Born into a big family with 6 of my siblings,I was the fifth kid. My father died when I was twelve. In my memory , my father was a kindhearted man with stong willpower , a truly good father of intellegence and integrity, full of wit and wisdom, who was the best story-teller in the [...]
Pittsburgherabroad.com presents China Jack toasting the Penguins for sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2009 NHL Eastern Conference Finals.
Pittsburgherabroad.com presents China Jack mocking the old “This is your brain on drugs” commercials.
Every day comes to us is an avalanche of news and reports about the swine flu which is spreading rapidly in many countries and many areas. Needless to say , it has posed a harzardous threat to people’s life, but fortunately, China is different: students going to school, businesspeople flying around on their trips and [...]
5/26/09
I knew it was coming. The second they told me that the seniors were switching classes I just knew I would not have to teach seniors anymore. I heard about this two weeks ago, and as soon as I heard, I tracked down Banyan, my fearless contact teacher, and asked him if the seniors rearranging [...]
5/26/09
And here I thought the rainy season was over. That just goes to show what a dumb ass I am. Was it last week that I was writing about how the rainy season had passed? Holy shit, I could not have been more wrong. To my defense, I stated this after over a week of [...]
Many of you might not be familiar with China or Chinese customs and culture. If you are interested, I urge you to write me and ask questions. We will post your questions and my answers.
Cheers!
Jack
My son, Liu Hao, whose English name is Zealot, attends Jinan University in Guangzhou. After he enrolled in the school, I became aquaintenced with the staff at the International School. Last year, I was asked to deliver a speech for the incoming freshmen. The following is what I said:
Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the International School [...]
5/22/09
Jack is a walking sitcom as soon as you meet him. I opened my apartment door and let him in this afternoon. He didn’t even say ‘hello’ or ‘how are you doing.’ He just went right into a full blown rant about his car. You’d think I’d be used to this by now, but I’m [...]
5/21/09
It was something right out of a movie. On Tuesday, as soon as the bell for the end of sixth period rang, I walked to the convenience store at the end of the tunnel by my school’s front gate. I bought a chocolate bar (because I’m a pudgy, chocolate smeared all around the corners of [...]
