http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/A foreigners view of life in Shenyang, Chinahourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/572536I have been trying to do too many things at once lately and something had to give. It was Blogit that got sacrificed unfortunately. The main reason I think is because I became all written out. You see I have been writing a novel and it was was close to being completed and I just had to finish it....http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/571083One of the more difficult aspects of Chinese culture is the idea of 'Guanxi' (Gwan She) or relationships. In the west we usually describe this as "you scatch my back then I scatch yours". 'Guanxi' and the system of credits and debits (I have forgotten the Chinese word sorry) is the root cause of...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/570687My wife hijacked my computer for a few days. She saw an interesting fictional police series on T.V. last Saturday and then she decided that she couldn't wait for it on T.V. and decided to watch all the episodes over the internet on my computer. At least there were only 23 episodes, if there were...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/570154Everyone loves a wedding right? Well if you stay a few years in Shenyang you may change your tune. Weddings usually occur on Saturday or Sunday mornings. The brides extended family (aunts and cousins) turn up at the brides house at about 4:00am in the morning. There the bride readies herself for...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/569833Last night I sitting in front of the computer writing my science fiction short story blog when the city sirens started blaring. I didn't know if there was an emergency of some sort or just a practice run. I went to the window where I can see a little of the main road and could hear the cars...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/569788to all those who left calling cards. I didn't take any notice of this function until a short time ago. When I clicked I saw many people had left calling cards. Thank you for all those that did. I also would like to add that I have been reading your blogs even though I havn't left any comments....http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/569435One of my fondest memories is the trip to Tibet I made back in May of 2000. I was working for Ericsson in Beijing China at the time. For a couple of days I was trying to fix a fault over the phone from the guys who had installed a new system in Tibet. However their English was not the best and it...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/569039An unusual name but her favorite number was seven. Her family name is Qi (chee) which is the same chinese pronunciation as the number seven. So she took the name Seven. She was a student at the school before I arrived, very pretty and outgoing. I was soon informed by the other teachers that she...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/568659The one thing I enjoy here is that I feel safe walking the streets of Shenyang at any time of day or night. Violent street crime is practically non existant. Most violent crime is conducted behind closed doors and usually involves the crime gangs. There is family abuse also. There are no gangs of...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/witenite3333/568439I mentioned that if loadmouth 'B' left, then life would be good. You wouldn't believe it but he quit a few days ago. Mind you he had been threatening to quit maybe 3 times a week since he started 6 months ago however it was like listening to the boy who cried wolf. What really pissed us off was...