Posts Tagged ‘Family’
May 3rd, 2010

So as a favor to my father I filled his shoes over this labor day weekend at my ancestral village in Zhao Qing (肇庆). The following is an account of the events that transpired in a humorous, reverent, and at times frustrated tone. You try explaining to every relative you run into (that's basically the ...
April 26th, 2010

There's about 1000 spaces on each side of this hall - can you smell the money? :) - probably not the smell of incense is quite potent
My Grandmother and Grandfather - the picture was recently updated to include both of them.
Some people gathered outside waiting for their turn to bow and make offerings to their ...
February 3rd, 2009

What follows is a little late night catharsis and reflection -
I'm sure more things of this type will follow in time.
If your feeling sentimental dig right on in!
So it occurred to me today that perhaps a brief release might aid in my tollerance of my day to day life here in China. Perhaps a candid ...