Tag: china
member name: 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great
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October 13, 2007 05:50 AM EDT --
I've ranted about the Great Firewall of China before. My biggest complaint was that it prevented me from reading any and all blogs hosted on blogspot.com, including my own. However, I could still post . . .
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April 05, 2007 12:37 AM EDT --
There are a lot of things I haven't written about over the last two months or so. I've had an eventful time here in southern China--some of it good, some not so much.
The first incident was shortly . . .
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March 17, 2009 04:05 PM EDT --
What have I missed? Where have I been?
It's been well over a year since I was last able to log into this site. I returned to China from a holiday in the states to find that the site was blocked . . .
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June 01, 2006 02:28 AM EDT --
As a waiguoren (foreigner), I have grown accustomed to the stares of fascination from the Chinese. Everyone wants to talk to you here, even if they only speak the seven words every Chinese knows. I've . . .
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July 16, 2006 04:41 AM EDT --
The main attraction on my first journey through Sichuan Province was Jiuzhaigou (nine villages). This beautiful park is listed as a World Heritage Site. It became known to the world in 1986 when an American . . .
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September 24, 2007 03:52 AM EDT --
I've been asking a lot of questions in my classes for the first few weeks of the semester. I want to get to know my students because I only see them once every other week (except for my PhD class, . . .
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November 01, 2007 03:02 AM EDT --
In the last month, my wife and I have been eating out a bit more. It's a bit of a celebration because we've been good about saving our money on unncessary purchases. We decided that we should . . .
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November 29, 2007 03:36 AM EST --
I have realized that I need to learn some different vocabulary in Chinese. I just returned from the copy room with a small activity for class next week, but there was a slight misunderstanding.
The . . .
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October 11, 2006 09:01 AM EDT --
I was walking to school this morning along the same route as always. Although today I was a few minutes later than usual. I was just in time to see the primary school students performing their poorly-choreographed . . .
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October 16, 2006 07:26 PM EDT --
This is amazing. This article is all about the knock-off art market in China. I can't believe this "artist colony" exists right near me.
Follow the link:
http://zenshenzhen.blogspot.com/2006/10/art-lover-if-youve-ever-been-in-cheap.html . . .
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July 03, 2006 11:24 PM EDT --
Independence day
Long way from liberty's home
Censors watching me.
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September 05, 2006 09:58 AM EDT --
It seems I'm having more difficulty studying Chinese these days. I was doing great during last term and through the summer. But it's not so good anymore.
I used to go down to my favorite restaurant, . . .
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September 10, 2006 04:33 AM EDT --
Where's my classroom?
I think I should have that printed on a sign and hang it around my neck. Last Monday was the first day of classes for me. I got to share the other teachers' classrooms. It . . .
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September 17, 2006 07:48 AM EDT --
A few nights ago I had my first experience with the Chinese Welfare Lottery.
It was after my extremely difficult Chinese class in which I understood next to nothing that I went with Winnipeg to dinner . . .
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October 03, 2006 01:13 AM EDT --
There's a serious dilemma going on here in Shenzhen. It's caused by the crude driving abilities of the city's population. I've been an unfortunate witness to the problems of Chinese motion . . .
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March 29, 2007 10:14 PM EDT --
The Great Firewall of China has done it again. Blocking access wherever I go.
When I first arrived, I couldn't access my blog, but I could still post on it. Over the summer, I was granted full access . . .
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May 14, 2007 09:23 PM EDT --
What's that you say? You can't find a different tasting beer in China? Well, that's not entirely true. On my way home tonight, I stopped off at the 24-hour store for a beer. I figured I'd . . .
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January 30, 2007 10:08 PM EST --
Maybe it's a sign before the lunar new year here in China. I got very lucky yesterday.
My girlfriend and I decided to take a trip to Xixiang Carrefour here in Bao'an. I figured I could pick up . . .
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August 30, 2007 04:29 AM EDT --
On Monday I get to start all over again. After two months of vacation (part of which involved traveling with family and getting married), I get to go back to work at a new job that I've been anticipating . . .
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September 08, 2007 04:57 AM EDT --
Wonderful beer. Or pijiu as we in the Middle Kingdom like to say. Too bad there isn't any real beer in China. It all tastes the same.
Recently in the news were reports about Tsingtao Beer profits. . . .
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