The Words of the Rose Garden
All right. Well it is Labor Day, but the people keep on working. We've got a couple of guards on each side of the Rose…
Changping is a Poppin' on a Friday Night
All right. Well, I can't say Ching is entirely deserted because I am standing in front or behind a rather large mall…
Happy Labour Day (China)!
Oh, it's the weekend. The long weekend here in China. This weekend is LaoDongJie (劳动节) or Labor Day weekend where we…
Should teachers be allowed to use AI?!
A couple weeks ago I posted a video about the students using ChatGPT and DeepSeek to do their homework in the class. But…
Morning Traffic in Beijing
One of the beauties of living in Beijing, China, is experiencing the morning traffic rush. I'm not gonna lie, now that I…
Four Sayings I Learned in Chinese
Four sayings I learned from Du Chinese. 1) 指鹿为马 (zhǐ lù wéi mǎ): Calling a deer a horse, that is, distorting the…
Looking at Drain Holes in Beijing - Part 2
Here is the Beijing city, 自来 (zì lái), so this is tap water, 自来水 (zì lái shuǐ), and 集团 (jí tuán) is company or…
Staying MOTIVATED and PATIENT
There's an old English saying, “it's not a sprint, it's a marathon”, meaning that if you sprint, you're going to tire…