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| 10th June 2008 cyril the slav | buddhist caves - From: Grapes of Turpan confused about buddhist caves in a muslim land? lets just say, the buddha did his thing about 2500 years ago, the christ spread love about 2000 yrs ago, and mohammed did his bit to reform the semitic monotheistic tradition about 1500 yrs ago. |
| 27th December 2007 orhan cetin | mr. - From: Running from the Clouds tks, I like your pictures/photos and info. greetings from holland happy 2008 I whant go to lijiang very soon.!! orhan |
| 21st November 2007 ellie | - From: My All Time Favorite Destination YAY! Can't wait to see you! I can't believe you're coming home already, time sure flies! |
| 21st November 2007 IC | Welcome Home - From: My All Time Favorite Destination Great Travelblog! I feel like I made the Journey with you. MMM and I talked lots about your blog, which also lead me to understand a bit more about your generation. Thanks! |
| 21st November 2007 SF Girl | I miss productivity. - From: My All Time Favorite Destination Traveling is fulfilling, but not "productive" and income producing! :) I miss productivity and paychecks. |
| 20th November 2007 christina | - From: My All Time Favorite Destination i never thought you'd say you miss going to work! i cant wait to see you on this side of the pacific ocean! |
| 20th November 2007 christina | - From: Still in one piece aw nuts! oh well. it will probably sit in the oakland post office for a few weeks while i'm away! |
| 19th November 2007 WC | woo hoo! - From: My All Time Favorite Destination yay! Cindy's coming back! |
| 19th November 2007 Jim | Great report.... A+ - From: My All Time Favorite Destination It's interesting to do cultural exchange comparisions while traveling. Your observations were all interesting and your writing was supperb. Sometimes being American ain't all bad.... But then again...... |
| 16th November 2007 Jen | Awww - From: Still in one piece so sad about your package! |
| 16th November 2007 tf | - From: Still in one piece sorry to hear about your book. you don't need it anymore. :) |
| 12th November 2007 SF Girl | 1200 Baht, or $40 USD - From: Bites, Sweat and Tribes: Trekking in Chiang Mai Not bad for two days - includes all food and activities and shelter. |
| 9th November 2007 tc | - From: Bites, Sweat and Tribes: Trekking in Chiang Mai what was the cost of the trek??? sounds exhausting and fun! did the elephants smell bad? |
| 6th November 2007 ellie | - From: And they followed me to Chiang Mai... mmmmmm.....can't wait for the dinner you're going to cook us.... |
| 5th November 2007 tc | menus - From: And they followed me to Chiang Mai... thxgiving at cf's w/ papaya salad and tom yum soup!!! yeah!!!!! you can use my mortar /pestle. |
| 5th November 2007 christina | - From: And they followed me to Chiang Mai... come make me mango sticky rice and yummy soup when you come back! |
| 4th November 2007 tc | exchange rate - From: Bangkok: Wats, Sticky Rice, Massages. 25B=1USD? |
| 3rd November 2007 mataho | You go with me? - From: Bangkok: Wats, Sticky Rice, Massages. Glad you enjoyed BKK...one of my homes. In many cultures, especially the Thai culture, beauty is one avenue to money. This power takes many forms...unfortunately, in BKK, it is the power to make a lot of money (by selling sex) for otherwise poorly educated, unskilled poor women (often from the TH countryside). Women who are not 'suai mak' end up in massage shops, factories, or home working on the farm, etc., for very poor wages (100 to 200 baht/day maybe). The fact that many women in BKK are considered to be 'working' if they are with a male farang is just speculation. There are some areas though where, yes, it is a bit out of hand such as lower Sukumvit. But those folks don't bother anybody directly, right? Realistically, it is a very big city and many people just go about their lives, personal or public, without paying that much attention to what the other folks are doing. I am a midlde-aged American farang in BKK and I have a Thai girlfriend. Our lives are fairly normal. What other people think does not matter but it makes me uncomfortable when tourist sometimes stare at us when we go out . The main thing that's been hard to get used is how nice my GF is to me, much nicer than any American woman has ever been. Once again, thank you for a thoughtful blog entry. Where's the pictures...? |
