Just a quick note to say Merry Christmas to everyone and Happy New Year.
I wish I was home this year, but we’re gonna pass on that in the hopes of dropping my in mid to late summer instead. Probably best to avoid winter in Newfoundland.
In any case, it’s been a busy year and […]

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Seems as though the longest lunar eclipse in 7 years is in process, and should be visible in most of China:
For Chinese watchers the first phase of the eclipse, which will last about three hours and 33 minutes, will begin at 4:51 p.m. Beijing time.
The eclipse will begin as the Earth’s […]

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Tomorrow night me and my brother are off to Beijing via an overnight sleeper bus. The overnight train was all booked unfortunately, but the bus should be fine. We’ll arrive Tuesday morning, and then we plan to head up to the Great Wall for the day.
Can anyone recommend a decent Great Wall tour?
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Yi Jianlian, the latest Great Chinese Hoops hope, was taken with the sixth pick in the NBA draft over the weekend. Does anyone else find it hilarious that he’s going to Milwaukee?
I was at a bar having a few beers with Chris and two Chinese Saturday night, and the topic of Yi Jianlian came […]

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