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Birds, Flowers, Totoro
Xiao Mao here greeting you from beautiful Suzhou ( Read more... ) -
Shower experiece
Xiao Mao here. Today I was bathed by an old Chinese lady in a public shower ( Read more... ) -
10 Great Things About China
[Donald here]
First a disclaimer: China is a big place, and different cities are often ridiculously different from one another. But some things cut across regional boundaries. Here are 10 great things (for expats) in China:
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I was wrong; it was worth it
Xiao Mao here. This is a personal entry which is not at all about China, it's about art. Up to you if you want to read it.
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Duck Story
Donald is currently on a school field trip to somewhere called Beidai. It used to have a zoo, but that burned down. There is an amusement park, but the school won't be visiting it. I really have no idea why they're going at all, except maybe to keep me and my neighbor Pin Pin bored and lonely for a few days ( Read more... ) -
Spontaneous trip to Beijing
In China you have to be flexible. If you got angry about every time the water went off and the power blew out, you'd never have any time left over to enjoy a quiet cup of soymilk ( Read more... ) -
What the hell, China?
China is infamous for its filthy toilets. I was talking to a Chinese teacher this afternoon who had recently been to Thailand. I asked her which country had cleaner toilets and she said, "Don't even ask. Don't ask about any country. I love my home but there's just some things we don't do well ( Read more... ) -
5 times the love
Xiao Mao here. Have you ever been shopping? Is America a capitalist country? America does not have Wu'ai ( Read more... ) -
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Today I learned some very useful Chinese:
Dào dàtuǐ de ge zi wàzi.
It means "thigh-high argyle socks"
Can't wait to deploy this baby at Wu ai.
