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China Doesn’t Like Hot Males

Haha… of all the sleazy titles to drive traffic to your site… But yeah, so this last week I’ve been on holiday. It’s the Labour Holiday in China, and as such the people who do the least labour (the rich) get a truckload of time off, while the people who do the most (the poor …

May 6, 2006
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Gasp! Fake News … in China!!!

There’s a new post over at ESWN talking about the Beijing Legal Times. Apparently Chinese counterfeiters have now decided to make a newspaper that’s contents are completely false. This will leave many Chinese aghast at how low these people will go. In other surprise news, Chinese people still believe State-run news agency XinhuaNet is telling …

May 5, 2006
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The War On Fat: Part II

I don’t intend for my updates to be quite so regular as every day – I mean, it’s a long process and rather boring I think… but just wanted to comment on my first day. Day One: Got up at 6:30 a.m. – this has become a strong habit, and with few exceptions is something …

May 4, 2006
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The War On Fat: Part I

Seems everyone has got their “War On” these days – and I’m a follower of the Faith of Conformity, so I’m starting my own war. Dubbed “Operation: Reclaim Waistline“, my War On Fat shall combat the Axis of Evil (The Democratic People’s Republic of Lethargy, The Sovereign Kingdom of Crap Food and Not Drinking Enough …

May 3, 2006
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Worth A Thousand Tears

Just made my daily trip over to EastSouthWestNorth Blog and his current post features a photo journalist named Maohair (毛孩儿) from Shenyang (about 5 hours north of here, and the capital of this – 辽宁 – province. His photography is strikingly raw. It reads more like a CSI report than a portfolio, as most his …

May 1, 2006
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Respect To The 中国人

“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.” – Chinese Proverb (because THEY know how to eat the bastards!) Just finished trying to put down a 1/2 mug of this instant oatmeal beverage that my co-worker …

April 29, 2006
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Why I Live In China

I realized today that though I've been along for this bloggin' adventure the whole way, some have not and they may be a little unclear as to my current motivations and reasons for living in a country that can often be rather crazy and confusing. So… People come to China for a bazillion reasons. Some …

April 27, 2006
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Got Bumped

Well, life in China is finally catching up with me. Most days it’s easy to forget that there is an entire collection of lives being lived by people very dear to me in a country that I still call “home” though it isn’t in any functional sense. That I’m not there living it with them …

April 26, 2006
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Earth Day, And Other Fictions

Earth Day and Easter seem to have a lot in common. 1) they both happen in April, 2) they both were forgotten by me, 3) they are also both largely ignored or unknown to the 1.3-1.5 billion people residing in the rooster-shaped beauty of the PRoC. My friend Eric posted this in its entirety at …

April 23, 2006
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ChinesePod: One Smokin’ Pod

Hey, so I’m not sure why it’s taken me this long to mention the wonder that is ChinesePod, but well, here we are. If you are at all interested in learning Chinese, this is the place to start, linger and finish. The term “pod”, for those that don’t know, is from Apple’s amazing ability to …

April 21, 2006
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5 Reasons Why I Love My Job

Here are just a few reasons why I love my job (with a little help from my camera phone): 1. Cute Kids Ok, sometimes they piss me off, but mostly they are just completely adorable and it’s hard to stay mad at them long, even if it’s the 12th class and they still can’t remember …

April 17, 2006
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Is It Easter?

Wow, so it hit me last night. Today’s Easter. Totally didn’t see that coming. I mean, you take away the massive amounts of chocolate company marketing, the dinners with family, and the childhood hope of searching the couch cracks in May for un-found eggs and there’s really nothing here in China to indicate that today …

April 16, 2006
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