Mar
2

Expats in Asia and The Price of Tea in China

askland on March 2nd, 2009

Having lived in China for a year now, it has been interesting to see how many Asian flavored “slurs” pop up in the American language. Sayings and attitudes that made sense before seem a little more foreign now. Because the American homeland IS slowly becoming the foreign place to me now. It’s the curse of [...]

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Jan
8

Tourist Scams and American Guilt

askland on January 8th, 2009

One thing I have learned (or should I say real world lessons I have paid for) while being in Southeast Asia is how naive and guilty Americans are. When we are traveling abroad our guilt is used as a powerful leverage tool to part us from our money. Two things to keep in mind when [...]

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Dec
9

Les Miserables – Do You Hear the People Sing

askland on December 9th, 2008

[Les Miserables] 10th anniversary – 17 VALJEAN Do you hear the people sing.

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Nov
24

First Autograph Request in China

askland on November 24th, 2008

This was fun for me. I went to a local restaurant on Taipa Island in Macau, China and after the waitress takes my order she comes back and says “Can I have your autograph?”. In her hands is the Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA program and she has it opened to my picture for me to [...]

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Conrad Askland 3 Comments »