Monthly Archives: July 2010

In this video, Tony and Andis sing some popular children’s songs together; but not before Andis tells you about the state of the world, his life at the moment, and Tony while at the same time making a plea for … Continue reading →

I got in the taxi and said Nanchang Xu to the driver.  He looked at me with a blank stare and wanted me to write the word down.  I had to try to say the words a few times before … Continue reading →

Here is a photo for you to snigger at. This was taken at a restaurant near Nanchang Market.  I used my mobile phone camera.

It is not easy to take photos of Tony.  He doesn’t pose and he has a habit of getting out of a good shot just as I point the camera at him. On Tuesday night, I tried to take photos … Continue reading →

Tony was whiny this morning and the evening before.  He was forced to take some medicine he didn’t want to take.   He knows how to say "no" but "yes" doesn’t seem to have entered his vocabulary.

Two Collisions  Going home from work Saturday evening, I saw two collisions between a bike and  a vehicle.  In the first collision, a turning van hit a scooter carrying two young men — nothing resulted other than a glancing blow … Continue reading →

Good-evening, it’s Harry, here, and no, I’m not your ‘foreign correspondent’, but I’m here, metaphorically-speaking, with some questions I’d like to put to Andis (or, whom some of you know-better, by his acronym, ‘AKIC’):- 1. Andis, you have, of course been in … Continue reading →

Arsenal (movie)  I bought the DVD of this 1928 Soviet film by Ukrainian director Alexander Dovzhenko, at the DVD shop in Nanchang Market.  For two rmb, it was a good buy.  The film is of interest to history buffs, but its … Continue reading →

Here are three video of Tony, who is celebrating thirty five months of life today, for his Canadian grandfather Arnis who celebrates his 78th birthday today (July 23).   http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTkxNjkwMjQ0/v.swf http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTkxNjk0OTE2/v.swf http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTkxNjk5NzMy/v.swf