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1. 2007-12-30 14:10:43

Hang Your Chinese Food on Your Cell Phone

personal

food | other blogs |
2. 2007-12-29 08:25:26

Best Beijing Bad Air Quality Metaphor Ever

personal

funny | John B | other blogs |
3. 2007-12-28 08:13:50

Kung Fu Dunk

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movies | YouTube |
4. 2007-12-26 21:53:03

Karen Mok Makes Puppies Sad

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advertising | animals | celebrities |
5. 2007-12-22 17:31:34

Chinese Characters for Christmas

language

character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters | Christmas |
6. 2007-12-19 23:07:54

How Taiwan Became Chinese

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Christmas | elsewhere | Taiwan |
7. 2007-12-16 18:11:01

Filthy Delicious

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Chinese characters | food | language | linguistics | observations | pronunciation |
8. 2007-12-15 15:35:13

Plan G

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grad school | linguistics |
9. 2007-12-11 20:32:28

Newsflash: Chinese-English Machine Translation Is Getting Better

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other blogs | translation |
10. 2007-12-09 20:34:51

Experiment Underway

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work | 华师大 |
11. 2007-12-06 22:15:49

LaoZi Academy Podcasts

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culture | elsewhere |
12. 2007-12-04 21:49:17

Suckers for Math

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elsewhere | the wife |
13. 2007-12-02 12:16:04

Shanghai Cops Do Stuff Sometimes

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observations |
14. 2007-11-29 13:13:20

How to Learn to Order Food in Chinese

language

Chinese study | classic | food |
15. 2007-11-28 22:22:21

SpanishPod Has Arrived

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ChinesePod | Spanish | SpanishPod | work |
16. 2007-11-24 13:49:11

The End of a Golden Era for Hello Pizza

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food | Shanghai |
17. 2007-11-20 08:34:39

Recycling When It Counts

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funny | society | work |
18. 2007-11-17 19:15:38

Haha, I got two pistols

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children | Flickr |
19. 2007-11-14 09:07:57

Food Budgets for China

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food | travel |
20. 2007-11-12 08:28:54

How to Evaluate a Random Language for Acquisition in an Hour

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books | language |
21. 2007-11-11 14:45:54

Photocopying an Entire Book

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books | piracy |
22. 2007-11-08 08:36:54

Chinese Learners Wanted

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grad school | linguistics |
23. 2007-11-05 09:37:37

Examining the Halfpat

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language | other blogs |
24. 2007-11-04 10:37:35

Mouse Umbrella

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animals | art | books | CBL | children |
25. 2007-10-31 21:56:19

Tipping Hell

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culture | travelogue | Turkey |
26. 2007-10-29 10:50:21

New Notebooks

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Japan | observations |
27. 2007-10-27 19:06:51

Fabricating the Known from the Unknown

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language | personal | Shanghainese | Spanish |
28. 2007-10-25 08:45:50

Stage6 for China

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entertainment | YouTube |
29. 2007-10-23 20:17:18

Crabs Run Amok in the Shanghai Subway System

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animals | entertainment | observations | Shanghai |
30. 2007-10-21 22:57:57

Life without YouTube in the PRC

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censorship | current events | entertainment | internet | YouTube |
31. 2007-10-20 16:23:41

No One in Beijing Can Cut Hair

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Beijing | Frank Yu | haircuts | personal |
32. 2007-10-17 17:26:03

Beijing Beckons

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Beijing | travel | work |
33. 2007-10-14 20:33:49

When a Fever Is Not Just a Fever

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health | personal | SARS | the wife | travel | Turkey |
34. 2007-10-12 01:09:42

WP 2.3

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site news | WordPress |
35. 2007-10-08 10:54:42

Not Missing

personal

site news |
36. 2007-09-23 11:10:14

Chinese Test for Foreigners: A Fantasy

language

culture | funny | HSK | John B |
37. 2007-09-22 23:53:54

孩子打蛇

中文

教育 |
38. 2007-09-22 16:23:56

Chinese Skanking

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music | the wife |
39. 2007-09-20 17:56:48

ChinesePod Does Integrated Chinese

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | other blogs |
40. 2007-09-18 22:45:52

Choose Your Stereotype

personal

racism |
41. 2007-09-16 12:42:44

A Report on the New HSK

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HSK | interview | other blogs |
42. 2007-09-14 10:53:38

The Other David Lancashire

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David |
43. 2007-09-12 09:46:56

Three Watches on River Crabs

personal

animals | censorship | funny | other blogs |
44. 2007-09-10 00:09:51

Big Brother Godzilla

personal

Japan | Japanese | movies | translation |
45. 2007-09-08 11:51:07

Cross-cultural Honesty Catalysis

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culture | elsewhere | morality |
46. 2007-09-04 23:17:59

Who can memorize the Chinese family tree?

