Entries by AlanPaul
My last column
A Return Stateside Brings An Elusive Sense of Home August 18, 2006 I am writing this column from Maplewood, N.J., sitting at my aunt and uncle’s kitchen table, right in the heart of the cozy little neighborhood we called home for eight years before moving to Beijing almost exactly one year ago. I am directly […]
We’re back!
The eagle has landed. We have all arrived safe and sound back in the bosom of Beijing Riviera. Lots of updates and photos to come. Several people have asked if my lack of updates means the blog is through, wondering if it was a first-year-only project. The answer is a definitive NO! I love writing […]
Previous column
Friends Come and Go As Expat Families Relocate July 20, 2006 This is the transient time of the year in a notoriously transient community. School is out, summer is here and people are on the move. Friends and acquaintances have departed or are preparing to depart for: Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Seattle, Tasmania, Washington D.C., Guangzhou, […]
This week’s column
A Chinese Massage Takes a Painful Turn August 4, 2006 Massage in China is plentiful and fairly cheap — anywhere from $10 to $20 for a 60- to 90-minute, Western-style oil massage. It costs less for a traditional Chinese massage, where you keep all your clothes on, have a sheet placed over you and get […]
Bon Voyage parties and heading home…
We seemed to have endless farewell parties for Kathy Chen and her family. We hosted one for the office here and they hosted two.. one for friends from school at their home and one for Chinese and work friends at a nice restaurant downtown. Last night we had our final farewell with Chen/Moy family. Charles […]