December 28, 2004
Making Die-Hard Habits Die...Hard
Donuts. Lasagne. Feta cheese. Bad habits that die hard. Going cold turkey is basically what being in China is about if you're a foreigner intent on staying here for more than a year. I've tried to apply the frozen fowl...Read this update
Posted by Robert at 10:46 PM |
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December 27, 2004
Sleeping in a freezerbox
I felt my skin, taut and dry, begin to tear as my jaw moved. My muscles were sore from the workout that I insisted on performing last night, but that soreness was somehow different. When my eyes opened, I noticed...Read this update
Posted by Robert at 09:52 PM |
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December 26, 2004
Pagan based Christian Holidays in an Atheist Country: My Xmas weekend
All I wanted for xmas was for Xiangzhang Lu to be cleaned up. But no, it has to look like Emeril went nuts on a chocolate mousse and had dreams of making the road into a BAM!(TM) mousse-cum-mud-wrestling pit from...Read this update
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December 16, 2004
Lost, Tired, Hungry, Wired
I tanked back half a bottle of wine at the behest of the "Skipper" to my left. If there are some conventions I've come to accept here in China, they are: to be an appreciative guest, to fight valiantly for...Read this update
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December 02, 2004
As helpless as a kitten, up a tree...
It's not easy trying to be a superhero in China. Like any other place, you could don your hard-rubber body armor complete with pointy eared cowl, bat insignia, or alternatively, blue leotards with red underwear on top and a big...Read this update
Posted by Robert at 11:00 PM |
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