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September 21, 2005Tian Yu VillageMy Dad came for a visit and made it perfectly clear he did not want to travel everywhere, just to see the way we live and catch up with us. So we didn't visit any large cities, we stayed entirely...Read this update September 18, 2005Mid Autumn DayMid Autumn Day is my favourite festival here. This year Mr Fish invited us to his home to join his family for a feast....Read this update September 09, 2005Calligraphy LessonI had my first shufa lesson today with Wang Wei Hong. It was great. I learnt some more Chinese culture and some abstract words. I can now say the four principles of Chinese handwriting are brush, ink, paper and stone....Read this update September 07, 2005Father's DayMy best friend here is Wang Wei Hong, she is an art teacher at school and can't speak much English yet we get along well and have a good laugh at each others expense. Her husband is one of 'the...Read this update The MenTo be honest, the weather in Qingtian has been a bit rough lately either stinking hot or blowing a gale or raining or flooding. An amazing attribute of the Chinese is they rarely let these things get them down. The...Read this update September 02, 2005Under the BridgeIt's just occurred to me that we often talk about going under the bridge for beers and some people must think this sounds a little strange. In Summer they have an open air restaurant under the bridge which opens daily...Read this update Another typhoonSchool has been cancelled for 6 days whilst we brace for another typhoon (well two really). The first one crossed the land in the province south of us in the wee hours this morning, we lost power for about 12...Read this update FrecklesI'm not quite sure what is going on around here. Either I am more comfortable than I used to be with people staring and gawking at me or people are less frightened of dealing with foreigners. I was at the...Read this update |
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