Ramblings of an expat in LaosTumblr (3.0; @lifeinlaos)http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/and because a goodbye post cannot go without a &#8216;things I&#8217;ll miss post&#8217;,...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/11663287473http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/11663287473Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:22:49 +0700I have procrastinated writing this post for a while, probably because deep down I didn&#8217;t want...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/11575880929http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/11575880929Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:40:40 +0700So, last week I was happily reading at home when my guard knocks at my door and, with a scared face,...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/10229831495http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/10229831495Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:50:08 +0700So, if bad things come in three&#8217;s I think I&#8217;m done!!! And what are those bad things you...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/9485968337http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/9485968337Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:23:38 +0700This weekend I got to partake in my programme&#8217;s (China Study Abroad) most popular activity:...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8907277777http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8907277777Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:23:19 +0700China IS the Kingdom of Bicycles indeed! There are millions of them in Beijing alone, let alone the...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8641320556http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8641320556Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:09:49 +0700Yep, you read right, today is Chinese Valentine&#8217;s Day and, although it&#8217;s not as kitsch...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8562920523http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8562920523Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:28:06 +0700Last night I finally participated in one of the many tour programmes organised by my host...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8297497055http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8297497055Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:02:06 +0700 An introduction:   &#8220;798&#8221; is located in the Dashanzi area, to the northeast of central...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8170867952http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8170867952Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:54:29 +0700 This is a western toilet&#8230;. &#8230;and this is a Chinese toilet&#8230;where you...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8040621686http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/8040621686Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:40:39 +0700Chinese LOVE their dogs! And I can see why, they&#8217;re the most obedient dogs I&#8217;ve ever...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7882732037http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7882732037Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:11:46 +0700After 5 days of intensive walking to and fro in Beijing, I&#8217;ve finally been able to give my...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7802661909http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7802661909Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:24:46 +0700Here I am, in Beijing, in what are supposed to be the hottest months of the year (which they are!)...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7757281040http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7757281040Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:18:00 +0700King or EPIC?  What did you think I was talking about!!! Gosh, learning Chinese is hard...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7756596541http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7756596541Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:30:00 +0700When I moved into my apartment I noticed that there were no fire extinguishers in the hall, and...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7719066162http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7719066162Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:03:33 +0700And feet for that matter, so it seems! Beijing is HUGE. I already knew that, but it&#8217;s a whole...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7609616303http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7609616303Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:14:52 +0700So, after trotting around South East Asia for the last couple of months, my life in Laos will now be...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7568879636http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7568879636Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:01:06 +0700Fire at Nam Phou: What happens when heat + electrical cables + birds’ nests come...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7383889423http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7383889423Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:19:56 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_logfbryHwE1qdjx3ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>SAY <em>HELLO</em> TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!!</p> <p>Location: my kitchen sink</p> <p>(One of Laos’ many indigenous creatures, this one can cause numbness and vomiting when it attacks, making a trip to the hospital a dire necessity) Yey for critters!</p> <p>Needless to say I jumped a mile up in the air and my piercing shriek sent the cat running out of the kitchen with me…</p>http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7707203201http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/7707203201Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:40:00 +0700Well, for some, that may sound like quite a regular thing to do in their everyday schedules but here...http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/5834812571http://lifeinlaos.tumblr.com/post/5834812571Wed, 25 May 2011 22:52:39 +0700