Haven’t been able to access my blog for nearly two weeks now. Earthquakes in Taiwan on Boxing Day damaged undersea fibre optic cables that severely affected capacity for almost every ISP in Asia and meant that I have had virtually no International Internet access during that time in Hong Kong and then China. Probably a good thing for me in terms of having a break as I was on holiday, however, I’m perplexed at how little the Western press has picked up on this story. It is a serious problem affecting many businesses and individuals. You don’t realise how reliant you are until you have to go without for a while.