Flint for Dreams » Hong Kong

Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse

Paul — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:06:00 +0000

Sweet Mandarin is a true life story of 3 generations of Chinese and how they made their living in the restaurant business. I found the story inspiring, showing the pleasure of hard work and accomplishment. Despite this, I also found elements of the story to be a bit cliched in the sense of the "immigrant struggle". This is unfortunate, since the struggle is real and people who immigrate and start business deserve massive praise.

I recommend this book for people who want to have a peek behind the Chinese restaurant owners world, and how their values are transferred down the generations.

It is also a book which connects England and Hong Kong and contains some history of both places. I enjoyed that aspect after my recent trip to Hong Kong, the city of business, without a doubt.

My Little Airport

Paul — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:58:00 +0000

My Little Airport is an indie pop duo out of Hong Kong consisting of composer Ah P and vocalist Nicole singing beautifully cute songs in a mix of Chinese and English, with occasional French. Their songs focus on forbidden romance, erotic overtones, and snapshots of everyday glory like: going to the zoo, getting homework done, or reading French poems. My Little Airport provides validation to being a nerd; their music says that it is possible to be an intellectual who studies hard and has sensuality, sexuality, and fashion sense.

Nicole of My Little Airport:

Watch Ah P and Nicole perform: The Ok Thing To Do On Sunday Afternoon is to Toddle in the Zoo (all in Chinese)

For more, check out their beautiful webpage:
http://www.mylittleairport.com/

Or get their latest from Amazon: Stay As Sweet As You Are