Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Oh, what I wouldn't do for zongzi, delicious bundles of sticky rice stuffed with red bean paste (photo, left).Called Duanwu Jie in Mandarin, the festival is celebrated in China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Chinatowns around the world. … [Read more...]
Wired
Yesterday I dropped my mom off at the airport for an early morning flight to Tokyo. As we left the house, I asked if she had everything:Two carry ons Netbook Blackberry Kindle Receipt for cell phone she'll rent at Narita Wow. Is it possible to travel these days and not stay … [Read more...]
Boundaries and perceptions
I feel like I'm learning something new about old Hong Kong every day. But the more I think I know the place, the less I really understand it.Since I started this blog less than 4 months ago, I've come to realize that many of my old perceptions just don't hold true.For … [Read more...]
Shopping at Far East Mansion
Several weeks ago, as I was grabbing a sweater before heading out to dinner with my husband, I glanced at the tag inside the collar. I knew my grandma had bought this sweater in Hong Kong back in the 60s, but realized I had never looked closely at the tag.Ambassador Hotel. I … [Read more...]
My mom’s Mongkok
This postcard shows what my mom saw when she stayed at the Sun Ya Hotel in Hong Kong almost 50 years ago. When I look at the jumble of signs--tall and short, vertical and horizontal, neon and unlit--I think Vegas has nothing on this place, even back in 1962.I wonder if my mom … [Read more...]
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