Archive for the 'Life and living' Category

Everyday sports in China

Friday, October 8th, 2010

This set of Chinese Nike advertisements were made for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and require no language to be understood.

Robbed

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

I live in a building that is a cross between a dormitory and an apartment. In 2007 I kept my food in my room for safety until I found a mouse in my room. Then I kept most of my things in cupboards in the shared kitchen. At least 30 people have access to the [...]

International Mouse

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

I’m afraid that my food will be stolen. My new neighbour is rude and loud… probably a thief too. A mouse is now living in the wall beside my bed. 哎呀! This is the second time I’ve had this kind of neighbour since I moved to the International House in Halifax. 我有点儿害怕我食物被偷。我新邻居很无礼,很响亮。。。想他也是小偷。一个老鼠现住在床边的墙里。哎呀!从我搬家到哈利法克斯的International House公寓,这是第二次我有这样的邻居。 Update: The [...]

Mid-Autumn Festival / 中秋节

Monday, September 24th, 2007

朋友们,祝大家中秋节快乐! 我最近搬家到了加拿大哈利法克斯,在圣玛丽大学学习商业。在加拿大换大学换得不难,但是不太容易。比如我以前在温哥华是电脑老师。圣大商业学生都学习程电脑课,内容是Access, Word, Excel,等等。我觉得太容易的课。老师说:我必须参加程电脑课,所以没办法。 我星期一,星期二晚上有上课,不可以吃中秋节的特别的菜。我真想在天津我和朋友们2004年一起包饺子,吃饭,喝白酒。这次晚上有数学课。我以后安排教哥哥的小孩儿怎么包。觉得他们太小,但是可以好玩儿。在加拿大可不可以买中国的白酒?我不知道。我从中国只拿一瓶山西的白酒。如果在哈利法克斯要真的中国食品,可以买。我已经买了饺子皮儿,花椒,等等。两次我自己做葱油饼,但是做得不好啊!我不熟练。做炒面比葱油饼更容易,所以常常做。 你中秋节在你家乡吃什么菜? Happy Mid Autumn Festival everyone! Saint Mary’s University (圣玛丽大学)

Where did my water go?

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

I arrived home from dinner yesterday to find no water in my house. The pipes are totally silent when the sink is turned on. I haven’t seen a single drop of water in about 24-hours. It’s really normal for the water pressure to be non-existent for long periods of time. I have slowly learned that [...]

Distraction

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Why can’t I stop thinking about this tonight?