Tag Archives: chinese poker

No More Boring Weddings

Posted on February 18, 2011 by cecilie

With this game I thee wed, I say! With three people, a packet of cards and some kind of flat surface there will be no more boring nights for you. (NB! Can also be played in the daytime)

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Civilisation Has Many Faces

Posted on September 1, 2009 by cecilie

Trains and mountains – what can be more beautiful? The train, the train. Thank god for the Chinese train. It has brought me from insane fascist police state Xinjiang back to lovely Lanzhou, cradle of Chinese civilisation and the most … Continue reading →

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Dog’s Best Friend

Posted on February 16, 2009 by cecilie

It struck me when I got back from Shenzhen yesterday: My best friend is now an animal. Who else looks at me like this? By the way, this is not Piles, who occasionally greets me with a curt nod, but … Continue reading →

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A Difficult Choice

Posted on August 26, 2008 by cecilie

                                                       KIDS….                           … Continue reading →

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It’s Into The Hinterland We Go

Posted on June 29, 2008 by cecilie

Ah, the restaurant car of a Chinese train hurtling through the night! That’s the place to be. I have just arrived in Lanzhou in Gansu province from Guangzhou, a journey of one day and two nights.  Therefore I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Publicity Be Damned

Posted on May 11, 2007 by cecilie

In Hong Kong it is really easy to get publicity. All you have to do is call up for example the South China Morning Post, HK’s biggest (of two) English language newspaper, and say: I had a successful bowel movement … Continue reading →

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