Had a great Thanksgiving with some American friends. Yes, a traditional meal. New friends and old. Thanks to David and Ruby for the invite. One of the best I’ve ever attended.
First snow of the year in early December! People here love the snow in Beijing (Almost no snow last winter. Perhaps even no snow.) But [...]

I went to the 25th anniversary of Easy FM last week. Yeah, I was on that station quite a few years, so wanted to attend. Ran into a few great Joy FM listeners who came up to say “nihaoareyou?” Took some pix with them. Special to connect into a warm part of our past. I [...]

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 [...]

I think I post this picture every year…
It remains my favorite…worth posting again!
Taken in Hou Hai, Beijing
Happy Hols!

Went inline skating over the weekend as I usually do. 4-wheel Salomons on Saturday, and 5-wheels on Sunday for distance and speed around the city…Skated to Hou Hai for early coffee next to the lake and then ended up in the afternoon at Beijing Exhibition Center Theater near the zoo. It was to see a [...]

Last weekend was very cool..Once again I hosted the China Daily 21st Century Cup, this time in Beijing at my old home, The Friendship Hotel. This year I co-hosted with Jane Zheng whom I first met a few years ago when she was working with Radio Beijing on “Touch Beijing.” In fact, she almost became [...]