| 3rd November 2007 Linda Fang | papaya - From: Bangkok: Wats, Sticky Rice, Massages. Papaya Salad that sounds fantastic. You probably can taste the kind ripes on papaya trees. We buy the kind it is still a little bit green because it molds easily. |
| 3rd November 2007 tf | yummmm! - From: Bangkok: Wats, Sticky Rice, Massages. what's the mango sticky rice look like? the food sounds delicious! |
| 3rd November 2007 tf | pics revisited - From: Dali: Take Two! good boat pics. you should make postcards/screen savers out of those |
| 2nd November 2007 tf | - From: Dali: Take Two! what's a batik look like? or did i miss something from before? |
| 2nd November 2007 tf | - From: Lijiang and Baisha who knew you'd get to read an english dictionary while in china! :) |
| 2nd November 2007 tf | - From: Dali: Take Two! thanks for posting those great pics!! |
| 30th October 2007 ellie | - From: Cangshan Mountain, Dali "He showed me his taichi moves..." hahahaha. Gee, you're becoming quite the equestrian! |
| 27th October 2007 ellie | - From: Dry Cleaning Settlement Go Cindy! |
| 27th October 2007 ellie | - From: The Obligatory TLG and the Lijiang Police "Unless you want to donate, don't spin any Buddhas!" hahaha that goes on my list of favorite quotes. |
| 27th October 2007 Jie | Wow! - From: Dunhuang: A Wet Desert Your pictures are absolutely amazing! What a beautiful place. |
| 27th October 2007 ellie | - From: Kunming to Dali i'm totally curious about the green hat now. |
| 27th October 2007 ellie | - From: Calcified Pools of Huanglong hahaha....you should have asked if you could buy one of those signs for yourself. |
| 26th October 2007 SF Girl | - From: Lijiang and Baisha hmm... i don't think they make buckets that big, scott! ;) |
| 26th October 2007 Scott and Michele | Girl in bucket ... - From: Lijiang and Baisha amazing photos! Scott wishes he could fit in a bucket too! Michele misses Ms. Fang tremendously - can't wait to see you soon!!! |
| 25th October 2007 christina | - From: Lijiang and Baisha great pictures! love the little girl in the bucket! you're quite the adventurer biking through china and making friends with random people - i'm continually impressed! |
| 23rd October 2007 christina | - From: Running from the Clouds sounds delightful! |
| 23rd October 2007 Jen | The street food looks a little sketchy! - From: Running from the Clouds Great post - I love all the pictures! |
| 23rd October 2007 mataho | wow... - From: Running from the Clouds ...more great photos! |
| 21st October 2007 christina | - From: Kunming to Dali sounds like a relaxing, cozy, rainy day! |
| 20th October 2007 tf | - From: Kunming to Dali your breakfast looks yummy. it doesn't look "chinese". |
| 20th October 2007 tf | - From: Shilin: Rock Park looks fun! that's a lot of tourists! |
| 18th October 2007 tf | - From: Causing Trouble in Jiuzhaigou wow. there's a tourism police? thank goodness!!! this just gets them ready for the 2008 olympics! |
| 17th October 2007 christina | - From: Causing Trouble in Jiuzhaigou the tourism police! too bad you didn't know about them eariler! you could've complained your heart out! haahaha. good for you! |
| 17th October 2007 tf | p.s. - From: Every color of the Rainbow totally screen saver material (sgh). |
| 17th October 2007 tf | wow - From: Every color of the Rainbow your pics are great!! wow! would want to visit this! you can write a lp chapter of your own!! |
