Mailbag: Suzhou, home for cheats and liars?

Jun
22
08

Being that this blog has been around for a while now, and that it consistently lists at the top of the search results for many things “Suzhou”, I tend to get my fair share of e-mails from readers or random passers-by.
Most of these are e-mails from folks moving to Suzhou, or China in general, and [...]

Our Apartment in Suzhou SIP (video/photos)

Jun
8
08

As I mentioned a couple weeks back, we’re moving to a new apartment at the end of the month.
As it is fully furnished (I’ve yet to rent an apartment here that isn’t - though some call into question the definition of “fully”), yesterday we had to head over to the new place and meet with [...]

Movin’ on up … to the first floor

May
21
08

Well, it’s official. Mags, Addie and I are all moving to a new apartment at the end of June.
We’ve been talking about moving for quite a while now, and with our lease up next month, it was time to either piss or get off the pot… alright, there was no pots, and I wouldn’t piss [...]

How us Suzhou Expats can help quake victims

May
14
08

My friend Rebecca just let me know that Suzhou Bookworm, which also has an affiliated location in Chengdu, is collecting donations to assist those affected by Monday’s horrible earthquake in Sichuan. If any fellow Suzhou expats have means to help, please read the following for details.
The Bookworm’s sister branch in Chengdu has become a focal [...]

Am I the only one that didn’t feel it?

May
13
08

So, as everyone is now well aware, China was hit by a major (7.8) earthquake at 2:30 this afternoon. Current reports cite nearly 9,000 dead, and its effects were felt as far north as Beijing, in the south east in Taipei, and directly east of me in Shanghai.
I had no idea.
At the time I would [...]