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		<title>Technorati test 2 &#8211; the comeback (hopefully)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come on Technorati &#8211; pick up my blog!
Oh alright I&#8217;ll try it by including a Trackback, even though it should all be done automatically.
Hope you get this.
Kind regards,
The writer
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I think it&#8217;s personal&#8230;
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		<title>China: Inside and Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To mark the start of the Chinese New Year, and the run up to the Beijing Olympics, I am relaunching this blog!  I will include posts for my whole trip, and I am renaming it, &#8220;China: Inside and Out&#8221;.   Please come and visit me at:
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		<title>Overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week 1: Adapting
Week 2: Settling
Week 3: Obvious Differences
Week 4: Social Norms
Week 5: Me Again
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		<title>Food, Glorious Food!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tune In</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 23:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Chinese people love karaoke.  Today my friend got off work early so we went to do Chinese karaoke.  I loved it!  Another thing we should have here!  And I have to tell you &#8211; I’ve always been more a rock chic, despising all pop fans. …But Chinese pop songs are pretty good!
 
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		<title>Learning To Talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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They say the best place to learn a language is to be surrounded by it. Well I’ve been here a month now. I’m not so sure&#8230;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Today I saw my first episode of a fantastic drama!  The literal translation is War and Beauty, and it is based around the historic world of the Chinese court.  Everyone is fighting for power &#8211; but it is the subtle and ingenious ways they do this that is so intriguing.  Within the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chinafirsthand.wordpress.com&blog=329794&post=158&subd=chinafirsthand&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Location, Location, Location!</title>
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		<title>Health and Chatter &#8211; the finer points of life</title>
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I like to exercise regularly and today I went to a gym with my friend.  The Chinese put us to shame when it comes to health.  Chinese children are tested on physical fitness – and the level they are expected to reach is higher than I’ve managed in my life!
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