My kids have been out of school a couple days this week due to dangerously low temperatures. So I broke out a bamboo steamer I bought for number one son in Hong Kong last fall. They've been enjoying steaming bao in the wok I rarely use.It's hard to believe that … [Read more...]
Introducing Fused Society
I am so excited to introduce on my website a new publication! Created by Eva Cohen and Mai Huynh, Fused Society showcases "essays, creative writing and art by awesome, unique individuals from around the globe whose parents/grandparents came from different parts of the … [Read more...]
Book of the week–A Chinese Wedding
Twenty years ago I moved to Hong Kong and quickly splurged on a book I spotted at the South China Morning Post Bookstore at the Star Ferry. It was Simon Elegant's novel, A Chinese Wedding (Piatkus Books, 1994). I devoured it in a number of days.And then I went on to basically … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Crazy Rich Asians
When Kevin Kwan's novel, Crazy Rich Asians (Doubleday, 2013) first came out and was all the buzz, I was completely uninterested. Sure I love Singapore and Hong Kong, but the world he writes about had absolutely no appeal to me. And, sure, I'd followed the society pages when I … [Read more...]
Hong Kong cards
I've been up to my ears in holiday cards: sending, reordering (twice!), and of course receiving them. So what better time to shamelessly blog about my obsession with cards from Hong Kong?On my last trip there, I bought a ton of cards with no intention of sending them out. … [Read more...]
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