china
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Why an Olympic Boycott Won’t Work
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A boycott of the Olympics would have precisely the opposite effect that is intended. #
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Yuan breaks through 7 vs. the dollar
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China’s National Foreign Exchange Center has set the central parity rate for the yuan at 6.9920 to the dollar, breaching the 7.000 usd level for the first time. #
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The Olympic Spirit in SF
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Boy was the spirit of the Olympics ever-present at the Torch run protests today! Everyone showed strong team participation and competitiveness. Check it: Team China: Team Tibet: Team Burma: Team Darfur (represented by the green balloons): Team Vietnamese Fisherman: Team Friendlies (yes, that’s what the Mascots are called): Team Lion Dancing: Team Fudan (represented by…
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Protesting Violence using Violence?
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Update: By the way, read about what China is saying about the torch relay here and here. The Olympic flame landed in SFO today around 3:40am. There have been so many protests already. Being Chinese American, I am proud of China’s rise in power and prominence, but at the same time, I am dismayed at…
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Nas to Perform in Shanghai
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What is this world coming to? Nas is performing in Shanghai and Beijing this month!
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Photos: Pudong Airport’s new terminal
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Photos of Shanghai’s new airport terminal.
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College Grads in Beijing to Leave Campus Earlier
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College grads in Beijing to leave campus earlier (March 9, 2008, Xinhua) College graduates in Beijing will leave campus roughly a month earlier than the usual time this summer due to the Olympics which is scheduled to start on August 8 in the city. Beijing municipal education authorities required all colleges located in Beijing to…
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World Pillow Fight Day
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World Pillow Fight Day – March 22, 2008. Massive pillow fights will be happening all over the world, except San Francisco, because we already had ours on Valentine’s Day. Too bad I missed it this year. But guess what? They’ve got it going on in Beijing and Shanghai. Fun.
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A Chat with a Friend in China
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me: tell everyone i said hi, if they remember me her: no problem. they remember you!!! me: yay! i’m the chinese girl who can’t speak chinese her: haha, no, you are the nicest girl who never sings
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Events (September Edition)
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What: Survivor: China premiere When: Thursday, September 20, 8pm ET/PT Where: CBS Why: The show claims to be the first full American television series to be filmed entirely within China. I’ve read that many aspects of Chinese culture and history have been included in this season. Each contestant was supposed to receive a copy of…
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Elephant Trek
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Chiang Mai, Thailand +- Thailand was fun. Too bad everyone tried to speak to me in Thai because they thought I was Thai. So sad. No wonder everyone in China looks at me funny, probably because I don’t look Chinese. Anyways, I learned several phrases in Thai–one of which is “mai chai khon Thai”, meaning…
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Crazy, but good
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I’m up typing this now because I can’t sleep. I think jet lag is settling in. I haven’t even stayed at home yet, because apparently there was a gas leak so they had to turn off the gas until Tuesday. Which means I have no hot water nor can I use the dryer. So I’ve…
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回æ¸å週年
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Check out the celebration–the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China from Britain. Too bad I was only able to watch it on TV. Must have been madness out there. Happy birthday to my dad too.
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Too Much Chinese Food Already…
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…and I’m not even in China yet! I’m leaving for HK tonight. Guess what my last meal is…yep, Chinese food. I guess that’s what I get for eating with my family. I really wanted Red Robin or Mexican food because I know I won’t be eating burgers or tacos anytime in the next 5 weeks.…
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Going to China
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Mackenzie: Can I go to China too? Me: You have to go with your mommy and daddy. Do you WANT to go to China? Mackenzie: No, I want to stay in the car. Ah, I miss working with kids.
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The Holidays are Here
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Anyone buy anything on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? My family watched a lot of football over Thanksgiving. Out of all the sports, I think football is the only one I don't mind watching, no matter what team is playing. Then I came across the weirdest high school football game. Too bad we didn't have…
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We have achieved fluidity…again.
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Been playing around with another photoblog plugin for WordPress. Still a lot of things I need to figure out, so we’ll see if I stick with this one. So this site is once again what they call fluid. All the columns should be pretty flexible now, and adjusts to the size of the browser window,…
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Coffee Don Tots at KFC
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That’s right, coffee don tots at KFC in China. So what do they taste like? Exactly what the name says– coffee don tot. It’s just weird. I definitely prefer the original, but it was interesting to try.
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Wireless in China
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My days have been filled with lessons, lesson planning, eating, hand-washing my clothes, and shopping for food and other necessities. I haven’t been able to get online until recently when my teammate discovered a wireless connection near the window…haha! If I had time, I would have gone to what my students call “net bars” where…