When I lived in Hong Kong, I not only learned to adjust my vocabulary to British English, but also learned a slew of foreign words adopted into the English language there.Like godown. It's a Malay word for warehouse, preferably dock-side. And shroff, which comes from the … [Read more...]
Godown
Not my grandma’s Peninsula
If I'd seen this photo on its own, never in a million years would I have guessed it'd been in the basement of the Hong Kong Peninsula.When I took family and other out-of-towners to the Pen for tea, I certainly didn't see groovy kids dancing to Jimi Hendrix like they're doing … [Read more...]
Another postcard from Taiwan, 1965
My grandma has been staying with us this week, entertaining my two youngest kids and talking to me about vacations from decades ago. She sent this postcard to her two youngest children 45 years ago when she and my grandfather visited Taiwan. In the postcard, she wrote: We have … [Read more...]
Stanley Hotel, Nairobi
I just love old colonial hotels.A few months ago I wrote a blog post about some old favorites in Asia and Cuba. Last week I came across a couple of these do-not-disturb sign my grandparents took as souvenirs from the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi after staying there 30+ years … [Read more...]
Variation on a theme
I found this photo of Nathan Road from a 1972 Hong Kong guidebook. It didn't take me long to recognize familiar landmarks from the photos I've posted of 1962 and 1966 Kowloon.The "EL" in the upper right corner looked familiar, like the same font used in the Sun Ya Hotel where … [Read more...]
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