Tag: people
member name: 外国人 (Waiguoren) the Great
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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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July 03, 2006 11:24 PM EDT --
Independence day
Long way from liberty's home
Censors watching me.
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August 30, 2006 10:47 PM EDT --
Naguib Mahfouz passed away at the age of 94. He was the first Arab writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988.
A few years ago, when I was fresh out of college and working for the New Jersey . . .
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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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November 22, 2006 05:15 AM EST --
There's a lot of talk about religion here on Gather. There's a lot of people who get aggravated and downright angry about things that are said about or in the name of religion. I won't name . . .
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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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December 18, 2006 01:41 AM EST --
I just came across a blog today with some beautiful photography from India. I thought I should share it with all those who love photography of this sort. Unfortunately, there are no captions.
Enjoy.
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July 27, 2006 10:25 AM EDT --
I don't know why I clicked on the article. It was that obvious. "Al-qaida calls for holy war against Israel." All I could think was, "When did they call that off?" Hasn't Al-qaida . . .
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July 28, 2006 06:55 AM EDT --
Last night I walked into Lao Chongqing, just as I have been almost everyday for the last month, for a few beers. As has become habit, I brought along one of my Chinese textbooks to study. In the last three . . .
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May 31, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
I have to rant a little. This has happened too much in the past week. I write an article and it disappears. It happened to my story about Huanglong...twice. Now it's happened again with a humorous . . .
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June 01, 2006 10:28 PM EDT --
We here at the private school in southern China have an unofficial online betting pool. We thought it might be fun to include some online communities with us.
First allow me to explain the circumstances. . . .
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July 12, 2006 10:29 PM EDT --
It was the end of my first term teaching in China. There wasn't much to do as I had finished the mandatory units in the text. I decided, since I didn't particularly care for the text, to teach . . .
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February 16, 2007 12:06 PM EST --
Our flight took a bit longer than it should have. After an hour in the air of a three-hour flight, the pilot announced (in Thai, Chinese, and English) there was a problem and said we’d have to return . . .
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May 31, 2006 02:03 AM EDT --
Well, maybe I'm not lost. In fact, I've been fortunate enough to not be lost in my seven months here in China. I have had Chinese friends to help me along most of the time. The rest is just dumb . . .
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August 18, 2006 11:14 PM EDT --
This was a first today... I received some Gather spam in my messages. Rather than report it, I'll just let everyone see the message as a warning. I like to think that people on here are . . .
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June 25, 2006 02:03 AM EDT --
Here is yet another delusional candidate for the American political system. This is one of the many reasons why I hate politics and anyone involved in such activities. If we truly were a great democracy, . . .
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June 07, 2006 08:49 PM EDT --
It may not be a joy exactly, but at least I can laugh about it. And so can others.
I have the privilege of teaching some very talented young Chinese students. These students amaze me at times and I forget . . .
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