October 05, 2004
Mr Fish
Mr 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
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Tai He Park
Mr 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
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Turtle
Jeebie, 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
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October 04, 2004
Cherry and Phillip's Wedding
We 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
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Nian Gao
Trev'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
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October 03, 2004
River KTV
After 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
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Shi Men Walk
We 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
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August 12, 2004
Typhoon Rananim
We returned to Qingtian just in time for the typhoon brewing off the coast. Albeit the advice from Jiu Li Wei and others not to leave home unless it was an emergency we organised a dinner with the men....Read this update
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July 15, 2004
Farewell Dinner
Last night was our farewell to Qingtian Dinner. Trev and I had gone to the restauarant a few days ago to book a room and choose the food. Not an easy feat, but we wanted to thank everyone for the...Read this update
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Shi Men Dong
Sumo arrived safely and yesterday the 3 of us went to Shi Men Dong, not quite sure what it means but I have been told "cave". There is a 112m high waterfall for reasons unknown, Jo decided we should...Read this update
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July 12, 2004
Stepped Fields
As Qingtian is surrounded by mountains it's necessary for the farmers to step their fields, otherwise they'd just have wasted land no good for growing anything. As we walked to the Buddah yesterday amongst these fields we finally saw the...Read this update
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The Elusive Buddah
Behind the school in a mountain far far away there is a Buddah. We have seen it most days for the year and have tried to get there a few times. Always managing to get lost somewhere on the...Read this update
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July 08, 2004
Summer Nights
Lets just say it's not getting any cooler. The weather and worry of visas have resulted in a few cold beers at the end of some long hot days. Having now successfully extended our visas we can sit back...Read this update
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July 02, 2004
Foreign Press Agents
It turns out our trip to Bei Shan caused a great deal of concern for the Bei Shan officials. Before going we had not been told the entire story about the sensitive nature of the forthcoming dam. It seems a...Read this update
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Bob
We have a friend, Bob. He was an English teacher at the school but left shortly after our arrival. He returns fairly regularly to Qingtian to catch up with his mates, and Trev and him have become friends over the...Read this update
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June 30, 2004
More Bei Shan Pictures
Bei Shan Bai Yun Temple on top of mountain Jo at the top Trev coming back down Jo and Girl Jo and Girls Trev with boy Primary School King of the Kids Mad Max Rice Fields Goats Harley Cooling...Read this update
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The Road to Bei Shan
As previously said the road to Bei Shan is crap. On our return to Qingtian this morning we had the bus driver called "Julio". It seems sequins are the new black in Bei Shan - everyone is wearing sequins men...Read this update
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Bei Shan
Bei Shan is a peasant village about 40kms from Qingtian. A lot of our students are from there so we took a day trip out there to check out the place. To really put a dampner on the story at...Read this update
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June 23, 2004
Qingtian City
Qingtian translated to Green Field is a city in the south of Zhejiang. It is a small city with about 100,000 people in the city area. It is said that the population is anywhere up to 250,000 people but...Read this update
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May 27, 2004
Speech Competition
Our school held an English speaking competition where the students were given 3 minutes to speak about whatever they liked. There were 37 contestants and we were "lucky" enough to be among the judges. It was held in an auditorium...Read this update
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May 06, 2004
Job Hunting
May was a month we spent mostly in and around Qingtian. The job hunt is underway, we want to stay in China for another 6 months so we are looking for another job. Doing business with the Chinese is like...Read this update
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April 10, 2004
Wamer Weather
The weather is warming up. The indications are we can no longer drink beer straight from the crate and the power interruptions are becoming more frequent. The latest casualty is our computer. We will hope and pray we haven't lost...Read this update
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March 09, 2004
International Women's Day (Take 2)
Previously I was telling you about the school and Womens' Day. Last year the school gave all the women laundry washing powder as a gift. They were thrilled by the gesture, another cultural difference. This year the women have been...Read this update
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March 08, 2004
International Women's Day
China has a Father's Day, but no Mother's Day as such. Instead they have "Women's Day" this year on the 8th March. Women are eagerly practicing aerobics in anticipation for such an event. What relevance this has to the day...Read this update
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February 17, 2004
Trains
Trains can either be looked at as a great experience, you get to see a multitude of things or just as easily a horrific experience, the pushing, shoving and general everyday feralness of the Chinese people. Our trip to Shanghai...Read this update
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February 04, 2004
The Men
In our return to Qingtian we have been very well received. Mr Qiu invited us to his home for Australia Day evening and from here we have had a steady flow of invitations. We feel very lucky, and have enjoyed...Read this update
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