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Tag Archives: China
Evicted. Twice
Wednesday night, 9 pm, two men come and knock on the door. They are here to change the locks. What? You haven’t paid the rent for the last two months. What? Sure we did, here are the receipts. To make … Continue reading
Miss Dumpling and speaking Mandarin
I don’t speak any Chinese. My vocabulary consists of 5 spoken words (hello, thank you, small, big and tea) and 4 written characters (person, big, middle and small). I get along fine. I gesture a lot, point to what I … Continue reading
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December 19, 2016
Tagged cats, China, chinese, expat, language, mandarin, stray cats, street, tone
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A primer in Chinese renters’ rights
Unlike many new comers to Shanghai, we did not have a problem back in July finding an apartment (money helps). What we have had is a problem holding onto the said apartment (money doesn’t help). We got “evicted” a couple … Continue reading
Buying an ugly cat
It’s a teapot, not a real cat. An ugly teapot. The kitschiest, nastiest thing on earth. It’s filthy, still has the tea ring inside proving it was once used as intended, and has a perpetual frown due to being hand … Continue reading
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August 5, 2016
Tagged Beijing, cat, China, Dirty Market, expat, haggling, Panjiayuan, scooter, teapot, Uber
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My hubby got a shot
No, my husband did not get shot. He got a shot. By a doctor. A Chinese doctor. In China. Because apparently we have a thing for visiting medical facilities in emerging countries. Not as visitors, but as patients. That’s what … Continue reading
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January 29, 2016
Tagged accupuncture, Beijing, China, doctor, expat, hospital, medicine
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To pee or not to pee
That is not the only question. The problem is where to pee. And how to pee. And if front of whom to pee. And what happens after you’re done peeing. And I am not even talking about poo yet! Oh, … Continue reading
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October 22, 2015
Tagged Bangalore, Beijing, China, coughing, hygiene, India, metro, public urination, rural India, spitting, subway, toilet
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Very unhealthy
It’s awful, simply awful. I am talking about pollution in Beijing. Of course I had read about it and we were prepared for it, having bought a full artillery of protective masks. We have the daily masks, the heavy masks, … Continue reading
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October 9, 2015
Tagged air purifier, allergies, Beijing, China, expat, mask, pollution
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Searching for pandas
Never mind The Cultural Revolution. Never mind human rights abuses and dictatorship. When you stumble upon the Mao Zedong Mausoleum, while looking for scorpions on a stick to munch on during your evening walk, you are awed. You are in … Continue reading
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October 4, 2015
Tagged Beijing, China, expat, mandarin, mao zedong, mausoleum, panda, zoo
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Welcome to Beijing
3:47 am. I am wide awake. Jet lag. Welcome to Beijing! I landed last night, after the longest flight I have ever taken. Thirteen hours and forty minutes, beating my previous 12-hour flight. I made it in one piece, after … Continue reading
Readying for Beijing
Before moving to India, I studied like a grad student. From the time we decided on the job change, I read everything about India, or anything written by Indians. Literature, political commentary, movies, you name it, if I could get … Continue reading
