Archive for 2011

may 24

May 24th, 2011 | 2

I promised some people to update this blog more…
Ok..lets see…following  passions is still the goal..
For health..I skated last weekend for about 5 hours each day through Beijing..Loved skating in the sunshine around the lake and through the hutongs!
And as you know I have been working on my book. Revising the English version once more and [...]

may 18

May 18th, 2011 | 3

I went to Capital Normal University last week and spoke to about 150 students. Very cool experience. We talked about many things. Unusual questions. I like those, rather than “do you like Beijing?” (I have lived here almost 15 years) After more than 2 hours there were still many questions from the students. Some personal. [...]

May 9 update

May 9th, 2011 | 5

Time to catch up- Almost have all my things replaced that were stolen more than a month ago…It was a sometimes painful process, but necessary. Passport, credit cards, etc..
The book I wrote is being translated these days.
And since my last writing here, I wrote a movie screenplay. Chinese movie for co-production with foreigners.
I’ve been talking [...]

April 8th, 2011 | 2

Well, I am back in Beijing, and recovering from the theft of my carrying bag last week in Hong Kong. It was in a crowded place, and the theft was professional. Many people have said “be more careful” as if I wasn’t! Actually, I have carried a bag for decades and it never happened before. [...]

Hong Kong trip Mar 2011

April 3rd, 2011 | 1

Well,
Never expected this…
Went to Lan Kwai Fong for a meeting my first day in HK…
Had my bag and coat over my chair…bag was on my side…
Someone lifted my bag and there it went!
I discovered it a few min later…but too late…
Lost:
passport with China visa
HK id
some cash
drivers license
a camera I bought about 5 months ago (to [...]

Mar 26, 2011 update

March 26th, 2011 | 1

Here’s the latest:
The Chinese version of my autobiography will be released about October or November…publishers are CRTVUP..very nice people to work with..
I think you will like the book a lot…
I will try to get an ebook version available in English in the next month or two…
There is a chapter about San Mao. In fact, today [...]

the book

March 13th, 2011 | 1

Just to let you know that the story of my life will be released end of the year in Chinese. I did sign with a publisher in Beijing. they will translate it to Chinese and publish it. I am kinda excited about this. And I will release it as an ebook in English in the [...]

Chinese New Year 2011

February 10th, 2011 | 0

Sorry I haven’t added anything for a while…let’s see…had a good Chinese new year…since I work for myself writing, I didn’t really take a break. In fact, contacted a film producer I have known for many years who is a good friend. Ran the idea of my book at him, and he is enthusiastic about [...]

January 4th – Sanmao 三毛 20 years ago

January 4th, 2011 | 2

From my upcoming book:
“on January 4, 1991, I was I was half-watching the news on TVB in Hong Kong while preparing to go out for dinner.
And I heard the news suddenly and clearly, “…and in Taiwan today, famous author 三毛 Sam Mo (her Cantonese name) was found dead in a hospital in Taipei from an [...]

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