Mulan
On Friday the girls hired the disney movie Mulan. It is a typical Disney movie but this time set in[…]
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Observation Tuesday – A problem with sides
When I first started looking after the girls I was very disappointed at their response to eating Chinese food, particularly[…]
Read morePhoto Mondays – 2012 April 30 – The Xian Muslims
The Muslims in Xian, who are officially known as the Hui ( 回族, حُوِ ذَو) people, have quite a different[…]
Read morePhoto Mondays – 2012 January 16 – a small boy and a pink fish iPhone 4 case
A cave temple diorama iPhone 4 Case for sale on Red Bubble.
Read moreBullying Tactics
In the last 12 months I have been subject to much more bullying that used to be the case. It[…]
Read moreNasi Lemak @ Uncle Johns
One of the astounding differences that exists between the people of Sydney (and strangely including the police) but not the[…]
Read moredisliking the french
Previously I blogged on disliking the Japanese and Lebanese. Well now it seems to be the turn of the French. It[…]
Read morecosmopolitan or multicultural
One thing I always liked about Melbourne was how multicultural it was and how far it had come in this[…]
Read morewierdness about middle names
I come from a Chinese Malaysian background and spent my early life in the newly separated Singapore. For chinese people[…]
Read moreuncles and aunties
In the culture where I come from, Uncle and Aunty are often used as an honorific. If you have adults[…]
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