A completely random post by me. I found this list by accident, and I thought I would share it even though it’s not my regular stuff about China. It’s surprising that I can recognize at least 80-85% of these quotes even though I haven’t watched all of the movies. …
I think the title is self explanatory. This is one of my favourite shows for obvious reasons. I am an expat. I travel extensively, and I LOVE food. The top of the list, the Safe House, the Ninja Restaurant, and etc. The Beer Bath restaurant, Alice in Wonderland restaurant, the Cardboard restaurant, the Prison Asylum…
A Taste of China 1 – Fire. (it contains links to A Bite of China, a long multi-part series in one post that I would split at a later date) BBC’s Discovering Chinese Cuisine by Ken Holmes, my very first documentaries series post. I won’t waste your time by pointing out the blatantly…
This is the sister series of a very successful CCTV doc. series about Food (which I have posted here) : A Bite of China. This series is more about the actual cooking of the food instead of the foodstuff itself. It took me a while to find an English dubbed version so people can understand…
That, ladies and gentlemen, is one of the older symbols of Taiji/Taichi. (Courtesy of wiki) Well, if I were to go with the theme I have been going with for the last few posts, I guess I’ll post some random Asian Quotes that I find intriguing for all to enjoy. Heaven lasts long,…
Ok, not really, but it’s a fascinating clip that condenses some of the basic thoughts of Chinese philosophy. A mixture of different philosophies starting from the Spring and Autumn period. Even though the clip is from a fictional world, it captures the feel of things pretty well. (Courtesy of SMAC) In the simplistic terms, I…
Knocking on China's Door 