I have been wearing leather dress shoes for a couple years now. I started with Allen Edmond's wingtips but I found the quality was not as good as advertised. My Allen Edmond's black wingtips are in terrible shape now. I will have to get them refurbished once I get back to the US in a year. They only lasted over a year so I am disappointed. Last May I passed through Hong … [Read more...] about Zee’s Leatherware in Hong Kong
Archives for 2016
Remembering Smokey
Seems so long ago now. Smokey died six and a half years ago from kidney failure due to poisoning at my previous house in the Phu Nhuan District. Thanks to Dropbox, I can still have some memories of him. I miss the little guy. … [Read more...] about Remembering Smokey
Vietnam and Bad Air Quality
Again I am surprised by how poor the air is in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. I expected it to be better in the rainy season. Consistently Shanghai's air has been cleaner than the air in Ho Chi Minh City. This was not expected especially with a constant wind blowing in the city. I hear that factories are moving to Vietnam from China due to lower labor costs. Maybe this is … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Bad Air Quality
Caobao Street – Shanghai
Caobao Street, pronounced Saobao, is a long street near my apartment. Always busy. Rush hour means you should avoid this street. Crossing the street can take up to five minutes at the crosswalks. … [Read more...] about Caobao Street – Shanghai
Teaching Command Line in Shanghai
One of things I try to instill in my ICT and Computer Science students is the importance of the command line. For most of us who learned how to use computers in the 1980s and 1990s, the command line was important. I never used a graphical user interface until my father got the Amiga 500, a trusty ole computer that eventually pushed me to Linux. Many of my students have … [Read more...] about Teaching Command Line in Shanghai