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| 4th June 2009 Linda | - From: china time and a school project with scope creep I LOVE China Time!!! And shopping in niches sounds like a fantastic way to get what you want, rather than depending on the buyer's guesses. The Rubber Stamp story had me pinned. Great blog. |
| 4th June 2009 Ari | - From: china time and a school project with scope creep I am incredibly impressed that you ordered custom stamps in Chinese, and glad the frames turned out!! :D |
| 4th June 2009 Carol S | - From: china time and a school project with scope creep Being a rubberstamper I can appreciate your "frame" project! I think it turned out great! Kudos to you for sticking with finding the 2 custom rubber stamps! Have really enjoyed your blog and I appreciate your willingness to do it! |
| 2nd June 2009 Linda | Only yooo - From: girls only camping adventure...with recovery night at resort Soooze, yooo is a hooot! Only you could have those three classic experiences...osing the good bed because someone got there first, wishing for beer when all they're serving is soda, and critiqueing somebody else's s'more-making...all in the same 12-hour period. |
| 1st June 2009 Uncle Fred | the last picture - From: Shanghai in May...one hot town I love that last picture. |
| 21st May 2009 soooze | Chinese breakfast--a hit with some of us - From: Moganshan continued...starting with best breakfast ever Well, we actually did bring cereal along on this trip too! Everyone ate some of our breakfast but the veggies were the biggest hit with me. Emily liked the scallion cakes, the corn, eggs and bacon. Nathan liked the toast and the bacon. |
| 21st May 2009 Linda | breakfast - From: Moganshan continued...starting with best breakfast ever Is it just me or are any of your other American readers noticing the rave reviews that veggie dishes for breakfast are getting now that you're midway in your stay in China? I remember when you were blogging about the joy of bringing along maple syrup and the kids' favorite cereal. |
| 19th May 2009 Linda | wow - From: a 3 day retreat in beautiful Moganshan Sounds and looks like paradise and a fun place to be. Being taken care of by friendly people in a beautiful place...plus great company...my kind of place! |
| 11th May 2009 Linda | nice goin' at the bus stop - From: Shanghai in May...one hot town Your weekend sounds breezy and fun. Odd to see such empty streets. Was relieved as I scrolled to the end to find a picture of the matching pink dresses. |
| 6th May 2009 Linda | the pull of the fabric - From: fabric market frivolity and a new find in Shanghai The fabric market does sound fabulous. We should all have a place where we can take in our favorite-fitting pants and have duplicates made...in this and that fabric. Enjoy your Mums' Day breakast. |
| 3rd May 2009 Linda | - From: Our May 1 National Holiday Staycation in Shanghai Great blog, Suzanne. Laughed out loud at the amusement park ride v. bus ride line. Yay for turning right. Yes on the lizard basking. |
| 3rd May 2009 nathan slaven | - From: Our May 1 National Holiday Staycation in Shanghai Great blog mom! I had a lot of fun in Zhu jia jiaio. |
| 26th April 2009 Julie | Fun! - From: weekend fun in the Shanghai sun Sounds like a great, action-packed weekend! |
| 5th April 2009 Linda | cabs - From: beijing part 2: great wall, duck and deal-making As someone who was immersed in the New York City cab culture for three decades I always find myself nodding in recognition whenever you write about taxis. More than once a cab driver refused to cross two lanes of traffic and I had to get right back out. And a 15-min. wait was par-for-the-course at popular corners and out-of-the-way spots. So many drivers are from foreign countries now, I wonder if they haven't just become interchangeable. Thanks to Mike G. for his fun post...my favorite line: "We were able to cross the streets without guides." Great picture of the Flying Nathan...can't wait for the whole series. |
| 4th April 2009 Mike G | Student Evaluation - From: beijing part 2: great wall, duck and deal-making Yes, students Eileen and Mike did well after their teachers, Mark and Suzanne left us in Beijing. We felt very comfortable wandering all over Beijing. We took a couple of cabs (bigger deal than you think). We crossed the street without out guides. This is easy in Bejing once you realize the motor bikes have no rules what-so-ever - Shanghai is definitely life-threatening until you become familiar with the chaos that is Shanghai traffic. One piece of advice we received in advanace of the trip (from an earlier visitor to Shanghai) was: "Never cross the street!" We understood,but did learn how to do it. - In Bejing, Xian and Shanghai - we loved the way Chinese people enjoy their public parks. They dance, sing and do0 tai chi, play cards, visit and have a good time. We felt welcome at all times. |
| 28th March 2009 soooze | rows - From: Xi'an - fascinating history, hot springs and more Per Nathan's fabulous memory "Yes, those walls were built by the workers who buried the solders. They were built to support the wooden roof that was on top of the walls to protect the soldiers before they were buried. The wood rotted away, everything above fell down and broke many of the soldiers. |
