Tag Archives: china life

Posted on 18/10/2006 by haonowshaokao

Lately I’ve been a bit bored, for the first time since I came to China. It has a little to do with breaking up with my girlfriend, though I don’t regret it at all. Perhaps it has more to do … Continue reading →

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Posted on 09/10/2006 by haonowshaokao

Over this long hot summer it was tempting to think that coming to this city would be a universally positive thing for any ‘foreigner’, but as the autumn term arrived so did two new teachers from Australia who showed us … Continue reading →

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Posted on 07/10/2006 by haonowshaokao

This week I have eaten lots of frogs: Click for review

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Field Chicken

Posted on 07/10/2006 by haonowshaokao

Misleading Chinese name – “field chicken” What they really are – frogs. Lots of frogs. Location – Cheers restaurant

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Posted on 30/09/2006 by haonowshaokao

Last day of September and the first day of the week-long national holiday. I was planning to go to Brent & Samantha’s wedding in the Philipines, but that didn’t work out. Then I was going to try visiting Adam in … Continue reading →

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China questions #4 plus

Posted on 28/09/2006 by haonowshaokao

brokenjoystick asked “what’s the most unusual thing you have eaten whilst in china and is there anything you regularly eat now which you would never have imagined eating whilst living in the uk/europe?” Funny you asked that as for a … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Claws

Posted on 26/09/2006 by haonowshaokao

Misleading Chinese name – “phoenix claws” What they really are – chicken feet boiled in vinegar Location – Sichuan restaurant

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China questions #3

Posted on 21/09/2006 by haonowshaokao

Meatbreak asked “How big does China seem when you’re actually in it? Strangely enough, not as big as I thought. I live in a city of immigrants from all over China and they all seem to return home from time … Continue reading →

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China questions #2

Posted on 20/09/2006 by haonowshaokao

handsofstone asked “What do they call Chinese restuarants over there? just “restaurants” or is there a special name?” There isn’t a special name. Of the staggering number of places to eat in this city less than 1% are non-Chinese, probably … Continue reading →

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China questions #1

Posted on 11/09/2006 by haonowshaokao

lonelydandelion asked “What does it smell like there? Oh, and what is the light like?” The first part of this is surprisingly hard. In general, China smells a lot. Most cities are landlocked with traffic jams and factories and have … Continue reading →

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