It's been just under three weeks since I left Hong Kong, and I'm still in withdrawal. So this week I read Robert Wang's rags to riches memoir, Walking the Tycoons' Rope: How Ambition Drove a Poor Boy From Ningbo to Compete with the Richest Men of Hong Kong and Singapore … [Read more...]
From the beginning
Today is Mother's Day in the US and I've been making the rounds with my kids while poor Tom has to make his own rounds at work. I never pass up an opportunity to reflect on the past, so I took this time to think about my recent trip to Hong Kong and all I've experienced over the … [Read more...]
Presents from Hong Kong
Well before Tom and I left for Hong Kong, I'd played up our trip to our kids by promising something all kids love to hear: presents! Since I've been reading my kids books about Hong Kong since just after their birth, they were well-versed in the types of gifts found in the … [Read more...]
Help? Who helps people?
When I was in Hong Kong a couple weeks ago, my husband tripped on some stairs as we walked down a subway to 'cross the street'. I screamed but couldn't get to him as quickly as a young couple walking up the stairs. They stopped, helped pull him up, and asked if he was okay. He … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Heritage Hiker’s Guide to Hong Kong
What better book to pick up after a magical four-day visit to Hong Kong than Pete Spurrier's The Heritage Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong (FormAsia, 2011). Yes, I read a Hong Kong guidebook after I returned to Chicago. But this isn't an ordinary guidebook.Spurrier mixes history … [Read more...]
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