My journey to love has been a long hard road. I've made so many wrong decisions. My soft-hearted and stubborn nature always puts me into trouble. Many times I have questioned myself if I am worthy of the

Yes, angels are real! I met one. I touched his face and we kissed =) In the past months, I was so lost in my own head haunted by all the pains in my past. My heart felt so numb that I couldn't feel it

Sometimes the world around you comes down but somehow you keep standing and growing. With less competition comes more competition it seem in this case. Only a few years ago this area must have been a forest

"Sometimes someone comes into your life so unexpectedly, takes your heart by surprise, and changes your life forever" When I first knew him, I never thought that he would be this so special and

Here comes the year of the Earth Pig! In the Chinese Zodiac, the Pig was the 12th or last animal in the cycle. Folktale said, the pig arrived last at the party called by the Jade Emperor because he overslept.

Being in China this time of year is extra special. Unlimited happiness topped with spectacles amazement. (My brief moment) (Great scenary) The local tourism board invited a bunch of us expats to partake

I don’t always eat vegetarian but when I do, it’s a first-class buffet at a thrifty price US$3 With over 80 dishes, most of them hot and 100% nonmeat, there was bound to be something I’d love, and there

I only had a night here on a brief layover to another city, and it was impressive. I went to Dalian a couple of weeks ago to spend Christmas with some of my friends and meet new people from Canada.

Such a beautiful sunset with perfect clouds Though it's a bit chilly it's still not chilly enough to have snow. However a sky like this doesn't show it self often. How could I not stop and take in the

It's been about 4 months ago since my bestfriend moved out from the old town that's been his home for over 5 years. He had so many good memories there especially the good old winter days. This December

I've not written any blog lately, the passing days were really a good mix of laughter and tears. Life has been testing me in every way, feeding my heart with so many lessons to learn that sometimes I could

So this is Christmas in LiShui, not as seasonal as other places but just as memorable.. I woke up thinking it’d be just a regular day off work since there wasn’t any big events for expats to attend. I

Who doesn’t love traveling and doing local things, Archery is one of my favourites. Someday, I might get lucky and hit a moving target. This day I was happy to not hit the rock wall behind the target more

I’m quite certain my hiking partner was trying to kill me and wouldn’t let me rest, she kept saying I will lose weight This is one of Lishui's local scenic sights on the edge of the city. It’s quite popular

Rent-a-bike is quite popular here and cheap, available everywhere, no strings attached adventure. I didn’t realize this was a no biking path until after dark, still no one said a word, they probably just

In the past months I feel like I was in a beautiful dream. In my dream, I met a really wonderful man. I call him Panda and he calls me my Bamboo. We shared and enjoyed lovely moments and we also shared

Such an amazing, diversified city, that has the China we see in the movies and modern Country China has become today. With a population over 10,600,000, it’s also one of the biggest cities in the world.

This is the first picture of me and my little Star in front of the Christmas tree. How I wish it was also me and Panda holding each other in front of that beautiful colorful tree. "Being loved deeply by

So Many Stairs, All Up Hill, Spectacular Views I am starting to settle into this city of LiShui which is rather small compared to Dalian. I still consider Dalian my Chinese hometown and it will always

Meet my little kitty "Star" It's been 4 months ago since his Siamese cat mother moved her kittens in my backyard. They were really so small and their eyes were still closed.  I took this