Living an idyllic life with ducks, chickens and woodpeckers
2009-06-03 10:44:06
"Have you seen my daughter?" I detect a slight anxiety in the voice of the mother.
Sweet & Sour
2009-06-15 09:09:10
Some compare Shanghai with New York, some with Paris - though don't go expecting either or you may be disappointed.
Falling in love with the world's most beautiful girl
2009-06-02 11:26:21
Is it possible to see a face for the first time and fall in love?
I enjoy being single - till I'm asked about my wedding candy
2009-06-02 09:53:20
My 34-year-old work colleague was beaming with joy, giving away sweets to everybody. Xie Fang was finally getting married and no longer felt a sheng nu.
Waiting to nurture my Chinese gandie
2009-05-27 09:38:57
It all happened so fast. There was a toast, a speech and gift giving, followed by the ceremonial offering, and lighting, of a cigarette.
Great expat-ations
2009-06-15 08:53:10
My job in the Turkish Embassy to China brought me here from the USA where I was deputy tourism attache.
Seeing this land's beauty through Canadian eyes
2009-05-21 11:11:39
Working on a Hollywood film set was nowhere near glamorous as I had imagined it to be.
How a teenage Romeo wooed his Juliet by a whisker
2009-05-26 14:03:08
It would be fair to say I'm a romantic at heart. Don't tell anyone, but I love a good cry after a romantic comedy; you know the kind, when it looks like love is lost until some amazing turn of fate.
Leopard Lau still partying well into her naughty forties
2009-05-21 09:38:18
Marriage changes some people but not everyone. Although the actress Carina Lau, 44, only recently tied the knot with heartthrob Tony Leung.
Pains and gains of running into celebrity figures
2009-05-20 10:10:14
I have seen some famous people. But as a self-respecting young woman, I never let celebrity presence overwhelm me.
Sweet & Sour
2009-06-08 10:20:39
When my small construction materials trading company in Beijing began to see greater sales and turnover, after a two-year struggle.
Great expat-ations
2009-06-08 10:20:35
I came to China with my husband and two small children because of my husband's local real estate business, Home Abroad.