Archive for December, 2007

圣诞节快乐!

我很久没有参加圣诞节。小时候,我的父母带我们小孩儿去看屋子装得很漂亮的彩灯。我们从来没有圣诞树,可是我们吃特别好吃的菜。

来到北京,我的英国朋友介绍我他们传统的圣诞节。真的有意思也很好玩儿!


Christmas Eve in Beijing!

Christmas in China isn’t traditionally celebrated but more and more young Chinese celebrate the occasion for the gifts and ‘togetherness’ it brings them.

Catriona and our fellow UK friends introduce classmates to the meaning of Christmas, SWEETS! Lots and Lots and LOTS of Sweets!! =P The classes at BLCU and everywhere else around China still run [...]


Goodbye Dalian, Goodbye my fishy friend…

I took a weekend trip from Beijing to Dalian leaving Friday night and returning to Beijing on Saturday morning.
The two nights sleeping on the train (sleepers) turned out to be a lot more beneficial considering the train beds are much softer than the one I have in the dorms! The sleep wasn’t too bad because [...]


Flushing Toilet in China

There’s a notice on my dorm building (the main dorm for international students at BLCU) that told us that we won’t be having any HOT water for a week from 8am-6pm.