Forget tombs, palaces and monuments: on our last day in Beijing, Pete and I decided to go to the Natural History Museum, a little-known facility from the soviet era which contains a macabre hall of human remains. I was taken there in 1994 by a Chinese babysitter who apparently didn’t realize how much a room [...]
So I’m going to be on Team Bloggers for CBC’s Test the Nation in January.
A few weeks ago, I went to the Ceeb with some other bloggers and we shot all the promo material. I was the token sassy girl blogger. Here’s our profile photo from the website:
I’m quite happy with the amount of sass [...]
I know the Beijing Olympics are coming up in less than a year and everyone’s under a lot of pressure to finish cleaning up the city, but it kind of sucks when most of the “cool buildings” at the Forbidden City are covered with a thick layer of bamboo and green plastic netting.
However, not getting [...]
Because, sometimes, even bok choy needs a little R&R.
P.S. I am in China right now. This type of thing doesn’t happen in North America: at least, not in the civilized parts. I can’t comment about what goes on in Ottawa.
It needs to be said.
This world would be a better place today if the song “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” had never been written. That song has ruined montages for everyone. I am looking at you, Seinfeld pre-series finale behind-the-scenes montage.
“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” on the other hand, can only make [...]