| 17th October 2007 mataho | beautiful photographs! - From: Every color of the Rainbow ...you have a great eye for natural beauty and color! thanks for sharing. |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: First Snow of Songpan oh! i LOVE the first snow. and riding horseback through it! sounds like a dream. |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: Sichuan: First Bend of Yellow River oh my goodness!! such adventures! i'm glad you are safe! |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: Want to come home with me? cute! cute! cute! |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: Back in Shanghai with straight hair let's see the new hair!! |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: Karakul Lake, Kashgar hahaha!! you lameo. i'm glad you didn't need the oxygen. looks absolutely beautiful!! |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: Xinjiang: Turpan to Urumqi ew!! that "bathroom" makes the squatties sound clean and modern. |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: Dunhuang: A Wet Desert like the boots! i wouldv'e never thought sand dunes would be spectacular and beautiful! i'm glad you arent the only lone traveler in the group. :) |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: Propaganda Poster Art Center oh! so interesting! i'm glad you ended up going and spent time talking with mr. yang! |
| 15th October 2007 christina | - From: All You Can't Eat Buffet hahaha...well, i'm proud of you for trying to voice your complaints in chinese. and you did a very good job cleaning your plate. |
| 13th October 2007 tf | - From: First Snow of Songpan he he. weren't you sweating like crazy a few months ago? talk about weather extremes! |
| 12th October 2007 tf | - From: Sichuan: First Bend of Yellow River what a great adventure! um -can you put that map back up of your path of travel? thx. btw, i'm glad you have internet |
| 11th October 2007 Dave R | I think we took the same trip - From: Guilin sightseeing By looking at all your pics and comments i think we took the same trip. In oct. 06 i flew into Beijing for 5 days then to Nanning for a cpl more, Then a train ride to Guilin for a few more days then the Boat to Yangshou ( was suprised by all the americans in Yangshou ) I have to say ... it was probably the best trip i ever took and hope to go back to explore some more |
| 11th October 2007 Dave R | Been There - From: Guilin to Yangshuo: Li River Cruise I took the same trip down ( or up ) the Li River to Yangshou in Nov 06. Beautiful trip and tons of pictures " that all look the same " |
| 10th October 2007 xyz | - From: Want to come home with me? bring me home one too!!! sooooo cute! |
| 10th October 2007 jenf | soooo cute - From: Want to come home with me? these pandas are soooooo cute. :) |
| 6th October 2007 tf | - From: Karakul Lake, Kashgar wow. so beautiful!! how was the camel ride? |
| 6th October 2007 SF Girl | Map - From: Xinjiang: Turpan to Urumqi Check out the map on the Kashgar entry - I've marked the route and cities I visited. |
| 6th October 2007 mataho | ...interesting adventure... - From: Exploring the streets of Kashgar As a fellow traveler/blogger, I've enjoyed following your adventures via your blog. This is the most interesting 'side trip' yet. cheers, mataho--(a native San Franciscan). |
| 6th October 2007 tf | - From: Exploring the streets of Kashgar yummmm! those peanuts look good!!!! |
| 6th October 2007 tf | - From: Xinjiang: Turpan to Urumqi i'm so ignorant. i didn't know you were almost in the old Russia!!! or am i not reading carefully. |
| 5th October 2007 tf | - From: Grapes of Turpan did you take pics of what the uighur ppl look like? i'm curious! |
| 5th October 2007 tf | how cool! - From: Dunhuang: A Wet Desert a desert in china? who would have known? i would've taken the camel. looks soooo fun. wish i coulda gone w/ you! |
| 3rd October 2007 SF Girl | - From: Dunhuang: A Wet Desert Yes, the tour guide was pretty happy about the rain. Too bad we weren't so excited. I'll post pictures and you'll see that it actually turned out OK for us. |
| 2nd October 2007 Linda Fang | Gio han yu gai lin - From: Dunhuang: A Wet Desert The rain to local people is the best thing happened in a long time. a lot of places if it doesn't rain they will prey for the rain. To tour people is just the opposite. gio-han- yu -gai- lin that means when it is drought then it rains so the farmer is so relieved. |
