Monthly Archives: March 2005

Beijing: I went for the postcards

Right, so Beijing. I would have had this post up sooner, but I wouldn’t dare go on and on about my awesome trip to China’s capital, and not have some photos to share. The thing is, I took so many, I didn’t want to do the conventional [insert photo here] system that I have been …

March 29, 2005
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Rockstar Pt. II

Alright, so the package I sent to Cass in December finally washed up upon those distant shores. I admit, after the fiasco of the box of Christmas presents I sent from BC to Ontario going missing at the Greyhound station (NEVER ship ANYTHING via Greyhound), my confidence in long-distant shipping had hit an all-time low. …

March 15, 2005
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Rockstar

So, I’ve been thinking about it and I’ve decided that I don’t want to be a rockstar. I know, I know… you’re all probably say, “But Ryan… you were well on your way, why? WHY?” Well, I’ve given it a lot of thought, and living in Jinzhou has given me some insight into the celebrity …

March 11, 2005
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Unguided Sympathy

So, I stumbled into Serena, my friend and TA, online last night. I had been meaning to call her because she had missed my class with her on Sunday, and the sub TA told me that she had an emergency. Having not heard anything from the school, I assumed it was a minor emergency. I …

March 9, 2005
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The Military Sessions

So… today was a bit of a trip. The first day back at school after nearly a week holiday, plus all new classes was bound to make it an interesting event – but ending it with the witnessing of an Irish girl doing some recording sessions with the Chinese military… now that was just bizarre. …

March 6, 2005
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Crazy Taxi

It’s an unfortunate limit to my Chinese that I don’t know how to say, “I’m sorry sir, but I don’t think this is a road.” I just returned from Dalian where I had dinner (complete with a mystery “meat” dish that resembled cartilage in texture) with the remainder of our group – Lorna, Alan and …

March 3, 2005
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We’ve Got An Allison Down!

I considered entitling this entry “Take It Easy” as I’ve got that Eagles’ classic stuck in my head… not anything but the “Runnin’ down the road, tryin’ [not] to loosen my load…” line… as I seem to have developed a bit of food poisoning. I’ve tried to narrow down when exactly I faltered in my …

March 1, 2005
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