Sunday, April 02, 2006

Good Morning

It's Sunday. I'm watching Mozart being played in a Chinese soap opera on television. There are long periods of no talking and longer profile shots of death stares. Looks like an attempt at Young and the Restless.

Yep, definitely an attempt at young and the restless. A woman just threw a bottle of acid in another woman's face. Everything dramatic on television is slow-mo here. It's positively hilarious because it accentuates the already mediocre filming standard of Chinese television.

I went to my local market yesterday to buy some fruit. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and a young pickpocket was scoping his prey. I returned home with half the fruit I intended to buy and no wallet. The kid got enough money to last him a month or so, but he's probably got an old minder who will take all of it off of him. Thaaaaaaaaat's China. Well, one of the few negative aspects I've experienced so far.

I have a cultural impressions report due tomorrow night for UTS. Aaaaaargh. Forced reflection.

Just found a Chinese version of Humphrey B. Bear. Surprisingly, the set is better than the Australian version. Just proves how ridiculously hopeless that television show is. Annoying, fat, socially inept, gesticulating bear.


Photo time!

This is us having late Chinese New Year celebrations in an abandoned lot with Sangzi's aunty's left over fireworks,


A man sitting reading his paper in front of a building in the process of being demolished. Why not?


One of the millions of grandparents who look after their grandchildren while the parents work,

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