China Moments

As any long-term expat in China will tell you, the stares and impassive curiosity of our Chinese hosts can sometimes get on our nerves. It’s not that it’s irritating, in itself, when an old lady stares you down as if ...

It finally happened. Yesterday, after a hard day’s work, I got home and fixed myself a martini. As I sat down to sip it, it struck me. I have made the perfect martini. My quest is at an end. In ...

For a newcomer to Shanghai, the city’s maze-like layout can be quite distressing when compared to a North American city’s grid-like order. It’s easy-and downright fun!-to get lost in he side-streets of Shanghai, and many cool discoveries can be made. ...

Most of the foreigners living in Shanghai will tell you : crossing the street for the first time in China can be a daunting, pulse-pouding experience. It’s probably the one thing about Shanghai I thought I would never get used ...

Over the years of identifying myself as a geek, I have pondered the definition of the word. The best I came up with goes as follows: Geek: A person who obsesses over trivial details in a much more thorough manner ...