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Angela
Mar 7, 20221 min read
A Lifelong Journey
It is a new TV show made in China that has more than 50 episodes. 人世间 is the title in Chinese. Here is what I read on one site:...
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Angela
Oct 25, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#18): A Mix of Things
The last time an entry under the category "Life in China", my #17, was posted on August 9. I can't believe that I didn't write anything...
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Angela
Aug 9, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#17): Photo Memories
A while ago, I asked my sister to take photos of my old photos for me. She started sending in and all the memories started rushing in...
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Angela
Jun 29, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#16): When I Was Little...
Today's meeting theme; fun time and hobbies. It made me wonder what I did for fun growing up. When I was little, a lot of games we played...
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Angela
Jun 22, 20212 min read
My Life in China (#15): Little Things
It has been more than a month since my last post under the category "Life in China". After a mesmerizing (word of the day) Toastmasters...
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Angela
May 18, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#14): My Career Path
When I finished my four-year studies and got my Bachelor of Arts, I was not even 20 years old. I didn't know where my career path could...
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Angela
Apr 27, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#13): My First Article
When I started college, I was not even 16 years old. I was one of the youngest in the class, and sometimes the weakest. It was the first...
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Angela
Apr 12, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#12): The Family
I have a few photo albums which hold some past photos, photos from more than three decades ago. Photos for this entry are just two of...
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Angela
Mar 29, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#11): Learning to Dance
When I was an undergraduate student, social dancing was still a foreign concept. We did learn a bit of line dancing where everyone was...
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Angela
Mar 22, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#10): A Kindergarten in a Park
Have you visited Forbidden City in China? Have you also visited Jingshan Park located immediately north of the Forbidden City? It is an...
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Angela
Mar 15, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#9): An Easy Child
Are you a parent? Do you have more than one child? Do you sometimes secretly or openly compare one to the other? I have two children:...
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Angela
Mar 8, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#8): A Few Firsts
Do you remember some of your firsts? Your first kiss? Your first love? Your first job? Your first marriage? Your first house? Your first...
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Angela
Mar 1, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#7): Black and White with Some Colors
Someone said: life is like photography, we develop from the negatives. My first 23 years were mostly in schools. A lot of black and white...
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Angela
Feb 22, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#6): Job Hunting in Beijing
I had been a student all my life till the time I graduated from Shandong University with a Master's degree. I could have worked in the...
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Angela
Feb 15, 20211 min read
My Life in China (#5): Bicycling Stories
"There are nine million bicycles in Beijing/That's a fact/It's a thing we can't deny/Like the fact that I will love you till I die" That...
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Angela
Feb 8, 20211 min read
My Life in China (4): One-child Policy
The One-child policy was not born yet when I was. It was introduced only in 1979. When I got married in 1989, I had to pick up a...
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Angela
Feb 1, 20211 min read
My Life in China (3): College Days
Yes, I made it to the lucky 4% but I did not get into the university where my brother got in a year before. One reason behind wanting to...
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Angela
Jan 26, 20211 min read
My Life in China (2): English Corner
After I published my first entry about My Life in China. I got this feedback from my kids. “This is great mom! looking forward to the...
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Angela
Jan 25, 20211 min read
My Life in China (1): I was among the 4%
I would really enjoy if your blog posts included more stories about your life! in china, and now. It would be nice to have a fuller...
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