Last week I read Tone Deaf in Bangkok (ThingsAsian Press, 2008), a delightful memoir by Janet Brown. In 1995, Brown--the mother of two grown sons--moves to Bangkok to teach. At the age of 45, she quickly immerses herself into local life and ends up staying six years.When … [Read more...]
In search of mooncakes
Every year when the kids start school, I always think about the Mid-Autumn Festival. That's because I celebrated my first Mid-Autumn Fest shortly after I began a new academic year in Hong Kong 22 year ago.So today I took the kids shopping for mooncakes. They're not cheap, … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Color of Tea
Last week I pulled Hannah Tunnicliffe's debut novel, The Color of Tea (Scribner, 2012) from the new fiction section at my public library. She got me at tea. But when I turned it over to read the back cover, I was excited to learn that the story was set in Macau. Not many books … [Read more...]
A week of noodles
It started on Sunday night. Number one son returned home after a month at overnight camp just as husband and daughter left on vacation with my mom and brother's daughter (sounds like husband-of-the-year to me, eh?).So I booked a babysitter and a dinner reservation. In … [Read more...]
Sunday in the park
Today I had a senior moment.All week I had been talking up the dragon boat races in Chicago to my kids. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Chinatown is holding festivals every Sunday for a month, starting last Sunday. Since last week's lion dance started right when 3 … [Read more...]
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