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March 8th 2012

Published: June 26th 2012

Catching a bus from Shanghai to Jiangyin turns out to be easier than I thought. They leave every 30 minutes from Shanghai's Long-Distance Bus Terminal, which is located within walking distance from the Shanghai Railway Station metro station. I copy the Chinese characters for 'Jiangyin' onto a piece of paper, show it to the lady selling the bus tickets, nod and smile when she asks me a ... Read Full Entry

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J. Lalo Cura

Susurros somnolientos

Working hard to be a glass-half-full kinda guy. "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee" Matthew 5:29 "You don’t do that to no lady. You gonna get it now, fool." Mr. T "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." George Carlin Visited Countries Map Travels 2008/09/10/11... full info

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26th June 2012

Frisian traveler
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Great blog!
As an 'expat of 2.5 years in china' myself, I absolutely loved reading your well-written blog, funny, anecdotal and very recognisable! Xie Xie

26th June 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Thanks for the kind words Mr. Traveler, glad you liked it! :)

26th June 2012

frisian traveler
johannes

comment #2
Maybe schould have logged in before commenting he he.

27th June 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I just recently started following you...
and appreciate your blunt language.

27th June 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Bluntness
Um, thanks Bob! Was that sarcasm? It's sometimes a bit hard to tell on the internets... I'm quite a straight talker, though, and I don't like to mince my words, if that's what you mean. Thanks for reading and following! Cheers, Jens

27th June 2012

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Not sarcasm at all...
you just tell it like it is, which I appreciate!

27th June 2012

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Rape plant
There actually is a plant called Rape. An unfortunate name for it, in my opinion, because it has some very good health attributes, because its seeds are rich in omega 3 oil, which is something many of us are short of in our diets. It is called Raps Ol, in German. There probably should be a umlaut there someplace, and umlaut is probably spelled differently. Grammar, especially Germany grammar is not my area of strength. :)

27th June 2012

Susurros somnolientos
J. Lalo Cura

Rape!
Thanks for the comment, Mell! :) I learned the thing with Rapsöl being rapeseed oil fron an article in an Australian newspaper a while ago. It said they had to change the name to the more politically correct sounding 'canola oil', and they thought this would boost sales as well. I never knew that you could eat dried rape plant, so I was quite happy to see it in China in a supermarket, full of rapey omega-3 goodness! :) Cheers, Jens

30th June 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

ENJOYING LOSING YOUR FACE
Enjoy the ride...and don't get run over...embracing Chinese culture...great way to go!

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