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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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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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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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Can it.

liuzhou — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:10:00 GMT

From time to time, I interrupt my usual liquid diet and try some of the lumpy stuff - food

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Serve Somebody

liuzhou — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:10:00 GMT

I've been taking a trip down memory lane - and it was fun.

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AIDS Kebabs

liuzhou — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

This is utterly bizarre. My cell phone service provider, China Mobile, sends out daily news digests by SMS. Yesterday they send me a most unusual and somewhat sinister story.

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70s Commune Bar Culture Study Centre

liuzhou — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:16:00 GMT

I?ve never been one for Liuzhou?s bars. Most of them are overpriced hell holes playing loud dance music and selling bad drinks to drunken 15 year olds. Or drunken 30 year olds acting like drunken 15 year olds. So, last night, when I was invited out f

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Tragedy

liuzhou — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:42:00 GMT

I'm in shock. I had to have a lie down. I received some terrible news.

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Cabbage Tolls

liuzhou — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:18:00 GMT

It is impossible to travel by road in China without running into one of these every few miles.

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¥0.8888888888888 per movie

liuzhou — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:23:00 GMT

One thing which keeps me relatively sane, here is the easy access to western movies.

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Fire, Snow and Smokes

liuzhou — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:28:00 GMT

One of Liuzhou Prefecture’s main crops is sugar cane. In fact we are in the centre of one of the world’s largest sugar cane producing areas. You can buy sticks of it everywhere – a poor man’s candy. Can’t stand the stuff myself.

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Hot tips!

liuzhou — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:58:00 GMT

Out of pure generosity, I am going to pass on a couple of tips.

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Pawpaw Quince Carrot Sault

liuzhou — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:49:00 GMT

I'm confused. Again.

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Arsenic and Chillies

liuzhou — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:49:00 GMT

While searching for something totally different today, I came across this rather worrying company.

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Stoned Pigs

liuzhou — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:10:00 GMT

Here is a nice picture from the local rag showing the good people of Liuzhou lining up to purchase their pork in the local market. Why do they have this photo? An article about the rising price of pork?

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New Year's Eve Dinner

liuzhou — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:30:00 GMT

New Year's Eve Dinner

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Stamp Collecting

liuzhou — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Like most people in China, I do most of my cooking on one of these. In fact, this is my new one! Bought it today! The old one died. One of the legs on the pan holder snapped off. The cold killed it.

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Rat Banquet

liuzhou — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Last night, Liuzhou government held a reception to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year - The Year of the Rat. I managed to infiltrate the proceedings.

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Seems Like a Freeze Out

liuzhou — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:57:00 GMT

You couldn?t make it up. Here I am sitting, shivering my pieces off in the coldest winter in living memory.

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