China Segment

In Shanghai it’s been spring-like for about three weeks now. The temps go up and down, one day rainy, one day nice. The flowers are out, and the insects are coming…

Gone are the chilly days of January, the coldest winter China’s had in some time. Thankfully, the heat and humidity of [...]

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Well after buying safely on past Valentine’s, my rose-buying experience was less than satisfactory this year. A red rose on Valentine’s usually costs around 10 RMB in this fair city, but in more well-to-do areas of town it can be 15 or so. (2 bucks a rose, ouch!)
So while doing some errands in [...]

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Actually, just beware of chrysanthemums (菊花 jú huā) when in China. I remember about a year ago I bought some for my fiancee. I was trying to be Mr. Niceguy, but the flower store I went to didn’t have much for choices. I thought I’d try something different, not the usual white or pink lilies [...]

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