Sorry to hear about it... I wish I knew who he was. I'll have to check out "A Chinese Ghost Story" based on the title alone. To change the topic, what exactly are you dissecting/marinading in that picture? I'll hazard the first guess... is it a SARS infected cabbage roll?
if we lived in the same city we'd probably go out for beer and have really good discussions. i'd probably get really drunk and stop making sense, but the first couple of hours would be great.