| 28th March 2009 Linda | Xi'an - From: Xi'an - fascinating history, hot springs and more Xi'an looks beautiful and sounds fascinating. Love the pictures. Here's a silly question I've wanted to ask before...were the walls between the rows of soldiers in the first pit also constructed at the same time or left when the site was excavated? Go Nathan on your bargaining. Feel better, Emily. |
| 26th March 2009 Julie | - From: Being Guides in Shanghai Continued Love the red background photo of the kids. And love that you bought a spring green wallet...you know green is truly the new black these days. It's been a color of choice for me lately. |
| 26th March 2009 Linda | Great blog! - From: Being Guides in Shanghai Continued A new take on vicarious living...reading about two of your fellow blog-readers...your dad and Eileen...visiting you in Shanghai. I think I would have wanted that famous foot massage asap too. And all the good food runs. Not to mention hearing you all speak Mandarin. Love the photo of Emily at the Buddha shrine. |
| 20th March 2009 Linda | yay for your reunion - From: welcome Papa and Eileen! Happy to read that you are all together in Shanghai. Enjoy everything with new eyes. |
| 20th March 2009 Uncle Fred | Wowee - From: welcome Papa and Eileen! Wowee, that's cool having your Dad and Eileen visit. Please say hi from all of us. I hope everyone is having a great time and is in good health. Love, Uncle Fred. Toshimi and Melody |
| 18th March 2009 soooze | almost all better - From: voiceless in shanghai I am doing much better, emily is back at school, but now nathan is home with an ear infection. He's doing okay though so I think we are through the worst of it and on the mend in time for next week's travels! |
| 17th March 2009 Angie | all better? - From: voiceless in shanghai Hope you're all better! We can't wait to hear about your next journey (hopefully with a voice!) |
| 14th March 2009 robert | - From: the much anticipated bus trip to Huangshan Love the pic of flying Nathan. |
| 13th March 2009 Unlcle Fred | Get Well NOW - From: voiceless in shanghai Hi Suzanne, Sorry to hear that you've got the crud. Hope you feel better straight away. Love and squeezy hugs from us. Uncle Fred, Toshimi and Melody |
| 12th March 2009 Geeze | no voice - From: voiceless in shanghai Hi Suzanne, I hope you feel tons better soon! Hugs, Aunt Geeze |
| 12th March 2009 maggie | get well wishes sent your way - From: voiceless in shanghai hi Suzanne -- I stumbled on your blog about a month ago. My husband and I are getting ready to relocate to Shanghai from the States, so reading of your adventure has been very enlightening for me. Hope you feel better soon, and regain your voice. |
| 12th March 2009 soooze | mystery message - From: voiceless in shanghai I think my mystery message was from my son, Nathan. his fake email of "nathan@gmail.com" kinda gave it away. how cute is that?! |
| 12th March 2009 manyoo1 | Bless ya - From: voiceless in shanghai Hope you get well soon .... from your English friends! |
| 12th March 2009 ³„?P | I hope you feel better - From: voiceless in shanghai Hi Suze, I hope you get better soon. Sincerely, Annonymous |
| 5th March 2009 Linda | The Slaven Way - From: exploring hong kong and kowloon You Slavens sure know how to do a weekend! Skip the direct flight and experience back-to-back customs and the fun bus rides...pay your wait-in-line dues early so you can skip them at Disneyland...rush through the airport but never through breakfast. PLUS...miss It's a Small, Small World but discover, as you keep running into people you know, that it's a small, small world indeed! Loved reading all 3 HK blogs and seeing the pictures. |
| 25th February 2009 Linda | good to hear - From: self-promotion and quick update Good to hear that new herb drink is working. I wonder when the West will start marketing the Chinese remedies. Enjoy Hong Kong. |
| 22nd February 2009 linda | Happy Birthday, Soooze! - From: forgot to tell you...a recap blog Belated birthday wishes! So good your celebration included flowers, facials, and chocolate. Love getting the news updates...and the great pictures. Sounds like the kids are doing great in school. When are they going to do some blogging? |
| 21st February 2009 Sue | life is what you make of it - From: staying positive--it's a process Very wise and insightful comments, Suzanne. And very relevant for all of us as we enter into a difficult period of time when we need to learn to be happy with what we have and not always complain about what we don't have. |
| 21st February 2009 Sue | the worse it tastes the better it is for you - From: gān bēi! Okay, maybe not but I prefer natural remedies because they have less side effects. I've only tried a handful of brews but even then you can start to understand what some of the repetitive ingredients are supposed to do for you. And I feel better ingesting medicines when I feel like I have some understanding of what I'm putting in my body. |
| 21st February 2009 Sue | Happy Belated! - From: forgot to tell you...a recap blog Sorry for the late birthday wishes. It's been quite a while since I've caught up with your blog. I love that you are trying Chinese herbs. Hope the revised batch works well for you. Still not sure about a date for Shanghai - looking like it will have to be later in the year than we hoped. |
