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OCD: Humor Chinese Style
By Ophelia Chong
October 29, 2009
All this week, Ophelia Chong will be touring China, all the while recording her observations, thoughts, and insights right here for you. To view more of her online diary entries, click here.
You would think by my previous posts that the Chinese (including me) don't have a sense of humor. You have to have one to be a driver or passenger in a car, it's your first line of defense when there's no rule book to go by and if there was one, no one's read it.
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OCD: Gone Feral
By Ophelia Chong
October 27, 2009
All this week, Ophelia Chong will be touring China, all the while recording her observations, thoughts, and insights right here for you. To view more of her online diary entries, click here.
Day 4 / Beijing, China
I rode through a small village on the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing. The entrance to the village is marked by a sign "Pomegranate Cafe. Beer. Coffee.Here" Permalink Discuss (2 Comments)
OCD: Day 3 of the Locusts
By Ophelia Chong
October 24, 2009
All this week, Ophelia Chong will be touring China, all the while recording her observations, thoughts, and insights right here for you. To view more of her online diary entries, click here.
Homer Simpson: "Oh, Lord, forgive me for harboring such unworthy thoughts, but sometimes I wish I could tear it all down! " - Day of the Locusts by Nathanael West, 1939
I took a 5k walk around Houhai yesterday, a small lake in the 2nd circle of Beijing. I even saw a few hardy swimmers in the lake.
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OCD: The Donkey and I
By Ophelia Chong
October 22, 2009
All this week, Ophelia Chong will be touring China, all the while recording her observations, thoughts, and insights right here for you. To view more of her online diary entries, click below.
OCD: Day 2 / Beijing
Thirteen hours on a plane rolls by quickly when you time your Ambien intake. Take one half an hour after taking off, and the second the moment you wake up. So in essence you are really only conscious for 45 minutes.
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