I love history. And when I've lived it, even better!In 1990, I saw a notice at my university in Hong Kong for volunteer English teachers at a Vietnamese refugee camp. Actually, it was called a detention centre.I wanted the job. Ever since my mom took me to a low-key, … [Read more...]
Shanghai snacks
My ex-husband is in town to visit our son this weekend. He brought us these bags of snacks from Shanghai.The Chinese characters on three of the bags translate to "I'm happy. I'm healthy".The bag on the bottom left has candied walnuts. The bags on the bottom right and … [Read more...]
Waterloo Road–then and now
Several years ago I stumbled upon Martin Booth's memoir, Golden Boy (Picador, 2004), also known as Gweilo (Doubleday, 2004) in the UK--about his boyhood in Hong Kong.As a young boy, Booth lived in the Fourseas Hotel and roamed the streets of Kowloon on his own in the early … [Read more...]
R&R at Kai Tak Airport
In the 1960s and 1970s, Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport teemed with soldiers on rest and relaxation from Vietnam.But there were others who traveled through Kai Tak on their way to or from Saigon.In the mid-60s, my uncle was at Kai Tak waiting for a flight out after a trip to … [Read more...]
Jimmy’s Kitchen, Hong Kong
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...]
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