I’ve now twice read of how “academic dishonesty” is becoming a major problem in China, but these newspaper articles aren’t about students cheating, though that is definitely going on. In today’s Globe and Mail there is another article on researchers falsifying research or engaging in excessive plagiarism…

While I was living in China I saw a lot of people selling DVDs in the streets. They were not just targeting foreigners either. I also saw a lot of knockoff branded goods, clothing and bags. I also apparently bought a knockoff SanDisk memory card…

So I climbed the Great Wall or at least part of it. I thought it would be an all day thing but when we got to the wall we were allowed just over two hours…

After dinner with Hyemi and her two friends visiting from Korea we went by cab to see some Chinese lanterns…

Before, at the Chinese New Year’s Dinner I went to I was served turtle. It was on the table but no one seemed keen to eat it…