Happy 2016!My kids are fretting about going back to school in a few days. We've had a great winter break and have spent half of it in Chinatown, where we've volunteered at a social service agency where I've been teaching English and craft classes.In this photo, we … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Here's another photo from my walk through Kowloon City and the area where Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport used to stand.It's funny how I used to walk through this park quite often in my 20s, but never stopped to appreciate it back then. I guess I was always in a hurry, either … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I got these Chinese opera combs last month when I was in Shanghai. It was my first full day back in Shanghai as well as the first day of the World Congress on Art Deco. Just before noon, my mom, friend Mary, and I had to duck out before the last lecture of the morning was … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
When I was in Shanghai a couple weeks ago, I came across author Eileen Chang's old apartment on one of the Art Deco walking tours.Isn't it a beauty? Eileen Chang is one of my favorite authors, so I thought it was very fitting to see the building where she lived more than … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This is one of my favorite photos from Hong Kong 24 years ago, so I'm surprised I haven't posted it before.I remember I was with my father and we were passing through Hong Kong after a couple weeks in Thailand. We were en route to Shanghai and later Beijing, but stopped in … [Read more...]
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