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I almost went somewhere…

Monday, July 31, 2006

Sunday, I was planning on going to Da Hei Shan (Big Black Mountain), where there are several temples, etc. The weather was forecast for thunder storm activity all day, and it did end up raining all day. I set off a little late, after a nice chat with Carolyn (who was still on Saturday evening [...]

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Answer to first “riddle”

Monday, July 31, 2006

It is a water bottle made with clear hard plastic. It’s pretty leakproof if you tighten the lid completely. I think “Movement Pot” is an attempt at “Travel Bottle/Jug”.

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Potato Chips are sweet

Friday, July 28, 2006

Literally! I bought a local brand of potatoe chips in a can (Pringle look alike). They crunch and feel exactly like a pringles, but they are slightly sweet. Actually, ALL the bread stuffs here are sweet. You can buy “western” style non sweet bread in a specially marked (and very small) section of large [...]

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Mystery Item #1

Thursday, July 27, 2006

I know there are a lot of sites with “chinglish” items, but I still have to put up a few of my own, especially for those who don’t normally read that sort of thing.
So, here’s a “mystery item”. I won’t reveal what it is until the next day or two (depends on when I get [...]

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Just a quick update.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

I’m feeling better today. The first week, the only on campus dining was a small seconday dining room, with a selection of about 5-7 things. Very reasonably priced, but usually all but one or two things would have meat, or fish, or shrimp, or seafood. You can’t just ask if “no meat” because that doesn’t [...]

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