Years ago, I published an essay in a Chinese newspaper entitled “Snow in March.” I had trouble finding it online–a hard copy of it is likely lying in a small cabinet in my HK home. Because I deem it one of my best works ever published, I try to recall what I wrote and recreate … Read more
Caring for aged parents who live miles away is not normally a problem that many people in my birth city would face.  Hong Kong is a very small place after all. It is true that traveling among different remote parts of the city (say, from Tuen Mun to Aberdeen) still takes an hour or two. … Read more
How do book-scented fragrances invoke memories? For a long time I have missed the smell of books, new and old, as well as that of newspapers. As I am completing a big project I treated myself to some book-scented fragrance that I recently found while Internet-shopping. While this might seem like a new thing, there … Read more
I have always been a cat lover. I have not centered my blog around cats because I have been the cat mom of very few cats. I therefore lack the experience and expertise to offer much valuable advice to fellow cat moms out there. I decided to write about a peculiar cat behavior that has … Read more
I have always wanted to write about little stores in Zehlendorf, a little suburb in Berlin where I reside. Some months ago, I thought of sending mom a birthday gift. Since she seldom goes shopping these days, I decided not to buy her a handbag. There is a yarn store called “Cotton Fields” in my lovely neighborhood (“Handarbeiten … Read more