reflections/essays
lost in shanghai
Written originally in English, these essays were translated and published in Chinese in the 'LOOKING EAST' column of Oriental Outlook, a weekly news magazine with a domestic circulation of 200,000 in China and latterly in Wall Street Journal Chinese from 2012 until 2013 under column titled 'Lost in Shanghai‘ ????.
BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Halcyon days of New York
2013-05 Wall Street Journal Chinese
LOOKING AT OLD AGE
Who is looking after her?
2013-04-11 Wall Street Journal Chinese (www.cn.wsj.com)
I HAVE A DREAM
An answer to the call for China Dream
2013-03-11 Wall Street Journal Chinese (www.cn.wsj.com)
SHANGHAI GIRLS; SHANGHAI MEN
The battle of the sexes
2013-02-28 Wall Street Journal Chinese (www.cn.wsj.com)
TOP UP MY PHONE CARD!
Who is paying for what?
2013-02-22 Wall Street Journal Chinese (www.cn.wsj.com)
WHY I WOULD NEVER SEND MY KIDS TO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
Do the sums
2012-05-22 Wall Street Journal Chinese (www.cn.wsj.com)
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
Tiger Mom, get in line!
2012-015-17 Wall Street Journal Chinese (www.cn.wsj.com)
THE DEADLINES I'VE MISSED
Some deadlines are non-negotiable
2012-01-12 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
MEDIOCRE PERFECTION
Perfection at all costs
2010-01-29 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
CHILDREN WITHOUT A SOCIAL LIFE
Must going to school in China be so lonely?
2010-01-02 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
MASOCHISTIC EDUCATION
Can you ever live down that 58?
2009-12-10 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
LIFE IN A COMPARATIVE ECONOMY
How much does a cup of coffee cost in Shanghai?
2009-11-13 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
THE ROAD TO FREEDOM
The Chinese are about to overtake the U.S. and the number one car market.
But is it good news?
2009-07-16 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
LUXURY EDUCATION
What price a good education?
2009-04-29 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
SOCIAL CODE AND GLOBALIZATION
How well do those unspoken social codes travel across the globe?
2009-03-24 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
ALEXANDER THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Why DO Shanghai school children outperform?
2008-09-21 & 2008-09-28 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
Printed in two parts
MIXED BLOOD, MIXED MARRIAGES
The Chinese are fascinated by mixed children, but just what does it
mean to be in a mixed marriage?
2008-03-21 & 2008-03-28 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
Printed in two parts
THE BUBBLE LIFE: POLO IN CHINA
A look at the first Polo exhibition match in China held at the Nine
Dragons Polo Club in Zhejiang
2007-11-16 & 2007-11-23 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
Printed in two parts