Category: Hen Mafan!
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My friend Marcus dedicated a post to me this morning. I found it quite humorous. Warning! Gruesome images of rat assassination included…
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Well, I’m sad to say our conference here in Thailand has been pestered by an epidemic-like case of the stomach bug. It’s being slated as the Suan Bua "belly" and Christa and I fell victim to the nasty virus earlier today. Thankfully (so far) our symptoms have not included the vomiting, but we could have…
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Sometimes it doesn’t matter what side of the bed you wake up on. This is a pictorial representation of what I was like today. Be thankful you were on a different continent. My immediate family was not so fortunate… I wish I had some good explanation for my awful behavior, but I really don’t. I…
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Three steps back. Well,contrary to wisdom perhaps we decided to be good neighbors and allow our 2nd floor neighbors access to our bathroom. They were convinced that "our leak" was causing damage to their apartment. I think they were probably right, but this whole complex has bad plumbing. The agreement was that we would allow…
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disentigration of the home
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Xining – October 28th The Zhang family standoff with the Haiguan Duimian Apartment Complex (HDAC) over the Great Radiator Debacle seems to have ended in peaceful deliberations early this morning. After weeks of boycotting the new radiator installation by refusing workers access to their apartment, the Zhangs were finally given the platform desired to voice…
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Taken from the East Xining Insight: Xining – October 24th For the past few weeks at the Haiguan Duimian Apartment Complex (HDAC) a penetrating sound has filled the air. It is the ceaseless sound of labor: the pounding of hammers on concrete; the whirling grate of drills into plaster and brick; and the incessant…
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Mafan – 麻烦 Definition: bother, troublesome, nuisance. I don’t like mafan, but I like the word mafan (pronounced something like ma-fawn.) It’s a Chinese word that I can sink my frustrated teeth into. Coming from an obsessive-compulsive culture of convenience like America, I find mafan waiting for me around nearly every corner. He’s becoming a…
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dust off the text books
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maybe he’ll hit oil?
yeti speak... 