Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Best seller in Singapore

March 4, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

Author Robert Wang sent me this photo from Singapore. It's exciting to see that Good Chinese Wife is doing so well there.And if you have read the book, I would love it and would forever be grateful if you could write an Amazon review, even if it's just a line or two. All … [Read more...]

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Year of the Goat in Nanjing

February 18, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 1 Comment

The first lunar new year I ever spent in Asia was two Year of the Goat/Sheep/Rams ago. I was studying in Hong Kong and had a week off at the lunar new year, so naively asked a friend in Nanjing if I could visit at that time.It was a different time in China back then and here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, China, My Family's Travels

Seafood in Sai Kung

February 16, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Sai Kung is a quiet district in Hong Kong known for its fresh seafood restaurants. And by fresh, I mean picking out one's dinner while it's still swimming. Although I lived a quick bus ride from Sai Kung, I only have one memory of eating at a waterfront restaurant with a couple … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Valentine’s brunch, Macau-style

February 15, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

We're experiencing another cold front in Chicago this week, but that didn't keep us home on Valentine's Day. While Tom was slaving away at work, I took the kids out for brunch at Fat Rice, one of our favorite restaurants.Fat Rice is known for arroz gordo, a Macanese rice dish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

My parents in Kowloon

February 12, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

There's something about finding old photos that jog one's memory from a time long  ago. But it's even more exciting to discover old photos that tell a new story. When I recently uncovered a roll of film from 1996 Hong Kong, they included photos my parents had taken while I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Good Chinese Wife, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

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