I feel like I'm learning something new about old Hong Kong every day. But the more I think I know the place, the less I really understand it.Since I started this blog less than 4 months ago, I've come to realize that many of my old perceptions just don't hold true.For … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Shopping at Far East Mansion
Several weeks ago, as I was grabbing a sweater before heading out to dinner with my husband, I glanced at the tag inside the collar. I knew my grandma had bought this sweater in Hong Kong back in the 60s, but realized I had never looked closely at the tag.Ambassador Hotel. I … [Read more...]
My mom’s Mongkok
This postcard shows what my mom saw when she stayed at the Sun Ya Hotel in Hong Kong almost 50 years ago. When I look at the jumble of signs--tall and short, vertical and horizontal, neon and unlit--I think Vegas has nothing on this place, even back in 1962.I wonder if my mom … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Celebration of a Life: Memories of My Son
Several weeks ago I wrote about the World of Suzie Wong and my admiration of Nancy Kwan. When I did a little research, I learned she had written a book about her late son, Bernie Pock. This week I read that book.Celebration of a Life: Memories of My Son (N &N … [Read more...]
All the tea in Japan
So my mom is packing for a few weeks in Japan and is making plans for where she'll go once she touches down at Narita. Although no stranger to Japan, she hasn't been there in about 15 years.If you could ask for anything from Japan (within a reasonable size range, of course), … [Read more...]