So while my whole country tuned in to the Super Bowl (American football championship game) on Sunday night, I shuttled number one son to the gorgeous Auditorium Theatre to attend a Chinese New Year song and dance extravaganza.The program started with an introduction of … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Banned In China
Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about Doctor Who and China. Somehow I'd think they'd go hand in hand, but Stuart has other thoughts about this. When he's not guest blogging here, he can be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stu:Greetings from China, “The … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Hong Kong
Since booking my trip to Hong Kong, I've been thinking about the places I hope to see in those four short days this April. But I've also been recalling my first year in Hong Kong when I moved there as a 19 year-old in the summer of 1990.This photo was taken days after my … [Read more...]
The Road to Hong Kong
Two weeks ago I came face to face with a tough decision (tough at the time) when Cathay Pacific announced a dirt cheap round-trip, non-stop flight from Chicago to Hong Kong.I haven't been back to Hong Kong since I left in 1998, pregnant with my first child and married to … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Escape from Hong Kong
After much anticipation, I finally received and read Tim Luard's fabulous Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak's Christmas Day Dash, 1941 (Hong Kong University Press, 2012).And boy did it not disappoint.This has to be one of the most exciting wartime escape … [Read more...]
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