http://jenny-chu.com life. in china. captured through the eyes of a nomad named jen. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:20:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en beijing is shrouded in smog today. this is something that is not unusual. however, now after living here for 2 years beijing has lost some its fun, novelty, the buzz. where's this buzz? i can't see or feel it ...cuz there is so much pollution in front of me. admittedly, ... http://jenny-chu.com/2008/06/19/shrouded-in-smog/ i think i should learn from the mendocino experience that being non-communicative with you about my feelings only hurts me more in the end. but i'm still too chicken to tell you, so i leave it to chance that you will read them here. it was not fun to hear you ... http://jenny-chu.com/2008/04/14/cant-sleep/ my blog is unblocked again. yay. http://jenny-chu.com/2008/03/23/and-were-back/ that the english professor from Duke who looked at my aids ribbon on my peacoat and handed us his business card was taking the elevator to the same place we were: purple haze bistro. a nice little spot with a bit of jazz, a bit of thai food, a glass ... http://jenny-chu.com/2007/12/22/you-would-think/ " i really think i can kill someone tonight!!!!!" i screamed into the phone. then i realized it wasn't my friend, but her brother making a work related call. oops. " it's okay, i understand--i'm having a china day too." China day. you utter those two words and it's instant empathy from a ... http://jenny-chu.com/2007/12/18/china-day/ now living in china for almost two years--seeing and experiencing weird, unimaginable, wacky, odd things is commonplace. but this weekend was sort of different. going to a dinner party hosted by a fellow american saturday night---ordinary playing freeze dance (haven't done this since I was a kid) and watching his chinese roomate ... http://jenny-chu.com/2007/12/16/ordinary-vs-extraordinary/ 1) this morning my coworker took out his electric shaver. turned to the side, hunched over his seat and proceeded to shave his face. he didn't think anyone would notice i guess. i did. very nice. not. 2) last nite i saw a dog with a bumble bee outfit. wings and ... http://jenny-chu.com/2007/11/13/some-chinese-observations/ on my airplane from kunming to beijing was a group of tourists. wearing the typical chinese tourist red hat, their gear in idential red bags, this group of tourists was anything but typical.....they were old and probably from the countryside. their eagerness, their glint in their eyes, their fingers fumbling to ... http://jenny-chu.com/2007/10/21/humbled/ yesterday, saturday was fun. one worth blogging anyway. i woke up and did some scheduling for the day. went for a facial, splurged for a very much needed hair cut @ toni and guy, did a bit of shopping at Zaras. returned home for store-bought sushi (yuck) and a dvd. prepped and ... http://jenny-chu.com/2007/10/14/mi-sabado/ in one year i've had three groups of visitors: romella be my number one. amy and her entourage be my number two. and becca, shimi, and larry be my group number three. these are people who came to china to see me, smell the food, see the sights. and all have said that ... http://jenny-chu.com/2007/10/09/yay/