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Chinese study | ChinesePod | culture |
47. 2007-09-03 00:25:51

Tickets to Turkey?

personal

the wife | travel |
48. 2007-08-31 14:04:19

Shanghai VS Dubai

personal

Shanghai | travel |
49. 2007-08-28 23:40:48

Putin knows... t-shirts

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t-shirts |
50. 2007-08-26 16:45:11

Proxy Tricks and Flickr

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censorship | Flickr | tech | WordPress |
51. 2007-08-25 15:23:59

¿Dónde están mis pantalones?

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funny | Spanish | t-shirts |
52. 2007-08-23 16:04:54

Chinky Toothpaste

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marketing | racism |
53. 2007-08-19 21:18:47

Alice in Karmic Chains

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books | piracy |
54. 2007-08-17 07:32:51

The Filthy Foreigner Flaw

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culture | personal | the wife |
55. 2007-08-15 09:59:30

Avast! Fails, Google Pack Wins

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personal | tech |
56. 2007-08-12 23:09:37

Digging a Hole to China: Fun with Antipodes

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maps |
57. 2007-08-10 07:54:33

Clever Ice Cream Names at Cold Stone Creamery

language

food | puns | Shanghai | translation |
58. 2007-08-08 08:10:15

nciku

personal

Chinese characters | David | elsewhere | Flash |
59. 2007-08-07 07:20:30

Meals Measured in Chopsticks

personal

food |
60. 2007-08-05 20:30:48

"Join, or Die" Meets Chinese Cuisine

personal

animals | food | t-shirts |
61. 2007-08-04 21:46:15

Design Update for the CBL

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CBL | ChinesePod | David | design | John B |
62. 2007-08-03 07:56:48

Learn Chinese with Real Chinaman

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Chinese characters | funny | YouTube |
63. 2007-08-02 00:29:14

The Bookshelf Problem

language

books | Chinese study |
64. 2007-07-30 15:46:45

China: Worth the Trip

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elsewhere | travel |
65. 2007-07-29 18:58:16

Your Chinese Is Not Standard

personal

language | t-shirts |
66. 2007-07-28 16:28:55

China Is the Place for Exotic Juices

personal

Flickr | food | health |
67. 2007-07-26 20:38:00

Some July Links

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elsewhere | internet | tech |
68. 2007-07-24 07:54:09

Missing Person on the Subway

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advertising | observations |
69. 2007-07-22 12:15:11

Happy Every Day

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t-shirts |
70. 2007-07-21 04:24:44

More Bondage for English First

personal

advertising | sex |
71. 2007-07-19 11:32:21

Building Fights Back, Bites Excavator

personal

ChinesePod | funny | YouTube |
72. 2007-07-19 09:10:18

A Disturbing New Trend

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observations |
73. 2007-07-17 07:25:31

Prison Break Tattoo

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marketing | piracy | TV |
74. 2007-07-15 12:56:12

Your Dog is a Flashcard

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animals | t-shirts |
75. 2007-07-12 21:08:53

Drug Lesson Testimonial

personal

ChinesePod |
76. 2007-07-10 21:53:52

Questions for Yao Ming, and Other Tall People

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celebrities | personal |
77. 2007-07-08 23:49:00

Wear Your Ambivalence

personal

t-shirts |
78. 2007-07-07 09:17:28

Do these DVDs look pirated to you?

personal

DVDs | personal | piracy |
79. 2007-07-06 08:54:28

Condoms and Sexual Vocabulary in Chinese

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ChinesePod | elsewhere | sex | vocabulary |
80. 2007-07-03 23:48:32

The Most Cliché China Photo

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photos |
81. 2007-07-01 12:59:10

The Go! Team Rocked Shanghai

personal

music |
82. 2007-06-30 15:23:14

Trojan Condoms Ads on Shanghai's Subways

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advertising | Baidu | health | marketing | sex | YouTube |
83. 2007-06-28 08:46:12

Flickr Blocked Hardcore

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censorship | current events | elsewhere | Flickr |
84. 2007-06-27 17:31:01

ChinesePod Movie Madness

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ChinesePod | David | movies |
85. 2007-06-25 08:24:10

Reasons to Love Beijing?

