May 23rd, 2011 | by admin | published in latest posts, middle kingdom life
Having been in China for quite some time now I think I might have become almost immune to the unexpected or unusual sights. One afternoon recently when strolling across a bridge over the Pearl River, duly accompanied by cars and buses whizzing past I saw this guy pushing his fully laden bicycle along the far [...]
September 28th, 2010 | by admin | published in middle kingdom life
After my first few days of a six week stay in Guangdong province I fear I may have discovered a reality that I was hoping was an exaggeration or myth – there is some pretty serious pollution going on here! Realistically the sun being a gorgeous tangerine colour in the gray afternoon skies is not [...]
April 24th, 2009 | by admin | published in middle kingdom life
A friend recently visited and asked how I got so lucky to be living here? Surely it must be like living in paradise.
Sometimes, I wonder the same thing as many of my days are filled with magical moments. But if there is one thing that I know, is that the so-called “magical moments” are [...]
April 20th, 2009 | by admin | published in latest posts, middle kingdom life
Yes, I talk about China a lot.
I have spent almost 7 out of the past 11 years in the Middle Kingdom. It’s easy to forget just how different my life is in China. The “normal” you get used to really isn’t what my family and friends back in Australia would consider “normal”. Bizarre and [...]