| 29th September 2007 joyce | - From: Let's meet in Shanghai! Hi Cindy- you are too cute. :) I had a fantastic time with you- and have now polished off all the extra egg tarts that I said I was getting for Scott. By the way, - I'm so honored to have made it in your blog. :) Safe Travels and see you back in SF. -Joyce |
| 26th September 2007 tf | - From: Selfish Flake! hey corn flake - don't feel bad. this is your chance of a lifetime to do what you're doing. did you check craigslist for a replacement?? |
| 26th September 2007 tf | - From: Bicyling in Yangshuo your picture looks just like the postcard i got!! :) |
| 26th September 2007 SF Girl | waste money or waste food? - From: All You Can't Eat Buffet (gasp!) pay the fine!? now that would be wasting money! :) |
| 25th September 2007 Jen | OMG - From: All You Can't Eat Buffet that sounds hilarious.... you should've just paid the fine. |
| 25th September 2007 Jen | LOL - From: Maybe it's time to go home This list had me LOLing.... I can just SEE you! |
| 25th September 2007 tf | - From: All You Can't Eat Buffet hmmm. sorry about the bad buffet. guess you never know....think of if you were illiterate in the US!!!!! |
| 25th September 2007 SF Girl | that's what friends are for - From: Back in Shanghai to drink coffee and eat dessert with! :) |
| 25th September 2007 Christina | - From: Too Many Legs hahaha..at first i thought the "too many legs" was in reference to 42nd street! there are a lot of legs in that show too. :) |
| 25th September 2007 Christina | - From: Back in Shanghai great job narrating our travels! you even got the guy playing his cell phone ringtones in. fantastic. and you make me sound like a hopeless coffee addict and piggy dessert eater. even more fantastic! i had so much fun!! |
| 25th September 2007 Christina | - From: Huangshan: Where are the Mountains? i'm glad we can share in our addiction together. i miss you! |
| 23rd September 2007 Bruno | Acrobats Show - From: Too Many Legs You should definitely check out the acrobatics show, it's really really good. |
| 21st September 2007 tf | - From: Bicyling in Yangshuo batiks = "tied-dyed close with stitching" ???? huh? |
| 21st September 2007 SF Girl | Not really sure - From: Yangshuo: More Mountains They didn't show us that part. Pretty sure the wings are clipped. The throats are definitely tied so the bird doesn't eat the fish though, and then the birds go fishing when they are hungry and haven't been fed all day. |
| 21st September 2007 tf | - From: Yangshuo: More Mountains how does the fisherman guy CATCH the birds? don't they fly away? |
| 20th September 2007 Jen | Gorgeous! - From: Guilin to Yangshuo: Li River Cruise What beautiful scenery! |
| 20th September 2007 SF Girl | Read in order - From: Guilin sightseeing you must not be reading ALLLL the entries. haha, j/k. yes, cherry is the tour guide. :) |
| 20th September 2007 tf | - From: Guilin sightseeing Who is Cherry? your tour guide? The food looks yummy! :) |
| 19th September 2007 Patricia Graves | Love Locks - From: Huangshan: Never ending steps Was this site featured on an Amazing Race show? I seem to remember it. I am enjoying reading about your travels. |
| 18th September 2007 ellie | - From: Shanghai Museum and The Bund awww......wish i was there!!!! |
| 17th September 2007 tf | - From: Shanghai Museum and The Bund Sounds sooo fun! More pics please! |
| 15th September 2007 Mark | - From: Meet the Relatives Thanks for posting. I'm going to Taipei in a few days and was looking for Pineapple Cake. That link looks good so I'll have to hit it up! |
| 7th September 2007 tf | Putuoshan - From: Putuoshan: Island Fever Where on the map is this place? How can you see the ocean? |
| 7th September 2007 ellie | - From: Putuoshan: Island Fever I'm so jealous that you'll be vacationing with CL and I'm stuck at work! Pooo! |
| 5th September 2007 apey | wooo - From: Macau: Hong Kong meets Vegas and Portugal Woh! Glad you went there. It has changed quite a bit since the last time I was there, which was last May! Egg tarts! Yay~!! yummm |
| 1st September 2007 ellie | - From: Macau: Hong Kong meets Vegas and Portugal Who knew Macau was so european-y! Wish I could have been there with you! |
