A China Blog On Suzhou Expat Life

New Dog, New Tricks

It’s been a while since I’ve given an update on the puppy, and what better way then to show you all how cute and clever she is.
Addie’s now 3.5 months old, and is growing faster than tension on the plateau. She’s still got another two weeks before her rabies shot and license, so is [...]

Upgrade for Dao By Design

If ever in the future this blog dies or simply fades into obscurity it’ll be for one simple reason - Dao By Design. The bastard.
As long-time readers might be aware, my full-time gig isn’t witty Chinese commentary (some would argue it’s not even my part-time gig). To keep the lights on, I run a small [...]

English movie cinema in Suzhou

There were a few major adjustments I had to undergo when I moved to Suzhou from Dalian back in August 2006, namely: a lack of abundant Korean food, no Walmart, no slick light-rail mass transit, and no English-language movie theatres.
Well, it’s been a year and a half and I’m happy to report that this little [...]

What would you do if I sang out of tune?

A Canadian friend of mine here in Suzhou is getting married this weekend and he’s asked me to be the English-language emcee (it’s bilingual, as the bride is a Suzhou local - so maybe trilingual?) at his wedding.
Fortunately for me, my job is mostly translational and I’ll not have to give any long and/or personal [...]

Got a China-centric blog? Check out the China Blog Network

As I know many folks that meander by here are bloggers like myself, I wanted to make sure you all heard about the China Blog Network.
I’ll not reiterate it all here again, as I’ve already posted about it at Lost Laowai, but bare bones:

In an effort to tie together all us sinobloggers, we’re launching the [...]