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My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Not in China - Life is more like a box of deep-fried animal parts, you never know what shit you’re going to bite into next, to... ...full story at Sinocidal

from Sinocidal on Wed, Sep 05 2007

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06 Oct 08 visit Live deep fried scorpions in Beijing!!  »  YouTube videoIn Beijing's famous WangFuJing shopping district, there is a food court full of deep fried foods. I actually felt bad for these poor little critters, since they were pierced through their bellies and were going to be deep fried!
20 Jun 08 visit The Struggle Obtaining A Canadian Visa And Other General Life Stress  »  One Eyed Panda If you want to know where I’ve been for most of the last month, I’d say “in front of my computer”. But instead of blogging, I’ve been wrestling with some important real-life issues. First Winnie and I have spent the last...
25 Apr 08 visit The subtle speed of change in China  »  Humanaught There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing”. What isn’t changing? Life changes. There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing fast”. Every Sinophile for the last 25 years has been saying...
23 Apr 07 visit The Uber-Artiste  »  Black China Hand “I don’t accept the ways of Chinese cartoonists — most of them spend 10 or 20 years just drawing and drawing,” he said. “That’s not what I want to do. I write novels, I sing music.” A cartoon for China’s n...
13 Jul 09 visit Letter: A Tiny Memorial For A Tiny Life  »  Blogging For China “This maybe the world’s tiniest memorial hall. Not quite 5 meter by 5 meter, it’s intent is not to mark an important historical event, or eulogize a famous person, only to remember an ordinary life.” Her name is Hu Huishan, she...
05 Sep 07 visit Putin knows… t-shirts  »  Sinosplice The latest t-shirt design, inspired by an Economist cover (pictured below): “Putin” in Chinese is 普京. 知道 means “to know.” If you think it doesn’t make sense, you’re thinking too much. It’s just a t-shi...

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