This is what I've been thinking about today.Maybe because this week was the Mid-Autumn Festival, which I first learned about in Hong Kong (around the time I first rode a Hong Kong tram).Or because I've been talking about Hong Kong with friends this week.No matter, I … [Read more...]
The Grandmaster
Last night I dragged my 15-year-old son and a friend of his to see Wong Kar-wai's latest film, The Grandmaster. I'm not super into the somewhat-recent kung fu flicks, although I loved Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But to me, anything by Wong Kar-wai deserves a cinema … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's been an exciting couple of weeks for my memoir. And it hasn't involved much writing at all. My publisher asked me to put together a video for an internal sales meeting later this month. I had never made a video before, and all I have to say is thank goodness for teenagers. … [Read more...]
A gem close to home
At dinner last night, the subject of Cantonese and Mandarin came up again, namely the differences between the two and where each is spoken. So that led me to recount once again the story of how when I studied Mandarin in Hong Kong many years ago, I actually had to leave the … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Since I started blogging a few years ago, I've learned a lifetime-worth of information about Hong Kong in the 1960s: Russian restaurants, Kai Tak airport, and various hotels. My heart always races (in a good way) when people from around the world e-mail me or send in comments … [Read more...]
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