Tag Archives: Chinese life
Slight Improvement
My reading has improved to the point where I’m no longer tormenting Stick by reading numbers and compass directions from signs. Today we passed one with the combination ??, so I sang “It’s electric! Boogie-woogie-woogie!” Sometimes I wonder how Stick … Continue reading
Politics In The Market
Although I’m still mourning my old veggie market, I’ve found a nice new place down the street. I miss chatting with my patient veggie lady, but this new shop is pretty good. The produce is fresh, the shop’s clean, the … Continue reading
Selective Hearing
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
Freedom Fries With Chinese Characteristics
I heard a rumor at school today that the Tous Les Jours bakery was picketed by anti-French groups (who apparently don’t know that Tous Les Jours is owned by a South Korean company). Anyone know if this is true? Subscribe … Continue reading
Washing My Hair
We stopped in Wu-Mei Mart the other night to buy out their entire stock of see if they had any Herbal Essences. To my great delight, I found a rack of the old-style conditioners, but I searched for the matching … Continue reading
Spin
It’s impossible now to sort out truth from lies from spin from judicious editing in Tibet. Depending on who’s talking, huge numbers of innocent Tibetans were killed by over-zealous Han police… or innocent Han bystanders were killed by a violent … Continue reading
Cadbury Egg!
We got a package from Scep and Katie today…. guess what was in it? YEAH!!! (If you’re wondering what’s going on with my hair here, this picture presents firm evidence that when enough people say it’s yellow, my hair decides … Continue reading
Tragedy
The day that I’ve been dreading since we first arrived in China has finally come. Part of me knew it was going to happen, all the signs were there, but I was hoping I would have at least a few … Continue reading
So Much Depends…
“So Much Depends” with Chinese characteristics.
Essentials Of Life
The Beijing air grime that settles on everything has caused some issues with our DVD player, CD drives, laptop fans and probably our lungs, too, but they don’t give error messages. Stick’s CD drive has been extra tempermental recently, and … Continue reading
