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December 31, 2005Wang Dan's SchoolOn New Year's Eve Wang Dan's school had a concert much like an Australian end of school year concert where each grade puts on a performance and families come along to watch. Qing Zhong does the same thing but there's...Read this update December 29, 2005Talent ContestThe donkeys had been preparing for a talent contest/concert to be held to celebrate "Yuan Dan" or what we commonly call New Years. I had been going along to the rehearsals with Jimmy for about two weeks and having a...Read this update December 25, 2005Christmas DayChristmas Day we had a great time. We were blessed with a great day weatherwise which meant our traditional Aussie BBQ and hit of cricket could take place. People started arriving mid-afternoon and we kept going until the early hours...Read this update Christmas EveMerry Christmas Everyone!! Last night we had dinner with old friends at Tian Tian Yu Gang, a really great restaurant. All the old crowd were there and we caught up for the first time in ages which is what...Read this update December 23, 2005Cold Cold WinterWhile in Qingtian we have not had any snow yet, the locals are all talking about the colder than usual conditions. In the north of China it's much colder than here and the blizzardous conditions are causing havoc on...Read this update Counterfeit CrackersI was just searching for some pictures on the internet to show this horrible looking wine and came across a crazy article in the China Daily Newspaper. Police have confiscated counterfeit firecrackers and are destroying them in a bid to...Read this update Winter SolsticeYesterday afternoon I went to Cheng Dong Primary School and caught up with Qiao Ping and Xu Xiao Xing. It was the winter solstice which is an important festival here. Most people have a big meal with family and it's...Read this update December 22, 2005Hot Rice WineThe weather is getting much colder and a favourite drink is becoming heated rice wine with egg in it. On Saturday at Fan Shan School the headmaster served me with this wine, which I politely drank and told a lie...Read this update December 18, 2005Funeral ProcessionWe haven't been walking in the hills close to Qingtian recently as we've been gallovanting here there and everywhere. We also haven't seen much of each other as we've been gallovanting here there and everywhere so today with the weather...Read this update Fan Shan SchoolYesterday I had what can only be described as a terrible terrible day. Last week whilst playing basketball I agreed to visit a school in Tian Yu Village. I thought sure no problems, they are middle school students and should...Read this update December 15, 2005Christmas comes earlyLast night we had a pleasant surprise. Wang Dan, Qiao Ping and Er Zheng came to visit, only problem was - we were out teaching. Nevermind, our door was open and they managed to get me on my mobile to...Read this update December 11, 2005Drinking GamesZhun Bei, Hao le mei you? Are you ready!!!! Last night we had dinner at Er Zheng's with some Olink Donkeys (a group of people who go camping together). The mood and food were great and language barriers with new...Read this update December 05, 2005Dumpling PartyYesterday afternoon we had some mates around for a few beers and a feed. As we are terrible cooks we took the forethought of preparing the food then handing the job of cooking it over to our guests. Sly...Read this update The ShebangWell you guys would know about the 'trevandjo show' our regular podcast. We also regularly listen in to The Shebang, Triple M Australia's weekday afternoon show. A few weeks back I emailed them to let them know and they said...Read this update December 03, 2005Opera You ZhuLast night we had a pleasant surprise. We could hear opera coming from the little village right outside the school gate. What I had previously thought to be a communal toilet turned out to be a community hall in...Read this update |
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