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Beijing | culture | David | Hangzhou | observations | Shanghai | the wife | work |
86. 2007-06-23 13:33:00

Misheard in Chinese

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funny | language |
87. 2007-06-21 21:35:50

Thesis Proposal in China

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grad school | linguistics | tones | 华师大 |
88. 2007-06-19 10:21:12

Back from Beijing

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Beijing | other blogs |
89. 2007-06-16 09:54:52

4-Man VIP Seating

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Hangzhou | observations | photos |
90. 2007-06-14 08:52:54

West Lake No. 1

personal

art | Chinese characters | design | Hangzhou | hanzi |
91. 2007-06-12 00:32:21

Access Flickr in the PRC

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censorship | Flickr | tech |
92. 2007-06-10 09:13:39

100% Married

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marriage | personal |
93. 2007-06-08 18:38:09

More Trash Means More Jobs

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culture | Hangzhou |
94. 2007-06-08 00:31:34

HACKED!

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Flickr | hosting | site news | tech |
95. 2007-06-06 07:16:22

Chinese Doughnuts

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food | Hangzhou |
96. 2007-06-01 23:25:59

Visiting Shanghai

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Shanghai | travel |
97. 2007-05-29 08:47:34

The Classiest Street Food

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food | photos | Shanghai |
98. 2007-05-27 11:11:00

Ice Bar Details

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Shanghai |
99. 2007-05-25 00:56:24

On Accents and Perceived Fluency

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language | laowai | observations | pronunciation |
100. 2007-05-22 23:27:16

The Light that Kills Mosquitoes

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vocabulary | weather |
101. 2007-05-21 00:12:35

Barber Shop Antics

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other blogs | society |
102. 2007-05-16 23:02:58

Grammaticalization: Articles for Chinese?

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boring | grad school | grammar | linguistics |
103. 2007-05-13 07:43:19

How I Learned Chinese (part 2)

language personal

Chinese study | Hangzhou | language | personal |
104. 2007-05-09 10:57:48

May Internet Slowdown

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internet | Shanghai |
105. 2007-05-06 08:33:41

How I Learned Chinese (part 1)

language personal

Chinese study | language | personal |
106. 2007-05-04 15:14:05

Carrefour Brings Order to Check-out Line Chaos

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observations |
107. 2007-05-03 14:18:46

Spider-Man 3

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entertainment | movies | piracy |
108. 2007-05-02 14:47:29

Condoleeza Rice in China

personal

funny |
109. 2007-05-01 19:04:20

May Day in Zhongshan Park

personal

animals | culture | kids | observations | photos | Shanghai | weather |
110. 2007-04-28 00:31:51

RSS Dead?

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site news | tech | WordPress | work |
111. 2007-04-25 21:50:45

Best Interactive Flash Shanghai Subway Map

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elsewhere | Flash | maps | Shanghai |
112. 2007-04-23 08:10:24

Taxi Drivers Like to Read

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observations | taxis |
113. 2007-04-21 14:24:44

A Guide to Chinese Firefox Menus

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ChinesePod | tech |
114. 2007-04-18 00:19:18

Culturally Awkward

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current events | personal |
115. 2007-04-16 07:08:38

Subtle Messages from Xintiandi

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advertising | Shanghai |
116. 2007-04-14 14:44:18

ChinesePod V3 Launched

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ChinesePod |
117. 2007-04-11 08:30:44

Character-based Sign Language

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Chinese characters | language | sign language |
118. 2007-04-09 10:27:59

Pizza Hut Easter

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advertising | easter | Shanghai |
119. 2007-04-08 04:12:37

Attempting Redemption

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personal |
120. 2007-04-07 12:13:14

Slag-hit Bank

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elsewhere | linguistics |
121. 2007-04-05 11:03:50

我爱谷歌拼音

中文

私人 |
122. 2007-04-04 08:53:29

Big Pair, Little Pair

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advertising |
123. 2007-04-02 07:49:24

Chinese Sign Language: Fingerspelling

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language | sign language |
124. 2007-04-01 08:29:03

Ethics and Instruments: a Photograph

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morality | music | photos |
125. 2007-03-31 14:59:05

Democracy Invented in China

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elsewhere | funny |
126. 2007-03-29 23:59:55

Satisfying Conclusions

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ChinesePod | personal | visa |
127. 2007-03-26 10:14:24

Semantic Flavors of "My" in Chinese and English

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grad school | language | linguistics |
128. 2007-03-25 16:37:56

My Own Crayon

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design | elsewhere | entertainment | funny |
129. 2007-03-23 01:13:36

Little i, the Chinese Chatbot Bigot

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elsewhere | entertainment | racism | tech |
130. 2007-03-22 07:22:25

Bad Subway Ad

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advertising |
131. 2007-03-20 15:29:00

Expat in the Corner

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elsewhere |
132. 2007-03-17 14:06:53

