One of our most primordial needs as humans is to understand our environment so we can adapt to it or make it adapt to us. We observe, analyze, dissect, measure, qualify and quantify in an effort...
The red lips, white teeth and charming smile of Elephant Dee, a Taiwanese celebrity, who represents Crest toothpaste, were accompanied by her words, “Use the Crest dual-effect shining white toothpaste; in only one day teeth can really become white”,...
Four young lads huddle round a mixing deck in Chengdu. Flat caps, groomed eyebrows and baby’s bottom chins. They could be TF Boys in their twenties, but then again that would make it 2027. They are in fact a...
I am writing this column back home in the UK and summer has finally begun. When it stops raining and the sun makes a full appearance in the sky, people will flock to their local supermarket to buy a...
Each year about this time, residents of Nanjing love to remind each other of the foreboding heat that is about to descend upon the city. You will often hear the comment, “You know, Nanjing is one of the four...
Before you came to China, you must have been given some advice regarding Do’s and Don’ts in China. Among the advice, wasn’t there a piece of advice not to help a fallen aged man/woman, unless you are rich? ...
Synonymous with Chinese cookery and will be a prevalent flavour in most savoury dishes, Ginger has an unmistakable taste, which for me provides dishes with a slightly sour flavour, whilst giving subtle heat. I wanted to find a dish...
The great English poet, Alexander Pope once said, “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” No expectations; no disappointment! Wouldn’t that be a fantastic life! However, the reality for most us...
