// JANUARY 2006 · 9 POSTS
Happy Chinese New Year!
It's been almost 12 years since I spent my last CNY in China. Things have definately changed since I was last here for this all important holiday. The display of fireworks is prohibited in most major cities, even the gov…
Eating Frenzy
My cousin Simon is a monster. He's like a heroin addict except his drug of choice is food. If you looked at him you wouldn't be able to tell Simon is a big fan of eating riddiclous amounts of food. Simon and his family a…
So Chinese
I've been feeling really Chinese lately. Not only am I speaking Mandarin and Taiwanese without having to think but my thoughts are also in Chinese. The internet is my only connection to the West. My lifestyle in the past…
Liver disease here I come
I just got back from visiting Amanda's family in Guangdong province. They live in a small city called Lianjiang and it was not easy getting there. At 9am we started this journey by taking a cab to the Shanghai MagLev sta…
Some weird dreams
I had some weird dreams last night...4 actually 1. Dreampt that I was up at the Boundry Waters with my parents and some other family friends. I didn't catch a single fish worth keeping. That's actually happened one year.…
BILLYBOY
I always wanted my own condom brand.
Oh yeah... dirrrty street food!
New cell phone & Goodbye Alan
I got a new cell phone finally to replace the old but very reliable hunk of Nokia I had before. The new phone I got is of a Chinese brand, Amoi. This Amoi M636 is nuts, it's like a mini computer. I'm not going to bother …
I passed
Woohoo! I just got my final grade back and I passed the class! That means I've officially graduated. I'm still surprised that I've never failed a single course in college. On another note... For New Years, I went to a ne…