Category Archives: in china

“Do you have Blog constipation?”, asked my sister, referring to my recent lack of entries. No, not really, but there is just so much going on so fast that I really feel lost when I sit down to try and … Continue reading →

Do I really want to stay in China? If yes, why? Do I want to stay because I like it here? I don’t like this particular city that much. Is it the money? No, the money is actually quite shit. … Continue reading →

There are a few similarities between my expensive new shoes and the current state of my relationship with K. We look good togeter, it’s comfortable, but there is something that just doesn’t feel right. It’s strong in places, but weak … Continue reading →

A few Chinese boyfriends are sitting around a table sipping strong green tea. They are bantering about their conquests and their present activities with their hot girlfriends. The hot girlfriends, obviously, are not present. “Ei, Gommer!”, the one shouts to … Continue reading →

Why is it that I can stick my finger so far down my throat that I can feel the pipe thingy and not gag, but when, with my toothbrush, I brush a little further back than the tip of my … Continue reading →

(Continued from the previous post) Once they opened the gates for us to board our train, the ocean of people spilled onto the platform. Men, women, children, mother’s with babies, hundreds, if not thousands of people, pushed through the wide, … Continue reading →

Twelve hours. Half a day. From 5 in the afternoon to 5 the morning. That is how long it took the bus to get from Shiyan to Xi’an. But I was lucky. They assigned me a bed to the back … Continue reading →

It could be paranoia, but I doubt it is. Last night K phoned me. She sounded like she was phoning from a bus terminal. “My daddy is taking me out to eat”, she said. “Where are you?”, I had asked. … Continue reading →

Awkward. Sure. Saturday morning I walked into the office. J was there alone. He looked up and nodded at me the way you would look at someone who, the previous night, was drunk and acted stupidly, hiding what you really … Continue reading →

It has been rough few days. Emotionally rough. In fact, so rough that I couldn’t even blog about it. I had to let it simmer in my mind and let it cool down first. Let me see what I can … Continue reading →