“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.” - Chinese Proverb (because THEY know how to eat the bastards!)
Just finished trying to put down a 1/2 mug of this instant oatmeal beverage that my co-worker Pam [...]
It’s hard to accurately describe what it is to attend a “Chinese” wedding. Sitting on a surreal plane, precariously balanced between old school Chinese customs and nouveau bridal magazines. The bride goes through no less than three changes of dresses, your attending gift is a pack of smokes, and forget that ‘one plate of food’ [...]
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I realized today that though I've been along for this bloggin' adventure the whole way, some have not and they may be a little unclear as to my current motivations and reasons for living in a country that can often be rather crazy and confusing. So…
People come to China for a bazillion reasons. Some of [...]
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Well, life in China is finally catching up with me. Most days it’s easy to forget that there is an entire collection of lives being lived by people very dear to me in a country that I still call “home” though it isn’t in any functional sense.
That I’m not there living it with them was [...]
Earth Day and Easter seem to have a lot in common. 1) they both happen in April, 2) they both were forgotten by me, 3) they are also both largely ignored or unknown to the 1.3-1.5 billion people residing in the rooster-shaped beauty of the PRoC.
My friend Eric posted this in its entirety at his [...]
