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Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By chinapies | Views [674]
Whooooah! The last time I posted a blog on this blog (?) was the freakin' 16th of October! What the heck has happened to me??? Oh.
That's right. I've become used to this place. Seeing a bicycooter
trundle past with a 4-metre-high load of crap ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [767] | Comments [2]
While it was nearly a week ago, I'm still dwelling on my Thanksgiving festivities. A summary: Case, Mario, and I, realizing that we're the only family we've got in this city, decided that having a proper Thanksgiving celebration was a definite must.... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By thesanders | Views [425]
I had a funny Lost in Translation moment the other day. For those of you that haven’t seen that movie, it’s a good way to make two hours feel like five or a five hour flight feel like an eternity. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By pixiefish | Views [575]
I sliced through with mathematical patience for the first time, accepting that balance is apart of everything and symmetry is beauty and precision combined. The ducks are placed in their rotary carnival wheel and I watch as they start to dance. ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By traveling_raccoon | Photo Gallery
Love China? Love Arts? Then THIS is seriously the PLACE TO BE.
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By traveling_raccoon | Views [891]
It was almost 1 AM when I woke up. Save for the faint light to the far left of the room, everything else was dark. It should be---it's 1 AM, after all. But
while the rest of the world sleeps on and dreams of a better tomorrow,
my roommate's voice ... Read more >
Tags: Just thinking out loud
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By roaming_reas | Views [904] | Comments [2]
We headed out early from our lovely Gao Ke Inn in Lijiang to find the streets empty at 7am except for schoolkids heading for class. Cobblestone streets all to ourselves. Nice. Caught the 9:10am bus to Tiger Leaping Gorge (3hrs) and followed the Yangtze ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 | By cinepunk | Views [610] | Comments [1]
Ta da. I haven't done an online journal since those emo days of livejournal. Haha. Those were fun times, though. And I did have a website before that...and i guess I made some lame attempt at a modern website that I designed entirely on my own ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By thesanders | Views [845] | Comments [1]
This is a quick account of something that happened a few weeks ago. This was the email I sent to my family and I thought some of you might get a kick out of it. I was thinking that with a little more free time on this side of the world it would be ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [580] | Comments [1]
I just finished a book by a writer. What a novel idea, you might be thinking. A book...written...by a writer? I know, I know. It seems kind of silly. But this book wasn't just a novel. It wasn't just a non-fiction piece on some interesting ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [542]
After realizing that my jeans are more than "there are no dryers in this country" loose and finding Chinese clothes that actually fit, I decided to do an inquistive weigh-in at the local Wal-Mart. First I thought that gravity must have a different ... Read more >
Tags: People
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By roaming_reas | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 19 Nov 2007 | By roaming_reas | Views [1570] | Comments [8]
We boarded the train in Guilin and followed the smooth rails west to the city of Kunming. Well....lost right from the start! Dang. Lost in Kunming again and again as we traversed the streets from dumpling stands to puppy markets to the wonderful ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [607] | Comments [1]
My observational abilities force me to see the stereotypes of this nation. I witness the Chinglish signs and laugh to myself, I see the short little Asians constantly wearing heels, and I hear the now all too familiar out of tune piano sounds of Chinese.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 | By whatkatydid | Views [812]
11 hours on trh train ride back to Beijing. We left at 8pm and arrived at 8am the following morning.
The train compartment we had was a 6 berth. I really didn't like travelling that way. I had the top bunk and it was difficult to sleep on. For the first ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
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