Monthly Archives: December 2008

Bling Bling New Year to You

In Shanghai’s dim, dark past — say, about five years ago — Christmas was celebrated quietly. After all, it’s not really a Chinese holiday. There were very few signs of Christmas on the streets, and you had to know where … Continue reading

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You Just Never Know

I opened the kitchen door. I was leaving to go get prints made of some of the construction workers to give to them. And what did I encounter? Oh no, they had dug up the sewer again. You know me … Continue reading

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The Big Dig

So here is the answer to What in the heck are they doing now? (Okay, it hasn’t really taken me this long to figure it out.) Can you tell? Still haven’t gotten it? Here’s the view from further back. They … Continue reading

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