About a year ago I complained about a small leak from my bathroom into the hallway. My bathroom is fine, the leak is in the wall, and despite numerous more complaints over the year, I was told it was “too difficult” to fix. I even has an engineering student check
Spending Time in a Chinese Hospital
No one can avoid the doctor forever and with almost 5 years under my belt, I finally landed myself in a Chinese hospital. Well, I guess I should say a hospital in China, as the one I went to was a western style hospital in Hangzhou. They had a high
The Food of Thailand
Fresh, fresh, fresh! That’s the only word I can use to describe Thai food. If you’ve ever eaten at a (good) Thai restaurant I think you’ll know what I’m talking about. But of course, in the native land the cuisine always tastes better. Simple pad thai cooked on the street
The Temples of Thailand
So I spent a lot of time looking at ancient cities and temples of Thailand. You’d think I’d get sick of it, living in China (where I’ve seen enough temples to last a lifetime), but I still like it. And in Thailand they are so different. The only word that
Missing the Blue Skies
I’m back from my month-long adventure in Thailand and I’m not too happy about it. China is cold and damp, and grey while Thailand was filled with amazing food, clear skies, green jungles and warm temps. Thailand is so close, and so cheap I can’t believe it took me so
Problems with my Contact Page
About a month and a half ago I changed my contact form because I was getting a lot of spam. Since then I haven’t gotten any emails, but I was traveling and didn’t have time to look into it But it seems like despite being installed properly (I think) the
Please Help me by Voting!!
So I’m still in Thailand and I’m having a great time. But I wanted to break in here for a minute because I just found out that I have been nominated for a blogger award!! It’s the Lotus Blossom award and it is for bloggers who write about romance in
My Epic Quest
Did you see the new tab at the top of the page? The Epic Quest tab? I just added it a few days ago. So what’s an Epic Quest? It’s turning your life into a video game. Each new thing you’ve always wanted to do, each quest, is worth 20%.
How to Make Friends in China
Some of you might look at the title of this blog post and laugh, but this is a really big problem! I already wrote a post on how to meet Chinese guys, and that is a cakewalk compared with making real friends. At first glance it seems like making friends
Lin’an Hot Springs
A friend recently asked me if I wanted to join her (and her son, her sister, her nephew and mom) for a day out in the Lin’an hot spring. My first thought was what hot springs? I’ve lived here for almost 5 years and I had never heard of the