| 31st August 2007 IC | Taiwan - A Great Place for All - From: Taipei, Taiwan I am having lots fun and enjoyment to read your travel blog. Wish you have a great trip and enjoy your time off. Papa-M |
| 31st August 2007 tf | Where in the world is Starbucks? - From: Macau: Hong Kong meets Vegas and Portugal Wow! Macau seems like a cool place!! How pretty! |
| 27th August 2007 tf | what to buy US! - From: What to buy? show us some pics of stuff you bought to see if we want the same thing! :) |
| 26th August 2007 lks | happy vday! - From: Weekend muah! miss yah! |
| 21st August 2007 jen | who is this family friend you met up with? - From: Weekend is cl xtina? |
| 20th August 2007 ellie | - From: Weekend That lunch looks soooo yummy. I can attest that CL is a great traveling buddy! I miss you!!! |
| 20th August 2007 SF Girl | August 19th - From: Weekend China Valentine's Day was on Sunday, August 19th! :) |
| 20th August 2007 tf | - From: Weekend great pictures. i love them! |
| 20th August 2007 tf | feb 14? - From: Weekend is valentine's day in china in august? |
| 17th August 2007 ellie | - From: Money stuffing Giving out your digits to soldiers boys I see...somebody's workin' it! HAHAHA...jk. Miss you! =) |
| 15th August 2007 twf | - From: Mandarin Update good luck on your test! |
| 14th August 2007 SF Girl | fa piaos - From: Guilt vs. Shame - bye bye Toy Boss The fa piaos are proof of purchases (like a receipt) that are used to keep track of the business' prepaid tax. Yes, 5 yuan is $0.70! |
| 13th August 2007 twf | fa piaos - From: Guilt vs. Shame - bye bye Toy Boss i forgot what you said before, are they like lottery tickets for free? but isn't 5 yuans like less than $1? |
| 9th August 2007 lks | pics - From: Days go by no pics of E and his friend?! |
| 9th August 2007 lks | confused - From: China's "Made in China" hah! it's not opportunist! it's called he's hitting on you! hahahaha. |
| 7th August 2007 twf | - From: Days go by wow. 12 coffee bean's in shanghai. any unusual flavors? |
| 7th August 2007 christina | - From: ding ding! it better cool down in the next 4 weeks! |
| 7th August 2007 christina | - From: ding ding! woo hoo! riding around shanghai in style! |
| 31st July 2007 lks | di-di - From: Temple of Heaven and Hutongs that's hilarious. i love how you ask about the orange vest. i can see you guys just giggling and laughing the whole time. you both must have made his week! |
| 31st July 2007 lks | shopping - From: Forbidden City nice, glad to hear you've found some good bargains. you guys mention sweat in almost every blog. must be hot and humid! yipes! |
| 31st July 2007 lks | mmm - From: "Our Exciting Beijing Moment" hhahaha, well done. i love the cjj part too. hahahaha. |
| 28th July 2007 ellie | - From: ding ding! yay, now you can bike FOREVER!!!! hahaha...too bad about the hard seat. maybe you can buy one of those pillowy seat covers. |
| 27th July 2007 twf | - From: ding ding! wow! is it a brand NEW bike? have fun but be careful! |
| 26th July 2007 tf | - From: Tai nan le! omg. you had to write an essay! i can barely write one in english. flashbacks to chinese school! |
| 26th July 2007 jen | wow - looks awesome. i *heart* MMM as guest blogger! :) - From: Temple of Heaven and Hutongs :) miss you, gf. |
| 23rd July 2007 azinkslinger | Nice transitions ... - From: Eaten alive? from mosquito bites to Chinese Idol to male fashion. It's a strange experience to be inside C's head. |
| 23rd July 2007 azinkslinger | Re: C & M's Excellent Adventure - From: "Our Exciting Beijing Moment" Looks like you guys are having a blast but I want to see pics of fat guys with their bellies hanging out! Hopefully in the next posting ... |
| 23rd July 2007 twf | cool! - From: "Our Exciting Beijing Moment" wow! sounds super fun!! :) |
| 22nd July 2007 Jen | MMM - you should blog more often. your entry was quite entertaining and - From: "Our Exciting Beijing Moment" descriptive! |
| 21st July 2007 Jen | cool. - From: Lantau Island and Buddha sounds fun. looking forward to seeing more pics! |
| 20th July 2007 lks | nice - From: Lantau Island and Buddha your first mention of a bar, nice. have fun! |
