Peter Sherwood

Putrid

27 Aug 2000

On the morning ferry from Discovery Bay one day last month, a woman tourist remarked on the 'disgusting' tonnes of garbage in the harbour. Well, she may see it that way, but it is not really...

10:12PM

Right to smoke

11 Apr 1996

As a tie wearing, 'pack-a-day' smoker, I was amused by Peter Sherwood's comments (South China Morning Post, April 1) concerning the right to choose to smoke.

It is clearly...

7:34AM

Dynamics of success run down

4 Sep 1994

IT IS sad to see your regular commentaries from Owen Hughes setting out to diminish the work of Life Dynamics and others in the field of personal development.

8:45AM

The Leaning Tower of Bonnie

16 Jan 1994

SORRY, Bonnie, I just can't help it. You keep sticking your pretty but blank face in all the social pages. It begs to be gunned down like a target in a circus sideshow shooting gallery.

2:45AM

A bridge not far enough

9 Jan 1994

LAST week I was presented (yes, presented) with a colour photo ready for framing. Set into the picture's mounting is a new five-rupee note, the currency of Nepal.

I will tell the...

11:12PM

The St Valentine's Day Massacres

26 Dec 1993

THE editor of the Island School student magazine has asked me to write a piece for his publication. That's OK, but he wants me to write about Valentine's Day.

6:37PM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

A World Full of Weirdos

I HAVE to admit I know a lot of very weird people. These folks are from the far side; one can short of a six-pack.

They get a high weirdo rating due not only to the way they show up;...

1:46PM

Good and bad apples

I REFER to the letter headlined, ''5,000 years for this?'' by Mr Peter Sherwood (South China Morning Post, November 23).

12:42PM

Bank On It

'They (the Ivy League establishments) will give you an education the way banks will give you money - provided you prove to their satisfaction that you don't need it' - Peter de Vries FINALLY I've...

11:11AM

5,000 years for this?

I READ your horror story on Shenzhen's zoo (South China Morning Post, November 20). Is this then the culmination of 5,000 years of civilisation? PETER SHERWOOD Central

6:14AM

Hitting sour note

I AM in dismay at Peter Sherwood's ''A night of bad sax'', surely a completely irresponsible and time wasting article (Sunday Morning Post Magazine, November 7).

It is a one-sided,...

3:06AM

Choice bits of real estate

OVER lunch last week this hot shot property bloke mockingly suggested I write something about real estate agents, the knowing inference being that he would not be mentioned.

Well, in...

6:25PM