For decades, Tiger Balm Gardens in Hong Kong was a top tourist attraction. My mom went there in 1962 on her first trip to the colony, but I didn't get around to it until Christmas 1996.I still remember this outing quite clearly. My parents were visiting me for their … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
I was at my mom's last week and found some unmarked negatives that, at first glance, looked like photos from Hong Kong. Without prints to accompany them, I had no idea, though. So I brought the negatives to a photo store and found almost three dozen shots from 1996 Hong … [Read more...]
Eileen Chang
I usually feature contemporary writers in this column, but for a change I thought I would include a writer who has influenced me more than any other.Eileen Chang was born in Shanghai in 1920 and died anonymously in California a day before my birthday in 1995. Her fiction … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
My kids have been out of school a couple days this week due to dangerously low temperatures. So I broke out a bamboo steamer I bought for number one son in Hong Kong last fall. They've been enjoying steaming bao in the wok I rarely use.It's hard to believe that … [Read more...]
Hong Kong bag obsession
I've been enjoying other bloggers' gift recommendations this month and now have many great ideas. So I've put together my own list of things I have and love:My crazy obsession with bags and purses from Hong Kong!It started 20 years ago when I moved back to the Fragrant … [Read more...]