When I lived in Hong Kong, I rarely went to Western restaurants. I was on a student budget for my first three years there and when I had the luxury of going out, it was to small noodle and congee stalls--the kind that cost less than $2 for a full meal.After I entered the … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Burmese Days by George Orwell
All this talk about Southeast Asia got me thinking about literature written during the British Raj. So last week I read Burmese Days (Harcourt, 1934) by George Orwell.In college I used the reading period before finals not to review my class notes, but to read novels. And they … [Read more...]
Qingming Festival
Around April 5th every year, Chinese communities around the world celebrate the Qingming Festival (pronounced Ching-ming). It's also called Tomb Sweeping Day, Ancestors' Day, or Clear Bright Festival.Qingming has long been observed as a public holiday in Hong Kong, Macau, and … [Read more...]
The legend of the kingfisher
"You have to go to the Kingfisher," my grandpa told me before I moved to Hong Kong 20 years ago. "It's on Carnarvon Road in Kowloon.""It's the best restaurant in Hong Kong," my grandma added.So after I settled into my dorm at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, up in the … [Read more...]
Imperial Hotel, Tokyo
My mom and uncle each visited Tokyo's famous Imperial Hotel in the mid-60s.Originally built in 1890 in the Victorian style, the Imperial has gone through several incarnations. In 1923 a new building was designed by one of my favorite architects, Frank Lloyd Wright (as shown … [Read more...]
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