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My Sister The Pirate (Again)

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Meg

My sister Bethie wrote on her own journal about shipboard customs, one of which warms my classicist heart: On another unrelated note, whenever we had all hand get togethers where we were toasting anything, we would toast, then pour one … Continue reading →

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Torch Protests In Europe

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Meg

Tonight World Have Your Say talked about the recent torch protests. I was pleased to be on the show again… But as the discussion went on, I started to get intimidated. There was a really impressive range of guests, including … Continue reading →

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Grave-Sweeping Day

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Meg

My first year in China, Grave-Sweeping Day wasn’t an official state holiday, but this year it became a government-approved day off from work. Lee In China explains how to celebrate this holiday, (no fireworks are involved): Today is a national … Continue reading →

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75 Is The New 50

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Meg

Fantastic post from Mister Teacher on school regulations, third-graders and grade inflation called “Is a 50 good?” Dead on, and funny at the same time. I want to quote it here, but I can’t bring myself to chop up such … Continue reading →

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Sandman

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Meg

From Neil Gaiman’s journal a few days ago: I learned from Wikipedia that Sandman:The Dream Hunters was actually based on Pu Songling’s Strange Stories From A Chinese Studio, which I thought I ought to read. I don’t know if that’s … Continue reading →

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China Blog Mixtape

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Meg

First, here’s a Danwei article about the way the F-bomb pops up in Chinglish translations, and why. Check it out, if only for the screenshot of the computer translations. Lost Laowai talks about the Rape of Nanking. And not in … Continue reading →

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In My Bookmarks…

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Meg

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 →

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Blogspot Unblocked?

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Meg

If you’re reading this through an RSS reader in China, check and see if Blogspot has become magically unblocked in your area, too!

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English-Language China Bloggers

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Meg

Humanaught posted the other day on the lack of ladies on English-language China blogs. I think it has something to do with the lack of female expats in China. I read the adventures of Anna Zhan in Taiwan. (I would … Continue reading →

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McJobs In China

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Meg

According to an article translated by EastSouthWestNorth, a reporter from New Express “received a telephone call from two current university students to say that they have been working part-time at McDonald’s for more than one year and they were just … Continue reading →

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