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By: Troll Net

Troll Net — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 20:28:45 +0000

Wow, you hate cold weather. Exciting! You are living in the fast lane, there is definately a travel book here. ‘Cold China, how I lived in the Middle Kingdom and complained about the weather.’

Kilroy was here.

By: Troll Man

Troll Man — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 15:14:27 +0000

I tip my hat to you sir, you did not delete. I will grant thee dual citezenship in my kingdom of the Trolls. Long live Bokane!!!!!!!!!

By: Lili

Lili — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 13:46:26 +0000

You spell color like “colour” why?
I always thoroughly enjoy SITTING while doing my business each time I g0et back to the states.
ahhh… simple pleasures =

By: Brendan

Brendan — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 12:53:01 +0000

Yosh - I didn’t mean to imply that Harbin is hell, if that’s what you mean. I like it here; not really enough to stay another year, but enough to come back and visit, certainly, and more than enough to enjoy the time I have left here

Megan - it’s probably not a good thing, but I’m almost beyond the point of caring about what Chinese cities do to my lungs. (The infection is currently back; there were a few moments of panic where I thought it was SARS.)

Prince Roy - from what I’ve heard about Daqing, I’ve decided that nobody could not get me to live there, not for all the tea in China.

Lili - for no particular reason. “Color,” if it bothers you that much. And yes, although I’ve gotten used to squatters.

Your Trollness - you know, I was looking for a title. Thanks.

By: Zang

Zang — Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:15:50 +0000

I have a good time in this evening.And I hope that you ‘ll come to my home when you’ll be free.

By: Prince Roy

Prince Roy — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:04:34 +0000

I always wanted to get up to Harbin during the winter when I lived in China but never made it. I’d like to experience one of those winters too.
Once I seriously considered teaching English over in Daqing but my application arrived too late. I kind of wonder how that would have turned out.

Hopefully one of these days I’ll make it up there. One of my favorite Chinese authors from the 1930s, Xiao Hong, was from Heilongjiang so I need to make the pilgramage at some point.

By: megan

megan — Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:54:53 +0000

last summer as i got off my plane after arriving in beijing, i could smell the polution in the air. it was overwhelming, and i didn’t remember ever noticing it that much before, which is strange. it felt like i was breathing tangible soot into my lungs. i had commented on the polution, to which i was told that the air was better than it had been for a long time since it had just rained. after a week or so, i got used to it. i wonder if that’s a good thing….

By: yoshio

yoshio — Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:07:31 +0000

i love Dante, and i find it interesting that this canto came to your mind as soon as you came back home. hope you’re hanging in there in Harbin dude.

By: leylop

leylop — Sun, 16 Mar 2003 17:43:02 +0000

I hate cold weather too. But I don’t have much desire to live in some cold place experiencing the weather there.
Even in Hangzhou, the temperture is aroud 0 C in winter, I wear three sweaters and a coat, two(or three) pairs of pants, three pairs of socks, two pairs of thick gloves, a scarf, and carry a hot water bottle when handy.
I’ve been thinking that how much more could I wear? I can’t imagine how to survive in harbin.