My toddler loves this simple steamed egg, which the Chinese ayi who cooks for us makes. The steamed egg she makes is smooth and firm, almost like a jelly? I have been trying and trying out the recipe but somehow I’ve not been able to make it the same way. Until now I know. I’m [...]
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October 1 is China’s National Day or 国庆节 (guó qìng jié). The whole of China will be out on holiday from tomorrow until next Friday!!! I had a bit of trouble getting home today because the buses were PACKED, the streets were CROWDED and the roads were JAMMED. Boy, was it a long trek home… [...]
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Actually, it started off as a blog about the books my kids read, which was fun for a while. But they started reading more books than I could blog about that I couldn’t keep up. Anyway, I’d rather take that time to read my own books Since the only English library available in these parts [...]
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Because my son is such a Transformers fan, I am familiar with Shia Lebouef “Sam”, Megan Fox “Michaela” and his Camaro a.ka. “Bumbleebee”. However, seeing “Bumblee” being driven by a young college student just blows me off of my feet! Honestly. I actually stopped in my tracks. My eyes blinked as the beautiful sports car [...]
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I’ll never forget the first year I celebrated Halloween in China It’s really strange because it’s not a public holiday, which is the same for Christmas. Yup, both are normal working days. However, the Chinese society is making quite an effort to learn more about world cultures and somehow, Halloween is becoming more popular. In [...]
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