I took this photo almost 22 years to the day.It was the summer of 1991, a brief lull in the civil war. At that time, there were only weekly flights to Angkor Wat. So the options were to stay for a week or for one day. Backpacking my way around Asia, across the Soviet Union, … [Read more...]
Guest post: Back to the chalkface
Our man in Tianjin, Stuart Beaton, is back with tales of teaching English in China. Stuart also has a fabulous author podcast site, which you can click on here. A quick warning about this post: don't read it on an empty stomach. I made that mistake and now I'm craving homemade … [Read more...]
A tale of two Shanghais
Imagine meeting a relative or friend 15 years ago. She seemed sophisticated, yet down to earth. Confident, yet modest. Fast forward a decade and a half. You haven't met in all those years and now she's not only famous, but world-known. The top of her game.That's how I see … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I found this photo a couple years ago while scanning my mom's and grandparents' slides. When I came across this one, I sat there for what seemed like an hour.It came from a box of slides my grandparents took in 1965. The Chinese reads "Hua Sheng Restaurant/Cafe", which to my … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Cooked Seed
I remember the first time I read Anchee Min. It was 1994, I'd just moved back to Hong Kong, and was in possession of a shiny new Hong Kong ID card that allowed me to use the public library there. I came across her memoir, Red Azalea (Pantheon, 1994), and finished it in two … [Read more...]
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