A review of 2011 (part two)
It’s the second day of 2012. How are you doing on your long list of resolutions? This is the second portion of my review of 2011, a list…
Street Stories
Happy New Year! and 2011 in review (part one)
In the tradition of pensive reflection of the past year, I present to you the blog’s “2011 in Review”. Below is the first of four installments rounding up my favorite…
Light and Fury in the Night
Standing on the roof under the darkened sky, I felt the wind knife through me, chilling me right to the core. At that moment, the lunar eclipse was…
The Cackle and Pop of Street Food
[imagebrowser id=59] Over the din of chattering crowds and honking cars, the roar of fired up woks was accompanied by the sweet and savoury smells of winter snacks…
Confessions in Desheng Lane (德生里)
The entrance into De Sheng Lane (德生里) was like a door into nothingness. Surveying the vast sea of fallen brick and mortar, bleached by the blazing sun, I…
The Posture of Youth
“Youth is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope.” ~ Aristotle I had unintentionally trailed the two young girls for much of the block. One walked with…
What autumn means for some people
Was it only weeks ago that I was standing in the same intersection, trapped in a swirling dustbowl of construction, watching the team of leathery workers drill their…
The Majestic Theatre under renovation
Hands cupped on both sides, I peered inside the dusty and vacant lobby of the Majestic Theatre (美琪大戏院), searching for a way in to no avail. I tested…
A parking lot in four frames
I recently had an appointment at a hospital located along Fengyang Lu (风阳路) off the Northsouth Elevated Highway Road (南北高架路). One look at the numerous moaning patients spilling out…
Reflections at high noon
12 o’clock. The heat from the asphalt emanated with a kind of fury that dulled the senses and eventually the body. I tasted the salty perspiration on my…