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Tag Archives: hong kong
Living in China. November 24, 2012. Walk to Photographer.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22. Continued. When dawn broke it was very foggy. By noon the fog had cleared and it was sunny and pleasant. The air was as clear as I’ve seen it in weeks. The first picture is of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruise, Holidays, hong kong, Hotmail, Microsoft Outlook, thanksgiving, THURSDAY, Wood Lock
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Living in China. November 19, 2012. Quiet
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11. It was very cool this morning. I might have to break out my long pants soon. I woke up at 04:30 and tried unsuccessfully to go back to sleep, but was unsuccessful, so I got up at … Continue reading
Living in China. October 21, 2012. Duck, Club Viva, etc.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19. Afternoon. It was very pleasant today. It was sunny and cooler, I’d guess about 75 degrees. Met a 66 year old Chinese man named Robert on my walk this afternoon. He spoke pretty good English. We sat … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, china, David, dinner, Edison, hong kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Vivian
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Living in China. September 21, 2012.
It’s been very quiet here lately. I have little to report. We’ve had a few get togethers with friends and I’ve been going to chess club. Every afternoon I take my walks. I’m still exploring the new neighborhood. Edison went … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, china, Cultural Revolution, Edison, hong kong, Shenzhen, Vivian, Xinjiang
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Living In China. August 12-13, 2012. Flight to Urumqi.
Sunday. August 12, 2012. We were supposed to get up at 5:00 and we had a black taxi lined up to pick us up at 5:15. Of course I woke up at 3:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ürümqi, china, hong kong, Muslim, Shenzhen, Special Economic Zone, United States, Xinjiang
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Living in China. July, 17, 2012. Hong Kong.
Sunday I had to go to Hong Kong to get my visa updated. Big mistake. The stores here are all open on Sunday and the checkpoint was a mad house. Chinese people like to shop in Hong Kong because a … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, china, Han Chinese, hong kong, Infant formula, Shenzhen, Sunday, Wednesday
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Living in China. July 3, 2012. Baby Pics
That night Sea’s son slept at her daughter’s house with the daughter and baby. So apparently the husband and his mother are both gone. This morning the daughter, Vivian, brought the baby here while she went to work. I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Blade, hong kong, Norelco, Parent-in-law, Razor, Shaving, Wal-Mart, Walmart
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Living in China. June 30, 2012. Quiet.
I read a story in the paper today that the University of Hong Kong has opened a hospital here in Shenzhen. The article gave an exact address, but I wasn’t familiar with it. It was in the Futian district where … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Health, hong kong, Hong Kong Chinese University, Hospital, Saturday, Shenzhen, University of Hong Kong
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Living in China. June 27, 2012. In Defence of the Chinese People
A few days ago returned to Shenzhen after living almost exactly a year in America where I was recovering from an illness. I had heard the Chinese people were turning more and more xenophobic, and that foreigners were less welcome … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh, china, Chinese people, Global Times, hong kong, Japan, Shenzhen, United States
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Living in China. June 25, 2012
We finally I have a hot and sunny day. Now I can complain about the heat. Plus everyone seems to be well today for the first time in a while. The first picture above is of me yesterday. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Beijing, Business and Economy, china, guangdong, hong kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen
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