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3 mai 2012

Let it shine, just let it shine...

Let it shine, just let it shine...
Ok, so what’s happened since the last time I wrote something on this blog?... which was like 25 years ago! Well, in May we had our 4 days long weekend for Labour Day and Marie-Eve and I decided to go to Hainan – a Chinese island in the South China Sea....
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16 avril 2012

Vive les vacances, vive l'insouciance...

Vive les vacances, vive l'insouciance...
In April, my mother came to visit for two weeks. We started with Shanghai, as I hadn’t had the opportunity to visit the touristiest bits of the city yet. On Sunday 1 April, we went to the World Financial Centre – which is the fourth tallest building in...
2 mars 2012

At the Copa, Copacabana, the hottest spot, north of Havana...

At the Copa, Copacabana, the hottest spot, north of Havana...
The rest of February was not very exciting and I’m afraid I don’t have much to say... On Saturday 11th, Marie-Eve and I went to a Spanish night in a random bar in town, as we are both quite keen on the Spaniards, with their dark looks and their charming...
7 février 2012

Cheers to the freaking weekend, I drink to that...

On Friday 3 February, the school organised a Chinese New Year staff party at a Chinese restaurant near my place. We started off at Gabi’s flat, which is in the building next to mine. I’m not sure whether I’ve ever mentioned Gabi before: she’s a primary...
30 décembre 2011

Joy to the world...

Joy to the world...
I promised I would tell you about my wonderful contribution to the school’s adult choir, so here it is... I had my very first practice on Monday 17 October, and obviously I didn’t know anything about singing, let alone singing with other people... The...
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25 septembre 2011

F*** you, f*** you very much...

Yesterday, something really funny happened. I had to go to the French consulate to get registered and I had to pass by People’s Square, which is the main square in the city. Now, back in August, when we had our induction weeks as new members of staff,...
10 septembre 2011

Help! I need somebody...

Yesterday, after school, I went to my first art exhibition in Shanghai. Well, actually, it was a Chinese contemporary art fair. It was great to see some art again after the drought I experienced in Egypt, but let me tell you that Chinese contemporary...
19 août 2011

The Internet is for porn...

When I came back from school yesterday, I found my front door wide open and I got a bit scared. At the entrance were two pairs of shoes – oh yes, because in China you never get into someone’s place with your shoes on! – and I could hear people talking...
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