Happy Birthday, China
Today (October 1, 2005–I’m in a different time zone) is the 56h birthday of the People’s Republic of China. But wait, you say, I thought...
Health Club
I bit the bullet and joined a health club this week. There’s one across the street from my housing complex (upstairs from the Hypermarket), so...
Don’t Stand on Ceremony
This morning I attended a ceremony on the campus of Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). The ceremony was to celebrate the 65th anniversay of the...
Collective Punishment, Chinese Style
This is something I wrote a year ago, but it’s still a good read: I live in a private housing development on the west side...
The Great Mooncake Exchange
Today is Zhong Qiu Jie, (lit. Mid-Autumn Festival) in China. In colloquial terms, it’s called the Moon Festival, because it’s celebration coincides with the full...