Defeating Chinglish
One of my Weekly activities is an attempt to defeat Chinglish. My students often wish me, "Happy Every Day!" and anything bad that occurs is, "What a pity!" Chinglish can be either English that's simply wrong (see former) or never said (see later). I was not expecting myself, however, to fall victim to Chinglish. I am extremely happy that Stanford has accepted some of my research to publish in the spring edition of The Journal of East Asian Studies. I was less happy to get back my draft with the note, "Not only have you misspelled 'splittists,' but this is Chinglish used only in mainland China." Guess I can't be too hard on my students.

The Plans that Be
I have decided on my plan for next year. I am applying to the Chinese government to study for a masters degree on Chinese foreign policy at Beijing University. If I am accepted, I will move to Beijing. If I am rejected, I will stay in Chongqing longer. Eitherway, life will be nifty. Because I will decide that it is. And I love living in China.

Above is some new years fireworks, one came out of the sky and lit me. The video is interesting, but not completely PG