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Ooh, sleepy, so sleepy. Comfortable. Hmm, waking, a sharp pain in my chest, it’s getting more intense now. Having trouble breathing. Must open my eyes and see what it is. Eyelids, so heavy. Can’t breathe. Must open my eyes. They open with a bang. I c... ...full story at Sinocidal

from Sinocidal on Wed, Sep 05 2007

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08 Jun 08 visit Tanh vs Chinese Cream  »  YouTube videoanother night at Daves house, but Tanh is with us! and fell asleep a little too early......so we decided to put this Chinese cream under his eyes, so that it stings and makes his eyes all watery. and he cant open his eyes or the fumes from the cream will...
17 Jul 09 visit Worker has his chest cut open to prove claim  »  Shanghai Daily A WORKER in Henan Province had surgeons cut open his chest to prove he had a work-related ailment. The move came after his former employer refused to pay compensation when the local occupational disease authority...
17 Mar 08 visit Japan: Support for Tibet  »  Global Voices As fires rage on in the streets of Lhasa, bloggers in another part of the world have been anxiously following developments in Tibet with open eyes and open ears. Over the weekend, as mainstream media in Japan presented what many criticized as toned-down...
14 May 08 visit Like 10,000 Spoons When All You Need Are Some Chopsticks  »  Biz Cult The daily ironies of living in China have got to be one of the top reasons I find life here so enjoyable, and any expat who claims otherwise probably doesn’t have their eyes open. Or perhaps they’re just too fixated on the ladies here to recognize. W...
21 Apr 08 visit Care to talk about anything not related to Tibet?  »  Peking Duck Here's an open thread to do so. I just noticed Blogspot is open again, after being open for a couple weeks and then slamming shut again a few days ago. The Cybernanny is being unusually bipolar lately....
14 Oct 07 visit Media official: China's upcoming party congress attracts global eyes  »  People's Daily A media official who heads the media center for the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said Saturday that the upcoming event, slated to open on Monday, is going to attract world eyes, which testifies the global int ...

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