Archive for May, 2009
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Another reason to hate mosquitoes
Last night a mosquito bit my left eye lid, now I look really funny. Poof!
No Comments » - Posted in Creatures, FAIL, Life, humor by Caitlin
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
My life is good
Lately there’s been an internet craze over the website fmylife.com, on which users post short stories about terrible things that have happened to them. The stories range from everyday bad to once-in-a-lifetime major suckage. Here’s a sample:
Today, for my birthday, my brother gave me some of those fake ‘Harry Potter’ edible cockroaches. I ate one. [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Life by Caitlin
Monday, May 18th, 2009
The Ming Tombs
One of the main things to do in Beijing is to visit the Ming Tombs, so I went for the first time this weekend. Although there are 13 tombs, only three are open to the public as attractions, and the rest are relatively undisturbed. We visited all 13 tombs, plus some tombs of famous concubines, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Beijing, Tourist Noobs by Caitlin
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
He swept me off my feet…
Today, while I was in the kitchen, Jeff filled up a bowl with water and without a word took it into my bedroom. Following him in bewilderment, I said, “What are you doing?”
He proceeded to dump out the bowl in several places on my floor, each time loudly yelling “Ah-hooooh! Aw-huh! Agh-uaaaah!” with great flourish.
As [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Beijing, Eccentricity, Jeff Lee, The shack by Caitlin
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Wild Wall
Everyone who comes to China has to visit the Great Wall, but few visitors get to see the real deal — the Wild Wall. 野城, as it’s called in Chinese, literally translates to “wild wall,” meaning sections of the Great Wall that have yet to be restored and commercialized for profit. The outskirts of Beijing [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Beijing, Tourist Noobs by Caitlin
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Beijing’s “biggest” waterfall
This weekend I went with Jeff’s work to see Beijing’s biggest waterfall in Cool Valley (清凉谷), in the suburbs about two hours from Beijing. It was nice to get out of the city, but the waterfalls were hardly impressive.
We stayed at a resort, of which there seemed to be a few. The resort was nestled [...]
