About Me

  • About Me: Sinophile, Teacher, Surfer, Birder, Hiker, Chinese Cook

Television

  • Favorite Channels: BBC, CCTV
  • Favorite Reruns: Kung Fu
  • Most Addictive Show: Tampa Bay Rays Baseball
  • Favorite Theme Song: Hill Street Blues
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Hill Street Blues

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Mike
  • Nationality: U.S.A.
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Heroes: Mateo Ricci
  • Interests: China, Chinese Cooking and food, Surfing, the natural world, hiking, birding, my children
  • Expertise: China
  • Occupation: Teaching
  • Industry: Education
  • Website: http://www.chow.com/profile/180641

Travel

  • Places I love: Hong Kong, Nanning, Guangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu, Nanchang, Southern China
  • Places I've been: Southern China, West Coast of the USA, Florida
  • Places to see before I die: Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, more of China, Malayasia, Viet Nam, India, Borneo (both sides), Papua New Guinea
  • Dream Vacation: Take the train around south China. Get on and off where I want.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Mao Nin, Brad Paisley, Frank Zappa, Donovan, Teresa Teng, Alan Jackson...
  • Favorite Albums: Overnight Sensation (Zappa), Time Well Wasted (Paisley), A Gift From A Flower To A Garden (Donovan)...
  • Favorite Genre: Most (except western opera - I'm not too fond of that)
  • Favorite Songs: "Too Much (Tai Duo)" by Tanya Chua, "You Need A Man Around Here" by Brad Paisley
  • Songs for Roadtrips: "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson, "Africa" by Toto
  • Band I wish I was in: Mothers of Invention

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Chinese
  • Favorite Dishes: Mapo Tofu, All Dim Sum, Lao You Noodles (Nanning Dish)
  • Favorite Drinks: Ales (any)
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Jiaozi, Baozi
  • Best meal ever: A curry in the old Furama Hotel in Hong Kong
  • My Original Recipes: Papo Tofu (an original version of the original Mapo Tofu
  • Favorite Restaurants: Yet Wah (San Francisco), Greenville Noodle Company (Hong Kong), China Yuan (Tampa),

Books

  • Favorite Books: Sidhartha, Tolken's Trilogy
  • Favorite Authors: Herman Hesse, JR Tolken, Lemony Snicket
  • Favorite Genres: Fantasy, Travel, Old Chinese Classics
  • Favorite Characters: Bilbo Bagins