Omar... You can barely see him

Dancing in Shanghai

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March 31st 2005
Omar and I went yesterday to have dinner at "Banana Leaf" a Thai restaurant with a comprehensive menu of fish entrees; which made Omar's choice very easy. He had the only entree that included rice and chicken "Steamed chicken with fried sticky rice". The interesting thing is that this restaurant has every night of the week entertainment provided by a group of young kids (I think from the Phillipi ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more