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On “Guanxi” 关系 in China
China is a country laden with rules and regulations. But many rules can be bent and broken, especially if you have the right guan xi. With that special relationship or connection, you can go surprisingly far. Without out, you get nowhere.
Pet or food?
Today, I cooked a duck recipe for the first time. It turned out great, but comes at an odd time for me, considering just 3 days ago I bought two little ducklings and are now raising them as pets. So here comes the dilemma. In about 2 months, they’ll be fully grown. And then what?
What’s the beef?
Two butchers grasped sharp knives, slicing open the skin above the hoof and working their way down the legs, to the body, severing the penis, opening up the insides, pulling out the guts, hacking off the legs, slicing in between the rib cage, and finally splitting open the animal.
Laptop Soup, The Phillipines, and a Revamp
My Macbook survives a noodle soup bath, I take a trip to the Phillipines and a new look to SuzanneMa.com coming soon.
What’s with all the fireworks?
The New York Times has an interesting piece today on fireworks during the Chinese New Year – about the many accidents across the country in which people are hurt and buildings are burned to the ground. ...
In transition
I’m on the move again, and promise to blog more from my new location soon. On the eve of my departure from Hong Kong, here are a few things (in no particular order) I’ll miss ...
My Mother the Tigress
I called my Mother on Skype this morning to discuss the excerpt of Amy Chua‘s new book published on the Wall Street Journal over the weekend. Reading Chua’s article, my Mom said, was like reading ...