china

  • Deux Ex Hong Kong bartender conversation

    Deus Ex remastered (the computer game) has just been announced a few days ago. This game will be a graphical update of the original plus there will be Steam achievements and a few other improvements on the original game by Ion Storm. I originally made a blog post about this game and I referenced the Read more

  • On the Students at Henan College

    I know I already made a post on the Henan College of Finance and Taxation but I did not talk about the attachment I formed with the students there. I was reluctant to talk about this for fear of condemnation by the people around me and who read my blog. Actually it was the attachment Read more

  • Visiting China for the First Time 

    If I recall correctly it must have been during the 2nd semester of my NTU course that I visited Mainland China (maybe Easter 2013). I visited Thailand and Malaysia with Ryan during the break between semester 1 and the beginning of semester 2. A lot of my Strathclyde cohort travelled back to Scotland during this Read more

  • The Decision To Visit To China

    This blog post will be dedicated to why I decided to take my first trip to China in the holidays of my Nanyang Technological University course. Around this time, after spending a lot of time with Ryan from the US, I was growing in daring and confidence. In the past I would have been afraid Read more

  • Popo, Niu Xiao Qing

    Undoubtedly one of my strongest friendships from my Zhengzhou period was that of the high school teacher Popo. His Chinese name was Niu Xiao Qing. But he immediately asked me to call him Popo. I say high school teacher but I don’t believe he actually taught a class in the time I was there. He Read more

  • Henan College of Finance and Taxation

    During my 18 months in China one of my main employers was the Henan college of Finance and Taxation. The college was situated several miles outside of the city of Zhengzhou.The students were mainly 18-21 years of age and I was only around 21 years old myself. The college taught various degrees including tourism and Read more

  • City of Zhengzhou

    Another very notable year in my own life is that of the period from June 2013 to October 2014 when I lived and worked in the People’s Republic of China. I understand that this experience is one a majority of people in the UK will not be able to relate to, in fact in the Read more