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As you probably know, to call China, usually you need to dial the International access code of 001 in America followed by the country code of +86 then your fiancée's full phone number. But this is a very expensive call. Usually $2.00 a minute or more from your mobile phone!
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From KDS:

[2008] December 24, around 11:20am, in Fuzhou City on Guangda Road in front of the Duoli building materials market, a middle-aged woman was lay next to a crosswalk, her lips opening and closing, about to die. Before her eyes were only her mother, her mother-in-law, and her other loved ones’ faint silohettes. Her child [...]

现在怡安的烤箱里有了一块饼！ / xiànzài yíān de kǎoxiāng lǐ yǒu le yī kuài bǐng!
“Now inside Jessica’s oven there’s a bǐng!”

Joel和怡安的猫从袋子里逃出来了。 / Joel hé yíān de māo cóng dàizi lǐ táo chūlái le.
“Joel and Jessica’s cat escaped out from inside the bag.”
Neither of those idioms make much sense in Chinese. The Chinese way to say this is [...]
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In 2008 I married my soulmate and in 2009, God-willing, she comes home. Each year just keeps getting better for me! I never really do New Year's resolutions, but this year I resolve to give up the horrible addictions to fast food and soda (pop). This will improve my weight, energy, overall physical and financial health. Please pray that I succeed! Happy Civil New Year Everyone!
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I know it’s boxing day now (at least in China) but I still wanted to send out Christmas wishes from Winnie, Roger and I to everyone. Yesterday was a pretty quiet day for me. I spent half a day doing my job-hunting job and then in the afternoon we joined 17 friends for an amazing [...]
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Recently at Hao Hao Report, (A site like Digg and Mixx for English language China stories) a story was mercifully buried where a foreigner in China was complaining that the average foreigner wage for someone with a degree and experience was "only" 131,000.00 RMB (Chinese Yuan Renminbi). Currently, that equates to over $19,000.00 USD (United States Dollars).
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In the last 24 hours I have had 2 very odd dreams. For the longest time I did not dream, or remember my dreams, but after I went to China I began dreaming vividly. My daughter has had the same experience, calling it a magical land.

Anyway, my first dream was normal for my dreams, it was just a typical day of Fei and I spending time together, but it was narrated, which was very odd. Maybe because I have been reading so much lately, having finished 3 books in 3 days time. I recognized the narration voice because I was the narrator, interestingly enough.
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More translated secrets of Chinese people…
From Tianya, “Share your heart’s darkest secrets…do you have the courage?”:
距离产生煤:

I am not filial, seeing my mother buy insurance…I suddenly had an evil wish.
I am ashamed to be her son…阴暗的秘密:

Ever since I was small, the impression I gave others was a fearless,
clever, arrogant girl.
Actually, it is all faked.
Because of some [...]

More translated secrets of Chinese people…
From Tianya, “Share your heart’s darkest secrets…do you have the courage?”:
阴暗的秘密:

In front of everyone, I pretend to be very simple. I even let my best friends think I am so simple that I am completely ignorant. In reality, I am not simple at all in my heart. Even a little [...]

This morning it dawned on me that I could alter my daily routine and make time to have lunch on the corner with the bike repair crowd in our neighbourhood. The weeks are counting down until we take a hiatus in Canada for a few months, and recently I’ve been feeling more and more [...]
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