--> -->MY FREE TIME--> -->THE DEEPER SIDE OF THINGS--> -->OTHER "LIVING" RELATED THINGS--> -->TO END OFF…--> -->POST SCRIPT.... To My Brothers and Sisters Well

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Dear Friends! I really tried to make this update shorter this time, but alas to no avail. Please take your time and read straight through, or skip to the chapters most relevant to you. Thank you in advance, and enjoy!--> -->INTRO--> -->WORK--> -->MY FREE TIME--> -->THE DEEPER SIDE OF THINGS--> -->OTHER "LIVING" RELATED THINGS--> -->TO END OFF…--> -->POST SCRIPT.... To My Brothers and Sisters

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WARNING: Long, Long, Long. Please go to the washroom before attempting to read this. The Table of Contents is unchained to maintain continuity.1) INTRO2) WORK3) MY FREE TIME4) THE DEEPER SIDE OF THINGS5) OTHER “LIVING” RELATED THINGS6) TO END OFF…7) POST SCRIPT\\ To My Brothers and SistersINTROI am almost afraid to begin writing this update, because it has been 4 months since my last update.

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WARNING: The following update is just a tad longer than the last one, which means its still crazy long! I am maintaining the same Table of Contents, now using cap locks for ease of use:1) INTRO2) WORK3) MY FREE TIME4) THE DEEPER SIDE OF THINGS…5) OTHER “LIVING” RELATED THINGS6) TO END OFF…7) POST SCRIPT\\ To My Brothers and SistersINTROWell boys and girls, again it is very overdue for another

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WARNING: The following update is longer than the first one! Because of this I include a Table of Contents:1) Intro2) Work3) My Free Time4) The Deeper Side of Things…5) Other “Living” Related Things6) To End Off...7) Post Script\\ To My Brothers and SistersIntro:It’s about that time again! Actually, it’s way past that time… I have not written an update in about a month and a half! If you’re

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Ok, so this morning I woke up to find about 15 emails from people asking for updates! I guess my pictures just sparked a whole lot of interest!Needless to say, I have been busy, so the updates have been far and few between! But here goes my attempt at a thorough one for everyone who is interested and dying to find out how I am doing here at the heart of China. Work:As most of you should know

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