Buying God of War 2 in Shanghai

personal

ChinesePod | John B | piracy | PS2 | Shanghai |
133. 2007-03-16 15:58:14

A Conversation with a Wrong Number

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personal |
134. 2007-03-14 09:45:44

Busy ChinesePod

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ChinesePod |
135. 2007-03-13 07:38:41

Homework Excuse Note

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Chinese characters | grad school | personal | tech |
136. 2007-03-11 11:09:50

Oriental Virgin

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marketing |
137. 2007-03-09 15:49:20

Forced Break

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grad school | personal | site news | tech |
138. 2007-03-06 08:17:39

My Antidiuretic Presence

personal

funny | laowai | observations |
139. 2007-03-04 13:16:23

Four Character Puzzle

language

Buddhism | characterplay | Chinese characters | entertainment | the wife |
140. 2007-03-02 10:26:06

China and Eugenics

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marriage | morality | personal | sex | society | the wife |
141. 2007-03-01 07:41:58

Secret Language Motivations

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elsewhere | language | romance |
142. 2007-02-27 10:30:12

Like a Hamster Ball on the Water

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entertainment | travelogue |
143. 2007-02-26 13:59:55

Chongqing

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photos | the wife | travelogue |
144. 2007-02-23 09:13:18

Chinese Food for Laowai

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food | laowai | other blogs |
145. 2007-02-21 00:13:19

A Day in Chongqing

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the wife | travel |
146. 2007-02-19 08:41:08

Best Chinese New Year Podcast for Learning Chinese

language

Chinese New Year | Chinese study | ChinesePod | CNY |
147. 2007-02-17 12:09:42

10 Reasons I Hate Chinese New Year

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Chinese New Year | classic | CNY | culture | personal |
148. 2007-02-16 22:44:54

Pulp Fiction Apartment Hunting

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Beijing | funny | housing | other blogs |
149. 2007-02-14 17:29:42

Doomsday Family Gift Exchange

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ChinesePod | funny |
150. 2007-02-13 11:55:07

Times Online Fumbles Pinyin

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Chinese study | elsewhere | pinyin |
151. 2007-02-12 18:55:01

The Poor Man's Soft Bristle Toothbush

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personal |
152. 2007-02-11 12:25:10

性感的陕西话

中文
153. 2007-02-10 22:58:55

How China Destroys Your English

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language | linguistics | observations |
154. 2007-02-07 13:53:03

144 Days Outside the Law

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bureaucracy | visa | 华师大 |
155. 2007-02-05 06:02:00

How the Fruit Vendors Cheat You

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food | other blogs |
156. 2007-02-04 19:28:42

一月份活动报告

中文

blog通知 |
157. 2007-02-02 17:23:01

Mental Ruts of a Financial Nature

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numbers | observations |
158. 2007-01-31 07:53:47

Boo and Reboo

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food | funny | Shanghai |
159. 2007-01-29 23:54:24

Flickr, YouTube, and Google Video Problems in China

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Flickr | Google | tech | YouTube |
160. 2007-01-28 07:14:59

WordPress Upgrade Today

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site news | WordPress |
161. 2007-01-26 17:31:09

Stupid or Stay?

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Chinese characters | ChinesePod |
162. 2007-01-24 07:57:16

Roujiamo Delivers!

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food | John B | Micah |
163. 2007-01-21 14:07:00

ICBC's Creative Character Writing

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advertising | characterplay | Chinese characters |
164. 2007-01-20 00:23:33

The Chinese Voices Project

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Chinese study | elsewhere |
165. 2007-01-18 14:53:10

Fame and Celebrity in the New China

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funny | other blogs |
166. 2007-01-17 07:36:33

The Computer Buying Game

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culture | John B | tech | Wilson |
167. 2007-01-15 11:08:13

Yellow Snow

personal

Baidu | funny | John B | weather |
168. 2007-01-14 22:21:27

Hot Pot Gone Wrong

personal

ChinesePod | food |
169. 2007-01-12 12:13:16

Thoughts on Simplification

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Chinese characters | John B | linguistics |
170. 2007-01-10 23:23:20

Morning Subway Runners

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Shanghai | society |
171. 2007-01-08 11:38:28

Shanghai's Cycling Thug

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ChinesePod | Shanghai | society |
172. 2007-01-05 07:51:05

Micah on Chinese Movie Titles

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Baidu | Micah | movies | other blogs | translation |
173. 2007-01-03 12:20:58

Toys "Я" Us in Chinese

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advertising | translation |
174. 2007-01-01 07:46:48

The One-kuai Roll

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observations | taxis |