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Month: December, 2007

Shots & Power Bill…

13 December, 2007 (20:26) | China, Daily Life | No comments

Finally got around to getting my first (in a set of 3) Hepatitis A&B Shots today…Luckily I went with the Foreign Affairs guy, and he was able to talk them into just giving me the shot, since I had the blood work done 2 months ago – saved me from getting stuck with another needle […]

The U.S. Consulate and a boring museum in Shanghai…

6 December, 2007 (20:40) | China, Daily Life, Travels | No comments

While in Hong Kong, I counted up the blank pages in my passport…looks like I was short by about 2 blank pages for my proper Chinese Work Visa that I should get issued this month (December) – they like to use up 4 pages for some reason… After a quick visit to the Shanghai consulate […]

Stupid China Firewall!

3 December, 2007 (21:49) | Geek | 2 comments

GAH! - how I hate this firewall….Most blogs I like to read are blocked by this ….P.O.S….Can’t even read wikipedia….GAH!……

To Erhu or not to Erhu…

2 December, 2007 (10:01) | China, Daily Life | No comments

After getting a haircut today (albeit different than what I was hoping for, I guess is the style right now in China), I went with my trusty guide (a student from another class) to a music shop to pickup her Guzheng (A Zither instrument). I forgot how neat they looked – I wanted to […]

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