The Tank Commander and the ‘Pei Jiu Nu’.
More stories of the frailty of the human condition and taken from the 23 years I’ve spent in China, and this will be incorporated in the second new book I’m […]
More stories of the frailty of the human condition and taken from the 23 years I’ve spent in China, and this will be incorporated in the second new book I’m […]
One of the delights living in China long before the Lord of Wealth visited the world’s largest communist nation, and Chinese billionaires spread their wings throughout the world buying up […]
This is a simple story about one aspect of expat life. There are no hefty morals to this story but perhaps some insight into the variety of the human condition. […]
Pretty much everyone in Chinese cities live in gated communities. Vast sprawling complexes of multiple buildings with sparse to luxuriant vegetation depending on the cost level. The community I live […]
Nothing brings out the inner frustration in China than dealing with building contractors and repairmen. As a friend once commented – “Building this restaurant pretty much used up all the […]
Sichuan food – often written as ‘Szechwan’ from the old Wade Giles Romanisation system – is one of the 4 main distinct cuisines of China. Known as the cuisine of […]
Cookie Boy and other assorted tradesmen This is a story from the early days in Chengdu when life was good and o so pretty. Some people you just know are going to provide entertainment – ‘Cookie Boy’ was from the countryside and had an irrepressible ability to jump at things […]
Sichuan food – often written as ‘Szechwan’ from the old Wade Giles Romanisation system – is one of the 4 main distinct cuisines of China. Known as the cuisine of 10,000 flavours, Sichuan food is an experience that can only be discovered in the home of its origin. So much […]
The World’s Largest Single Structure Building – a mere 3 Pentagons or 20 Sydney Opera Houses.
Have you seen the flight of an eagle over the snow of Tibet, smelt the sweet smoke of rice straw curling in the stillness of the autumn, seen the rainbow aureole dancing in the clouds far below the summit of Mt. Emei, placed wooden twigs between the mountain and the […]