Not all those who wander are lost
Not all those who wander are lost
Now I know what you are thinking: Chris is back behind the wheel after a two year hiatus and therefore he must be driving very fast, again. Well, that is not the case :P In fact I am the slow one on the interstate. Just ask my sister, who can not believe how slow I …
When the sun is in the west, the bird returns to nest. Xi(1) – Pronounced “sheeee“. This is a very simple Chinese character. However I thought the story was kind of cool: The character is derived from a bird standing in its nest. It is said that when the sun sets in the west, the …
Today there were two stories in the local magazine that I thought I would share: It seems scientists have discovered a new use for panda poop. Paper! They have come up with a way to take panda poop and make it into paper. This is of course to combat Thailand’s methods of taking elephant poop …
Today was an interesting lesson. It is Friday the 13th and so I was trying to explain how 13 meant unlucky (bu ji li) just like the number 4 means unlucky in Chinese. One thing led to another and we expounded upon many an American and Chinese story that has dual meanings. Examples include: giving …
Yes ’tis true. We have made the news again! This time on the BBC. Our recent trip to Harbin received some attention when I posted the tigers eating a cow video on YouTube. Here is the link to the story on the BBC that aired on March 21st, 2007: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/player/?item=4450939 If you have troubles playing …
Ok, So I misread my wife’s post about chickens and assumed that she glazed right over this, but she did not. I thought I would post it here just in case you missed it. Dude! This is SCORPIONS ON A STICK. Besides being an awesome name for a band, this is a real food! Now …
This week I am traveling to Macao/Taiwan for my MBA class to do some homework with one of my classmates. It is more of a trip for me to see parts of the world and catch up to all the countries B has been to that I have not. Living in Beijing and Shanghai I …