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Open Auditions

EV’s now auditioning her fingers for the role of “pacifier”. So far it looks like she settling in on the 2-finger arrangement favored by her sister. The question remains, as she alternates between left and right, which hand…?

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Yuck!

Ok, the embassy’s Beijing air quality index seems to be back online, currently reading 335, or hazardous. In case you needed help visualizing this problem on a grander scale, this article should do it.

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Tower of Vitamins

Instead of taking her vitamins like a good girl, AE prefers to build towers with them…

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Misreading?

The sky today started off rather dark, and well, stayed rather dark. The AQI published by the US embassy currently indicates a 94 (out of 500 max) micrograms per cubic meter count – a moderate level, which it has published hour after hour for the past 24+ hours 2+ days. Judging from looking out the [...]

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Moustache

AE has a thing for moustaches as of late. From milk moustache to the latest noodle moustache…

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Test

This is a test, using the mobile app to publish.

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Retail Experience

On my quest to upgrade my aging mobile phone, I’ve decided upon the first gen Samsung Galaxy S, or the AT*T variant – the i897 Captivate. So, where does one go in Beijing for anything with an electronics chip in it? Well, THE electronics hub, ZhongGuanCun, of course. With great optimism and enthusiasm I began [...]

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Angy Buh!

AE in all of her 2-year old wisdom has a very limited vocabulary, yet it includes “Angy Buh”.

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Foreign Perception

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A coworker sent this article to me about how foreigners in China perceive the great celebration that is the Lunar New Year. Amusing, yet painfully accurate.

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Temple Fair

Gate into Ditan Park

The craziness that is the crowds of Beijing was fully felt at a visit to a Temple Fair on Chinese New Year’s day at Ditan Park

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