Monthly Archives: September 2007
Booking A Hotel
I understand that grammar and punctuation are optional on the internet, but isn’t forbidding the use of punctuation taking it a bit too far? eLong.net is breaking this English teacher’s heart.
Hohhot, here we come!
Stick and I decided to go to Inner Mongolia for a few days for the National Day holidays. Stick, being the wonderful boyfriend that he is, responded to “Wanna visit Mongolia?” much the way he responded to “Wanna move to … Continue reading
Mr. and Mrs. Pancake
This is where Stick and I go for lunch most days. All the delights of crispy egg pancakes, and one of the cleanest carts I’ve seen. They also have an amazing, superfast pancake-making rhythm. Mrs. Pancake rolls the dough, then … Continue reading
Non-Standard
I asked my TA a Chinese-language question this morning, and she managed to suppress her laughter long enough to answer me. My Chinese is pretty bad, the tones trip me up, and also I learned to speak in Yantai, and … Continue reading
One of everything, please.
The cocktails menu at the Beijing Outback Steakhouse and me.
International Trade Relations
We went out for a wonderful payday dinner of Western food, but after dinner, Christina began to feel ill, so we decided to grab an immediate cab home. Unfortunately, we came out of the Outback Steakhouse in the ritzy Sun … Continue reading
Meeting Of Minds
It’s sort of an expat joke that the only information determined at a Chinese meeting is the time and place of the next meeting. I think I even saw that on of those “You know you live in China, when…” … Continue reading
A Little Tofu With The Peppers
They weren’t kidding when they said this dish was spicy.
Important Words
Another English teacher’s Chinese lesson on the staffroom blackboard.
