May 2012 Blog Posts (35)

A much beloved and respected couple who have been here in the Chun for some time have decided to get hitched. They announced it at Granpas the other night and I for one am bloody happy for them. Lets put a do on for them. But first, I leave it up to all of you to guess who they are. If you know the answer, please dont give it away. Broohahaha. Allow me to start off by saying that it is not me. Brooohahaha!!!!!…

Interesting article from  China Daily about new policies for Foreigners.

I walked past this place on Sunday and they told me it would open on the following day (yesterday) - anyone tried it yet?

It is just round the corner from Grandpa's just off Xikang Liu

Mason is this jolly chap who keeps stealing content from this site and posting it elsewhere without asking us! Jolly good show. That is what I like to see - ethical business practices!

Anyway - he is very elusive - no-one has ever seen him! Is he the figment of some master of the Universe?

We seek him here!

We seek him there!

We Frenchies seek him everywhere

Is he in heaven?

Is he in hell?

Come on Mason, please…

Moving to Mexico. Act fast if you're interested! 

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Olympus E-510 DSLR. 



Comes with Zuiko 14-45mm and 40-150mm lenses. These lenses aren't just add-ons, they were made especially for the body.



Also a FL-36 external flash. Plus three camera batteries, four flash batteries and chargers …

Off of Wikipedia:

Ian Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer. Fleming is best known for creating the fictional spy…

The British Council write "

We are happy with everything. Selina can safely tell her friends. We'll be announcing the results at the end of next week (13th) on our website.

I am delighted to tell you that Selina has in fact won the first prize in the 8 -11 category of the Languages for the Games…

The Harbin-Dalian high-speed rail will officially open on July 1st. Once open, the trip from Changchun to Dalian will only take two hours, and the trip from Changchun to Harbin or Shenyang will only take about an hour.

http://www.echinacities.com/changchun/city-in-pulse/changchun-dalian-high-speed-rail-opens-on-july-1st.html

una citta

un viaggio

un ristorante

un paese

1. visualize

2. make it interactive

3. Context Matters

4. watch videos

5. listen to audio books

This is a message to the foreigner who throw there garbage out the WINDOW. Please stop. I have seen bottles of sprite,orange and green tea being thrown out to window . If you know who these people are, please tell them to stop. I think they might be on this site and maybe you know who they are. Pass the message on. THANK YOU

Hello one and all,

Here is my contribution to the great stock of literature and verse that has come to pass giving the English language it's gravity, it's genius, it's staying power.

Although the darling of world languages has its place firmly set in all far and distant corners of the world, and maintains its place at the highest levels of human existence, in government, in business and indeed in the farest of reaches of space unto which man hath dared to travel, its…

I have created a new box on the front page to link to useful websites which are relevant for living in Changchun

I have started off with two:

ChangchunLive

and

an online site for learning Chinese

The box can be found under the Videos.

If you know of other useful sites, please let us know and we will put them in

Changchun has so many beautiful parks and I get to see a fair amount of them with my son Thomas.

So I thought we should make a list of parks that we enjoy.

I'll kick it off with South Lake Hotel park which is like a hidden gem for foreigners. It has secret pagodas, and a network of very secluded paths. You don't see many people and it's a great place to find peace and tranquility. I once met a big stag there - just came out from some trees and stared at me before disappearing…

Chinese Robocop in Kunming!

Its basically a CCTV camera with a panic button to call the police, who are watching through the cameras....…

I just heard this sad news, Donna Summer, forever the queen of disco, dies of cancer at the age of 63. Summer has end :-(

While former U.S. president Richard Nixon was advised to avoid drinking "baijiu," or Chinese liquor, during his visit in 1972, the emperors of a 1,000-year-old dynasty craved the drink, according to researchers in northeast China's Jilin province who are working to analyze the oldest alcohol-distilling devices ever found in the country.

Feng Enxue, an archaeologist from Jilin University, said Monday that researchers have been brought in to study two large iron boilers, as well as…

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/swansea-manager-asks-fans-dress-elvis-season-finale-192613275.html;_ylt=AgUVQ2J4TVOz3jOkdrxEta4mw7YF

The Chun. It's a spiritual place you know.…