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Total entries in this category: 24 Published On: Mar 07, 2006 03:02 PM |
Fri - June 25, 2004Something UnexpectedThis afternoon, when I went for a massage at the
same clinic where I have had 19 previous massages, I imagined it would be the
usual--which is heavenly.
Posted at 09:03 AM Read More Sat - May 22, 2004Walking in Someone Else's ShoesEven though I am generally known for my speedy
pace, when I hike in the mountains with my friend Zhou Xueying, I can barely
keep up with her.
Posted at 01:59 AM Read More Sun - May 16, 2004Chinese Affirmative ActionA friend recently told us government offices are
seeking wu zhi shao nu
(无知少女)
to balance the workforce.
Posted at 04:20 AM Read More Sun - April 11, 2004An Eastern EasterThis week, we invited our friends children over to
dye three kilos of eggs which I then hid in the classroom for my sophomore
English majors.
Posted at 01:31 AM Read More Thu - March 25, 2004Fri - March 12, 2004Being Chinese Means Never Having to Say You're SorryThe standard Chinese apology is "dui bu qi," which
literally means "I cannot rise in your presence."
Posted at 11:48 PM Read More Thu - March 4, 2004Manhunt!In late February, a senior at Yunnan University,
the best school in the province, hammered four of his roommates to death, then
stuffed the bodies in a closet and locked the room; by the time the corpses were
discovered a few days later, the murderer had long since fled, taking with him
the contents of one victim's bank account.
Posted at 12:04 AM Read More Mon - March 1, 2004News censorshipWe are quick to assume that news is censored in
China, but often fail to consider that the same thing may be true of American
media.
Posted at 12:01 AM Read More Fri - January 9, 2004TargetI asked one of my graduate students from Yichang,
where the Three Gorges Dam is located, what people there thought about the
dam.
Posted at 06:00 AM Read More Fri - December 26, 2003 |
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