China Moments

It’s happening again. Ever since I’ve been in China, I’ve been meaning to visit Korea. Not America-friendly, modern South Korea (which I’ve seen and love), but rather Kim Jong-Il’s isolated, mysterious North Korea. I’ve always entertained an unhealthy obsession with ...

Well, here we are. Helene and I have been living 2 years in Shanghai, to the day. Even though I call Shanghai home now, I still can’t believe it. I remember back in 2002, when I was just dreaming of ...

Here’s an awesome pic taken by my colleague, Jori, of the (in)famous scorpion dish available at 全聚德 (Quan Ju De), a very famous Beijing duck restaurant with a branch in Shanghai. The dish consists of approximately 10 deep-fried scorpions, disposed ...

Something strange is happening these last few weeks. It dawned on me this morning, as I was getting ready to go to work. Helene had given me a bottle of B6 vitamins, so I could pass it on to a ...

Helene and I just quit drinking Chinese beer. A recent study shows that 95% of beers brewed in China has an usually high level of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. In response, Japan and South Korea have pulled all Chinese beers ...