It has been awhile since I drank so much milk. The last time I remember, it was in primary school back in Singapore when pupils were made to down a pack of the liquid every day during recess. I recall that noble effort of a nascent nation to boost the diet of its children in a diluted, bland and artificially flavored way.
The brief for my first English teaching gig could not have sounded sweeter. I was to give a 30-minute lesson to a group of 2-year-olds in a bilingual kindergarten in an upscale part of Beijing. Instead, I ended up with 30 mature-aged budding astronauts singing along to an obscure kids' nursery rhyme at a corporate language class their company had organized.
SHANGHAI: Strolling along Huaihai Road, passing chic shops and fancy restaurants, 24-year-old Xu Yuhui looks smart in his freshly pressed shirt and faded denim jeans. Although he can't afford most of the merchandise on display in the shops, he seems to be in good spirits.
The title wife of the American Ambassador to China may seem like an easy rank to pigeonhole. However, after a few moments with Sarah T. Randt, who has been wearing this mantle since 2001, the stereotyped presumption of power and diplomacy quickly disappear. Gracious and candid, utterly at ease and quick to smile, Randt permeates charm and spontaneous passion as she talks about her 25-year stay in China.
School's out and a Beijing teenager sheds his blue-and-white tracksuit uniform jacket, dons an apricot vest, and strategically dips his gangster hat below one eye. The student slips on fingerless Micheal Jackson-style leather gloves and snaps up a cigarette from his buddy.
Couch potatoes curious to know which TV drama enjoys the greatest popularity at the moment can conduct a simple test: Go to a DVD shop and see which series is most prominently displayed on the shelves.
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