Monthly Archives: May 2010

Everyday is Children’s Day, I was cynically told twice yesterday.   Be that as it may, June 1 is a special day for children in China, and so special things will be done for them.   Jenny, for instance, has bought … Continue reading →

And the oldest profession is…. Thursday, I asked this question and the students guessed… Teacher, Priest, Hunter, Farmer, and Butcher!  among other things.  But none of them said prostitute.  Maybe it never dawned on them, or the topic was taboo. … Continue reading →

Watch the video below to find out. http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc3MDU4ODQ0/v.swf Video taken at the food court of the Tesco Supermarket in the New Hui Shan City.

Taken on Friday, May 29, 2010, these videos capture, in a way, the essence of the Wuxi experience.  Furthermore, they gave the viewer a rare glimpse into the aspirations of the city’s inhabitants. http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc2ODEyMzk2/v.swf http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc2ODEwMzI0/v.swf http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc2ODA4NTMy/v.swf

This photo was taken in the eighties.  Can you spot me in it?

http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc2MDIxMjg4/v.swf   http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc2MDIwODky/v.swf   http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc2MDIwMDgw/v.swf

Interesting Choice I almost wish I had this student’s choice.  His company wants him to spend two years in Cambodia.  They will give him double pay, and four trips home per year.  The only hitch is that his girlfriend doesn’t … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I spent some time with my son. http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc1OTQ0NDg4/v.swf http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc1OTY0MzY0/v.swf

  http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc1MjQ2Mzk2/v.swf   http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc0MTEwMzk2/v.swf

You get that and a whole lot more in these two videos. http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc0MTA2ODEy/v.swf http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTc1MjQ1Njg4/v.swf