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Read MoreAn ABC’s Year in Numbers
In taking stock of my life in 2012, I thought rather than the standard “best of lists” (best books, best movies, etc) that are invariably boring, I should account for my year using arbitrary numbers. So, here is how I take stock of the year past.
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Read MoreThe Science of Gua Sha 刮痧
Like many people, I spend the majority of my day in front of a computer, neck cranked and shoulders hunched. I’ve tried massages, full body, neck and foot, but nothing was working. So last night, I decided to give gua sha a chance.
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Read MoreDefying Death on Beijing’s Line 1 Metro
When I used to be a white-collar monkey, I left the house at 7:15 am every morning to avoid the brutal morning rush. I’d be at my desk by 8 am, around the same time my boss strolled in. He’d always pop his head in at my cubicle, so impressed at this new hard-working American hire. In fact, I was doing personal work or reading the NYT over coffee for an hour. I’d just rather lose one...
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Read MoreI <3 Working with Women
This has nothing to do with the glass ceiling or any feminist ideology (yawn). I am merely writing to say how much I enjoy working with women. I love that we look for ways for the project to work, instead of ways to prove ourselves one better than the other. I love that you’ll let me insert a joke and be gracious enough to laugh a little. I love that you pause to contemplate my perspective...
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Read MoreMy Taste Buds Travel Between Asia and Europe Multiple Times A Day
On my culinary journey, my taste buds travel between Asia and Europe multiple times a day. A dram of puckery pickle juice? Color would love it! A serving of layered chicken dessert? Tasting loves it!
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Read MoreThe Future Ex-Hubby Cooks
The best thing about divorcing a Parisian pastry chef is that even on the eve of your departure, he cooks you a banging meal with a dessert that, even with a stuffed-not-due-to-a-cold-but-rather-to-a-constant-5-days-of-crying nose, was the best thing you’ve ever tasted. The worst thing about divorcing a Parisian pastry chef is the last time he cooks for you…
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Read More8 Burning Questions: 30, Female, Beijing
What gets you hot? Words. No, what gets you really hot? A man with words. Name your best asset. My brain I think. I hope. Name his/her best asset. Sure hands. What do you notice first? A conversationalist. What’s a deal breaker in your book? Bad style/clothes. A deal maker? A man who reads. Where do you like to do it? My own...
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In In January, I realized that I had been in Beijing for nine months straight with no outside travel. No wonder I was going crazy. I lacked discipline, inspiration and productivity. My health was terrible. It...
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Catholic Karaoke At Wangfujing
Last Sunday, after hiking on the Great Wall in the heaviest snowfall we have seen this winter, I had the chance to join a friend in the choir of the Church of St. Joseph located in Wangfujing in the heart of Beijing. He had dubbed singing in the choir there as “Catholic Karaoke” because of the dodgy sound system, and like all karaoke sessions, it promised to be fun.
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Will China Make You Lose That Sparkle in Your Eyes?
I had dinner recently with a man, a Hong Kong Chinese, exactly twice my age – 62 to my 31. I reminded him of his daughter, he said. You’d like her, she’s just like you, natural. She likes to bike. She wears simple things, comfortable, t-shirts, no make-up.
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An ABC’s Year in Numbers
In taking stock of my life in 2012, I thought rather than the standard “best of lists” (best books, best movies, etc) that are invariably boring, I should account for my year using arbitrary numbers. So, here is how I take stock of the year past.
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