Swimming with Dragons More Lunatic Fun in My Village On my most recent trip to the US, I bought a Nikon AW120. I didn’t do this because of all the fancy settings (someday, I’ll figure out what those do ). I got it for one reason. I wanted to …
Awakening the Dragons Commanding a Freshly Awakened Dragon For the first couple of years, I missed out on awakening the dragons. Finally, when some new boats were built a few years back, it took a lot of people to get them moved into the water. The next year, …
Rain Pics My Village in the Rain Although I selected a waterproof camera with the primary goal of hurling myself into the pond to take pics of passing dragon boats while swimming in the pond, I found another use for it. I’ve developed a whole new way to make …
Sleeping Dragons For most people in China, their favorite holiday is Chinese New Year. Not me. Mine is Dragon Boat Festival. The dragons only come out to play once per year. What many don’t know is where the sleeping dragons spend the rest of the year. Dragon Boat Day …
China Cultural Notes New vs. Old and Saving Historic Buildings I’ve always loved the historic buildings in the village, but they are disappearing. China’s modernization has led to many people to adopt an “old=bad, new=good” mindset. New things can be great, but to demolish so many of the fascinating older …
A New Dining Hall Needs a Cantonese Feast My sector of the village (North Gate) recently finished constructing a new dining hall. How to celebrate? How about a huge Cantonese feast? Sector HQ is on the second floor in the projecting box above the columns. The dining …
Glowing Fibrous Tentacles Have Invaded My Village! And one of those tentacles just reached into my house! Oh wait. Sorry if I caused any alarm. It’s just a fiber optic cable for my internet connection. When I first came to China in 2006, I got this odd wave of “goodbye” …