In 1993, I was living in Hong Kong and Michael Jackson was scheduled to perform there. However, that concert was cancelled for some reason and Pepsi had promoted a contest to win tickets to MJ in HK. So Pepsi, very respectably, decided to fly the winners to Taipei. I think there were about 150 people. [...]

 
How are you guys doing? It is just after the Chinese New Year and things are getting back to normal. I spent the Spring Festival doing local things: visiting places around Beijing, eating dumplings, playing with fireworks, hanging out with friends, etc. Tried to flow with the festivities. Now it is back to life in [...]

Been cold lately in Beijing…I like that though. Outside in the cold sometimes and then back indoors for warm coffee…I still wake up before the sun, a habit I have had for years. Don’t want to miss a minute of the day! Some people think this is crazy! Here’s my view from my living room [...]

Yesterday was very cool…cold actually! Love it when it snows…which is fairly rare in Beijing. Looked out the window and watched the flakes fall…and this is what it looked like…in Wang Fu Jing…

 Santa in ho hai