Our big boss’s age is a big secret!

Earlier this year, my boss’s boss, the VP based in our head office in Singapore came to Beijing for a couple of meetings. One of our clients, a state owned company, wanted to give him a present – something that indicated his animal sign. Well, that equals to asking for one’s age, which is invariably a secret. Both our boss and his assistant happened to be out of the office that day, so I turned to another colleague for help. She texted the boss, but got no reply. Later she told me on skype that it was rooster. “He didn’t reply, but I guessed after asking around for his age. It’s 99.9% correct.” Hmm…the mystery is solved, but cultural differences exist forever.

夏天来了

街边饭馆儿的座位又摆到了户外，
烤串儿的炉子又冒起了浓烟。
院儿里的孩子突然冒了出来，
路上的姑娘们迫不及待地穿起了连衣裙。
突然之间，已是夏天。

今年北京的春天是十年来持续时间最短的一个春天。烟台这时候还很凉快。原来这十年来并不是全球变暖导致春天越来越短，而是内地的气候就是如此。

不喜欢夏天。不喜欢夏天的热。

Clean eating

Consuming food in its most natural state – or as close as possible to it – is the soul of clean eating. It’s not a diet; it’s a lifestyle approach to food and its preparation, leading to health, well-being and a lean look.

Yes, it's exactly what I've been aiming at. Going veg may be hard, but eating clean is least I can do.