As we wind down the Year of the Dragon, I find myself a bit sad to see it go. Thinking back over the events of this year, I see that it was indeed filled with dragons.It started about a year ago with Cathay Pacific's Year of the Dragon discounted airfare. I not only booked … [Read more...]
Grazing the Limestone Coast at Robe
Our man in Tianjin is on holiday in Australia over the long lunar New Year break. He and his wife Ellen visited a place I had never heard of before. And because I love off-the-beaten-path stories, I'm super excited to feature Stuart's write-up of this fascinating excursion. … [Read more...]
On dating Chinese men and raising Chinese boys
I read an interesting post today on Speaking of China about another blogger who concluded after one date with a Chinese guy that Chinese folks in general have weird dating standards. Speaking of China asked its readers to come up with their own blogs to refute the other blogger's … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Lust & Philosophy
For my last book of the week in 2012, I've chosen Isham Cook's recent novel, Lust & Philosophy (CreateSpace, 2012). While the title is self-explanatory, the story is complex and mainly set in Beijing, but also in Chicago, Edmonton, Amsterdam, and parts of England and … [Read more...]
Jews, Christmas, and Asian cuisine
One of the advantages of marrying someone of a different religion is that there's no need to juggle families at the major holidays. We have Passover (for both families) at our house. Tom's mother has Christmas at hers.But before I married my lapsed Catholic husband, I … [Read more...]
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