Category: Daily Living

It's springtime and the festival has come and gone. Everyone is dressed in new clothes. The optimism of the season has not yet affected the...

Where this is smoke, there is fire, and what may seem friendly and innocent may actually be the most toxic pleasure. I have 2 loves for this blog. ...

It's Autumn in Beijing. The winds are strong and people are looking both ways to cross the street. Lately I'm feeling the color of the trees hanging...

I just came back from the 10 week English camp at Huairou. Came back Saturday. It was an emotional farewell between my class. We shared quite an...

Jury's still out on that one.

See this? Yeah, those smashing new trainers are pseudo-Nike. Real, authentic fakes as only the Chinese can produce. I paid a small amount of...

Looks like a visit from Her Majesty wowed the US. I read a funny yet agreeable comment by someone who flew in from Alabama to see her from a...

In response to the Chinese political prisoner who is suing Yahoo!, I have the following to say: *** Perhaps I have an uncommon perspective on this...

Happy Birthday to the world's best mom!

70 years and the wound has not healed. A significant victory for those Chinese people who suffered under the aggression of Japanese invaders during...