This is something that I wrote back in August, and posted on my original site (located here). Since many readers are new to this site, and most likely have not seen the other site, I’m slowly recyling some of my entries from that site. The building in which I work is located on the campus […]
Santa on a Scooter!
On Christmas Eve, a couple friends and I decided to head downtown to see what the crowds were like outside one of the churches in Beijing. With Christmas becoming more and more popular (at least as a consumer festival), there is also an increased interest in attending Christmas Eve services at the local churches. We […]
No China, No Christmas
There’s a great article in the December 20 edition of the Christian Science Monitor, about a family that decided to attempt a year without purchasing anything made in China. It just confirms what I’ve been saying for a long time now: If it weren’t for China, we couldn’t do Christmas in the US! The article […]
A Bit More Science…
I was in a cab this afternoon coming home from an appointment up in Wudaokou, the university district of Beijing, when I spotted a nearly block-long billboard that made me laugh out loud. It wasn’t an advertising billboard, but one set up and maintained by the neighborhood or district neighborhood committee (smallest unit of local […]
A Pigeons’ Warm Blessing
It’s Christmas card season, even in China, and they are pouring into our office fast and furious-like! Most of them are very nice, but some of them have very humorous "Chinglish" greetings. One that we received today scored particularly high on the chuckle factor: Please listen carefully to the bell in the distance before time […]
Finger Food
Finger food has never really been a part of Chinese culture. It is very rare here to see someone using his/her fingers to eat anything. In fact, I’ve seen people go to great lengths to avoid using their fingers when eating food that is normally eaten with fingers, such as hamburgers, french fries, etc. Did […]
