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- Best class ever: democracy September 18, 2007
- YuYao September 4, 2007
- Quantum aliens and gifted kids August 3, 2007
- Again, the summer school August 3, 2007
- Summer school July 21, 2007
- Breeding for mediocrity July 7, 2007
- Chinese dentistry June 19, 2007
- Chinese influenza and medicines June 12, 2007
- Critical thinking, “inappropriate for university students” May 25, 2007
- More bureaucracy May 23, 2007
- Legend and Arissa May 7, 2007
- Shanghai Museum of Natural History April 19, 2007
- Cooking segments April 7, 2007
- Fertile ground March 27, 2007
- Chinese superstitions March 4, 2007
- Beijing 3, The Great Wall of China March 3, 2007
- Beijing 2 February 22, 2007
- Beijing 1 February 16, 2007
- Frankenstein scar January 10, 2007
- Feng Shui management October 19, 2006
- Only English October 18, 2006
- Shanghai commuter trains 2 October 13, 2006
- Shanghai’s commuter trains 1 October 3, 2006
- Zheng He and Malacca September 7, 2006
- Banks August 12, 2006
- More visa crap August 12, 2006
- More around home July 21, 2006
- Home at Cloud Nine July 21, 2006
- Geography and another summer July 21, 2006
- Teaching futility June 30, 2006
- Huang Shan 2 May 25, 2006
- Huang Shan 1 May 21, 2006
- Longre April 29, 2006
- Nanjing April 9, 2006
- Be among women March 29, 2006
- Xi’an 4, museum March 16, 2006
- Xi’an 3 March 16, 2006
- Xi’an 2, Chinese archaelogy March 8, 2006
- Xi’an 1, terracotta warriors March 7, 2006
- Not booking flights February 18, 2006
- Another Chinese New Year February 17, 2006
- Zhongshan Park 3 January 30, 2006
- Zhongshan Park 2 January 30, 2006
- Zhongshan Park 1 January 30, 2006
- More on IELTS students January 7, 2006
- Staying for a bit January 6, 2006
- Hysterics and heresies December 19, 2005
- Not cancer November 2, 2005
- Bad attitude November 2, 2005
- Visa crap November 2, 2005
Tag Archives: visa
Only English
Recently, for about the last month, I’ve been working full time plus a bit. It’s draining, I can’t do it all the time, but it’s okay once in a while. When the school’s short I nearly always agree to whatever … Continue reading
Posted in Schools & teaching
Tagged business, china, chinese, cost cutting, education, el cheapo, english, management, part time, school, students, teaching, turnover, visa
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More visa crap
I’d already started this postcard on the theme of bureaucracy even before the latest drama. Last year I returned from Thailand on a tourist visa which I legitimately converted to a business visa. In theory, any registered company can sponsor … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy
Tagged bluff, bureaucracy, business, china, chinese, employment, exit, inconvenience, officious, police, PSB, rules, schools, threats, visa
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Visa crap
This recent period began neutrally, got really bad, but ended well, which is preferable to many other permutations. One of the only certainties of living here is that whatever you think you are getting used to will soon change. It … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy
Tagged business, china, chinese, corrupt, discrimination, efficiency, favours, passport, police, PSB, small, sponsor, visa
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Live to work
One of the problems with working a full time job is that it leaves very little time for anything else. So apart from a day-trip to Hangzhou a few weeks ago, I have done very little the last month except … Continue reading
Friday means Friday
It’s been an up and down, weird few days. I became a bit run down from working too many early days in a row, which affects my mood. It’s not just the early starts, it’s having to bash my way … Continue reading
Posted in Retail & service, Schools & teaching
Tagged calculations, cheat, china, chinese, delivery, demanding, food, pay, post office, restaurants, school, scrum, takeaway, visa
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Postcards from Shanghai 