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airyk

Mar 11, 2015 19:45

Articles : airyk commented on news Settling Down in China? Understanding The Chinese Spousal Visa

He could still work on any visa, as long as it wasn't for a company that has operations in China. If he were freelancing for an American firm or writing, or doing one of the million online jobs he would be withen the law. Full Comment>>

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Dec 13, 2014 13:15

Articles : airyk commented on news Of Love and Money: Disagreeing About Finances in Chinese-Expat Couples

Guy, sounds like you are just with the wrong crowd, rise your standard and you will know more about the standards of others. Full Comment>>

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Dec 03, 2014 00:22

Blogs : airyk commented on hadleyj09 's blog Being Vegetarian in China

Down in GZ we have lots of vegetarian choices, including many 10RMB all you can eat places. I met my vegetarian Chinese wife 3+ years ago while she was traveling South east asia, so don't worry, there are lots of Chinese vegetarians who are not crazy for buddah. Full Comment>>

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Sep 26, 2014 20:08

Around China : airyk commented on news Master Kong Pork Noodles Found to Contain Globally-Feared Gutter Oil

The Title is 100% misleading, someone out there is fear mongering for views. Full Comment>>

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Sep 25, 2014 13:25

Blogs : airyk commented on airyk 's blog Break bone fever (dengue fever), not as fun as it sounds.

Maybe GZ maybe Manila. Both are having the same problems right now and I was in both a week before. Full Comment>>

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Sep 24, 2014 22:59

Blogs : airyk commented on airyk 's blog Break bone fever (dengue fever), not as fun as it sounds.

From start to finish it was 10 days for me, but I recovered well, I never fell below 100,000 platelet count. Full Comment>>

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Sep 24, 2014 16:31

Around China : airyk commented on news 1,200 More Dengue Fever Cases in 3 Days in Guangdong as Total Cases Reach 6,000

I just had Dengue fever, it sucks, it's painful, but I didn't die, and you won't likely either. As long as you drink plenty of fluids you should be ok.. Here is blog post I just wrote about it. http://space.echinacities.com/229424/blog/spacenodedetail/2915 Full Comment>>

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airyk

Sep 24, 2014 14:32

Blogs : airyk Posted a new blog Break bone fever (dengue fever), not as fun as it sounds.

I just had Dengue fever. I didn't die. Here is my story. The fever rages, you burn, you melt and you don’t know why. You had no idea that a single mosquito bite could give you dengue fever. Fever reducers help, the fever goes away but the fever is just the beginning, it only gets worse after. A day goes by and ...

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airyk

Sep 23, 2014 20:46

Blogs : airyk Posted a new blog Guangzhou's Nail City (Part 3 of 4)

With lunch still settling in our bellies I came back to the nail city with my friend. We headed into the biggest market where the orders for eviction pasted on walls, were as bold as the noon sun, but completely invisible as people passed them by, headed to work, headed to eat, or headed to spend time with their ...

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airyk

Sep 22, 2014 20:26

Blogs : airyk Posted a new blog Guangzhou's Nail City (Part 2 of 4)

Like a thousand thorns stabbed in the side of lion, the nail city buried itself into the ribs of Guangzhou. I went inside, my friend trailing along. We wandered past buildings tumbled like dominos, stories collapsed onto one another, and markets teaming with vendors selling phones and clothes, food and drinks. We ...

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airyk

Sep 22, 2014 10:25

Blogs : airyk Posted a new blog The Nail City (Part 1 of 4)

The ladder shivered in the unrelenting wind. I turned around, and looked down. Bad idea. Dozens of stories below, small cars inched by like tiny ants fulfilling the meaning of their lives. My fingers bit into the steel, and I wrapped my arms around the ladder. Rust snowed down as I headed up. One hand at a time, I ...

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airyk

Mar 30, 2014 17:40

Blogs : airyk Posted a new blog The Chinese baby month.

When my wife, Echo gave birth to our son Miles, she had to undergo a “baby month”. During this month a lot odd things happened. Echo wasn’t allowed to eat any fruit, raw vegetables, or drink any cold drinks, every glass of water she had was scalding. She wasn’t allowed to wash her hair for a ...

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