JAMEEL HAIAT

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    Hong Kong Diary...May 22
    Jameel Haiat
    • 4 days ago
    • 1 min

    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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    Hong Kong Diary...May 16th
    Jameel Haiat
    • May 16
    • 1 min

    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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    The Chain
    Jameel Haiat
    • May 4
    • 1 min

    The Chain

    There are days of light and there are days of dark. We don't always get to choose what we wake to, what memory will take shape as we rub...
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    Hong Kong Diary...April 29th, 2022
    Jameel Haiat
    • Apr 30
    • 2 min

    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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    World Tour WTF…
    Jameel Haiat
    • Mar 18
    • 1 min

    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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    The Buddhist Condom
    Jameel Haiat
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Buddhist Condom

    "I hope to come back as a dog," he thought. As a condom, to serve people was what he was made to do, he knew that and accepted that.
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    Cacophony
    Jameel Haiat
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Cacophony

    Everyday, as I write from my apartment here in Hong Kong, I live in the noise within my mind…
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    Heavy Metal is for Unicorns too...
    Jameel Haiat
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Heavy Metal is for Unicorns too...

    Not all unicorns are the same, he thought. Sure, most Dreamers shared the same vision...big, white, winged horses, frolicking amongst rainb
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    9.11.01 - A Memory...
    Jameel Haiat
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    I'm Lude....
    Jameel Haiat
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    Little White Sock
    Jameel Haiat
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Little White Sock

    Sometimes the little white sock just couldn’t fucking take it anymore. Oh sure, his owner was ok…and that was being incredibly gracious....
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    What Defines You?
    Jameel Haiat
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Empty of Something
    Jameel Haiat
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Empty of Something

    Full of Nothing Empty of Something....
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    Memory of Mother
    Jameel Haiat
    • Jul 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    "Yes, I'm Happy"
    Jameel Haiat
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    "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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    The Art of Perseverance
    Jameel Haiat
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    My Washing Machine
    Jameel Haiat
    • May 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    The Foreigner
    Jameel Haiat
    • May 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    The City
    Jameel Haiat
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    What a Difference a Year Makes...
    Jameel Haiat
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    What a Difference a Year Makes...

    Exactly one year ago, almost to the day, I was furloughed by the company I had been working with for close to eight years. Ultimately,...
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