A sweltering sulk in Chongqing
A visit to Chongqing, where even the ice-cream is spicy. Accompanied by a hot and bothered sulk about ‘westsplainers’.
Celebrating China
Transitioning from a lovely life in China to a new adventure in…
Down to the countryside
This week I have been busy preparing for the upcoming PechaKucha Night – briefing speakers, preparing poster design, solving some issues concerning the venue. Next week I will launch promotion, …
Une machine à procrastiner
Le Corbusier called houses machines à habiter, machines for living in. I’ve been busy learning how exactly my ‘machine’ works and I’ve found out it’s actually a machine à procrastiner. …
Happy new home
Feeling my way around a new year, new home, new everything.
The bee king of Baoshan
Many updates – a short bicycle trip, an encounter with a bee keeper, several art events, a Dutch community event, and meanwhile progress on the Heyang house continues at a …
Fundraiser in the ‘Ming
A brief return to Kunming, renovation progress and reading resources.
Get into a groove
Two weeks into my new Dali life, and I’m finally finding my groove, finding my rhythm. Recovered from a dreadful cold, most of my stuff unpacked and organized in my …
Tripping, tilting, shifting
A long overdue update – meaning that too much has been happening. A neuroscientist friend once told me that human beings can handle stress in one or two areas of …
Crunch it in the countryside
Brief update of a subdued yet busy week.