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On a trip to Lugu Lake in the early 2000s I heard a story about a bandit chasing horse riding pistol packing lady who wore
Ok now I am going to get into some hater shit. I watched an old Katt Williams special last night and he was talking about
Sometimes I can’t sleep at night, I toss and turn, alarm bells and laughter going off in the street. Honking cars in my dreams. I
I still choke up every time I read about the kids that died in the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. I’ll remember the pictures of a girl
I’ve been up and down this road and written a few things about it — the road that links India and Southeast Asia with southwest
I’ve been up and down the “horse and tea trade route” a few times. basically the road from Chengdu south to Bangkok, as far as
If you have not noticed, I have a few Fiction tales up. I won’t be posting a bunch of tales there, just a couple to
Here is a little list of cool spots in Chengdu. This is actually a VERY incomplete list, but its a good start. holla.
here is a short essay on Haiti and Chengdu and some of the similarities and differences in the disasters that struck here and there.
Contract signed. The crib is real nice, we is happy. I wish I could show you pics, but i have to wait till those greasy
I went to Mengding Mountain yesterday and took a LONG trek to find my Honey Dew Green supplier Bai Ting Ting (Xiao Bai) just so
I was in Chengdu for the past two days taking care of some business and I went to check out my old home in Three
I am finally in Beijing. After several months of talking about it and changes to the plan on a weekly basis, I am now officially
Here are some pics by photographer Andreas Mueller of the village i live in and some of my neighbors:
I have gotten a glimpse of the historical record of the Hakka that settled in Three Gods Village where I live. They arrived in Sichuan
Hey. I am doing research on the Hakka people in Sichuan. The Hakka are sometimes referred to as the “Jews of China.” They reportedly originated
So i will try and put a few good Sichuan Hua phrases up here from time to time … such as this fine one right
today … bout three minutes ago, a large aftershock shook chengdu. the largest in a long time, maybe since the original quake. and it lasted
A Poem by an anonymous Chinese circling the web(translated): Children quickquickHold fast to Mother’s handThe Road to HeavenIs so darkMom is afraidyou’ll hit your headQuickHold
First off: Blogger is blocked in China, so people cannot see it here, I cannot comment back to any of you and i do use
Yesterday i climbed as far as it is possible to climb right and Qing Cheng mtn is def. devastated near the top. Past the Tai
President Hu Jintao made it to Dujiangyan today and shook hands with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao… Today I took a ride with a civil engineer
Tomorrow we will try and head up to see if we can help. THe local authorities and Red Cross have designated the Bookworm and Cafe
Well Chengdu is basically back to normal. My friend Charlie’s harrowing experience is all over the web now — here is the AP story, which
Well the tremors have picked up now and rumors are rife about another large earthquake. But rumors have been flying all day about no water,
Here is a story I wrote that didn’t find space … its a time-pegged story which means I can probably not publish it anywhere else.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s speech is looped on TV and radio and seems to have an effect. One line that inspired was: “Even if
I want to first reply to those who have commented about Qing Cheng Mountain: If anyone has ever been there you may remember the very
On the day of the earthquake in Sichuan Province, Charlie, Ramone and John met at the Shamrock Bar and Grill in Chengdu at 7am and
There is a tremor going on as i write — has been shaking my building for the past three minutes. still shaking. had tremors all
Well now that i feel i have done my part cross-referencing links and straining at Chinese characters its time to write lil something for my
Thousands dead and injured in Beichuan county — the TV is not reporting any of this, getting it off of Xinhua news. All media is
The schools are taking a hit across the northern part of Sichuan. Deyang is 45 minutes NE of Chengdu, Dujiangyan is 45minutes NW .. PArty
The tv news just reported 107 deaths and 648 injuries. They also say that gas is tough to come by — some people have been
Rumors are spreading fast throughout the city that there will be another large earthquake this evening at 830pm … this has not been confirmed by
The death toll is rising — so far it is up to 107 and the schoolchildren in Dujiangyan are not completely accounted for. The countryside
Dujiangyan has been hit with tragedy. 900 schoolchildren are believed to be buried under their schoolhouse when it collapsed. DJY is 56km north of chengdu,
we just experienced another tremor at 710pm. the locals are trying to drive out of the city, but most of the roads out are jammed-packed
this is about Migrant Workers jumping from buildings to protest corrupt ass developers who refuse to pay salaries. its a spoof in Sichuan Dialect.
A great many strange things have happened in the past few days … perhaps not as many as may be transmitted by the feeling that
Yesterday I talked with my editor Katherine about Tibet and she asked what was going on. I said well, if people in Kham and Amdo
well … here they are. pretty white boxes for you to click on. i guess they will take you to the pics on my worthless
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