Tag Archives: Stick

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Posted on January 20, 2008 by Meg

Today we stopped playing Civ long enough for lunch at Mexican Wave and a visit to the Guiyou silk market. (Stick’s discovered that if you don’t develop alphabet, but everyone else does, you really don’t need it to trade techs.) … Continue reading →

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Not Fixed

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Meg

In Yantai, I used to have an electric outlet in my shower, now we have multiple outlets in the shower. These are bigger, so I suppose that’s an upgrade. After a week without hot water, I was willing to take … Continue reading →

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Modern Beauty Salon

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Meg

Yesterday, I stopped by the Modern Beauty Salon in the Ginza Mall, mainly to use their shower. I needed the shower because on Monday our hot water heater died in spectacular fashion. (Obviously, calls to a certain Fairly Useless Boss … Continue reading →

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Even Battery-Shopping Is Fun

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Meg

Things in China are a little different. At home, a calculator might come with extra batteries. In China, batteries come with a free calculator. I imagine this one as one of those Amazon recommendations. “If you enjoyed electronic devices, try … Continue reading →

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Wangfujing Snack Street

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Meg

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 →

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Chinese Bargaining

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Meg

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 →

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Welcome To Take Beijing Taxi

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Meg

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!

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Character Studies

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Meg

Yesterday afternoon, I had a job interview at a Singaporean-owned English academy, to do training and prep for Chinese students who’ll be studying overseas in English-speaking countries. My prospective boss asked me two or three basic questions, then told me … Continue reading →

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Birthday Omelette

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Meg

Today is Stick’s birthday! Manfred and Xuemei invited us to celebrate his birthday with them tonight, so I cooked Stick his special birthday dinner last night. “Special” in China, that is. I made him a big hash-and-cheese omelette! You can’t … Continue reading →

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As If By An Occult Hand

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Meg

We got our Christmas box from my parents today! They sent lovely things like jeans for me and a sweatshirt for Stick, cookies, mac&cheese and matzo ball mix. Delicious Western yumminess, and wonderful clothes that fit me! Also my parents … Continue reading →

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