Maltose lollipop anyone?
According to the name of the image file, I took this photo back in 2019 but I saw it again
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A typical “heated discussion” with my mother re China
In me, my mother has the daughter who is eager to learn Chinese and – to a lesser extent –
Read moreThe Chow (周) family tree
Flickr – oh Flickr of yore – closing down its unlimited photos features and deleting all photos over your 1,000th
Read moreLight research into my surname, 駱
Recently, I started to think about my surname. We’ve all heard heard that some English surnames like Miller, Smith, Hunter,
Read morePoison for the kid: a rant
(written for my journal on 14 May 2018) Me: Before the kid came along, was I saying I would speak
Read morePride or Racism
So here is a story about what is probably racism. I want to claim that it’s just pride and deep-seated
Read moreAugust 2016 update
Aside from the post I just published about Chinese calendar web tools, which was essentially me flushing my Drafts and
Read moreThe Chinese Zodiac as a guide to when to procreate
I am slightly outraged and I can’t say why. But, I will try. When I look around at people I know who
Read moreThe most difficult conversation
My mum is so whacked and I can’t take all of the credit for giving her her issues from raising
Read moreThoughts on “Outmarriage Is Cultural Failure”
My Google Alert on “Asian American Literature” brought me Dali Zheng’s blog article, “Outmarriage Is Cultural Failure”. Even before I
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