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Chinese Summer
It’s 38 degrees outside. Thermometers are melting all over. That’s the perfect time to get out and play! Here’s what I’ve been up to over the last month: Tracy and I out running with the Shanghai...
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So close . . . no matter how far
This story begins in high school. When I was a junior at Bonita High School I had Advanced Chemistry class and in our class there was a senior girl (whose name escapes me right now) who for some reason...
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RUN HAI
Wow. Look at that. So many days without posts. No excuses – but some catching up. First, a couple of weeks ago, we had some global running folks in from Oregon, with including some of Portland’s...
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Northern Barbarians
The guy who sits next to me at work was having his birthday and he said he wanted hot pot. I suggested Dong Lai Shun a Beijing chain which is famous for it’s “shuang yang rou” – thinly sliced lamb in...
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Crab crab crab crab
My co-worker Elton was given a case of Shanghai hairy crabs, but with no way to cook them, he asked if I had a steamer. Well, of course I do! We called some colleagues, made some side dishes and served...
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Running Shanghai
So the Shanghai Marathon came and went again – and I ran it. It was awesome! First, something new we did, we listed every single runner’s names at the Marathon Expo. Here Tracy and I point out our...
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Accidental Thanksgiving
So there I was with a couple of co-workers after the Shanghai marathon after party pre-party. Yes, that’s right it was the after-party pre-party. Instead of continuing on to the actual after-party, we...
View ArticleKorean Chicken Wings
So my friend Tiff and I have become obsessed with Korean Fried chicken from this place out PAST Gubei. It’s actually a chain from Korean called Kyochon 1991. They make fried chicken. Koreans and fried...
View ArticleLove will tear us apart
Like many other Chinese Americans of my generation, New Order was an integral part of the soundtrack to much of my junior high and high school days. With cassette tapes (YES!) of Substance, Technique...
View ArticleTenya 22 in Shanghai
When you speak to Western expatriates in Shanghai, I feel as there is oftentimes a tried-and-true list of places to go to eat. Brunch? Madison. Spanish Tapas? El Wily. High end Italian? Mercato. I...
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