Destination: China

Gallery: Xuanwu Hospital

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Photo Gallery

WDITOT Department: Indian Doctors

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [392]

On the Indian doctor drain: "We desperately need our brains to be contained in our own heads to maintain a momentum of development." --Dr. Lue Jie, Public Affairs Administration and Health Economics Specialist. Keep our brains in our heads?  ... Read more >

Elsewhere In Asia Department: Indian Doctors

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [368]

There is one Indian doctor in the US for every 1,325 Americans.  However, there is only one Indian doctor for more than 2,400 Indians. --China Daily News

On Chinese Young People

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [424]

Chinese kids are friendly, patient, attentive, helpful and tolerant.  They don't spray paint stupid monikers in public places.  They don't impose their musical tastes on you from static-thumping vehicular serenity annihilators.  They are happy with the ... Read more >

Thursday: Back to Xuanwu

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Views [860]

Back to Xuanwu for another day. By now, we're very familiar with Stepping Classroom No. 2. Today, we divide into two groups; mine heads to General Surgery. It could be interesting, although one of my friends groans--she despises the OR. We wend our way ... Read more >

Tags: second week, sichuan restaurant, xuanwu hospital

Smokin'

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [619]

Chinese men smoke.  From the age of about 15, Chinese men smoke.  It's like a rite of passage.  Learning to ride a bike, getting braces, smoking. There's nothing abnormal about it in China, especially in the countryside.  Women, who rarely smoke, ... Read more >

A long journey

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [488]

We were to leave Laos at 10pm to go to China on a sleeper bus.  The bus station was a fair way out of town and at a sort of Lao diner.  There were 2 other westerners(americans) waiting as well.  When we booked our bus ticket the lady at the travel ... Read more >

Dead Soldiers & KFC

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [444]

A WWII vet once told me that after a battle, you could have walked from one end of the field to the other without touching the ground, walking on bodies. After Mount St. Helens blew I walked from one mountain to another without touching the ground, ... Read more >

Flip flops

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [432]

It's nearly time to pack away those winter clothes.  Today was so pleasant that I actually wore flip flops -- the first time since about October that such a delight has graced my feet.   It's no longer too cold to put my clothes in the drying room.  ... Read more >

On Tibet

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [391]

Tibet was part of China when Columbus was just a smile on his Papa's face. It is far too early for me to form an opinion on "freeing" Tibet--I haven't even been there yet--but I can and do question the wisdom of basing one's opinions on what ... Read more >

WDITOT Department: Panda Mating

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [401]

Panda pornography has been used to encourage lazy pandas to have sex but now a fresh routine is keeping the threatened species alive.  Young male pandas are now taking part in a rigorous "sexercise" program. "We use apples to lure male ... Read more >

Wednesday: TCM

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By enanareina | Views [982]

Wednesday was going to be special. Today, we were finally going to see some TCM, or Traditional Chinese Medicine, which up until now most of us have only talked about with little knowledge. We arrived at Xuanwu and went back to Stepping Classroom No.... Read more >

Tags: night life, second week, tcm, wanfujing

Foreigner in SHANTOU

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 | By jay2008 | Views [10444] | Comments [43]

foreigner in Shantou? Yes i am a foreigner who live in Shantou   There are few foreigners who live in Shantou ,I know some of them-  Does any foreigner come to shantou for traveling? I have not met and know a person who visited Shantou for tour  ,shantou ... Read more >

Tags: foreigner, shantou

Don't they have machines for that?

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [598]

Since arriving in China, it's become far too obvious that most of the work done by most of the people is just so they can have a job. There are A LOT of people in this country. A lot of people that need rice to eat. A lot of people that need money ... Read more >

Best foot massage in Shantou

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 | By jay2008 | Views [5012]

Shantou city, I have been working here for three years, I am not a local and can't speak Chaoshan .Shantou is one of the best place for sea food,cheap-- I think if anyone has a chance to come to this city , don't miss sea food!! Yes foot massage ... Read more >

Tags: china, foot massage, guangdong, shantou