Author Archives: haonowshaokao

A year of existence / Potential puppies / Same house but different

Posted on 29/05/2011 by haonowshaokao

It’s been hard to find time to write here recently, so I’m going to have a brief flick through the recent headlines and look forward to the impending summer. First thing, Milan Curtis Errington / Meishulei / Leilei has now … Continue reading →

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Silver Apples in Beijing

Posted on 22/05/2011 by haonowshaokao

Last weekend we went to see the Silver Apples. Who are the Silver Apples, I hear some of you ask. Well, their first album, released in 1968, sounds like a mish-mash of krautrock, electronic pop and sampling, all of which … Continue reading →

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Journey To The West

Posted on 20/05/2011 by haonowshaokao

I don’t know as much as I should about Chinese culture, but I’m a busy man, and it’s hard to change that. How can I educate myself in 2000 / 3000 / 4000 + years of culture while doing a … Continue reading →

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English in China: Accent

Posted on 06/05/2011 by haonowshaokao

One of the most disheartening things about English teaching in China is the way that gut instincts and what we call “first language interference” are allowed to interfere with education almost completely unfettered by awareness of what English actually is. … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Music Festival 2011

Posted on 04/05/2011 by haonowshaokao

Last weekend I found out that there was going to be a music festival in Tongzhou. A festival! Even the idea that there would be a gig in Tongzhou seemed fairly unlikely. I remember being quite excited when a western-style … Continue reading →

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Where we live

Posted on 29/04/2011 by haonowshaokao

A couple of months ago I had a walk around our estate and took some photos. It’s spring now, and they’re already out of date insomuch as everything looks grey, and there’s no blossom on the trees, but here they … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve seen on the internet this week

Posted on 25/04/2011 by haonowshaokao

50 Unexplainable Black & White Photos None of them actually “unexplainable,” but worth a look anyway. Amazon.com Mr Men reviews by Hamilton Richardson On Mr Uppity; “In a thinly-veiled reference to the oppression of the workers by the ruling class, … Continue reading →

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Speeches and donkey burgers

Posted on 22/04/2011 by haonowshaokao

It’s hard to teach a TEFL course in China when no Chinese know or care what a TEFL course is, and anyone with white skin and a native-ish accent is considered qualified enough to be a university teacher, so our … Continue reading →

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General housekeeping, etc

Posted on 19/04/2011 by haonowshaokao

It’s been a while since I’ve had enough time to just sit down and write something. This week, though, we seem to have no students, so I’ve given myself the task of updating the course handouts – not a particularly … Continue reading →

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Les Rougon-Macquart #2 – La Curée (1871-2)

Posted on 14/03/2011 by haonowshaokao

AKA “The Kill” The second book in the Rougon-Macquart series takes a secondary character from the first novel, and transplants him to a new place with a more flexible class structure, an even more flexible morality, extravagant opulence and opportunities … Continue reading →

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