I’m not ‘supposed’ to divulge any information about the particulars of the contract that I had with Star Education, however, when they disregard the contract and refused to pay me – any legal or moral authority they had, or may … Continue reading
Looking out of my living room window. Sorry this is only updated every few days, I don’t have the bandwidth for real-time updating!
Now that the dust has settled and that I am now in a safe position oncemore, I feel able to explain what has happened to me over the last few weeks. So I quit my job. Left. Hit the road. … Continue reading
There’s quite a lot written about Changchun on Chinese websites – especially promoting tourism in the city, so I thought i’d add my opinion based on living here – from a Westerner’s perspective. It may sound a little negative but … Continue reading
I’m writing this entry from a net cafe at lunch time. Many, many things have happened over the last two months, some good some not so good. The Updates have been rather sparse recently, mainly due to my intransigence and … Continue reading
I’ll update more on this page soon! Had a lot of snow recently, but not been anywhere as near as cold as last winter. The snow all melted a few days ago, when last year it didn’t get above freezing … Continue reading
Long time no post, lots to say. So I have a visa and I have a Foreign Expert’s book:D . Took a bit longer than i thought, and there are still many things I am not happy with; but at … Continue reading
This made me laugh. Taken from China Daily. Chinese police officers look at shells unearthed from a construction site in Changchun, Northeast China’s Jilin Province Tuesday November 8, 2005. More than 1,500 shells have been excavated since October 20, with … Continue reading
So i’m 24 today! shame I have had no time to celebrate it! I have had 15 hours of classes over the last two days, not to mention the time spent travelling to class and back. I’ve just got in(9pm) … Continue reading
The last few days have been pretty crazy. The story begins on last Wednesday afternoon when we got paid. Our boss gave us our pay, but charged us 1000¥ for the visa. I was not happy about this for various … Continue reading