Oli's Shanghai Blog

As this year was the first time that Oytun and I had been away from our families for Christmas, we decided to try to have a traditional celebration. Or as traditional as possible.
今年是我和Oytun第一次没有跟家人一起过圣诞。我们决定过一个传统的圣诞，尽可能传统的。

We promptly went to Tian zi fang (田子坊) (often referred to by its most famous street, Taikang lu (泰康路)), a network of super-tiny, [...]

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One of my students (LOLOLOL!O!LO!LOL!) asked me for some help on a crossword today. Of course I accepted….

…but I couldn’t get the final two clues. 12 and 13 down…can anyone help?
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Merry Christmas everyone!

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…just £5? I’ll take two.
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When trying to save money, it’s probably a bad idea to go for a ‘quick drink’ with colleagues. Especially with new colleagues. Especially with new colleagues who all don’t have to work the next day. Thanks guys.
So…today I woke up with no money and even less dignity…and where better to go when you’ve hit rock [...]

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