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October 31, 2004DinghuFor Mum and Brian's last day in Zhaoqing we took them out to Dinghu Mountain. It's a nice place to wander around and it feels like you have made an effort to go somewhere. Lyn owns a home in Dinghu...Read this update October 29, 2004Pabst Beer FactoryAs I said Mum and Brian visited us in Zhaoqing. One night we took them to the Mongolian Bar for a meal. It's a really nice outdoor restaurant with great views over the lake and city. Night time is really...Read this update October 25, 2004Bett and BBMy Mum is often one to talk a good story leaving you wondering if it will ever happen. When I left for China she said she be up to visit at some stage and this was one story I thought...Read this update October 19, 2004China PostF*@#ing China is all I can say. I've had a hell of a day, but to top it off I just found my mail returned to me. Last week I went to the post office to send off my tax...Read this update October 14, 2004Spring CarnivalAs I read the Herald Sun online most days I realise I am missing home a lot now. The footy final has come around now twice, and I see Gai Waterhouse in the news with her daughter sporting the latest...Read this update October 11, 2004Ding Hu MountainI met a girl in Beijing in the Summer holidays called Irina, well she has been travelling through Mongolia and has finally made her way to the south of China and popped in to pay us a visit. I took...Read this update October 07, 2004Getting FiredWe returned to school after a week away to find out a heap of Chinese teachers had been fired. Most devastating of all of these was that Zhong Guo Mama's husband had been giving the sack. Reason being - his...Read this update October 05, 2004Mr FishMr Fish, our friend whose surname is Fish and passion is fishing invited us to his home for a farewell dinner. In comparison to some of his lesser catches, the fish he caught was huge. And he can cook. It...Read this update Tai He ParkMr Qiu had to go back to work early but we could catch up in the afternoons. This afternoon we climbed another hill in Qingtian called Tai He Park. It is directly behind No 2 Middle School where a lot...Read this update TurtleJeebie, my friend in Qingtian invited us to lunch and I went along to the market with her. We bought a heap of veges and then went to the meat section. We bought a bit of meat, nothing too disgusting...Read this update October 04, 2004Cherry and Phillip's WeddingWe went to our first Chinese wedding. Chinese people are sooooooo busy (take that as disorganised) that their wedding day is broken up into 3 small days (and separated over months) Day 1 get your wedding photos' taken - this...Read this update Nian GaoTrev's favourite type of noodle is a big flat noodle much like how you'd cut a potato for the BBQ. It's called Nian Gao and is only found in Qingtian. So being in Guangdong he had been craving this dish,...Read this update October 03, 2004River KTVAfter our walk up Shi Men hill we went straight to Wang Wei Hong's and Wang Jiang Dong's home. Mr Full was looking a little less red and as per normal they had put on a huge spread of food....Read this update Shi Men WalkWe arrived in Qingtian after a 24 hour train ride last night to be met by Mr Qiu at the station. As we were leaving all the motor bike taxi's started jabbering away to us, asking us if we wanted...Read this update October 01, 2004National DayChina celebrates it's National Day on the 1st of October. This is to celebrate the coming of Chairman Mao's regime the People's Republic of China. Or as I like to call it the beginning of the demise of China. What...Read this update |
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