]> http://greasy.com/tysinchina/ tysinchina's Blog en-us © 04:18:38 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Tue, Dec 04:18:38 2 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/tysinchina/kidney_thwacking_lougie.html Hello Everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I am, and I have some good news, my pulse has not slowed to fatal infrequency. Good thing too, because I visited someone in the big-city modern hospital, and I have decided to only enter on visitor status. Apparently most people here subscribe to the ounce of prevention...mode of thinking. People do all sorts of fascinating things to avoid a trip to the doctor. It starts with the food. There are hand-pulled carts full of delicious apples and o ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/kidney_thwacking_lougie.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:47:49 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/hello_name_tyler.html Hello Everyone, I thought I would go ahead and post these thoughts on-line so that the strangers I meet in the street who alarmingly know my name, my country of origin and my salary can have even more information to discuss during our inevitable first meeting. http://greasy.com/tysinchina/hello_name_tyler.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:18:11 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/high_hong_kong.html Hello Everyone, I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and that the coming year is a good one for you. I will tell you about my Christmas later. For now, I would just like to apologize for leaving this story hanging unconcluded for so long. There are so many other things I would like to share with you now, and I feel this story is one best told in person. For example, when I somewhat reluctantly entered the taxi with my three Indian companions, I thought our destination was some large p ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/high_hong_kong.html#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:39:02 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/check_favorite_links.html Please, And tell me what you think. Thank you. http://greasy.com/tysinchina/check_favorite_links.html#comments Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:59:58 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/i_choo_choo_choose_you.html "And you are..." "We", said the largish man whose appearance and accent hinted strongly of Indian descent with a sweep of his hand meant to include his three companions "are teachers from Yi Chun University, and we are also going to Hong Kong to get our working visas." Boy, that is really terrific. Why is it, that they knew I would be there, but nobody thought to tell me they would be there? This is one of many mysteries not infrequently pondered in this mystery-shrouded land. The rest of ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/i_choo_choo_choose_you.html#comments Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:05:42 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/trains__dislike.html Hello Everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I am doing quite well myself as I have discovered the secret to the very noticeable lack of obese people in this town. That, however, will have to wait for another time. Today, I would like to share with you an experience I had a few weeks back in a place much different than here. Though our tale begins in this charming city while I was walking underneath the roadway on one of the two non-floating bridges. On this particular evening, I had two ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/trains__dislike.html#comments Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:11:49 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/potent_onions.html Hello Everyone, I am settling right into the rhythm of life in this most rhythmic of cities. As much as I enjoy my daily routine, I have yet to have a routine day. Perhaps if I stayed in my apartment for one day, and never set foot outside my door, then maybe I would have little to report, but probably not, because I am sure there would be some excitement in the courtyard three floors below my windows, or even just two feet outside my door right next to my shoes. That is where a lumpy bag ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/potent_onions.html#comments Thu, 8 Nov 2007 05:29:42 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/students_pet.html Hello Everyone, Many of you have expressed interest in knowing a bit more about my actual work here, so I will share with you a few notes about teaching English in Gao'An. My first payday is fast approaching, and serves as a good reminder that such a thing exists. I can't believe they are actually giving me money to do this. Usually, when you are having this much fun, you have to pay somebody else. The University where I teach is home to about 2,700 students. They can follow a few differen ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/students_pet.html#comments Thu, 8 Nov 2007 05:19:48 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/happy_thanksgiving_.html Hello Everyone, I hope you have all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. I was given the option of taking a short break myself; a day off. I was grateful for the offer, but decided that a busy day full of teaching classes would be easier than a day spent contemplating the folks I would not be seeing and the food I would not be eating. No, I had decided that I would just teach my classes, "read" some Chinese, do some foot-travel exploring and have a really typical day with the exception ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/happy_thanksgiving_.html#comments Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:01:29 GMT http://greasy.com/tysinchina/rise_shine__or_.html Hello Everyone, I thought I would go ahead and continue with my thoughts on hitting and spitting, because inevitably when I get the chance to write to you all, I become a bit overwhelmed by all that I wish to share.- Just like in America, my day usually begins quite early, but unlike Plymouth, if for some reason I am not up and at 'em by six ten AM, then the music blasted from the loud-speakers on campus will help motivate my morning. It is not the national anthem, but it is the same music ... http://greasy.com/tysinchina/rise_shine__or_.html#comments Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:04:42 GMT