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Saturday Feature: Chasing the Sun

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If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you probably have an idea that I like photography. And I like to experiment a little, too. So, this month, for a photography challenge I was hoping to do, the task was to take a picture with a lens flare (which simply means you take a picture against the bright shining sun). But it’s summer here in China, and where I’m at it means the sun will hardly ever come out, even though the temperatures might be sizzling. So, every day, I’ve been waiting for the sun to show (and I admit, there were a couple of “sunny” days that I missed), so that I could take a lens flare photo. But lo and behold, today, there was actually the hint of the sun visible against the white sky. So I took out my camera and went out to chase the sun. Wasn’t too successful though. The picture shows: this was as much lens flare as I could get (in the middle of the afternoon). Not …

Fun with Chinglish: Stand Still

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Well, today’s sample may not have an actual mistake, but I always love the concern for the people’s well-being you can find on signs around here. This sign was posted in Hong Kong for the users of the escalators. Note: When posting anything in the Fun with Chinglish section, I don’t mean to show disrespect towards anything or anyone in any way. I’m simply sharing the fun we get to have with all those great signs & documents!

Around Town: Dressing Up the Campus

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This weekend, all the students will be back for the classes which will start next Monday. So, as always with these occasions, the campus his been “dressed up.” After all, students will bring their parents or relatives, and for that the school should present itself in the best light. These days, there are flags everywhere on campus. The fountains and waterfall usually are turned on to show off the beauty of this place. Except … there is still a lot of construction going on. And those sites right now are far from pretty.

Food Corner: Cold Side Dishes

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Cold side dishes are very common for almost any kind of restaurant in our area. Usually, the various dishes are displayed, and people pick and choose from what is offered. Often you can combine two or more sides that will be put on one plate. This particular plate was a mixture of pieces of tofu, green beans, steamed carrots and boiled peanuts.

Construction Zone

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As the new semester is drawing near, there are construction zones everywhere around the foreign teacher’s building. With the increasing number of students, walkways need to be broadened so that there is enough capacity for everyone to move along swiftly. And since there is no alternative to get to those places, everyone has to use those walkways while work is in progress!

Fun with Chinglish: Let’s Enjoying

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Got you another sample from Hong Kong. I loved this one as soon as I saw it on a window of a store in downtown Hong Kong. Note: When posting anything in the Fun with Chinglish section, I don’t mean to show disrespect towards anything or anyone in any way. I’m simply sharing the fun we get to have with all those great signs & documents!  

Around Town: Gray Skies

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Here’s the irony: Just the other day, I ran into one of the new foreign teachers coming out of the foreign faculty building longing for a breath of fresh air and getting none as the weather in August usually still is pressing hot! So I told her that she couldn’t expect any relief of this kind of weather when stepping outside for at least another two months (which usually is quite true), but then comes today – rainy (which is a good thing after it’s still been far too dry), and almost somewhat chilly! At least I can walk outside with a sweater and still feel comfortable. Now, I wonder what she (that foreign teacher) might say to that! 😉