by Kevin Thom | Jul 25, 2008 | China 2007, Personal
I went to see Jully Black tonight at the Hamilton Place Studio Theatre. What a great show. The venue was small and intimate, with tables set up on the floor. I didn’t know what to expect, since I don’t know much about her music. I went because Laura bought...
by Kevin Thom | Nov 13, 2007 | China 2007
A lot of people have been asking me about my China blog, which presents a problem. I’m always having to explain that it’s a blog, and you have to read it in reverse chronological order. That sucks, because I don’t think people really have the...
by Kevin Thom | Nov 1, 2007 | China 2007, Thailand 2007
IÂm sitting in a plane right now, from Hong Kong to Toronto. My flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong was pretty easy. I showed up way too early, but thatÂs ok. I wasnÂt sure how long the traffic would delay me in getting out of the city. My cabbie was a maniac though,...
by Kevin Thom | Oct 26, 2007 | China 2007, Thailand 2007
I left Hong Kong feeling a bit sad about it. I think my roots lie more in Hong Kong than in Kaiping. Hong Kong felt more familiar from a cultural sense. The rush, the food, the people all reminded me of the Chinese culture that I grew up around. And it’s no...
by Kevin Thom | Oct 23, 2007 | China 2007
I got my hair cut this morning. Basically itÂs not much different from any hair cut I get in Hamilton, but the service is much better. I had three or four different people swarming around me, shampooing, conditioning, blow drying, cutting, shampooing, conditioning,...
by Kevin Thom | Oct 22, 2007 | China 2007
I was out early this morning, checking out the neighborhood as it woke up. Tsim Sha Tsui is a busy place at night but it rises slowly in the morning. By about 8am, people were blearily making their way to work, buying breakfast at roadside stands, and peering at their...
