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The discursive writings of a Canadian expat somewhat trapped in China. The blog follows his life in Suzhou, with topics ranging from the mundane to insane.

Topics range from information about Suzhou, Jiangsu; Dalian, Liaoning; getting married in China; travel in China; Chinese politics; problems with living in China; being married to a Chinese wife and a whole crapload more.

Alright, I never wanted to become one of those people that have a dog and they go on and on about their dog like it was their child. I never did.

But I also never expected that such a connection could…
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Maybe everyone should take an interest in what pills and pokes their doctor is giving them, despite how frowned upon it is by House. But in China, figuring out what’s really wrong with you, on your own - armed only with…
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For a few months now I’ve wanted to change the look of this site, but never seem to have the time to do it. So, in an effort to at least get the site partly doing what I want it…
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It’s rare that I feel much in the way of homesickness. The ties that pulled at me when I first left Canada slowly loosened and then let go at some indeterminate moment of my expatdome.
But today, today they drew tight and pulled hard.
I love you grandma, and I’ll never forget the infinite ways in which [...]
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As anyone following me on Twitter no doubt knows, I hit up the Shanghai leg of the China 2.0 tour this past Thursday and Friday. I’m a bit behind in posting about it, as it took me a few days to process the massive amount of brain-feed I crammed into those 48 hours.
Though I’m putting [...]
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I got an early phone call from my friend and neighbour Kevin today. It’s not odd that he called, he often calls, but it did seem weird it was only 9 a.m.
“Ryan, can you come outside for a minute, I need a hand.”
In slippers and pajamas I wander out into the apartment building’s entrance to [...]
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Many of you likely know my friend Rick Martin and his excellent blog, PandaPassport. You may also know Rick from his writings at the Little Red Blog on CNET Asia. Well, in an effort to hone his ninja skills, in about two weeks Rick leaves China and moves to Japan.
After I wiped away the tears [...]
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Even after defeat, Governor Sarah Palin continues to make news - and not in regards to a preemptive 2012 bid like some had assumed, but as (always) being a complete idiot.
A number of unnamed McCain campaign aides have come out since the Republican defeat Tuesday anonymously criticizing that:

She had $150,000 spent on her clothes by [...]
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After hunting around online for various streaming videos and “updated every 2 minute” electoral vote counts, I remembered that I have CNN, MSNBC and BBC on my damn TV. And so it was that I was able to watch history…
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The Masked Avengers, a Canadian comedy duo, pretend to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a phone conversation with Sarah Palin. Tabernack!

Some days my countrymen, yes even the Quebecois, make me entirely proud to be a Canuck ;-). Need further…
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