Last month I blogged about my quest for the perfect qipao, the gorgeous Chinese form-fitting, Mandarin-collared dress. I'm still on that search, but with today being Easter I've been thinking of something else.According to BeautifulGirl.co.nz, the ideal accessories that go with … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Fall of the Pagoda
This week I read Eileen Chang's autobiographical novel, The Fall of the Pagoda (Hong Kong University Press, 2010), which was originally published in 1968 in Chinese. If you've read this blog over the months, you'll know I just love Eileen Chang.Chang's many novels, … [Read more...]
On the road in Uzbekistan
I heard from my mom yesterday, both on e-mail and Facebook. She's been e-mailing here and there since she set off for the old Silk Road a couple weeks ago, but it was the first time she'd Facebooked from Central Asia.This is what she wrote from Bukhara, Uzbekistan:Spent … [Read more...]
You say Macau, I say Macao
Sometimes I wish I could go back and retrace my steps. This is certainly true when it comes to Macau. I traveled to the then-Portuguese colony twice in the 1990s, just for the day. But in many ways I feel I never left the hydrofoil.This postcard from 1990 shows the Macau I … [Read more...]
Remembering Cambodia today
Whenever April 17th rolls around, I can't help but feel sad. Americans remember December 7th for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and September 11th for the terrorist attacks. Fortunately, our way of life hasn't changed terribly, but that wasn't the case in Cambodia 36 years … [Read more...]
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