Mark Malby is a teacher and journalist. He has drifted around Asia for more than a decade, sowing discord, puzzlement, and occasionally enlightenment through his travels. In his various incarnations he has been a tree-planter in Canada’s north, a tie-salesman, a marine mechanic, a high school science teacher, and a customer complaints officer for Harrods of Knightsbridge. That was a long time ago, mind you. He maintains a keen interest in photography, and from his island home near Hong Kong continues to write travel articles and fiction on a freelance basis – so long as they don’t interfere with his day job. [View]