Date posted: July 25, 2023 The Mysterious Lotus Casebook After spotting the show in the IQIYI show lineup, I have waited patiently for the show to begin airing. The air date was delayed a couple of times lately, but I finally was able to spot three episodes on YouTube starting on Sunday, July 23. I… Continue reading Mysterious Lotus Casebook – Chinese Drama Updates

August Reading Plans 2023 Seems like the summer is going by at a nice pace. At my vantage point, things are pretty good, but could have been better or could have been worst based on some of the news I am hearing. I am not paying attention as much as I should, but I am… Continue reading August Reading Plans 2023

Posted: July 20, 2023 According to Baidu Baike, Ode to Joy season 5 has been announced for later in 2023. The exact dates for the broadcast has not been announced. The series continues from season 4 which aired earlier this year, with the same cast of characters that started in season 3. Jiang Shu Ying… Continue reading Ode to Joy 5 – Chinese Drama Updates

French Exit – A Review Frances is getting older. Her husband has recently passed away. Her adult son still lives with her. She has spent a lot of time being married to a rich man. Now she decides to go away to Paris, and she takes Malcolm with her along with a cat. The book… Continue reading July Reading w/ Booktube at War TBR

Bitter Medicine – A Review Elle is a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine. Luc is a half-elven warrior. While she is working menial tasks and writing enchanted Chinese calligraphy for change, he is out capturing outlaw magical beings. Elle uses her magic to help Luc on cases, but there is beginning to be… Continue reading June Reading Plans 2023

Date Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 After over 20 years as singer and songwriter, Ellen Braun is turning to a new chapter in her career. Starting Thursday night with Each & Every Song, she brings a new one-woman 90-minute theatrical production to Calgary audiences. With music incorporated throughout the set, there is bound to be… Continue reading Ellen Braun in Each & Every Song at DIY Theatre

Downstage’s Stage It FestivalDate posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 The last few days leading to Stage It Festival have been spent on finalizing the schedule and the technical aspects of live theatre. The weekend festival to highlight the work of emerging artists starts Thursday, May 11 and goes until Sunday, May 14. Downstage Theatre has… Continue reading Stage It Festival with Downstage Theatre

Director Tom Huang made the film after his own father went through depression. He had to figure out what the mental illness and get his parents to understand what it is. “I had to get my parents to understand that depression is a disease, and not just a feeling,” Huang says. “It is hard to… Continue reading Dealing with Dad at FascinAsian Film Festival

The concern over the future of Chinatown has been felt in Calgary, as well as Chinatowns across Canada and the United States. With a protest in 2016 over the proposal of a new building complex, community members in Calgary, along with the city itself made a concentrated effort with the Tomorrow’s Chinatown Advisory Group that… Continue reading Big Fight in Little Chinatown

May Reading Plans – Asian Readathon TBR Happy Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and AAPI month in the United States. I want to read as many books by Asian authors as possible. A new book by Kevin Chong was released in April. I have his book, The Plague (2018), as part of my TBR for… Continue reading Asian Readathon TBR – May 2023