Just came across an interesting article about bad habits in Beijing and Dublin. Spitting is still ranking at the top, I see. And I am not surpised. Check out the article. Leave a comment on your views, or discuss it at the messageboard.

Ok, this is icky, but a leech in your nose, all that blood it's sucking up, and it is all big and squishy. Eeew, and it made it into Beeb's news, but I initially read it on Big White Guy's blog entry. Even so, hiking can be good and can be bad. It's awful to think about hikers being attacked and robbed, but now leeches.

A collection of stories of what goes on during Ching Ming at Boing Boing. It's wierd that other folks are interested about it. I totally forgot about it until I saw all these stories. Why? I suppose we do not have to carry out all these customs, like tidying our ancestors' tomb (well, we have to go back to Hong Kong for that). But certain traditions just don't happen over here imho. The only thing maybe is Chinese New Year, and we just get the family together and get red lai see packets (heehee, yup, I still get this, it's great to be single.). It's a shame really, that we don't have experience of these traditions. Although we do see or hear about them from tv, or from others who knows about the traditions. Maybe the next time I go to Hong Kong, I might be able to take part in some traditions.

Ching Ming is a Chinese festival on April 5th.