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September 5, 2012, 11:48 pm

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The traffic I am referring to here is mostly not the four-wheeled kind that we encounter on a daily basis as we rush, crawl, swerve, hoot our way to work in the mornings. This is about the traffic we encounter in our daily jog around the park – in the interests of health and exercise! [...]

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October 10, 2012, 2:23 am

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During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese spectators were urged to encourage the competitors from all nations by chanting jiāyóu jiāyóu (lit. Add Oil = refuel, make more effort, come on!, go, go GO!). I have had my very own encourager on my last few morning runs as one of the gardeners has taking to [...]

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October 21, 2012, 2:25 am

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Coming soon to a loo near you…. ….so as you can see, all toilets in China are not created equal. At least some of those rumours you hear about squat toilets are not true! Filed under: Experiences, Slices Tagged: China, Cultural Experiences, Customs, Ex-pat living, Humor, Humour, Street Scenes, Toilets in China, Travel, Travel in [...]

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October 30, 2012, 12:39 am

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In one way or another, I managed to survive my entire childhood and adolescence without the need for a single stitch or injection, somehow managing to sidestep, dodge and duck the many possible mishaps that a girl with tomboy tendencies could encounter. No broken limbs, no after-hour trips to the emergency ward, no, nothing more [...]

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November 8, 2012, 12:48 am

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After hearing about my “accident” last week,  one of our staff sent me an email saying: “I’m so sorry to hear what happened on you, and I hope you can get better soon, and don’t forget your rights and claim for compensation against the troublemaker!” Compensation is a very Chinese concept – the alleged perpetrator [...]

‘Angry’ bird talking bad words shocks zoo visitor

December 18, 2012, 12:31 am

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Only in China! ‘Angry’ bird talking bad words shocks zoo visitor — Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 — English Window to China New. Filed under: Slices

Xinnian kuaile – Happy new Year!

January 1, 2013, 6:52 am

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新年快乐！ Thank you for reading and following! Here’s a little glimpse of our world…. China Time Lapse Filed under: Experiences, Slices Tagged: China, Chinese culture, Cultural Experiences, Shanghai, Street Scenes, Travel in China