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On Qi Yu, San Mao, Wanderers and Olive Trees

Hey there blogging pals, It's been way too long, eh?  no excuses, except some lame-ass shit you don't want to hear.  Whoops, gotta maintain a certain aura of professionalism, haven't we?  sorry the curse slipped out.  then again,... ...full story at Shanghai Journal

from Shanghai Journal on Mon, Nov 24 2008

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