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S for Saturday and Sichuan Kids

Project Love (a nickname coined by me)

it is a bi-monthly project run by local varsity students and international volunteers. To find out more about this proj (Sichuan Orphan Development Programme) or other volunteering opportunities in Beijing do log onto :
http://www.bicf.org/

click on ministry teams

followed by BICF Impact Centre

what does Family mean to you?Pure Coincidence that we all have asian features! The Team of international Volunteers from different parts of the globe!


"So long, farewell it is time to say Goodbye"老师 再见


Children are a precious gift. They Need C-Care, H-a warm Home,I-Individual Attention,L-Learning opportunities to grow,D-Discipline,R-Respect,E-Encouragement,N- Never-Ending LOVE (which is the theme of this programme: to teach them about love)

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cheese

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The Grossiest and Yuckiest Substance my Housemate flushed down the Toilet Bowl since I arrived!



Rancid Pumpkin Soup

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Our Latest Warming & Defrosting "Machine"

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Lack of ideas of what to wear for CNY, here are some ideas :P there is still slightly over a month to tailor such an outfit!

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Sharp Contrast
Autumn VS Winter
No Cars VS Cars along the side of the road

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Snapshots around 北京

shadows

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In all started with a comment made by my housemate that she wanted to eat pizza. I gamely agreed to bake her pizza! So the pizza led to crepe suzette which led to scones which led to bread ( my bread CMI - it tasted bitter and heavy, it simply did not rise!) I burnt the base of the pizza on my first and second attempt, on my third attempt the base was almost perfect! But now She is sick of pizza so next up will be stove top cookies!

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Panjiayuan
Antique Market

Have A Guess(from the above picture): What item above made both women and men , stop suddenly along their tracks to squat down and take their time to carefully examine their prized possession before paying for their purchase/s? If you are thinking it is a piece of jade or an antique or a pearl or a piece of jewellery you are wrong! The item was a Walnut


An old 北京 craft - a cat made of mud and cardboard! When you pull its tail it will make a high pitch cat sound!

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Laughter is a good medicine for Exam Stress
Just for Laughter
Chinglish Signs

have fun reading them
and the chinese signs :)

i posted up chinese signs cause I found them cute!

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I spent Halloween at 后海, we didn't doll up in Ghostly Garments but one of the highlight's of the night was that both of us tried 臭豆腐. The pungent stench could be smelt like 10 meters away! It smelt like a mixture of dung and rotting rubbish! The main difference between the two stalls is that the one with the blue signboard serves pan grilled black bean 臭豆腐 and the one with the red signboard serves deep fried 臭豆腐! After a while your nose will get used to the stench and queuing for the beancurd becomes a less smelly affair! We found 臭豆腐 quite delicious, tasted like normal tofu, aside from the fact that your mouth will smell like 臭豆腐 after :( So this is a must not eat if you plan to go for a date, unless you are dating 臭豆腐 owner's daughter/ son :P


Someone drew this on the wall!
Even though I stood there staring at the rack for like 5 minutes I still could not figure out what exactly was on sale. Hallowmas?? What did that mean?

A stall was set up to help passerbys with their Halloween Make up!

Community Dancing at Hou Hai, as long as you have two feet, do join the crowd, it is quite fun!

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Apparently it takes close to 3 weeks for mail to reach BJ instead of 1 week as what the postman told S! Thankfully the package was not lost in transition! Mr S told me not to think that the dress was manufactured in China :P Anyway as it is winter, it is difficult to find a piece made of so little material!

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Marcus said that he wanted to show me around his Home City so he decided to bring us to 798! This is one of his favourite hunts! 798 is a Modern and Contempory Art's haven. With many small galleries, cafes and restaurants it is a beautiful place to hang out! We were racing to against the hands of time to complete the galleries. Too bad we lost, as much of the area was left undiscovered! I will be back soon, this time with a book!

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Happy Halloween

* picture courtesy of my housemate who carved this out in 2007

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my first washing experience

She decided She had enough of piling stinky laundry

Diligently She decided to wash her clothes
Meticulously She separated the Light from the Dark
Easily She packed them into nets
Mind Boogling She connected the pipes to the machine
Quickly She loaded the machine
Cautiously She pressed the start button
Frustratedly She wondered why no water was coming out
Impatiently She sought her housemate's help instead of figuring out herself
Happily She heard the gushing of water
Automatically She shut the lid and the machine started rumbling
Routinely She took out the load to dry
Gleefully she *THOUGHT had fresh smelling laundry
But Alas two days later she realised that absentmindedly She forgot to add WASHING POWDER!

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S : for Saturday, Sunday, friend from Singapore and Summer Palace

I finally caught sight of the bird's nest! We got lost trying to walk to Li Qun Roast Duck Restaurant and so we decided to take a "trishaw." The driver took us through a dark alley of a Hutong, which freaked the both of us out! V's room at the crowne plaza which got raided and messed up by me!
The olympic slogan - the chinese words are super meaningful! Reverse Bungee!

A periodic wedding in a modern setting, held on the driveway at Crowne Plaza!