| 10th July 2007 SF Girl | chinese pedicure - From: Foot massage Chinese pedicure was 30 rmb. Have to be extra careful about sanitation though. :) |
| 10th July 2007 Jen | so how much is the chinese pedicure? - From: Foot massage ? |
| 10th July 2007 SF Girl | - From: Eaten alive? thanks patricia. i am much much better now. i bought some chinese repellant that the locals swear by. i'll try it out when i'm in hong kong and beijing! |
| 10th July 2007 SF Girl | - From: Eaten alive? "get manly" campaign? haha. |
| 10th July 2007 christina | - From: Eaten alive? use the DEET girl! although 100% is a little crazy to put directly on your skin. itchy mosquito bites are miserable! you do sound like carrie bradshaw. hahaha. |
| 10th July 2007 ellie | - From: Eaten alive? Maybe if they don't eat a lot of food they don't "mature". I dunno. I read about some people from North Korea that are ridiculously malnourished, maybe their hormones get messed up, and there are like 20 and 30 year olds who haven't gone thru puberty yet. I guess that's a pretty extreme case tho...some advertiser needs to have a "get manly" campaign. |
| 10th July 2007 Patricia | Bite Help - From: Eaten alive? Ok use an antihistamine to control the itching (like benadryl) - it shuts down the part of your brain that makes you itch. Take it orally of course. They sound infected - put hydrogen peroxide or use alcohol of some kind - either rubbing alcohol or the kind you drink - yes it will sting bad - do this several times a day. If the infection continues see a doctor - for an antibiotic. Try not to wear perfume or fragrances - even hairspray or such will attract them. I seem to remember there is some spice you can eat that comes out in your skin that repels them too. I think you could do a google search. Good luck! |
| 9th July 2007 SF Girl | SITC - From: Eaten alive? Because Carrie Bradshaw complains about men? |
| 9th July 2007 twf | SITC - From: Eaten alive? this entry reminds me of sarah jessica parker's SITC for some reason. :) |
| 9th July 2007 uk2china | Great blog - From: Trip to Nanjing Good detail of what you saw. Pity you did not get to Confucious, I did and worth the tour. If I remember correctly there was over 600 steps to the tomb and knackering it was to. Do you live and work in China or just on walk about? Be good to chat if you live in Shanghai as i am attempting to move out soon. |
| 9th July 2007 jim | brave - From: Trip to Nanjing no wonder that someone said u are brave. |
| 8th July 2007 SF Girl | Sui vs Shui - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? I get confused whether or not to roll the tongue. "Shui" (in different tones) can mean "water" or "who". "Sui" (4th tone) would be pronounced like "age". |
| 7th July 2007 twf | - From: Trip to Nanjing Sounds like you had an exciting, adventurous day! I would have loved to have seen a pic of "army boy"!!! :( |
| 6th July 2007 christina | - From: No fireworks here wow! your chinese must be pretty good. i'm expecting to be impressed when i come. i'll be your super ABC friend. |
| 6th July 2007 Christina | - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? but if you say "sui", isn't that "who"? or is one of them 3rd and one of them 4th tone? i'm so confused. i almost got my ticket!! i just gotta confirm it... |
| 5th July 2007 ellie | - From: No fireworks here Take some pics of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial. I'm curious what it looks like! |
| 5th July 2007 twf | "notwithstanding"? - From: No fireworks here all you can drink cafe? how cool! :) what's notwithstanding mean? :) |
| 4th July 2007 ellie | - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? I love taro! My parents don't differentiate between the "sh" and "s" sounds. I think that's how they speak Mandarin in Taiwan. But since I took some Chinese classes from people from the mainland, I usually say the "sh" and then my mom will try to correct my pronunciation and say the word with just the "s" sound. Too funny. I guess it's a matter of perspective. |
