China Expat Life

The First And Last Day of Spring

Alright, it’s been all of five minutes or something since I posted my last entry – but this deserves mention, especially taking into account how much I bitched about the cold. Spring came the other day. It was great. All 24-hours of it. After wearing a coat, hoodie and undershirt last weekend, despite being officially …

March 30, 2007
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I Think, There For I Meme

So, there’s this meme floating around that anyone who reads any other English-language blogs about China has undoubtedly seen. I first saw it on China Law Blog, and have been re-reading it on everyone else’s blog for the last few days as it spreads through the blogsphere quicker than an STD in a dorm. The …

March 28, 2007
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Media Machine, Meet Thy Master

Sean’s LLW post, “TV-Condom Nation“, got me thinking about how great living in China can be sometimes. As the only TV I watch is via entire seasons on DVD, I miss out on all the sensationalist news that is piped into most Western homes like so much sewage. I talked a bit about “pull media” …

March 22, 2007
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Titties On The TV

Right, so about five seconds ago I freaked out my wife with my titty sensing abilities. I, as usual, was drinking cheap Chinese cab sav and trying desperately to figure out what I was intending to do here at my computer, and she was watching the TV in the other room. Now you might imagine …

March 20, 2007
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Who’s The Lucky One?

Today is what we call, in some circles, a ‘good day’. Sundays have consistently been my day off for a long time now, and as such they are generally the day I can be found in front of my computer, in my pajamas, drinking my fifth or sixth cup of coffee, unshaven and unshowered at …

March 19, 2007
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My Changing Life In China

It’s hard not to notice that my life here has changed. When I arrived in January 2005 everything here was non-permanent. Things I bought were “if it lasts eight months, that’s good enough” and emotional investment in a place or people was kept in check due to eminent departure. Even well passed my scheduled “leave …

March 14, 2007
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Finally made it to the Guardian, sort of…

I’ve generally been a fan of The Guardian since becoming acquainted to it via Brits I’ve met while abroad. Now, as a journalist cum blogger, I’ve fallen out of like with the modern manifestations of traditional media and have started to rely on less “corporately suave” mediums for my news. However, generally speaking, I still …

March 10, 2007
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Wedding Photo Gallery Update

I’ve had a bit of feedback regarding the Wedding Photo Gallery, and it appears that photos aren’t loading properly for some people. I’m not entirely sure if this is a Flash issue or what, but it’s prompted me to finally test out Google’s Picasa Web Albums. Check out that link if you’ve been having problems …

March 9, 2007
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Off To Get Married

Alright, just shutting down the computer and we’re off to catch our shuttle from Suzhou to Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) to meet my parents. As might be expected, I’ll not be online much these next few days. In case you all get lonely, I’ve asked the other writers at Lost Laowai to pick up my …

February 13, 2007
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Road To Wedlock V: Right, The Ceremony!

Alright, I know this “Road To Wedlock” series has been taking up a lot of the focus of this blog lately, but it’ll all be over by the end of the week! Then, apart from wedding photos, video and pictures from the honeymoon… I’ll be back to less nuptial posting and more “What the hell …

February 12, 2007
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