Resonance with the ninjas This evening, my wife and I had a good time watching the Netflix series House of Ninjas. They have put a…
Soon it will be the Year of the Bull in the Lunisolar Calendar. Believe it or not, this very old dating system basing on both…
Not long ago I needed to prepare the training for a batch of new staff intake. As I went through our own online information for…
92 years-old tea farmer When I tasted his Oriental Beauty and said it was good, Chen Guo Ching beamed with excitement. He said for the…
No artsy designs When I was teaching the visual arts in the 1980’s in a prestigious girls’ college in Hong Kong, Lydia* used to be…
[dropcap1]T[/dropcap1]he day before yesterday my wife and I were in a situation when we had to do lunch in a food court. This particular mall…
Different variety for different preference Some tealeaves smell floral, some sweet, some like baked goods, some musky, some earthy, some pungent, some nothing much… and…
Life of a fairy tale To decode stories produced or endorsed by official Chinese bodies, one needs to compare them with what is happening in…