| 4th July 2007 SF Girl | Menu - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? Yes, a few slight differences. They have taro pie here in addition to apple. They have taro in Hawaii McD too. They have a few small differences, like filet of fish with chili sauce, and their combo meals come with small fries, instead of large. A bit healthier. |
| 3rd July 2007 lks | snowcone - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? hmm, that snowcone sounds YUMMY! =) i can probably track all your meals thusfar my dear!!!! =) |
| 3rd July 2007 twf | McDonalds? - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? So, do they have Chinese flavor burgers at Mcdonalds? |
| 3rd July 2007 Jennifer | - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? You're so brave to be walking around all by yourself all the time! :) |
| 3rd July 2007 twf | shopping - From: Fake Abercrombie tshirts? who could dora stickers possibly be for? :) |
| 3rd July 2007 twf | massage - From: Massage, fa piao, children, scams so how does the $10 massage in china compare to the $100 massage at BW??? |
| 2nd July 2007 lks | one more - From: Travel plans don't forget to add Ann Arbor on your list!!!!! =) |
| 2nd July 2007 lks | massage and tea ceremony - From: Massage, fa piao, children, scams it all sounds a bit shady to me.... but the culture about the children is an interesting topic!! |
| 2nd July 2007 ellie | - From: Massage, fa piao, children, scams When I was in Birmingham last week I decided to go to a random church near our dorm, it was all white people, but they were having a baby dedication that day. The baby was a Chinese adoptee, I thought it was strange it was a boy, because usually adopted kids from China are girls. But when I looked closer, I think his lip was slightly deformed. It's so sad that someone would give up their child just because their lip is shaped a little funny. |
| 30th June 2007 twf | pictures please! - From: Fabric market - must go! hey, post pics once you get the custom made clothing! i'm so curious to see what it looks like. |
| 30th June 2007 Christina | - From: Learning Mandarin what's sms? i like how you promptly fell asleep after your morning coffee. true addict! |
| 29th June 2007 SF Girl | - From: Judged or Humbled? Well, the difference is at worst, my mom will ask "how much." And the response might be of "you should save money." I don't know what ayi is thinking... that's why I say she's judging me. :) I more or less trust her.... she cleans for 5 houses in my building. I don't have any cash anyway. |
| 29th June 2007 SF Girl | Ikea - From: Ikea I spent over $150 USD at Ikea! I bought a $4 USD flat iron and it sucks. Oh well, it's so hot here, I don't really ever keep my hair down. |
| 29th June 2007 tf | - From: Ikea how much did you spend at ikea? |
| 29th June 2007 twf | dumplings - From: Zhujiajiao S is going to be sooooo jealous when I tell him you had dumplings!! Are you still getting poisoned by the food? |
| 29th June 2007 twf | - From: Judged or Humbled? doesn't the "ayi" remind you a tad of how my mom is? how my aunts are? and you don't even know this woman!! don't keep money around.....or anything of value! |
| 29th June 2007 twf | haggling - From: Judged or Humbled? yeah, i hate haggling too. you actually have to be really thick-skinned to haggle (hence, i suck at it too). you are probably getting ripped off left and right, but that is how it goes. true american "peasants" don't go "hang out" in a foreign country! |
| 29th June 2007 twf | iron - From: Ikea NOOO! don't buy a cheapie MIC flat iron. just wear a pony tail! |
| 29th June 2007 twf | necessities of life - From: The Bank and New Apartment rug? hamper? trash can? what happened to things like plastic bags? and towel on the floor? :) |
| 28th June 2007 Tom | - From: French Concession Ah, finally pictures. Please add more pictures of interesting places and people, and events. also, if possible, give us your deeper feelings and observations you have of the place; like social and economic development , the people and their interactions, ... etc. Most of all, have fun. :) |
