Apparently not everything what we find funny/slightly amusing in the west is entertaining in China…
To make the class more interesting for the 3rd lesson, I thought I would do stories (handouts), with discussions & vocabulary of the less common words….
As for discussion topics, when asked what is the “funny” part of the story, […]
Well the day finally came… the day when I finally got off my ass and worked for my pay (was getting paid for doing nothing up until now :-D). Yep, today was my first day of teaching… I had 2 classes, or as they like to say 4 sessions (each of my classes is […]
Well I pulled the trigger for a DSLR :-D. I decided on the Pentax K100D Super. I got it for around $400 after shipping, taxes & a rebate. Now I just have to wait 5 weeks to get it (shipped to a sister, who will very nicely file my rebate for me, then hopefully ship […]
Guanqian Jie located in the middle of Suzhou (about a 15rmb cab ride from my place) , is a pedestrian only section of road with lots of shops… Somewhat similar to Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. It is much larger but doesn’t feel as upscale - especially when you get that random whiff of […]
Not really…More like Salty Cardboard…. :-/
After picking up my free ticket to an Oktoberfest event (for being an Expat :-p) this Sunday, I swung by an electronics place known as “U-Town”. I was told it was the place to go to get electronics here…Upon getting to the store, I realize it was more like an indoor (4 floors) electronics […]
Spent a few hours today walking around, looking for an electronics store that was suppose to be near the main square of the district (I’m in “New District”, SND for short)…
Never found it, however I did find a Starbucks. It was also probably the best-kept Starbucks I’ve ever seen. This is […]
Yes…I guess you could say I have enough cameras… I brought three with me to China:
- A ruggadized water/dust proof Pentax Optio 43wr
- An easily pocketable Sony T-100
- A powerful zoom Canon S1-IS
I find that I use my S1 the most for when I am traveling […]
The Gas range in this apartment has renewed my interest in cooking… I forgot how much better it is to cook on Gas vs. Electricity. Everything heats up so quickly & cooks very evenly. The ventilation hood is better than most I’ve seen in the states, it actually sucks up the cooking […]
After talking with another teacher earlier this week, apparently (part of the reason) why my classes are starting so late is that incoming freshmen have 2 weeks of Military Physical training/Boot Camp before coming to class. If they don’t make it through the university, they have to do military service (since the public is paying […]