China is a vast country with varied and breathtaking landscapes. A couple of weeks ago Louis and I discovered one such landscape, one that surprised us with its unusual burst of colours The city of Panjin, located in Liaoning Province, is an important oil production and refinery centre. A small city with a village feel, […]
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Xian — A Step Back in Time
Louis and I just came back from a wonderful trip to Xian, an ancient city in Shaanxi province, China. We decided to explore this historic city during the 7-day Golden Week holiday celebrating the founding of the People’s Republic of China, or the new China. We stayed at 7 Sages International Youth Hostel, an old […]
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Missing China!
Well, I have been in South Florida for nearly four weeks now, and guess what, mih miss China. There, I said it. And it’s actually true. Lawd, mih a tun Chinese! Living in Tianjin, China for more than a year now, whenever I come ‘home’ to Florida on holiday, I realize that home is truly […]
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things you thought you knew…
well, i’m back just a day and i’ve started to feel nostalgic about china. why? well, here i am up in westchester, going to a ‘restaurant’ which should really be called a diner, having lunch, and the bill for 2, w/o drinks is $62. what? yep, that’s what we paid for a small piece of […]
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chinese food for thought
i’ve always had issues with food… like almost my entire life, since i was about 3 or 4. me not eating meat is not a choice. let’s just say, it just is. and for the record, that includes vegetables. i tend to tell people that i’m non-carnivore, not a vegetarian as i find it difficult […]
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Pass dih Flittahs!
Fifty-one years, that’s more than half a century…and it’s how long the Darbys have been married. We celebrated with professor (now Dean–congrats!) Darby and Mrs. Darby on Sunday April 20 their post-Golden anniversary in true Jamaican style…in China no less. Indeed, “who seh wih cyaa av authentic Jamaican food eena China?” Well, check out […]
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hats. yes, hats
so the last time you guys saw me in the physical, i was wearing those weird hats. i know the prayers were, ‘please, let him get out of that phase’, or perhaps ‘i hope that there is a law in china that outlaws those stupid hats’ lol. no such luck my friends. enjoy this little […]
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Fragrant Harbour
WARNING!!! This blog is picture-heavy. so i might as well jump the chronological order of my time in china. i’ve done a few extra things and had a few more interesting experiences. but since i was in hong kong over the weekend, from where i was able to use Facebook for a mass shoutout, let […]
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So spring is here… sort of.
it was with a certain amount of subdued joy that i greeted the first signs of spring. after all, i was told how beautiful it is, and i am looking forward to it. So of course the first signs has excited me. when the first blooms showed, the day was bright, the sky was […]
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design matters
one of the first things i noticed here in china, is how much they put in design. i must say that i’m more than impressed by the measure they go to make presentation an important part of their products. Traditionally the guidelines on packaging in China are always “for the convenience of the users” and […]
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