Category Archives: general

A now for something different

Posted on November 23, 2005 by 1Earth

I think I’ve done quite enough moping and moaning and groaning, so today, for a change, I will write about something I haven’t written about in a while. The weather! Zzzz. I know. Just to say, I’m not much bugged … Continue reading →

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Do it when you’re busy or bored?

Posted on November 8, 2005 by 1Earth

The double edged sword of blogging. Should you blog if you’re busy, or should you blog when you’re bored? If you do it when you’re bored, then surely you write garble, dribble, the stuff that you waft about in emails … Continue reading →

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Hey, look, a useful post

Posted on October 28, 2005 by 1Earth

Here’s some handy tools I’ve stumbled across in my journey to becoming a Chinese speaker, fluent or otherwise: http://babelfish.altavista.com This nifty little website can translate all sorts of languages from one to the other. To see the Chinese characters you … Continue reading →

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Is there life without coffee?

Posted on October 27, 2005 by 1Earth

Day one without coffee. No shaking yet, no headaches. It’s going well. But it’s cold. So what to drink? A few months ago, back in Cape Town, I met a girl from Xi’an. On cold winter days she used to … Continue reading →

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Why ‘d you have to go and make things so complicated

Posted on October 26, 2005 by 1Earth

Shiyan is like Cape Town. Often, unless you’re busy, there is nothing more to talk about than the weather. It’s a fairly pleasant day today, except for the bone chilling temperature. 4 layers in shirts, two in trousers, am I … Continue reading →

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Ups and downs

Posted on October 21, 2005 by 1Earth

A wise old sage once said “Don’t piss where you eat”. Funny how some old sages manage to cross cultural barriers. I guess wisdom is universal. I’ve befriended a fellow teacher who teaches Pinyin to the very young kids here … Continue reading →

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Posting from Shiyan, China

Posted on October 18, 2005 by 1Earth

Ok, I’ve been getting some interesting referrals, so if you landed here because you were looking for travel related information… you’re sort of not in the right place. Some time ago, er… August I believe it was, I was at … Continue reading →

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To Wuhan and back

Posted on October 17, 2005 by 1Earth

I really need to invest in a little digital camera. But if I do that I really need to invest in a computer. And If I do that I really need to invest in an internet connection. And to do … Continue reading →

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It works well-ish

Posted on October 15, 2005 by 1Earth

Right, having spent a good two hours in the dark, cold office on the fourth flour of the building which lights are noise activated, I have finally managed to sort a workable blog. It’s easy to post, easy to read, … Continue reading →

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Yet another installation

Posted on October 15, 2005 by 1Earth

East of West and far from home is having some issues with it’s own home. I want the impossible really: dead simple, but amazingly good looking. So I’ve settled for a midway. It’s not so good looking and it’s not … Continue reading →

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