Tag Archives: Chinese life
Drinkable Water?
China Daily said yesterday that Beijing has become the first city in China to meet the required safety standards of potable water. The article says the new, clean tap water passed 106 quality tests, but I have to wonder just … Continue reading
Everyone’s Got One!
The guys at Capital One might want to check my blog’s employment status before sending it a credit card application. Just saying.
Well, it could be the Ramones…
This is Stick’s graduation card from his brother and sister-in-law. This picture’s not the greatest, but it includes detailed instructions on how to spend the enclosed check. “We want this to go to towards something fun — A video game, … Continue reading
Editorial Comments
I just got an article back with really good editing suggestions. Some of it was stylistic changes so the magazine will all match, and there was some rephrasing for clarity. It was a nice change, I seem to either get … Continue reading
China Addiction
Stick asked me if I wanted to go back to China at the end of the summer. I don’t know, I don’t feel an amazing love of Yantai. China is like Wonkaland, and while I’m still curious about China, the … Continue reading
Chinese Movie Pirates
No, not the 7 kwai DVDs from the back room. China has censored part of the latest instalment of hit Hollywood movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” for “vilifying and defacing the Chinese”, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday. … Continue reading
Graduation
We had graduation on Monday night. It was great to see my students all dressed up and to meet their families. Unfortunately, it was really disorganized. Get here at 6, bring your certificates and sit in the front rows! No, … Continue reading
