Ok, I’m a couple days late in posting it - but Happy Canada Day!
This year’s Canada Day marked the fourth I’ve been in China for, but the first I’ve celebrated - and what’s better, we did it properly with a BBQ and beer!
I had tossed around the idea of doing a Canada Day BBQ a [...]
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Tagged with: addie • b&q • bbq • Canada-Day • holiday • july 1st |
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Just a quick notice to say to everyone that today officially starts a 3-day mourning period, and will include a 3-minute moment of silence across the nation at 2:28pm this afternoon.
Whether you are a reader in or out of China, please join me in observing this moment of silence and taking the time to remember [...]
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Tagged with: earthquake • moment of silence • mourning • natural disaster • sichuan • tragedy |
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So as of some yet undisclosed time today I officially became an uncle!
My sister gave birth to a whopping 9 lbs. 9 1/2 oz bouncing baby boy named Gabriel. I’ve yet to receive all the details, but was too excited to wait and post about it - I’m going to assume he’s got the appropriate [...]
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Tagged with: babies • family • gabriel • uncle ryan |
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So, the fateful day has arrived - the day when Carrefour unleashes its anti-China, pride-taking, I-fart-in-your-general-direction May Holiday sale on the masses of Chinese willing to sell out their nation in order to save a few jiao.
The sale, of course, is backed by French members of the Eight-Nation Alliance, who were frozen more than 100 [...]
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Tagged with: beijing 2008 • carrefour • labour day • may holiday • olympics |
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So, spring is in the air in lovely Suzhou. Yes - our two weeks of paradise have arrived, and just in time for the droves of tourists looking to capture a picture of the city’s tranquil gardens (which are overflowing with tourists looking to capture a picture of the city’s tranquil gardens).
Spring always stirs in [...]
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