Archive for November, 2009
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Jump Abroad
Shout out to my friend Josh, fellow expat here in the ‘Hai for sharing me this little CNN editorial on “Moving to Where the Jobs Are.”
A few quotes:
The lesson I learned along the way: Jobs don’t just come to you. More often, you have to go to the job. Too many Americans resist that [...]
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
Match.com in People’s Square
I found this absolutely hysterical!! My girl, WH called me up a couple weeks ago with a “hilarious chinese story” to share. I anxiously listened… and found myself rolling, in tears – totally not expecting her lil’ anecodote of her sighting! She had been running errands through the center of city aka People’s [...]
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
SHA’nksgiving 2009
First Off! I LOVE YOU ALL AND MISS YOU ALL DEARLY!! This sophomore year in the ‘Hai has certainly given me a fair share roller coaster moments – much moreso than last year, but I’m feeling the love every time I get a little comment / email from a voice back home [...]
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Boiling Vinegar, Really??!
So, we all know that I’ve admitted myself into a much more “local-minded” soon this year. But if you’re haven’t found yourself convinced just yet.. give this lil tidbit a whirl of a listen…
It’s been frigid as I’ve noted before. Kids have been absent and/or sent home if they fail the digital temple-thermometer test that [...]
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Ninja Time!
Temps have been dropping for real, for real over here, and my body has been shook! I’ve already broken out the multi-layers and my black-colored mouth cover-up mask thingy that I scored while I was in Taipei, to protect me from the FRIGID AIR, crazy construction dust particles, and well, general, polluted overcast [...]
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Disgrace
Yeah, I wasn’t all so super-enthused to read a book, entitled “Disgrace” either… but I gave it a go.. in spirits to not disappoint our two-person book club. Plus, Nate had said it’d be a quick read, and that it was….
About:
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story [...]
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
New Kids on the ‘Hai Block
Meet my students… (about 100 of them, under my English watch this year)….
Disclaimer: These pics were taken at the top of the school year in Sept. I’ve just been way too lazy to post..So don’t be fooled by the shorts and skirts, it’s turning brick city here now…
New School: (I have no idea [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Go, See by ml
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Ni Hao, President Obama!
Obama landed in ‘Hai-town today… and will move onto Beijing next to meet with PRC President, Hu Jintao…as part of his Asia Tour. Obama will be in Shanghai and Beijing from November 15 to 18 during a four-nation Asia trip that will also take him to Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Two Powerhouses. Big Talks. [...]
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
SH Sights
I know I’ve been depriving you all of pictures….and well, blog updates this year…and I promise, I’ll give ya’ll an introspective one soon…. but here’s a few flicks to keep ya’ll on the hush for bit..
SH is always in rush hour mode, but here it is in “real” rush hour…
View from Caoxi Bei Road [...]
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
‘Hai Cuisine Festival Flop
…gets a MAJOR THUMBS DOWN!! Such a disappointment!
Last month, my friend Josh had told me about the Shanghai Cuisine Festival, and I thought, “ooh la la, I love food and wine and tastings… sure! why the hell not?!” I then told my roomie and some peeps about it, and then, not knowing ‘exactly’ what [...]
