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Back From Hiatus, and Don’t You People Know Who I AM?!

Oh, hi there!  Long time, no see. What’s that? You don’t remember me? No, no need to apologize.  I completely understand.  I mean, from your point of view, I pretty much dropped off the face of the internet (does the … Continue reading

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So, I Have Stalkers Now…

It started out like pretty much any other day. Yesterday, I mean. I drug myself out of bed, bemoaning the fact that I had, yet again, gotten too little sleep.  I stumbled to the bathroom to get ready, got dressed, … Continue reading

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Things I Can Apparently Get Away With Because I’m a Foreigner: Part 3

It’s the National Day holiday in China, and my husband and I are currently heading to Sanya on Hainan island for a few days holiday.  Don’t go getting all jealous now – this is the only time other than Spring … Continue reading

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Things I Can Apparently Get Away With Because I’m a Foreigner: Part 2

Carjackings. Like the time I jumped into a cab and told the driver where to take me, not noticing there were already people sitting in the backseat until the driver hesitated and looked back at them in the rearview mirror.  … Continue reading

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Things I Can Apparently Get Away With, Because I’m a Foreigner: Part 1

I’ve noticed that there are things that I do here that I probably wouldn’t even attempt back at home in Canada, and yet for some reason, I can get away with them here in China.  So I decided to start … Continue reading

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