Little boy showing off his kung fu in Shanghai

Little boy showing off his kung fu in Shanghai (Photo credit: http://people-imeet.tumblr.com/)

Stay special!

I saw this single flower by itself in a twine of leaves.  Dare to stand out!  We must not forget how special and beautiful we are!  

Miranda Lambert and writing at the library

Went to the San Marino public library to write Book 4 of my book series titled, "The Beijing Beauties". Opening scene of a chapter involved sitting across a beautiful blonde sorority girl and I was struggling with it.  The ideas were there but I couldn't get it all together.  Suddenly, I looked up... and saw Miranda Lambert gracing the cover of a magazine on a shelf directly across from my PC and the ideas came to me. 

Thankful for inspirations and feeling blessed! #china #Beijing #amwriting 

Young Chinese women with bound feet in the early 1900's. A social practice that symbolized status at that time.

Young Chinese women with bound feet in the early 1900's.  A social practice that symbolized status at that time.

Not All Chinese look "Chinese"

Not all Chinese look “Chinese." 

This girl is Chinese. She is Uyghur from the Western province of Xinjiang whom are mostly European and Asian ancestry.

There are 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities in China and some of them are genetically Turkish, Central Asians, Europeans or even Russians. Here is a photo of Uyghur Chinese girl.

Jackie Chan in the film, 'Drunken Master' - 1978

Jackie Chan in the film, 'Drunken Master' - 1978 

Children in China, 1916

Children in China, 1916