| 21st February 2009 Amy D | HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - From: forgot to tell you...a recap blog happy belated birthday, i should say. what would the world be like without chocolate? scary thought. i loved the facial/spa picture! your expression just makes me laugh. have fun in hong kong! |
| 16th February 2009 soooze | thanks for the tips - From: What's love got to do with it? Valentine's Day in China Thanks Brenda. I will clip and save for next time. Harp--that would have been a good one for me. I like Harp! |
| 16th February 2009 Brenda | - From: What's love got to do with it? Valentine's Day in China I spent some time in Ireland in college, some tips from me to you: You can never go wrong ordering "a pint of Harp" (which is a lager). In Ireland you have to say "pint" if you're a woman because they might assume you want a "glass" (being a girl) because a "glass" is half a pint and women are girly drinkers, right? Smithwick's is also good, they just started importing that to the U.S. a few years ago. Pronounce it "smith-icks" and they'll think you're Irish. Pronounce it with the "w" and they'll know you've never had it before. Smithwick's is an ale (orangish). If you're in the mood for cider, order it in a glass instead of a pint. Besides a pint being just way too much of a sweet thing, a pint of cider might brand you as an amateur, a college student or an alcoholic :) Plus, cider *is* a girly drink, so a girly glass is best. Of course... the best bet to impress the bartender and patrons--and the lowest in calories, if you can believe it--is Guinness. Correctly poured halfway, allowed to sit a few minutes (so it takes longer to get one), topped off with a strong head of foam (there should always be good foam) and not very cold (although getting it cold in countries other than Ireland is not a bad thing, it sometimes tastes better that way after being imported). And... Guinness is good for you! Really. When I was in Ireland (mid-to-late 80s) the Irish who weren't drinking Guinness were drinking Heineken. No idea why. But if an Irishman was drinking out of a bottle in a pub, it was Heineken. So if none of the Irish options appeal to you... try ordering Heineken and see what happens :) |
| 15th February 2009 soooze | the beer debate - From: What's love got to do with it? Valentine's Day in China Bass was hilarious to this Englishman because according to him Bass is a) English and b) no longer good. It's quite possible they had miller light and corona bottles but nobody was drinking them that I could see and and I wanted to blend in by ordering a pint of somethin'. Except I didn't quite blend. No big deal. I rarely do. :) |
| 15th February 2009 Linda | beer - From: What's love got to do with it? Valentine's Day in China Good piece on Valentine's Day in Shanghai...pictures too...I think we can all agree about the Neon Poodle, but would someone please explain the (to me) reason why Corona with lime would be goofy in an Irish pub, Bass is hilarious but Carlsberg is not. What am I missing here? |
| 14th February 2009 Joanna | - From: cheap massage with too much chatter Only in China!! |
| 13th February 2009 robert | - From: cheap massage with too much chatter Next time, you should just be blunt and tell her not to talk. After all, it's a tit-for-tat scenario. |
| 13th February 2009 soooze | pictures? yeah right! - From: cheap massage with too much chatter I think I created quite a picture with my description--not a very flattering one either :) |
| 12th February 2009 Amy D | - From: cheap massage with too much chatter What? No photos with this post? :) |
| 12th February 2009 Linda | great flow...in your blog, that is - From: cheap massage with too much chatter The massage would make a funny scene in some weird i heart huckabees kind of movie take on wacko massage therapists. Glad you survived it. |
| 9th February 2009 Uncle Fred | blech - From: gān bēi! I hope you are scooping the remains and diluting them so you can take all your yummy medicine. Sounds like the good stuff is at the bottom of the glass. Kanpai! Keep us posted. I am sure TCM will have a positive effect. Not sure about their baby formulae however. |
| 9th February 2009 soooze | not thick enough - From: gān bēi! Nope. I think it's just herbs. There's a gritty residue at the bottom of the glass that is clearly a powdery non-meat substance. |
| 9th February 2009 Cathy | - From: gān bēi! i appreciate your sense of adventure but the herbs sound decidedly blechy. are you sure it's just herbs and not herbs with a side of tripe? |
| 7th February 2009 Shan | - From: staying positive--it's a process I really like your blog and your sense of humor. Chinese educated level isn't as high as many developed countries. But every Chinese has a goal that is to live better. This better life is just a good house and good meals. They would be really happy and appreciate, if they have these. There isn't a good welfare system in China. So everyone wants to save money as much as they could, for they are old or sick. This isn't the problem for ppl from developed countries. That is many westerners questioned why Chinese love money so much. There is a problem that some ppl from developed country, they don't appreciate life. I've heard many young ppl complained they never feel happy. The happiness for some young ppl are getting drunk and taking drugs. When I see these ppl, i really want to take them to China. --an oversea Chinese student |
