Monthly Archives: October 2015

Mr & Mrs M Go to Mr and Mrs Bund

Posted on October 27, 2015 by The Pearl

In the middle of September it was our Wedding Anniversary.  It was 25 years ago that I got married, dressed in scarlet, at Great Malvern Register Office and the following day we had a Service of Blessing at Great Malvern … Continue reading →

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Chinglish

Posted on October 9, 2015 by The Pearl

We are very lucky.  In the run up to the Beijing Olympics the powers that be decided that China (at least in the big cities) should have signs not only in Chinese but also in English, or in the case … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Way of Doing Things

Posted on October 7, 2015 by The Pearl

Not long after we arrived, I wrote a blog post entitled Some Surprising Things.  The time has now come to revisit this theme, although as you’ve probably seen over the past months this is an everyday experience for me and … Continue reading →

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The Game of The Sparrows

Posted on October 7, 2015 by The Pearl

One of the tasks I have set myself to do whilst I am in China is to learn how to play Mahjong.  My daughter plays, as did my mother and mother-in-law, but somehow I never learned.  It will be good … Continue reading →

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Learning About Shanghai

Posted on October 6, 2015 by The Pearl

It has been a very long time since I wrote anything on this blog for which I apologize.  September marks the arrival of the new school year and along with it a large influx of new Expat faces into this … Continue reading →

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