Tag Archives: moving

Goodbye Foreigners!

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Meg

Cup of Cha‘s post called Goodbye Foreign Visitors describes my feelings on the new visa regulations, only more eloquently than I’d put it. This week involved saying goodbye to expat friends, Sven from Tennessee and Christina both left on Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Terminal 3

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Meg

Hugo and Diana are here! We picked them up in the new Terminal 3. It’s been said before, but that place is gigantic! It’s brand new and well organized, except for a few sets of escalators where down is on the left.  And by … Continue reading →

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Change Of Address

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Meg

My long battle with the Great Firewall is coming to an end, I’m finally moving off Blogspot. My new blog is at SimpsonsParadox.com. Come see my new home! Since I’ve brought all 762 posts (not an exaggeration) over, it seems … Continue reading →

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Alive And Well

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Meg

Just wanted to reassure everyone that the earthquake was very far from Beijing, and Stick and I are fine! If I weren’t so classy, this is where I would put a joke about the earth not moving for either of … Continue reading →

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Selective Hearing

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Meg

Let me explain how Saturday morning works in our house. After I’ve been up for a few hours — and I am not an early riser — I try to get Stick moving. I offer him coffee, I remind him … Continue reading →

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Monday Evening

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Meg

It’s a typical night in the Meg Autonomous Region. We’ve just had dinner, which was a rocking version of Mama Hoffmann’s stuffed mushrooms, only with every ingredient replaced with something I can find in Fengtai. We watched a disc of … Continue reading →

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What My Dad Would Call "Logistics"

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Meg

So I’ve narrowed it down to two possible jobs. One job is Singapore Academy, with small classes, teenage students, all the things I want, but they weren’t able to meet my salary expectation, and between losing our double housing bonus … Continue reading →

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Blog Housekeeping

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Meg

Looks like the blue background makes people want to comment. Thanks! Great to hear from you! Except for the one guy who keeps telling me how to buy discount drugs from Canadian pharmacies, I don’t think he realizes I haven’t … Continue reading →

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OK Computer

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Meg

Chris Anderson , the editor of Wired, is interviewed on 123-reg blog about what Anderson calls the long tail effect, that is, our shift from a few major mainsteam products to a “long tail” of smaller niche products. The shift … Continue reading →

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China Blog Mixtape

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Meg

First, here’s a Danwei article about the way the F-bomb pops up in Chinglish translations, and why. Check it out, if only for the screenshot of the computer translations. Lost Laowai talks about the Rape of Nanking. And not in … Continue reading →

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