I have been asked to take part in a Chinese soap opera.. how is that for irony? The weird part is that I actually agreed to do the gig despite my despise for that kind of shows. I will play a bank clerck in the Qin dynasty and I have 3 lines spread over two...
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Had a lovely saturday in Beijing: 4 hours on a dentist's chair with all kinds of metallic instruments stuffed into my mouth.... ain't that fun? Truth is that my dentist-phobia is catching up with me pretty quicly and I am at the point where I cannot ignore it any...
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No pun intended but the local death sticks just don't cut it. Being the sorry loser that I am, quitting is not an option and there are no decent fresh foreign cigarettes around..... What's a man to do? well, I just have to start making my own smokes. I took the plunge,...
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I have been back for a few days tot Tangshan and I can't say that I have enjoyed those days. Sure, I got to have my nice Kumpao chicken at my favorite restaurant and I also went to get a dose of meat at the brazilian BBQ place but other than that...it has been...
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I just finished teaching my last class with one group of students for the summer and I have a lump in my throat from thinking that I won't be seeing them again. It sucks to have to leave just as they're getting used to me and my teaching methods but ...c'est la...
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