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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Ooops!!
Dear Party Leaders, Are you really surprised by this? Do you not realize that if you ban something when people stumble upon it they'll be clueless to its meaning, and when they get caught with it are befuddled why they're … Continue reading
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Trains
Niels and I have been talking about going to Qingdao. Ok, I've been talking to Niels about how I really want to go to Qingdao, but after reading this article, not so much anymore. Passenger Trains Collide in Eastern China
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Geneva Convention
I didn't realize human rights had a sliding scale. The Bush Administration and the Justice Department make me sick.
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Time
Just got back from our outing to Carrefour, where there were lots of “policemen” and few customers. I've to say the boycotts have made my grocery shopping experience much more enjoyable. Although I will be avoiding it this Thursday (May … Continue reading
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Like Ostriches
The foreign teachers had a meeting with the vice-president (who once again called me fat, I found this out afterwards because none of the teachers translating would translate his meanness) about our experiences here as well as our suggestions for … Continue reading
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More Reading
I've been on a reading kick which is bad, since our selection of books is very small and I've read pretty much all of them except for the two law school related books Niels wants me to read and the … Continue reading
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I *Heart* Shanghai
Niels & I returned a few hours ago from our weekend away in Shanghai. It was wonderful. The city's modern, clean, and so the opposite of Zhengzhou. I was really sad to leave. I took a bunch of photos while … Continue reading
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Last China Trip
Niels and I are off, as he reminded me for our last trip while in China, to Shanghai very early tomorrow morning. I promise to take lots of photos and post them upon my return. I'm really excited to get … Continue reading
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Reading
I started yesterday morning A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini and finished it about 10 minutes ago. I've not been so sucked into a book in quite a while. If you've not read it, I highly recommend it. It's … Continue reading
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Brown
I love the color brown, I think it's a completely undervalued color. However, I do not like when the water coming out of the kitchen tap is brown, then I get a little grossed out, which is its color right … Continue reading
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All China, All the Time
It's been a rough couple weeks, since the Tibet situation began, at Chez Figcookies. I've been grieving the fact that we will not be going to Tibet for our honeymoon as well as having to deal with the rising anti-American … Continue reading
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How Can I *Not* Feel Welcome?
“Not with the foreigner”, heard (in Chinese of course) when the young teacher, sitting next to me, offered her seat to an older, female, teacher so she wouldn't have to stand for the 20 minute bus ride back to the … Continue reading
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Difference in Coverage
Seriously, I think I need to create a “China's Fracked Up News Coverage” Category. From today's NYTimes: Olympic President Makes Rare Criticism of China From CCTV-9: Rogge Hopes Relay Proceeds SmoothlyBoth articles are from the same meeting, watching the coverage … Continue reading
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Rain
I finished the last of the student rough drafts and feel like a weight has been lifted of my shoulders. I'm so glad they're done and sent off. The weather's kind of crappy today, but I don't mind, it's been … Continue reading
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Plowed Under
I made the mistake of telling my 90 students they could send me the rough drafts of their mid-term essays to me, and they being who they are waited until the last minute to send them to me. I received … Continue reading
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