Adventures of the Humanaught: Life In China
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The discursive writings of a Canadian teaching English in Suzhou, China. Thoughts on culture, politics, food, sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.
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Hainan Tropical Garden of Wild Flora and Fauna; a.k.a....
Posted on 02/01/2013
To kick off 2013 (Happy New Year BTW), we headed just outside of Haikou proper to another Haikou zoo yesterday (map). As I’ve said before, I’m always apprehensive about going to...
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Simple home-baked bread
Posted on 30/12/2012
I’m still getting my feet wet with home-made bread making, but am quickly falling in love. After experimenting with a couple ways of preparation, I think I’ve gotten down the...
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Review: Upside Down — no amount of fictional science...
Posted on 27/12/2012
Watched Upside Down last night. I can’t go so far as to say it’s a terrible movie, but it’s a nearly terrible movie. I’m disappointed, as it has so much that I...
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Home-made Bagels
Posted on 17/12/2012
I recently bought an oven. It’s not my first in China, but the first since moving to Haikou and first since I began delving deeper into cookery as a hobby. Despite it essentially...
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Haikou, Hainan Style…
Posted on 26/11/2012
The other night I came into the living room, and the wife was watching the evening news. The segment ended, and what proceeded was proof that the whole Gangnam Style meme had most...
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Things Done Well: On The Anatomy Of Thrift
Posted on 19/11/2012
The following three videos are a series put together by Farmrun, a creative studio that is working to capture the “burgeoning agrarian renaissance by producing beautiful media for...
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Visiting Wenchang’s Tongguling / Yunlong Bay
Posted on 24/09/2012
I’m embarrassed to say that after living in Haikou for a year and a half, it was only this past weekend that we finally got out of the city and explored a bit more of Hainan. I could...
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Home-made sausage
Posted on 30/06/2012
Two and a half months since updating my blog, it’s fair to say I’m in a bit of a blogging drought. It’s not that lots hasn’t happened since mid-April (there was a...
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Overnight Zucchini Pickles
Posted on 18/04/2012
Overnight Zucchini PicklesMuch like my prior post on preparing home-made sauerkraut, this is another “I can’t believe how simple it is” recipe. It’s also another...
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Questing Hainan – best Google April Fools yet!
Posted on 01/04/2012
With the countless number of days (and nights) I spent callousing my thumbs in the company of various NES RPGs, this is hands-down my favourite Google April Fools yet. I love how...
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