tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post3559326022786705883..comments2023-09-09T14:34:32.515+01:00Comments on El Diente's random ramblings: A brief update from ChinaEl Dientehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946212402576447854noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-74337567487900668612014-12-06T04:40:18.235+00:002014-12-06T04:40:18.235+00:00Age gives you the right to be cranky ... and despi...Age gives you the right to be cranky ... and despite or because of it all you get the chance to see the Great Wall ... there are positives to this story. Looking forward to the photos of the places I will never see no matter how old and cranky I get.VStar Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634216576989421497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-61641012028932376892014-12-06T02:16:14.650+00:002014-12-06T02:16:14.650+00:00I am planning some exploring here, hope to get to ...I am planning some exploring here, hope to get to see the Great Wall, and the Terracotta Army before I go home. Hopefully I'll figure out how to get photos published.El Dientehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946212402576447854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-32344200594227491402014-12-06T02:14:11.363+00:002014-12-06T02:14:11.363+00:00Vstar lady, I'm already old and cranky!Vstar lady, I'm already old and cranky!El Dientehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946212402576447854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-51319724531002896862014-12-06T02:10:31.545+00:002014-12-06T02:10:31.545+00:00Sonja, I'm hoping to use the money I earn here...Sonja, I'm hoping to use the money I earn here to do that road trip next year. El Dientehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946212402576447854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-78822365275762090732014-12-06T02:09:16.859+00:002014-12-06T02:09:16.859+00:00Trobairitz, not much happening here, although it&#...Trobairitz, not much happening here, although it's bitterly cold and snowing. When I get a chance I'll put some photos up - they use scooters as the main transport here, and I'm amazed to see a whole family on a 50cc bike.El Dientehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946212402576447854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-7519514354082699372014-12-06T02:06:44.246+00:002014-12-06T02:06:44.246+00:00Nikos, I'm trying to communicate, but unfortun...Nikos, I'm trying to communicate, but unfortunately Mandarin does not sound the same with the cockney accent!El Dientehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946212402576447854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-61243582461034986152014-12-05T02:42:04.358+00:002014-12-05T02:42:04.358+00:00It is so hard to stop and smell the roses when you...It is so hard to stop and smell the roses when you still have to pay for the soil they're potted in ... but look at the opportunity (maybe not for blogging but for discovering) you've been thrown into. If you totally retired you might get old and bored and cranky right? Better to explore the world! Looking forward to hearing more of this part of your adventure.VStar Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634216576989421497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-5347829756900250272014-12-02T19:14:41.781+00:002014-12-02T19:14:41.781+00:00Phew, lots of things happened in a short time. I w...Phew, lots of things happened in a short time. I was under the assumption that you were still entertaining the Dutch ;-)<br /><br />I would have liked your idea to go on the road (in style though). I hope you get to post some pics eventually. <br /><br />Good luck, and take care.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-75972398385516455022014-12-01T17:34:44.582+00:002014-12-01T17:34:44.582+00:00Wow, so many things going on in your life in such ...Wow, so many things going on in your life in such a short period of time. How are you still sane?<br /><br />I am sure things will work out, but for now keep us posted when you can. (or when they let you :-)Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946361650873580860.post-31523798380868591712014-12-01T13:58:45.869+00:002014-12-01T13:58:45.869+00:00El D, This is is reading like a treatise in catast...El D, This is is reading like a treatise in catastrophe theory! However it must be an experience learning some variety or other of Chinese.<br />Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.com