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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...
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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....
24 septembre 2011

Boom boom boom boom, I want you in my room...

Boom boom boom boom, I want you in my room...
Last Sunday, I had to wake up really early, as I went on an ‘adventure week’ in southern China with my year 10 form. We had to be at school at 3.30am – on a Sunday! – take a 2 hours flight to Guilin, and then go on a 3 hours bus journey to our youth hostel......
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...
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...
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20 juin 2012

I want you back for good...

I want you back for good...
On Saturday 16 June, Marie-Eve and I went to Shanghai’s Gay Pride. Now I stop you right before you start picturing half naked men on floats!... We’re in China! Yes, they’re ‘tolerant’ enough to allow a Gay Pride, but indoors please! No demonstration,...
30 décembre 2011

Stars shining bright above you...

Stars shining bright above you...
Oh my, it feels like it’s been ages since I last wrote on this blog... Wait a minute... It has been ages! Well, I’m going to try to summarise the main events of the last three months, although to be honest with you, not much has happened in my Chinese...
8 octobre 2011

Let's talk about sex, baby...

Let's talk about sex, baby...
Over the half-term holidays, I accompanied a school trip to Austria andGermany and I had a fantastic time. Let me stop you right there: it wasn’t aGerman trip – my school doesn’t teach the language – but a music trip, whichmade it so much more exciting,...
2 janvier 2012

Simply having a wonderful Christmas time...

Simply having a wonderful Christmas time...
On Friday 25 November, I went to the school’s Christmas staff party – yes, I know, it was one month too bloody early, but ask the staff committee in charge of organising it, they’re shit! Anyway, I went to the party – which happened to take place at the...
28 janvier 2012

I am colorblind, coffee black and egg white...

I am colorblind, coffee black and egg white...
Over the Chinese New Year holidays, I tried to make the most of my free time to actually visit Shanghai and see what was happening in the heart of this busy city. I started with several art exhibitions: Murakami and his flowers, Ding Yi and his work on...
1 juin 2012

Can you pay my bills? Can you pay my telephone bills?...

Ok, May was a funny month... I started looking for a new flat in the city centre, as I am fed up with living in the south east suburbs where everything seems so far away – except for my school, which is literally down the road! But who wants to live near...
15 janvier 2012

I want to sleep with common people like you...

On Saturday 14 January, Andy had his birthday party in a random pub in the city centre... The food was lovely and the drinks were fine, but the company was being weird and I felt really uncomfortable... First, Katie came to me and said that her boyfriend...
16 mars 2012

I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarf...

On Saturday 10 March, Marie-Eve and I were having a lovely meal at a tapas bar, when Marie-Eve received a text message and started some frantic texting while laughing her head off. As I was inquiring about it all, she explained that a male colleague of...
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...
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,...
3 janvier 2012

Keep your drink, just give me the money...

For New Year’s Eve, Marie-Eve, her friend Annick and I had booked a suite at the Westin Hotel, where they had a New Year’s Eve offer with a buffet and a show. As we were staying in Shanghai anyway, we wanted to splash out and get pampered at the hotel’s...
5 mai 2012

No, I’m not gonna watch you, ‘cause I’m not the one that’s crazy…

Today I felt very out of place in Shanghai... First, Clare, Marie-Eve and I went to the annual Shanghai Design Art and Fashion Fair which took place along the river banks. The three of us were looking forward to finding out about the cool stuff happening...
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...
31 décembre 2011

We need to link up right now na na...

On Saturday 5 November, some colleagues and I went to see Akon’s gig at the Mercedes Arena – which looks like a giant flying saucer, quite cool. The gig was great because everyone was dancing to the songs and the atmosphere in the arena was quite hot,...
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...
19 janvier 2012

Touch me, touch me, I want to feel your body...

Chinese New Year holidays have started, and Clare and I decided to go for a traditional Chinese massage in one of the many salons in town. We didn’t have a particular place in mind, so we basically wandered in the city centre and entered the first salon...
1 février 2012

I'm your hell, I'm your dream, I'm nothing in between...

I was back at school after the Chinese New Year’s holidays, and we were starting with two days of training… Urgh… The aim was to get us to focus on independent learning and lazy teaching. I must say that, as much as the first day was interesting and gave...
11 août 2011

What I go to school for...

Yesterday was the first inset day for new staff. We were introduced to the management team at school and I can tell you that I already spotted the school’s perv! The finance guy introduced himself and told us that he really loved Chinese massages... Randooom......
10 février 2012

What's the name of the game? Does it mean anything to you?...

On Tuesday 7 February, the school organised a pub quiz night for staff. Some of you out there know very well how keen I am on taking part in this kind of shit, and so when David – the Spanish teacher – asked me to be part of his team, I almost wet myself...
11 mars 2012

Huh, Huh, this my sh*t, this my sh*t...

On Friday 9 March, Gaby invited me to her birthday party, which took place in a bar called Oscar’s. I thought it was really nice of her and I was more than happy to go along... that was until I entered the place: Oscar’s is a bloody sports bar! WTF?!...
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