Category Archives: Beijing
On BBC Radio Again!
I got to be on World Have Your Say again last night! The show was on the Africa Cup of Nations, and the changes happening in Ghana due to international sports, and I was asked some questions on the changes … Continue reading
Generation XyWrite
A long time ago, there was an awesome DOS word processing program called XyWrite. It was long before point-and-click, instead there was command line where you’d type in the abbreviations for margins and formatting and so forth. You could set … Continue reading
Conversations That Can Only Happen In Beijing
Meg: Whoa! Is that a six-story neon light-up Eiffel tower? Stick: Where?
The Reason Behind Beijing Traffic
Stick and I were in a taxi home tonight, chatting about this and that. “What’s the word for left again?” Stick asked me, “Is it zuo?” Our driver hit the brakes and did a traffic-stopping left turn into a nearby … Continue reading
What My Dad Would Call “Logistics”
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
Thanks Andrea!
The best Christmas present I can remember! Nutella shipped to Beijing! She also sent us Munchkin Chthulu!
Wangfujing Snack Street
It’s time for another trip to Wangfujing to visit the foreign-language bookstores! I’ve read everything in the house at least twice (Except for Scarlett, because seriously, once was more than enough.) and needed to restock, and Stick was looking for … Continue reading
Chinese Bargaining
The other day, I interviewed for a really lovely ESL program at X College. Everything was going well, and the interviewer told me that because of my experience and qualifications, they were prepared to offer me a higher-than-usual starting salary, … Continue reading
Welcome To Take Beijing Taxi
Stick, on the inflated currency in Back To The Future’s 2015: A hundred and fifty for a cab ride? They must have gone all the way across town!
Decisions, Decisions
Stick: Do you think I should hang the laundry in the bathroom where it’ll smell like turtle tank or on the balcony where it’ll smell like Beijing?
