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Jameel Haiat
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Creative Gratification
The other day, I had a conversation with someone about what I do. They were genuinely interested in how I got to where I am...
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Jameel Haiat
Sep 24, 20232 min read
I ❤️ Chiang Mai
How the hell did I end up here? I still don't believe that this is where I live, even as the words fill the page.
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Jameel Haiat
Sep 3, 20231 min read
Ode to a Rat….
Fake smiles, empty promises and a treasure trove of greed...it's all in a days work for Management.
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Jameel Haiat
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Love HK / Hate HK…
It’s fucking complicated….
Anybody that has lived in the belly of this beast, that beast being Hong Kong, for any length of time knows this.
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Jameel Haiat
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Hello Universe…I’m still here!
You know, sometimes I can't believe that this little fucker made it.
Today, I celebrate my 57th birthday and I'm still amazed that.,.
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Jameel Haiat
Jul 16, 20222 min read
Just a Rant...
There are many days when I feel like I don’t belong... Not to any tribe, not to any group, not to any place. I listen, I observe, I...
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Jameel Haiat
May 23, 20221 min read
Hong Kong Diary...May 22
Black T-shirt. Blue jeans. Laced up black All-stars.
Check.
Peek out to see the sun break through. No rain today.
Check....
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Jameel Haiat
May 16, 20221 min read
Hong Kong Diary...May 16th
Sitting in my lit kitchen, I look out the window on to the city. Rain drips down in a steady stream, inviting memories and thoughts....
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Jameel Haiat
Apr 30, 20222 min read
Hong Kong Diary...April 29th, 2022
Tonight I walk around Lockhart Road in Wan Chai.
It stinks of stale shitty beer and burning cigarettes. There's too much Old Spice cologne…
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Jameel Haiat
Mar 18, 20221 min read
World Tour WTF…
If you’re wondering, at all, as to why I haven’t posted in months, well, here’s the why…
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Jameel Haiat
Sep 9, 20214 min read
9.11.01 - A Memory...
9.11.01
It's been twenty years since that horrific day changed so many lives.
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Jameel Haiat
Aug 26, 20211 min read
I'm Lude....
Living in a city like Hong Kong, where money is everything to so many and the concept of giving is like an abstract thought, it can be...
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Jameel Haiat
Jul 29, 20212 min read
What Defines You?
I actually don't give two craps about how people perceive me. I haven't for many years. If people like me, that's fine, and if they don't…
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Jameel Haiat
Jul 15, 20211 min read
Empty of Something
Full of Nothing
Empty of Something....
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Jameel Haiat
Jul 2, 20213 min read
Memory of Mother
Dressed in his blue coveralls and neon vest, the man swept the leaves and debris up as quickly as it fell. The tree refused to cooperate…
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Jameel Haiat
Jun 17, 20214 min read
"Yes, I'm Happy"
This is not a post, this is a rant, but aren't the best blog posts anyways?
Getting right to the point, why do I need to explain myself...
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Jameel Haiat
Jun 3, 20212 min read
The Art of Perseverance
Not long ago, I did a podcast interview with @TheatreArtLife chatting about how I got to where I am today. I wrote an article titled "The...
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Jameel Haiat
May 20, 20212 min read
My Washing Machine
Ok, so here it goes, I'm slightly obsessed with my washing machine. I know, I know, I admit, that sound's absurd, maybe even slightly...
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Jameel Haiat
May 6, 20211 min read
The Foreigner
Growing up as the son of two cultures, I have encountered prejudice at various points throughout my life. Whether that was in Los...
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Jameel Haiat
Apr 22, 20211 min read
The City
Living in Hong Kong, you can't help but get caught up in the concerns of it's residents, politically, culturally and philosophically....
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