Tag Archives: Beijing

In Defence of a Donald

Posted on March 8, 2011 by cecilie

I never – EVER – thought I’d say this, but I want to say something in defence of the Donald, our chief executive. And that is that I was appalled to read the paper today and see that he had … Continue reading →

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Don’t Joke On The Stairs

Posted on October 31, 2010 by cecilie

People: Bugger me down if I haven’t written a new book! Mind you it’s five years since the last one so it’s about time. The launch is soon, and everyone’s invited. details later …

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Two Fathers

Posted on May 14, 2010 by cecilie

The Dutch! Aren’t they marvellous? This song made me think about my two British dude friends in Beijing who have just had a daughter, by surrogate mother-cy. I wonder if, when that girl is a teenager, she’ll stand up and … Continue reading →

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National Day Extravaganza

Posted on October 2, 2009 by cecilie

Woo-hoo! 60 years of glory and the commies are going at it hammers and tongs. Nowhere is the excitement at the world’s greatest milestone-reaching more palpable than in sleepy backwater Pui O, where local villagers have erected three huge posters … Continue reading →

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The Unbearable Rightness of Beijing

Posted on September 22, 2009 by cecilie

Yawn, so it’s another big occasion in China; even bigger than the sacred Olympics I’m sure some would say. Beijing is now hermetically sealed off from the world so no outside speck of dust will get into the party machinery … Continue reading →

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Bye bye Beijing

Posted on January 30, 2009 by cecilie

Beijijng in winter – what a sight. Everything is one to one and a half colours and in the early morning a fairytale-like haze hangs over the eight lane highways and massive new shopping centers. I have to admit I’m … Continue reading →

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Cold Cold and Cold

Posted on January 27, 2009 by cecilie

But not too cold to rush out this morning at 7 to try to get some good shots around the Forbidden City before everybody got there. I managed that. Not everybody was there, only about 89% of China’s population, with … Continue reading →

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Cow Year In Beijing

Posted on January 26, 2009 by cecilie

My first Chinese New Year in the capital in search of the Beijing Olympics and guess what: Everything’s closed! How dare they take a day off. Today, new year’s day (again) we had to have lunch at a GERMAN restaurant. … Continue reading →

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