In a few days it will be Chinese New Year - ushering in the Year of the Rooster. For those of you who know next-to-nothing about Chinese astrology, let me fill you in.
If you were born in 1971 or 1972, as most of my friends were, then next year is not going to be anything [...]
Old People and Pink Hair
Mainenence with Chinese Characteristics
When I left for my trip back to the U.S. three weeks ago, our air conditioner was broken. It had been for about two weeks. As I sit here typing, there are currently five men involved in the replacing of the air-conditioning unit.
This brings me to my topic: the little differences.
In most large apartment buildings [...]
Fendi, Gucci, Prada, Sis-Boom-Bada
I am not an avid shopper. That being said, I have no business even being in, little alone living in, Hong Kong. For one of the unknown facts about this city (at least to most Westerners), is that Hong Kong is the largest continuous shopping mall on the planet.
I have never seen so many shops [...]
