Climatized

Jan
31
05

Well, I think I’m finally settling into my groove. It’s difficult to get to know a city when it’s generally too cold out to do much exploring - but now with three weeks in country, I have a pretty basic, but solid, understanding of where things are, how to get to and from (a) AND [...]

Feeding The Dog At The Table

Jan
27
05

Right. So I did it. Despite moral objections to the way in which the animal is killed, I can officially say - for the first time in my life - that I have cold, dead dog in my fridge.

After class today my neighbour Matthew and I went out for some Korean food. By and by [...]

You Down With KTV? Yeah, You Know Me!

Jan
24
05

Right… so I think I totally confused the guy where I buy beer today. I gave him back the bits of cardboard that vouched that he owed me 2 kuai for the refund on the four bottles of beer I bought the other day… the problem entered when I bought him all 10 bottles that [...]

What’s in a name…

Jan
22
05

“I view living the day-to-day grind sort of like smoking. It’s not cool, it’s bad for you and in the end, it just leaves you feeling dirty and used.”
Names. A funny thing at the best of times, in China it’s a bit of an on-going practical joke that Westerners use to communicate to those that [...]

A Note From Nong

Jan
21
05

Right, so I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned to any of you my friend Nong in Thailand. I met her in Chiang Mai when she introduced herself to me as my new Thai girlfriend. She’s quite funny.
Anyway, despite being funny, and a bit in need of a boyfriend, she is also one of the [...]