| 28th June 2007 Christina | - From: The Bank and New Apartment you're living in style! i cant wait to sleep on crunchy ikea sheets when i visit! |
| 28th June 2007 Christina | - From: Ikea my guess is...you bought everything for $50! you seem to like to mention how much things cost. i have to read your posts with a calculator so i convert to USD. |
| 28th June 2007 SF Girl | Exchange rate - From: Judged or Humbled? Unfortunately for me, the exchange rate is more like 7.5 or 7.6 for me. I get charged a 2.5% fee on every ATM transaction. But yeah, ayi supposedly is doing 3-4 hours of work - sweeping, mopping, hand wiping the stairs, doing my laundry, etc. I say supposedly b/c I don't feel like monitoring her, and rather just take her word. Funny - all my clothes were hanging on the balcony clothes line when I got back yesterday. Good thing my balacony isn't facing the street! |
| 28th June 2007 SF Girl | McNobody - From: Counterfeit stamps and dvds Trust me, I won't be needing to learn that. There aren't any McCuties here so far. :) |
| 27th June 2007 Jen | LOL - From: Judged or Humbled? about sunscreen since I was just asking you about it!! You'd think they would want to remain as pale as possible by using sunscreen. The exchange rate is 8, right? So this woman cleans your apartment and does all of your laundry for $6USD? How much time does she spend there? |
| 27th June 2007 Jennifer | Hooray! - From: Counterfeit stamps and dvds Well - now that you know where the POST OFFICE is, you can send us some goodies from China!! :) |
| 27th June 2007 lks | grey's - From: Counterfeit stamps and dvds nice. find out how to say "mcdreamy" and "mcsteamy". hahahahaha. |
| 27th June 2007 lks | judged - From: Judged or Humbled? very interesting topic -- everyone's judged. perhaps because you're in a foreign city you feel more judged...... |
| 25th June 2007 lks | mian zi - From: The Bank and New Apartment hahahaha, how crazy! |
| 25th June 2007 lks | awh - From: Ikea i'm bummed about your hair straightener too! might as well get one there.... send me ur address, i'll mail hangers to you! =) |
| 25th June 2007 lks | countdown - From: Language swap and "the wave" you just got there! no need to countdown the days until you're home! sounds like you have done so much since you've been there. love the blog! |
| 25th June 2007 lks | nice! - From: Escalator friend well done. very proud of you!!!! (especially getting the courage to talk in the elevator!). |
| 24th June 2007 Christina | - From: Escalator friend Hitting on guys on the escalator, then getting yourself invited to dinner! Impressive! hahaha. Just kidding, I'm so proud of you, taking risks and meeting new people. |
| 24th June 2007 twf | volunteering - From: Escalator friend that's great that you'll go to volunteer. just what you like to do! :) |
| 24th June 2007 TFC | Waves - From: Language swap and "the wave" What's a "double wave"? Where you flap your hands twice or use 2 hands? |
| 23rd June 2007 imy | great! - From: Apartment search 2 bedrooms?! sounds like an invitation to EVERYONE to come visit!! Do they HAVE english breakfast lattes in china? are they made w/ soy? |
| 23rd June 2007 SF Girl | Pinying - From: Zai Jian! I'm slowly learning the romanization, but there's a website that translates for me: http://www.mandarintools.com/worddict.html and you type in the english word and it spits out the english pinying and the characters (both traditional and simplified!). |
| 23rd June 2007 TFC | fobby clothes - From: Shopping don't come back w/ too many fobby clothes that you wouldn't dare wear to work k? :) i miss you! |
| 23rd June 2007 TFC | Excittttiinnnngggg - From: Arrive in Shanghai Your blog is quite interesting. It's like I'm taking a vicarious trip thru your descriptions. |
| 23rd June 2007 TFC | ping ing - From: Zai Jian! so, when did you learn chinese romanization? or are you just making it up? |
| 22nd June 2007 Jen | Ewwww - From: Shopping Cigarette smoke meets old damp towels? KFC meets sewer? Yuck!! |
| 22nd June 2007 Sal | Good luck! - From: Arrive in Shanghai Hi I'll be going to Shanghai soon, its good to hear about other peoples experience in getting there! Have fun. |
