Bubble Cop
A couple of weeks ago, my favorite taxi driver, Mr. Z was taking me to the Beijing airport to catch a flight to Bangkok. As...
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
I’m writing this from the beautiful Bangtao Beach on Thailand’s island of Phuket. 10 years ago, I and some friends found a wonderful little family-run...
No Socks!
My older sister (that would be jiejie in Chinese) and I have a running verbal battle going about socks. She loves them. I loathe them. ...
Old Blurry Eyes
This afternoon, as I was working in my office, an American colleague, who’s new to Beijing, came in an asked me if I knew where...
The “Smile Wristlets”
There are now only 582 days until the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. How do I know? Well, there are countdown clocks all...