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Custom Qipao at Simpson Sin Tailor

  • January 21, 2013
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Last year, Jesse and I showed a few visiting Seattlites around Hong Kong. They took us to Simpson Sin Tailor, which had recently been featured on Anthony Bourdain’s show The Layover. When we were greeting at the door with ice cold beer, I knew right then and there that these…

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Celebrating my 30th birthday

  • January 21, 2013
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I did it! I finally got around to posting up photos of my 30th birthday. Last year, I asked, “Where should I celebrate my 30th birthday?” Spending it in China was the last thing I wanted to do, but I didn’t know at the time of that post that my…

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Shek O Beach

  • August 28, 2012
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I’m finally getting around to it. Pictures from my 30th birthday weeklong celebration (don’t hate)/Cathy’s trip to the Heavenly Kingdom. First up- Shek O Beach We don’t have much by way of sandy beaches in Seattle, or clean water which one can frolic in in Changping, so when a friend…

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Seattlites in Hong Kong

  • May 21, 2012
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A few Seattlites are in China for the week on a business trip. It’s their first time to Asia, and since J and I love Hong Kong, we thought it would be fun to show them around. We ate a lot, drank a lot, and walked a lot. One of…