Category Archives: New York City

Priorities

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Meg

Some of Stick’s students will be receiving their red scarves in a Children’s Day ceremony next week. I believe they’re called honglinjin (or is it honglinjian? Not entirely sure). You see them on Chinese schoolchildren all the time. These red … Continue reading →

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PayPal: Part 2

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Meg

PayPal isn’t letting me withdraw any money since they’ve cleverly detected that I’m using the account in China. I still know my mother’s maiden name and my secret numbers, but the customer service guy says that’s not quite enough, and … Continue reading →

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Thorn Birds

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Meg

???, I just wanted to let you know that I do have a copy of a certain novel, whose heroine shares my name. I’ve got The Thorn Birds right here! I’ve got Scarlett on the other side to keep my … Continue reading →

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Vade Mecum?

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Meg

David beat me to the punch on this one, but I wanted to make sure you didn’t forget your vade mecum. Whatever that is.

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Oddly Appropriate

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Meg

I’m exhausted after a few very full days, I’ll post properly tomorrow. I had dinner and KTV tonight with the awesome CNReviews team, Elliott Ng, Min Guo and David Feng, and talk turned to checking blog stats and search terms, … Continue reading →

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Meggie Fashion

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Meg

Finally, my fashion sense is appreciated.

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PayPal

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Meg

Well, that’s annoying. PayPal noticed I made a purchase in China and froze my account while they look into it.

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My English Name Is Voldemort

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Meg

Thanks to Sven (who does not foster age-inappropriate crushes) for the title. I asked one of my classes to write about their Chinese names. What’s your Chinese name? Who choose your name? What does it mean? Are you named after … Continue reading →

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Twelve Kwai Of Trouble

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Meg

Stick and I went back to our possible hutong home, mostly to see if we could find it on our own. We were successful, and I fell even more in love with the neighborhood. The area is Brick Factory Road, … 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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