Entries by AlanPaul

Farmfest

Mrs. Shanen’s Bagels also has an organic farm not too far away. I wrote about it in my column about food safety and organics around here. Every year they have a farm fest there. It’s a nice event, pretty low-key and with some nice family friendly activities. It was last Sunday, (9 days ago) on […]

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Eli’s art

All Eli wants to do is draw, with occasional stops to play on the computer. He was really going wild around halloween. I snapped these pics of some of my favorites. Look closely at the top one.

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You never know…

…what you’ll stumble across around here. They’re putting spanking new streetlights up on the dusty road that runs by the under-construction convention center. That’s nice. They left them just laying out in the street as they get ready to go up. That’s not so nice.

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Last column

THE EXPAT LIFEBy ALAN PAUL In Fast-Changing Beijing, NostalgiaFor This Morning’s LandmarksOctober 26, 2007 The more things change around here, the more they change. Beijing is developing at a breathtaking pace. This whole sprawling metro area often feels like one giant construction site. Much of this activity is due to a rush to prepare for […]

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LIke I said about change…

I returned to the Sunhe Market I wrote about in my column about a week later. I went with Hou ayi, who cooks, to buy vegetables and fruit and other stuff. Kersten, news assistant from WSJ who wen tout there with me to translate, was shocked that I bought fruit and veggies there. I think […]

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Mail from Chinese readers

Since they started putting my email address with my Chinese language column, I have been getting more email from Chinese readers and they are pretty interesting sometimes. Here are some samples. Alan, I like your Guitar World works!I wish I was lucky enough to have a date with you. All the best and enjoy your […]

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Halloween

Man, I have a lot to catch up on. I am currently a bit stumped n what to write for my next column. I have several in the works that are still looking like longer term projects. I need to bear down on one. I do find that the more I write up here, the […]

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