canada Archives - Ryan McLaughlin

10th Chinaversary — the Beginning of the End

This week marks my 10th anniversary living in China. It also marks the beginning of my impending move out of China and back to Canada. It’s been a good run, but the time has come to leave. I moved to China in January 2005 as an 8-month stop-over on a journey heading towards Australia, and …

January 8, 2015

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Getting Canadian Citizenship in China

When we first started the process of getting Casey his Canadian citizenship here in China, I had intended to write a post about the experience. The long delay between the application and us actually picking the thing up left the post in permanent “draft” mode until I received the following comment from Cam in Xi’an …

October 19, 2011

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Palin takes prank call from fake French leader

The Masked Avengers, a Canadian comedy duo, pretend to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a phone conversation with Sarah Palin. Tabernack! Some days my countrymen, yes even the Quebecois, make me entirely proud to be a Canuck ;-). Need further proof where Canadians stand on jokes made about the jokiest of all White House …

November 3, 2008

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Tim Horton’s in China (Timmie’s secret revealed)

I drink a lot of coffee. I’m sure I’m not alone in this confession, but I thought I’d make it regardless. I drink so much in a day that I’ve set a cut-off limit of 5pm, anything later and I increase my chances of having night-terrors. Now, instead of night-time misadventures, I find myself cramming …

August 19, 2008

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The True North Strong in Fee

For all the noise I’ve made about the recent visa situation here in China, or bureaucracy here in general, I tend to forget that this isn’t a China-exclusive thing. Before I can get my visa renewed next month, I need first to renew my passport. No big deal really, a couple of photos, an application …

June 18, 2008

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A Man, A Plan, A Van(couver)

Alright, so I’ve been a bit piss poor at updating on a regular basis lately – and I wish I could say it’s because I’ve a plethora of other activities keeping me busy, but really I’ve just been lazy. My laptop isn’t connect to the Internet, and my Aunt’s computer is a bit crap in …

September 4, 2004

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