the mechanics of the move
This picture in no way does the move justice. it is actually from our first, small air shipment. In the rush to get here on time for the big move, we forgot our camera.
I never really did get into the mechanics of our move. One of the…
Mr. Lee the cook debuted last night
Here's mr. Lee, in an old picture, from our first visit. Same kitchen but it looks a little different now. The girl is Claire Moy, Kathy Chen's daughter and in my estimation one of the cutest kids in the world not related to me. She's…
I am now a sports columnist…
I just took a gig as sports columnist for That’s Beijing. It’s an English language monthly that seems to be quite well read by the expat community. It’s basically like Time Out for you New Yorkers except it’s monthly, not weekly. You…
Settling into the crib — pics corrected, I think
I tried to go around the house and take pictures with Anna in the foreground, but was only partially successful in capturing the house. But it looks great. Our stuff fits in well and for the most part we did a good job in terms of…
Some pics of the house and car…
Still far from the best pictures, as we settle into our new house. But here are some long-awaited images (at least by some of you), including Mr. Dou with our Jeep Cherokee. We will get our driver's licenses soon, which will be quite liberating,even…
To answer your questions…
This is the photo on my Chinese press pass. Glad I like it. The shot on my Riviera ID card was taken in our final, sleep-deprived 100-degree, stress-filled days at home and you can see all that in my baggy, bloodshot eyes and bewildered…
Our trip to the Beijing zoo -part One
We went to the Beijing zoo on Saturday. We had a nice time but it was pretty odd in a few ways. First, it was probably the most “Chinese” thing we’ve done here, with almost no tourists or other Westerners in sight. It was really crowded…
"I very like Slam"
To do anything official in china you need a seal or CHOP, whatever that stands for. Gov't issues it and you need to place it on everything and anything you submit. Here is the new, official SLAM CHOP.
I have already suggested to the magazine…
Two new pics — Look, they’re Here Now!
One is an attempt at a self portrait with new bike. Didn't get much of the bike in there, though.
The other is just the street nearby, to give some rough idea what it looks like. I will take much more, better shots soon. This photo is…
More about school…
More about the schools. As many of you know, my sister Laura lived in London for a few years and experienced real British schools. There, her kids were deemed too young for WE kits and did gym class in their skivvies. Honestly. Here, there is…