ramblings of an expat Kiwi living in one small corner of Beijing

November 2008

Nov 17, 2008 wangbo

Thanks to commenter James Davies for alerting me to the big news in 新京报/The Beijing

Eight degrees. That was the temperature inside just as the sun was rising over the

Nov 15, 2008 wangbo

It’s a little chilly up here. We took advantage of lzh taking the week off

These days Linfen/临汾 is more notorious for pollution and brick kiln slavery and the mudslides

Nov 11, 2008 wangbo

Wah! I did not expect a write up of a weekend trip to take so

I find it a little frustrating that when I ask my students what is important

That was an awesome trip! A whirlwind, sure, and I got to see far less

1: Off to Linfen tomorrow. I have an early flight to Yuncheng, which is apparently

There’s something in this post at ESWN I don’t get, a question of terminology. And

Just a quick lunchtime note: Congratulations to Barack Obama! I feel relieved now.