Tag: Shanghai

Hey, Shanghai, I missed you, y’know?
December 7, 2017

Hey, Shanghai, I missed you, y’know?

  I wasn’t sure if China wanted me back. The fact that I managed to set the Contagious Disease Carrier detector off at immigration at Pudong Airport was a moment of concern. I had casually strolled through, feeling robust and healthy, albeit tired from having …

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It’s been a while, Shanghai
November 30, 2017

It’s been a while, Shanghai

  Well now. Shanghai. Yo. I’m flying in to Pudong International sometime tomorrow afternoon, after nearly four years away from China. I don’t tend to return to cities or countries I’ve lived in: It’s been nearly ten years since Istanbul and seventeen since Cape Town. …

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (and Living) in Ridiculously Humid Climes
July 23, 2015

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (and Living) in Ridiculously Humid Climes

  A month or two ago, my third external hard drive in three years decided to just stop being a functioning external hard drive. It was only a year and a half old when it died and took all of my laptop’s back ups with …

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Ch-ch-ch-changes: In Which I Attempt to Talk Coherently About This Past Year
December 31, 2013

Ch-ch-ch-changes: In Which I Attempt to Talk Coherently About This Past Year

  I wrote a paltry 22 posts here in 2013, just under two per month. Some months far quieter than others. Most of them somehow ended up hovering around the thousand word mark, which I’ve been told is way more than people want to process …

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We’re Not in the Middle Kingdom Anymore, Toto…
July 23, 2013

We’re Not in the Middle Kingdom Anymore, Toto…

I have a feeling I may need to change the name of this blog, or at the very least acknowledge that its impracticality is about to soar to new heights of uselessness.     I have, you see, buggered off. I’m actually in rainy, green …

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Here Be Dragons: Laser Cat Goes to Pudong to Renew Her Visa (Comic Book Edition)
June 14, 2013

Here Be Dragons: Laser Cat Goes to Pudong to Renew Her Visa (Comic Book Edition)

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I’ll Be Lucky to Escape With My Waistline Intact: My Last Month of Eating Everything in Shanghai
June 12, 2013

I’ll Be Lucky to Escape With My Waistline Intact: My Last Month of Eating Everything in Shanghai

    This is going to be a major food porn post. I just realized that after over four years in this city, I’ve really never delved into all things foodie on this blog. Mops, cats, pollution, water monsters, bad maps– sure. Food, not so …

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I’ll See Myself Out: Notes on That Time I Square Danced to Chinese Punk Music in the Park
May 9, 2013

I’ll See Myself Out: Notes on That Time I Square Danced to Chinese Punk Music in the Park

  Back  in the early 1990s, back when I was an untravelled granola crunchy uni student living on an island off the west coast of Canada, I wrote a rather long and rambling term paper on the history of Chinese rock music. At that time, …

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I’ll See Myself Out: Notes on Stuff, Self, Place and Ridiculously Sudden Life Transitions
April 25, 2013

I’ll See Myself Out: Notes on Stuff, Self, Place and Ridiculously Sudden Life Transitions

  I moved most unexpectedly a few months ago, just after my life imploded in Bali. It’s taken me over two months to get all of my things from the old flat. Bit by bit, bag by bag, by taxi and by metro, I’ve hauled …

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I’ll See Myself Out: Notes on Being a Tired Hermit With Possibly Unrealistic Expectations
April 15, 2013

I’ll See Myself Out: Notes on Being a Tired Hermit With Possibly Unrealistic Expectations

I’ve got approximately two months left in Shanghai.     After over four years in this city, most of which were spent trying to feel like it was home and trying to convince myself that I was in the right place, doing the right thing, …

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I’ll See Myself Out: Attempting Shanghai Nightlife (for Burnt Out Recluses)
March 19, 2013

I’ll See Myself Out: Attempting Shanghai Nightlife (for Burnt Out Recluses)

So I’m leaving Shanghai. Sometime in June, I’ll be handing in my Foreign Expert’s Certificate (actually a booklet, just to muddle matters) and sorting through my accumulated detritus to ship things home or to redistribute them amongst the neighbourhood rag-and-bone dudes. [Random note: Modern day …

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Radio Silence: How to Write Publicly When All of Your Journeys are Private
March 9, 2013

Radio Silence: How to Write Publicly When All of Your Journeys are Private

I’m a surprisingly private person. I’ve only started realizing that recently. This may come as news to you, given that I’m blurting this out in a decidedly public medium and have blurted out all sorts of revealing bits and pieces about myself over the past …

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