Archive for July, 2006

As if things couldn’t get any worse, I opened the door to my very surprised a-yi yesterday evening before I was ready to head out to the Agnes B Fashion show. Firstly, I was hoping the person at my door was NOT the a-yi; secondly, she brought the incredibly bad news that she was going [...]

For one night, it was great to drop everything on my mind and revel in drunken friendship and celebration. If only we could make time stand still in these moments. Thanks to all my friends who came out and helped me remember this forever. And thanks to all those who thought about me on that [...]

It’s funny how in such a short span, your life can change. Forever, just like that. The days and the nights appear and disappear as they always do, but you’re not the same person that you were the day before. In my absence from this space, several suns and moons rose and vanished in the [...]

This morning the heat was full blast in Shanghai. I slept until around noon, sporadically tumbling out of bed to gulp mouthfuls of water in a preemptive strike against the evil forces of Hangover. Through the small seam under the curtain I could see the powerful rays of China sun, and I knew that it [...]