Tag Archives: china life

Posted on 24/03/2006 by haonowshaokao

On Tuesday I went to Macau with three other teachers. It’s an old Portuguese colony which forms the southern part of our urban conurbation. To get there I just have to catch a bus to the centre, fill in a … Continue reading →

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Middle School

Posted on 17/03/2006 by haonowshaokao

I got a call from my school last weekend telling me I had been given more hours. The four new classes were at the middle school on the other end of town and each had fifty students. It was an … Continue reading →

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Local celebrities

Posted on 16/03/2006 by haonowshaokao

I put on my suit last Tuesday and went on a cruise downriver with the rest of the staff. We were apparently celebrating “International Women’s Day” which meant we all had food and entertainment while we sailed around Macau. As … Continue reading →

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Heartwarming tale of troubled youth

Posted on 11/03/2006 by haonowshaokao

Two weeks ago, when I had my first ever class here, I was warned by another teacher that I’d been given a collection of some of the worst behaved students in the school. She singled out a few in particular … Continue reading →

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Posted on 02/03/2006 by haonowshaokao

It seems that I have somehow become a primary (grade) school teacher. This is not so bad. The kids here are taught 50 or 60 to a class all week, then they come here of a weekend and I get … Continue reading →

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Posted on 24/02/2006 by haonowshaokao

Coming up to two weeks in the greenest city in China now, and “teaching” starts tomorrow. I’m not nervous really, no point in it when these promise to be some of the least stressful jobs I’ve ever had. Living here … Continue reading →

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News from China

Posted on 20/02/2006 by haonowshaokao

China is fine. Nothing like as strange as you’d think. I’ve been here just over a week but it feels like a month or more. At first I was apprehensive about even leaving the flat (which is a fairly sweet … Continue reading →

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Posted on 06/02/2006 by haonowshaokao

I’m really tired of writing about going out and I’m sure nobody is particularly interested in reading about it. This was the last weekend before I leave, though, so one more time isn’t going to hurt. We were going to … Continue reading →

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Posted on 30/01/2006 by haonowshaokao

On the 11th of February I’m flying to Hong Kong, arriving on the 12th. From there I’ll get a ferry to my new job (and, cough, life) in Zhuhai. This is where it is: And it looks a bit like … Continue reading →

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Serious matters

Posted on 08/12/2005 by haonowshaokao

Got a phonecall at about 3pm today from a man called Frank in Xiamen which boiled down to him offering me a job. Starting in February. I accepted of course (why not?) but it leaves me with a little problem, … Continue reading →

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