First of all, apologies to any dedicated readers that I was absent this past month. I passed my thesis defense and am now considering how to send the project to…
As the masthead to the blog testifies, I have a soft spot for Chinese graffiti. Something about the rebelliousness and angst in an otherwise monochromatic-feeling country is something I can…
As the days rapidly warm and the blossoms show their fair faces on the streets Nanjing, I’ve had the great outdoors on my mind. In the past few weeks, I’ve…
A Chinese person asking me if I’m used to using chopsticks and eating Chinese food has always been a sure way to tick me off, especially if that conversation is…
Lacing up the shoes Caught boy on his phone! Hope his boss doesn’t find out… The shoes get heated up so that they can be molded to foot-shape The shoes…
This news is a bit outdated now, but it has been a crazy month. And it started with a five-day poetry conference in Kowloon. It was my first time to…
Here is translation number two, sourced from a post on Baidu by Teacher Jia Xianhua. I will here mention that my translation is geared more for non-Chinese-speaking English/American readers. So…
Dai culture recently piqued my interest, and thus I have undertaken a small translation project. The Water-Splashing Festival is the annual must-see event for China travellers (though it may be…
There are too many good things to say about my recent experience travelling in Western China. Chengdu itself is a hot pot – full of mist, spice, and surprises. If you…
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