March 11th, 2010 in Blog by Chris
For the first time in a long time I found myself at Honeymoon Dessert, which is famous for it’s selection of Cantonese sweets. I had turtle shell jelly in a sweet red bean soup. A friend had half a mango in tapioca and another had durian fruit in frozen coconut milk with sweetened [...]
March 4th, 2010 in Blog by Chris
The last two weeks I’ve been spending most nights playing with Apple’s Aperture 3. It’s essentially a pro version of iPhoto and a direct competitor to Adobe’s Lightroom. Aperture 3 was released in January of 2010 and has a 30 day trial period.
I’ve been frustrated with iPhoto for a long time. I [...]
February 24th, 2010 in Blog by Chris
The weather in Shanghai has taken a dramatic turn for the better which means Spring is rapidly approaching and what better time to take on a few new projects and change things up a bit.
You have probably noticed that things look a little different around the website the last few days. I was a [...]
February 17th, 2010 in Blog by Chris
Several years ago I renewed my website and in the process I changed the hosting account. This resulted in the website being moved from one server to another and being assigned a new IP address.
This is all well and good unless your website shares an IP address with a website that China doesn’t like. [...]
February 10th, 2010 in Blog by Chris
Chinese New Year (CNY) is the biggest holiday in China. Millions of Chinese return to their hometown, visit family, relax, and eat. Meanwhile the thousands of foreigners in China go on vacation or stay at home and watch DVDs for a week.
For the last several years I’ve been leaving China for CNY and [...]
February 4th, 2010 in Blog by Chris
I used to cook, but that was before I moved to China. I was decent, willing to experiment and enjoyed the experience. Things are different now, restaurants are too inexpensive and my time is too valuable for me to warrant cooking on a regular basis.
Since I don’t routinely cook in Shanghai I post [...]