About the Author
Name (pen): Liu Shiao Dai
Constellation: Aquarius
Place of residence: California, U.S.A.
Education: Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Profession: Biochemist
Family: Husband, two older brothers, three older sisters
Languages: Chinese, English
Hobbies: Photography, hiking (loves the mountains)
Favorite pastime: Reading, classical music, Jiang Yu Heng's songs
Favorite Chinese books: "The Three Dynasties", Jing Yiong's books,
Ching Dynasty Emperors series (by Er Yue Ho)
Favorite Jiang Yu Heng's albums: "After many years, looking back",
"Actually I really do care", "Are you afraid of loving me?"
Favorite Jiang Yu Heng's songs: "Loneliness", "Quitting cigarette and
you", "I know you cried that night", "Return voyage",
"Eternal promise", "Are you afraid of loving me?"
Favorite Chinese music/song writers: Li Zi Heng, Jiang Yu Heng
Favorite classical composers: Mahler, Schubert, Mozart
Favorite classical music: Mahler's symphonies (esp. no. 2, 3, 9),
Schubert's piano sonatas and impromptus, Mozart's piano concertos
Favorite operas: Puccini's "Turandot", Berlioz's "Les Troyens",
Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "Le Nozze Di Figaro"
Favorite opera singers: Placido Domingo, Eva Marton
Favorite color: White
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