Wow, what an epic fail. I was getting cocky about my stomach of steel, more like contaminated belly which rarely gets me food poisoning. It’s nearly a fact that everyone gets sick in India. I didn’t get sick. I thought I was cool. It’s a fact everyone gets sick in China. And then I got …
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, is one of the most beautiful regions of China. The province of Yunnan is located in Southwest China with Guang-Dong province to the east. With its vast landscape of mountains and lakes, a region with over 2 dozen minority ethnic groups, savory cuisine and friendly people, I truly recommend a …
T.I.C. Is an acronym my girlfriend Victoria shared with me on my visit to China which stands for “This is China“. So along our Travels & Explores of China, experiences we encountered, people we met along the way, if it is that unique, odd ‘only in China’ moment, We murmur “TIC“. Here is a list I started of …
My dad has some friends that live in China. So upon coming here, a lot of them were more than generous to open their time and homes to us. We took a 6 hour fast-train from Shanghai to Xia’pu, which is a small fishing town of 500,000 population, located in the northern province of Fu-Jian. …
We arrived in Shanghai sunday evening at 7:30 after a long hectic flight on United Air. We met my dad’s friends for dinner at a dimsum restaurant called Star City. Afterwards we met up with 2 of my closest Shanghai Expatriate friends, Victoria & Albert. We met at “Hsin Tien Di”, which translates to New Heaven …
What does “ABC” stand for? American Born Chinese. In 12 hours, this ABC will be traveling back to the motherland China for 17 days. I will be on a flight to Shanghai with my dad and sister. Back to the roots. Genetically, my grandparents and their ancestors and so on (or so I know) are …
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I am loving the new sitcom on NBC: Outsourced. Now you say automatically, “Of course Jacki you’d love that show! There’s Indians on there!” Yes, I do admire and celebrate Indian culture as one of my favorites, but this show is truly enjoyable to watch with a lot of truth. Only 4 episodes have broadcasted, …
How many of you have read Eat, Pray, Love & have dreamt of blissfully drifting away to the 3 beautiful countries starting with ‘I’ — Italy to fall in Love & indulge, India to seek Spirituality & Balance at an Ashram from 3am-noon, Indonesia for a Simple life on motorbikes & learning the culture? Disregard the …
“Project Kashmir” will air tomorrow night (Tuesday 10pm) on PBS: Independent Lens, which has become my top 3 favorite channel. I don’t watch much T.V., with the exception of PBS, CNN, Travel Channel, National Geographic once in awhile, when I can gather my self-diagnosed ADHD to relax & watch. How many of you have heard …
My uncle took me for some breakfast near by & the usual soy milk. 2 hours later, my dad’s best high school friend Uncle Wan picked me up with his 24 year old daughter who I played with as a child but barely remember to Sushi by where i’m staying at Hsin-mun-ding. This sushi restaurant …
