The Sleepyfish in Dali, China | Aug 2009
Finding pleasant surprises in Chiners is money, especially if it’s a food item that you thought this place would never be good at. No More Bunz was introduced to us by Jason, who is pictured above. This post is also dedicated to him. The rest is history. This place has become a regular spot for [...]
The Temple of Heaven was pretty neat, but even neater was the old people community teeming right outside. It was busy, and they were straight up playing the er hu, doing coordinated dances with various items, playing them cards, singing, ballroom dancing, having impromptu choirs, tagging calligraphy with water. The place was insane, son. The [...]
Two things make this a keeper. The first thing is the Mao Harvest. We challenged our youth club to raise money for a good cause by collecting maos (Chinese equivalent of pennies), inspired by NYC’s Penny Harvest (hence the name). It was our first time doing this, but one thing that I have learned while [...]
Christmas this year started off with the most authentic White Elephant I have ever played. It was straight up things from our places that we didn’t want. I decided to give away the polo I received last Christmas in Thailand from Ajan Jurassic, but I was nice and included a chopstick set, which also was [...]
Of all the places, I had the opportunity to see the Harlem Globetrotters in China. Out of the many firsts I’ve had here, this will be one of the more memorable ones. I remember as a kid, my only exposure to these guys were commercials of their appearances during the Saturday morning cartoon block. Sometimes [...]
Congrats to Yue and Sun on their marriage! Dude, what an event. It was definitely a different experience than America. Not to say it was bad because it wasn’t at all, just different. Here were some clear differences I experienced between a Chinese wedding and an American wedding. Things are last minute…BUT it’s all good. [...]
A couple of friends of mine are getting hitched, and asked me to take some photos for them. We decided to go to the 798 Art District here in Beijing, which I really enjoyed before. I like this place because it’s so “industrial”. A lot of pipes, rusting metal, concrete, steam, basically it has a [...]
My friend Sun Qi asked if I could take some engagement photos for her and her fiance Yue Peng. I’ve never done an engagement shoot, let alone pose people for shots, and found myself being totally nervous. I think it’s because I’ve only been shooting still life and scenery, where I usually take the role [...]
Burritos in China. Good burritos in China. BIG, good burritos in China. Yep, once again, my buddy Jason has come through (see Hot Dog post). Located in Sanlitun, in an inconspicuous location, sits a lonely restaurant that has salsa playing through its stereos. Once inside, the smell of the place instantly reminded me of exactly [...]
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