Author Archives: Meg
In My Bookmarks…
Short but awesome post on Assumed Knowledge from Teaching Game Design about being a game designer: If you tell people you’re a game designer, one of the two typical reactions is “hey, I have this great idea for a game…” … Continue reading
Google China
Just something we passed the other night in Haidian… it’s bizarre to see a physical Google entity. Edit 1/17/10: After mysterious hackers attempted to break into the GMail accounts of Chinese activists, Google seems to be sick of the Great … Continue reading
Not-So-Live At The BBC
Here’s the podcast of the World: Have Your Say show from Wednesday. If you’re not in China, I’ve heard you can hear the show online, as well.
Ganges In Haidian
Wednesday night, we went to Ganges, a small Indian restaurant in Haidian. ( ??????160? or go to the south entrance of Qing Hua University) They were full when we arrived but managed to seat us pretty quickly. While we were … Continue reading
This Picture Is Not Photoshopped
This week most of my English classes were rescheduled and moved to the McDonalds as a cultural field trip. Instead of doing regular lessons, I was to teach them hamburger, fries, chicken, ice cream and Coke. Yes, Coke and not … Continue reading
Live At The BBC
I wrote about Christine Ohuruogu for the Beijing Olympics Fan! blog yesterday, and tonight I got an email from the BBC asking if I’d like to talk about it for World Have Your Say. Would I? Of course! BBC radio … Continue reading
Der Landgraf
This Saturday, Stick and I went out to German restaurant in Fengtai. We planned to trek out there, have lunch and then, assuming an authentic German restaurant didn’t exist in a vacuum, wander around the area. Der Landgraf was easily … Continue reading
Email To My Mother
Dear Mom, Can you send me some jeans for Christmas? I want the same size 6 boot cut Gap jeans you got me last year, they were perfect but I ripped them sliding into my seat in Duck Duck Goose. … Continue reading
Rewarding Good Behaviour
Today I did a lesson on clothes which involved my kids asking and telling each other what they were wearing. My kids have uniforms, so to prevent a mind-numbingly repetitive class, I had some students dress up. When I pulled … Continue reading
Thankful For…
If this picture had accompanying sound, it would be “TEACHER MEG!!!”
