A dignified farewell to one whose life was lived with dignity
2011-08-25 09:51:06
On Aug 9, two days after his wife's abrupt, premature death halfway around the globe from her homeland, Sun Chenbei and his daughter Sun Weisi went to Macy's in downtown Washington DC. Chenbei needed a black suit.
Taobao a challenge that's well worth a foreigner's effort
2011-08-24 11:05:16
When I decided to throw an extravagant birthday party for my girlfriend in Shanghai, I underestimated how much work it would require.
Happy to be leftover while everyone else enjoys marriage
2011-08-23 17:15:44
My Chinese friends can't imagine a woman who doesn't want to get married some day. I shock them when I tell them it describes me.
It doesn't matter if it's black or white at a funeral
2011-08-18 13:16:29
I attended an elderly American's funeral with my Japanese friend Taro Yamada in late 2008. He died peacefully in his 90s. His funeral was held in a church in Philadelphia.
Taking a dream train journey, after 20 years
2011-08-17 09:57:58
Flying out of Shanghai in the summer is a lesson in patience and prayer when seasonal storms play havoc with flight routes.
Why I wear a loathing for Facebook on my ruby red lips
2011-08-16 11:44:32
Facebook has clogged my computer.The machine was always slow. Now it's moribund. It takes so long to open e-mails, I lose the will to live.
I'm black but that's no reason to run from me
2011-08-11 10:19:32
I stood in front of an elevator, waiting. Two young girls' eyes darted toward me, I smiled, and the girls exchanged nervous glances.
Want to ace Chinese exam? Turn on the TV
2011-08-10 10:22:00
Chinese is supposed to be my second language, but it was one of my weakest subjects in school.I was so bad that my teachers felt better off if I slept at the back of the class or left early for recess.
I want to ride my bicycle. I want to ride it where I like
2011-08-09 12:25:28
I recently bought a bicycle. I don't know why it took me so long. When I lived in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, I used my bike not only as a mode of getting from A to B, but also to get to know the city.
No resisting the pull of Disney
2011-08-04 11:49:24
As I'm neither a 5-year-old nor a menopausal Disney fanatic, a dubbed Disney mash-up is not the kind of performance I typically attend.
Convert to cause of massages
2011-08-02 10:26:33
I lay facedown with my ugly mug in a padded oval aperture in the massage table. May, my masseuse had strong, capable hands.
Time Chinese women realize they are truly beautiful
2011-07-28 10:23:21
I fit the typical American mold: I'm vain, facetious and mildly obsessed when it comes to matters of appearance.