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All Along the Watchtower

liuzhou — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:30:00 GMT

I?ve had to ponder this for a day or two. A few days ago, I read a story informing me that local archaeologists have made an astonishing discovery.

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Caught in a Trap

liuzhou — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:38:00 GMT

I had planned going out today, but ...

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Liuzhou HFMD Death

liuzhou — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:08:00 GMT

Liuzhou has suffered its first contagious hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) fatality.

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Muslim Bus Stops

liuzhou — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:55:00 GMT

Liuzhou's bus stops are a thing of great joy. They all have names. Usually, they are named after local landmarks such as schools, factories, markets, hotels, hospitals etc.

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Clown and Cop Chaos

liuzhou — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:34:00 GMT

Yesterday, I dragged myself across town to attend the latest International Clown Festival. I should have stayed in bed.

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Neon Madmen

liuzhou — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:08:00 GMT

A short movie of Liuzhou Lights

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UN Recommended Nonsense

liuzhou — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:36:00 GMT

China does not have any direct equivalent to the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency or similar organisations in other countries. That is not to say that that there are no regulations. There are. For example, the more ridiculous advertisements on nati

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Hospital in Hole

liuzhou — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:52:00 GMT

I couldn't make this up! Over the years, I have often mentioned the amazing regularity with which Liuzhou people like to fall down holes. Most of them end up being taken to hospital. Now the hospital has decided to fall down a hole, too.

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Random Photograph #10

liuzhou — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:10:00 GMT

Random Photograph No. 10

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AIDS Kebabs 2

liuzhou — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:21:00 GMT

More than a month after China Mobile sent out an SMS warning people of AIDS / HIV laced kebabs (see here), the Xinjiang government have finally woken up after whatever banquet they were at and decided to issue a statement.

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Clean Cut Kid

liuzhou — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:20:00 GMT

A smile was sent to face today as I stepped out for my daily constitutional. I was headed in the direction of the bread shop, then the market. Oh! And I had to buy a new fish slice. The handle broke on the last one. I lead such an interesting life.

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Noodle Sense

liuzhou — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:38:00 GMT

Following on from my recent post entitled "Noodle Nonsense", I am delighted to bring you the news that, despite the animosity between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, they are occasionally able to come together.

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Faux Food

liuzhou — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:10:00 GMT

I had an interesting meal a few days ago. I am a dedicated carnivore and tend to regard vegetarians with deep suspicion.

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Mine's bigger than yours

liuzhou — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:42:00 GMT

In a fit of grandeur, Liuzhou has announced that they are to build the highest building in south-west China.

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Fire Boy

liuzhou — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:59:00 GMT

A somewhat dramatic picture from Liuzhou.

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Noodle Nonsense

liuzhou — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:31:00 GMT

There I was eating my Chicken Giblets Fried Noodles when I got to thinking about the noodle chopstick problem.

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I'm a prisoner. Let me in! Part 2

liuzhou — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Last month, I mentioned the escaped prisoner who handed himself in after being on the run for 22 years. Here is a bit of an update, with more details.

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Random Photograph No. 9

liuzhou — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:57:00 GMT

Random Photograph No. 9

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Mental Dental

liuzhou — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:38:00 GMT

For the last few days, I’ve had a nagging twitch of pain in one of my teeth. This is not good news.

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Unclear and Dark

liuzhou — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:01:00 GMT

Yesterday, was Qing Ming Festival. Qing Ming literally means ?Clear and Bright?. It is also known as ?Tomb Sweeping Day? and is when people traditionally visit their ancestors? graves and give them a bit of a tidy up.

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Cassava Cars

liuzhou — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:51:00 GMT

If anyone has noticed a strange smell around here it may because ...

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Suicide remarks are torn

liuzhou — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:54:00 GMT

Just recently, Liuzhou has seen a spate of attempted suicides.

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Send in the Clowns - Again

liuzhou — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:31:00 GMT

Not content in just having a bunch of clowns running the place, Liuzhou Government has announced that there will be a second International Clown Festival in Liuzhou from the 1st to 3rd of May.

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Bike Ban

liuzhou — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:43:00 GMT

In a long overdue statement released today, Liuzhou Government has announced a total ban on electric scooters to take effect at the weekend.

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The Latest on Liuzhou's "Forbidden City"

liuzhou — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:10:00 GMT

If Liuzhou's officially corrupt leaders thought the "villa" scandal was going to go away over the weekend, they must be seriously disappointed this morning.

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