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Monday

Posted on 29/11/2011 by haonowshaokao

V’s been reading my old blogs from my days in Prague and asked me why I don’t write about my life any more. I said that it wasn’t that interesting, and that as I bored myself writing about it, I … Continue reading →

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Film Diary – October 2011

Posted on 06/11/2011 by haonowshaokao

The films we watched in October 2011. Not so many this month. Ed Wood (USA 1994) J – Still not bad, but nothing near as special as I remembered it being V – Didn’t really like it, maybe I don’t … Continue reading →

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Mind Your Language – Series 1, Episode 2

Posted on 31/10/2011 by haonowshaokao

The Programme It’s a truism amongst writers that the first episode of a sitcom or drama series will be the worst. So much time is spent on set-pieces introducing the characters that little time is left for a decent story … Continue reading →

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Lily Vera Errington, 1922-2011

Posted on 26/10/2011 by haonowshaokao

My grandmother died a couple of weeks ago on the 9th of October. Her funeral is today. Unfortunately it hasn’t been possible for me to make it over to England at short notice.  I would like to write her life … Continue reading →

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Work and wires

Posted on 14/10/2011 by haonowshaokao

At the start of this week the landlord turned up at short notice to fix the heating upstairs in the flat. On the one hand this was good news – the upper floor was freezing last winter – but on … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Double Tens

Posted on 10/10/2011 by haonowshaokao

Today is, in a sense, the 100th birthday of modern China, but you’d be hard pressed to notice it. On the 10th of October 1911 a small bomb was accidentally detonated in Wuchan, part of modern-day Wuhan, injuring one man. … Continue reading →

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The Family

Posted on 07/10/2011 by haonowshaokao

I live in a house with a family consisting of four Chinese people, one half-Chinese baby and a dog, nationality undetermined. I might also be part of the family, it depends. My Mandarin still isn’t up to a level where … Continue reading →

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Mind Your Language – Series 1, Episode 1

Posted on 03/10/2011 by haonowshaokao

A passing mention in a David Mitchell column this weekend started me thinking about the 1970s British sitcom Mind Your Language. As it was cancelled before I was born and not that suitable for repeat showings I knew little about … Continue reading →

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Two Years Back In China – Photos

Posted on 02/10/2011 by haonowshaokao

These can be found here!

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Very Late September Update

Posted on 30/09/2011 by haonowshaokao

It’s been a busy late summer with work, baby and visits, and this blog seems to have been one of the first casualties. Thankfully work’s dried up a bit and we’re just about to reach a week-long national holiday, so … Continue reading →

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