Tag: Made in Macao
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Made in Macao | The bright and dark side of Mahjong
Facing the almost apocalyptic situation in China now, citizens are experiencing a state of isolation. The emptiness on the streets is one that has not been ... -
Made in Macao | The greatest gift of all
This is the season to be shopping. You see people making lists and thinking of buying special gifts, but it is getting harder to achieve. As ... -
Made in Macao | Sumptuous Chinese banquet
From roast suckling pig to shark fin soup, to large steamed giant grouper, more often than not, we are full by the sixth dish of the ... -
Made in Macao | Where has all the ice-cream gone?
What do we miss most about the old Macao? That question came to my mind during a recent class discussion on Macao’s culture. As my students ... -
Made in Macao | Chung Yang: a festival for longevity
The Double Ninth or Chung Yang Festival 重陽節 falls on the October 7 this year. The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar ... -
Made in Macao | Mid-Autumn Festival taboos
Friday the 13th is Black Friday, but this coming Black Friday should be a little bit less “black” because it is also the Mid-Autumn Festival, “Chong ... -
Made in Macao | The most beautiful of times
We are currently in the period of 處暑 (Cyu Syu) End of Heat, of the solar terms, and today also ends the Ghost month. Soon we ... -
Made in Macao | The End of Heat
In my last article, I wrote about one of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms in August, 立秋 (Lap Cau) Autumn, which commenced on the 8th of August. ... -
Made in Macao | Autumn Commences already?
Two of the 24 Solar Terms in Autumn are surprising. 立秋 (Lap Cau), or Autumn, commences on August 8, and 處暑 (Cyu Syu), End of Heat, ... -
Made in Macao | The Moderate and Great Heat of July
These days, it feels terribly hot in Macao. But we are only in the period of Siu Syu 鬼嵌 (Moderate Heat), of the 24 Solar Terms. ... -
Made in Macao | Fall in love to lose weight
Nowadays, we hear the phrases “I have to lose weight” or “I am trying to lose weight” almost every day from people around us. From 200 ... -
Made in Macao | Borrowing East wind for the CCI
These days an ancient Chinese quote keeps resonating in my mind: 萬慤얇備 怜퓐東風 (Everything is ready, except for the East wind). This is a famous quote ... -
Made in Macao | Swimming in ‘Dragon Boat Water’
I have written a lot about stories and legends relating to the coming Tuen Ng Festival, better known as the Dragon Boat Festival, which is tomorrow, ... -
Made in Macao | The complication of ‘thank you’
Cantonese is one of the hardest languages to learn because on top of the difficulty of reading Chinese characters, Cantonese speakers have been inventing more colloquial ... -
Made in Macao | Weighing on the ‘Start of Summer’
The 6th of May marks a new solar term in the Chinese agricultural calendar. We are currently in the term of 접謳Lixia (beginning of summer). As ... -
Made in Macao | A change in long weekend culture
With the Cheng Ming Festival falling on a Friday this year, we are blessed with another long weekend in Macao. As I was thinking about how ... -
Made in Macao | The forgotten customs of the Spring Equinox
Today marks the Spring Equinox (뉴롸 Chun Fan), the 6th of the 24 solar terms of the year, which is one of the feasts that is ... -
Made in Macao | Insects Awaken
Today, the 6th of March, is a special day this year. It was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, and the beginning of abstinence and fasting ... -
Made in Macao | Post-holiday fitness regime
While the new year is generally the time we make, or try to make, life-changing resolutions, the celebration of Chinese New Year usually results in weight-loss ... -
Made In Macao | The DON’Ts for CNY
Jenny Lao-Phillips For many people, especially ladies, every weekend is shoe shopping time. But in the last week of the lunar year, there are even more ... -
Made in Macao | City of romance?
Lately, I saw some advertisements referring to Macao as the City of Romance. I guess being a City of Creative Gastronomy is not enough to bring ... -
Made in Macao | Another kind of Winter Solstice celebration
Aside from making this day a public holiday, the importance of Winter Solstice (Dongzhi) has often been downplayed in recent days. We all know that Winter ... -
Made in Macao | Coming of the ‘Heavy Snow’
Heavy Snow is approaching! Unfortunately, it is not as though we are going to have real snow in Macao. I am, of course, referring to one ... -
Made in Macao | Work-Life Balance and the Seven Sins
Talking about the seven sins as a form of work-life-balance may be against my Catholic beliefs. But as I watched the episode about The Seven on ... -
Made In Macao | The creative yet destructive force of food apps
To quote Nietzsche, “If a temple is to be erected, a temple must be destroyed.” Such is the reality of economic innovation. As the world of ... -
Made in Macao | Why is chrysanthemum wine auspicious?
The Chung Yeung Festival 路陽節, one of the main Chinese festivals of the year, took place one week ago. Two years ago I wrote about how ... -
Made in Macao | National food: rice or noodles?
The Americans have apple-pies on the Fourth of July, and that got me wondering on National Day a few days ago: What food do we consider ... -
Made in Macao | When school starts
This week sees Macao’s mornings getting back to the usual hustle and bustle. A sign that the long summer holidays are over and that schools are ... -
Made in Macao | Ghost time
At this time every year I write about ghosts. We have entered the month of ghosts, and the night of the 14th day of the seventh ... -
Made in Macao | Post-truth or indifference?
In these two years, we have seen quite a number of books and news articles published on the topic of “post-truth”. Journalists are claiming we have ... -
Made in Macao | I think therefore I create: on traffic and romance
One of the greatest miseries we face living in Macao is traffic. Being stuck in traffic is not that bad if we compare to those who ... -
Made in Macao | A thought on creative development
I believe lots of Star Trek lovers, especially those from North America, have played a drinking game. It goes like this. Whenever Mr. Spock says “fascinating”, ... -
Made in Macao | Reminiscence of 90s Pop
Macao and Hong Kong share a similar culture. Aside from the tradition and customs, one thing seems to be exactly the same – our pop-songs culture. ... -
Made in Macao | From street snacks to must-buy souvenirs
When we think about traditional industries in Macao, aside from gaming, we often think about the manufacturing of textiles, fire crackers, matches and Chinese cakes. While ... -
Made in Macao | On CNY red packets
The most popular tradition of the Lunar New Year is of course the practice of giving and receiving Lai Si (red packets). But not everyone knows ...
