tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3008073643513852972011-04-22T08:56:47.166+08:00水滴石穿 Constant Dripping Wears Away the Stonejiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-83982916215859238712008-05-13T17:21:00.004+08:002008-05-14T00:47:02.332+08:00

As if enough disasters haven't befallen China this year, something so catastrophic and unpredictable as an earthquake renders everyone humble and powerless in the face of nature.I've been following the news on the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Southwest China, 60 miles Northwest of Chengdu in Wenchuan County . Aftershocks were felt in neighboring provinces Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and all the

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-1477232226615145572008-03-26T14:54:00.003+08:002008-03-26T16:49:23.368+08:00

I had dinner with some students from the 中央民族大学 or Central University for Nationalities (CUN) last night and over plates of sweet lotus root and chicken in a claypot, they told me about their experiences in university and dreams for the future. First of all, the school is still in lockdown after the peaceful vigil convened by some 40 Tibetan students at the university last week (which caused some

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-19232492052332436162008-03-17T15:08:00.003+08:002008-03-17T18:26:38.773+08:00

It's been awhile but I can't resist commenting on the recent protests in Tibet, the deadliest in 20 years, that have now bled into other border provinces including Sichuan and Gansu. Estimated deaths range from 10 (Xinhua) to over 80 Tibetan government in exile).There has been a lockdown on information coming from Tibet on protests that began peacefully fully a week ago and then erupted in a

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-1861954002831883462008-01-23T00:39:00.000+08:002008-01-23T00:49:51.436+08:00

- Much ado about abang: about.com is launching a Chinese version called abang.com, bang as in 帮. Read Thomas Crampton's interview of Matt Roberts, the founder:But 1) 一帮人的帮 or bang as in "group" connotes to me a "group" of hoodlums rather than "group" of people who help (帮助） each other. 2) If only they unblocked it, Wikipedia would totally serve the purpose of a go-to online encyclopedia. It

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As part of a recent reexamination of the death penalty in China from the return of death penalty review to the Supreme People's Court last year to calls for more sparing usage of the death penalty, China recently announced it is changing over from gunshots to lethal injection as the preferred method for executions. - In the China Daily article, Jiang Xingchang, VP of the Supreme People's Court is

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Happy 2008 everyone! Just some links from the last week:- LATimes' article on blacklash of the new China Law Labor that went into effect on the 1st.- Fake baozi BTV producer Hu Ziwei strikes back at husband at CCTV Olympics unveiling ceremony.- LATimes' article on Wen Jiabao wife's bling.

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-58027465841751032942007-09-17T12:19:00.000+08:002007-09-17T13:41:17.283+08:00

This makes me so ANGRY!Who doesn't love Sally Fields (aka Tom Hank's mom as my mom calls her)? Well she just won an Emmy - yay! that's the good part. She looked fabulous all night in a magenta strapless gown and perfect skin even at 61!?! This year, Fox aired the Emmy's for the first time, hired insipid Ryan Seacrest as host, used a stupid round stage making it all the polish of a bad reality

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-7940519808568068252007-06-17T23:52:00.000+08:002007-06-18T00:50:10.592+08:00

How'd those sanddunes turn out at 5am in Mui Ne? GREAT! Too bad I can't post the picture of me after I totally flipped over on my plastic sanddune sheet and literally ate it..hard. Took a whole day to get all that sand out ... of my ears! [The whole situation was almost as hilarious as when during Senior Olympics in college I spent virtually the entire dizzy bat race on the ground...at least

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-34242935900532918372007-06-14T22:28:00.000+08:002007-06-15T00:33:09.653+08:00

Sorry for the lack of updates! Between the great China firewall and general laziness, I just haven't found the time. Now I'm all moved out of my apartment in Beijing and traveling in Vietnam and Cambodia now with Jo, a friend from Beijing. I seem to only write when traveling...especially in transit now so some travel stories and reflections on the year:Kunming: I stopped by Kunming for a few

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-35444524674104517482007-03-01T15:25:00.000+08:002007-03-01T15:28:51.894+08:00

Just got back from the Philippines which was awesome (specifically Boracay, unspeakably beautiful and fun)...will write more on that later. But in response to my last post on volunteering weekly at an orphanage, I'm helping to organize a big benefit event next Thursday, March 8th. In case any of you are in Beijing, I'd love to see your happy shining caring faces! Details follow:You are invited

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-76300355189954250222007-02-11T23:41:00.000+08:002007-02-12T00:57:22.168+08:00

I volunteer at an orphanage every Saturday. Every Saturday, I spend four hours on trains, buses, and subway lines to spend three hours at small care facility for children attached to the elder care center in a suburb of Beijing. The center is not an official registered orphanage. All the boys and some of the girls are physically or mentally challenged in some way although some of the girl

jiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02588631509148443157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300807364351385297.post-87389088601151579092007-02-08T17:12:00.000+08:002007-02-11T23:40:01.820+08:00

To kick off this blog, a little ditty on the states and countries I've been to. I know quality > quantity (oh boy has living in China taught me that lesson), but it's nice to have a geographic imagining of the places I've been, and oh, the places I'll go!United States of america:create your own visited states mapI've been to (the airports of) other states in passing but I'm trying to be honest

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