Just a few random bits that have been floating around in my brain. The USA is know as Mei Guo (美国). It means “Beautiful Kingdom”. China is Zhong Guo (中国). It means “Middle Kingdom”. The average young housewife in Kunshan, if moved to Madison, would probably be mistaken for a prostitute. Learning Chinese is actually [...]
Or… to be more specific, my city is exploding with fireworks. Today is the start of Spring Festival–the Chinese New Year. Almost everyone is setting off fireworks in celebration. Below are a couple videos taken from my balcony. The annoying background noise you hear is firecrackers. They are going off constantly. The explosions in the [...]
For those of you on Skype, feel free to add me. My username is my name. Umm… with one catch: the first name starts with a ‘B’. So… FirstnameLastname. So… if you know me, that should be easy. If you catch me at home, I can plug in the microphone and webcam and do a [...]
When I first arrived in Hong Kong, on my way to the Chinese Mainland, my recruiter made a comment that rung oddly in my ears: “The average Chinese” he said “has more freedom than the average American.” I had to wonder… had he been in Hong Kong too long? Was he blinded by the good [...]
I need a place to speak my mind. This used to be a political forum that I let die a slow and quiet death. I’ve been speaking my mind in a few non-public forums, but I feel that it’s worthwhile to speak my mind in public. So… here it is.
