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Monthly Archives: August 2005
No bar tonight!
I went and had some beers last night at true blue. My best girl was out of town so what could I do? I played a few games of pool. I did’nt get trounced, I won a few games, but … Continue reading
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Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day
Temperature now about 32 degrees. I send Michelle my Valentine’s greetings. Not too many chinese seem to be aware of this day.
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I will go to seven plus seven for supper
I got my meal money from school. So I am going to 7+7, a chinese-style cafeteria near the school for supper. Yummy yummy!
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chinese valentine’s day.
Chinese Valentine’s Day is on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. That would be tomorrow on the solar calendar. If I know what is good for me, I won’t forget.
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Typhoon hitting Wuxi
Actually, it is the tail-end of the Typhoon. Wuxi is too far inland to ever experience the full brunt of a typhoon. But there is a lot of wind and heavy rain as I make this entry. I saw … Continue reading
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congratulations to Steph and Andy
Thomas finally arrived about 12 noon wuxi time. He weighed 3.8 kilos. His birth was a C-section.
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Andy’s baby is coming!
Andy paid me a visit to the apartment this morning. Steff, he told me, is in the baby hospital. She was getting contractions three minutes apart. Andy came to borrow my digital camera. In all the excitement this morning, he … Continue reading
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Hawaii Party
A great party saturday night. It had a Hawaii theme. The Chinese partied great! Unfortunately, I had to leave early on account of the cold I sad I had in the last blog entry. Fortunately, Michelle was nursing me … Continue reading
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