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April 2007



Happy Birthday Water Truck Evidence

Monday, 30 April 2007 5:59 P GMT+08
It was back in December 2004 that I mentioned the Happy Birthday Water Truck. I'm sure that 90% of people who read that tale were convinced that I was imagining things. So, after years of painstaking investigation, I am happy to provide conclusive ev
Category: Liuzhou Life Humour About Liuzhou Stupidity

Zhuang Dance

Saturday, 28 April 2007 12:51 P GMT+08
Back in 2004, I noticed an advertisement for a traditional dance show of the local Zhuang minority people.
Category: Music
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They're at it again!

Friday, 27 April 2007 2:44 P GMT+08
One of the few redeeming features of my banking arrangements was that I seldom had to actually enter the Agricultural Bank where I store my loot. They had a (usually) very efficient and simple to use ATM system. So they changed it.
Category: Liuzhou Life Stupidity Chinese Banks (Grrrr)
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"Cops a-comin', me a-runnin'."

Monday, 23 April 2007 2:34 P GMT+08
Earlier today, I did what I do most days and walked past this place. It is Liuzhou's city government (and communist party) headquarters. However, it didn't look like this.
Category: Liuzhou News Liuzhou Life About Liuzhou

The ones that got away

Monday, 23 April 2007 9:55 A GMT+08
When I was a child, I'd occasionally go fishing in a local pond or river. I never caught anything bigger than my my little finger, so I wouldn't describe myself as an expert angler. I do, however, know that these kids are doing it wrong.
Category: Liuzhou News About Liuzhou

General Madness

Sunday, 22 April 2007 12:09 A GMT+08
A couple of Liuzhou related stories have been turning up in all the news feeds over the last few days.
Category: Liuzhou News About Liuzhou

Thunder Crashing

Wednesday, 18 April 2007 7:29 P GMT+08
We had a bit of a thunderstorm storm yesterday.
Category: Liuzhou News Liuzhou Life About Liuzhou
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Ukraine?

Wednesday, 18 April 2007 9:56 A GMT+08
Behind the scenes here at blog-city, there is a lot of information available to a humble blogger like me. For example? I can see where visitors are loggin gin from. Below is a top twenty of recent visitors.
Category: About Liuzhou Internet Stuff
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Bridge Over Troubled Water

Tuesday, 17 April 2007 4:07 P GMT+08
Liuzhou is city built upon a river. You are never far from the river. Having a river means we need bridges to cross it and so, there are a lot of bridges. Add on the occasional flyover or overpass and we could change the name to bridge city. One
Category: Liuzhou News Liuzhou Life
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Fake Destruction

Monday, 16 April 2007 2:26 P GMT+08
On Saturday, various cities across China held public displays of "destroying illegal publications and pornography" and "destroying illegal audio and video products".
Category: Music Liuzhou News About Liuzhou Television and Movies
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More Bonkers Bankers

Saturday, 14 April 2007 2:13 P GMT+08
Did I ever mention that I am unimpressed by the Chinese banking system? This week I heard a sorry tale which goes a long way to highlighting the utter incompetence of the system.
Category: Liuzhou News Liuzhou Life About Liuzhou Stupidity Chinese Banks (Grrrr)
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Liuzhou Website Up

Wednesday, 11 April 2007 1:15 P GMT+08
My website at www.liuzhou.co.uk is back up!The reason for the down time is quick simple. Mrs Liuzhou Laowai forgot to pay the hosting bill! Unfortunately, this happened over Easter so, we were unable to restore things as quickly as we wanted to.We ar

Liuzhou Website Down

Saturday, 7 April 2007 1:07 A GMT+08
My website at www.liuzhou.co.uk is unfortunately out of action. Normal service will, I hope, be resumed after the Easter break.
Category: Internet Stuff Chinese Holidays

Burning Building Supplies

Wednesday, 4 April 2007 6:31 P GMT+08
I am informed that a large Liuzhou building supplies market was burned down yesterday (Tuesday) morning. Around 600 square metres of the market was destroyed and it took 16 fire engines and crews two hours to bring the fire under control.
Category: Liuzhou News About Liuzhou

Bonkers Bankers - Total Wankers

Sunday, 1 April 2007 12:10 P GMT+08
Please note: This sad tale involves extreme foolishness, but has NOTHING TO DO WITH APRIL FOOL's DAY.
Category: Liuzhou News Liuzhou Life About Liuzhou Stupidity Chinese Banks (Grrrr)