In a bid to avoid the crowd, I was at the carwash the Thursday before Chinese New Year. Responding to my look of surprise, they told me that I was too early, and hence no increase in fees. Eventually, we had to make do with water stains as it poured through the festive period. For [...]

Entering a supermarket this afternoon, I was appalled to see a group of housewives shamelessly ruining the Mandarin oranges on sale. The essential CNY fruits had been pre-packed into boxes for convenience, and there they were, opening the cartons, selecting the better ones and chucking less favorable ones. And it seemed that almost every box [...]

在北京的一个星期，我走了三遍故宫。加上之前的两次，我想我差不多可以当导游了。回来后的几天内，看完三十多集的「步步惊心」，难怪那几天一直梦见「太和殿」、「养心殿」、「乾清宫」⋯⋯ 喜欢「步步惊心」的「丁爷党」党员，举手！