Three and a half years ago, I posted a photo of a restaurant/night club in Hong Kong that was popular back in the 1960s and 70s when my mom, her parents, and one brother traveled there.The Golden Crown!By the time I got to Hong Kong in 1990, the Golden Crown was no … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Now that 2014 has rolled in, it's been a solid 20 years since I moved to Hong Kong for what I thought would be for good.So things don't always turn out the way we hope, although I have no regrets. But I do enjoy looking back at photos from that time and only wish I'd taken … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Firelight of a Different Colour
To ring in the new year, I read a new biography of Leslie Cheung, the Hong Kong-based superstar who starred in some of my favorite movies, such as Farewell, My Concubine (dir. Chen Kaige), A Better Tomorrow (dir. John Woo), and Days of Being Wild (dir. Wong … [Read more...]
Bringing dessert to the in-laws
Christmas is not usually a stressful time for me because I'm Jewish and have just gotten over hosting 25-35 people at Thanksgiving. But this year was different.My mother-in-law allowed me to bring dessert. Homemade dessert. As in my mother's cheesecake recipe (which I've made … [Read more...]
Holiday traditions at the Pen
For the last 7-8 years around the holidays, I've been taking my little kids to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch with my husband's two sisters. This year we spiced things up and met for breakfast. One sister-in-law just had a baby, so she didn't join us. But my mother-in-law … [Read more...]
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