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Category Archives: Flipside

Life in Asia as a single female with a valid passport

Blog, China, Flipside

Small Talk

Author gingersinsamacwp Date October 30, 2019

in the era of G5 and data packages from Chinese Mobile for about $10 USD a month, you don’t need to speak Chinese, you can speak Googlese. Just tell Chinese Alexa what want, push a button and bam!

Tagged kunming china yunnan | Leave a comment |
Blog, Flipside

Pho-get the pho.Try the…

Author gingersinsamacwp Date October 2, 2019
  How can you describe Hanoi in five bites or less?  Put it this...
Tagged ban cha, da Nang coffee, Hanoi cuisine, pho, solo travel Asia, Unicorn Kafe, West Lake Hanoi | Leave a comment |
Blog, Flipside

The Second Time I Thought I Was Going to Die

Author gingersinsamacwp Date September 30, 2019
I always wonder if once you get to heaven, if God shows you a...
Tagged Black Hhong brocade, Black Hmong, Black Hmong Sapa village tour, Cat Cat Village fabric dying, Rice alcohol Vietname, Shamans Black Hmong | Leave a comment |
Blog, Flipside

Lazarus

Author gingersinsamacwp Date September 22, 2019
I didn’t want to stare. His head was as big as his straw hat,...
Tagged Agent Orange, church, elephantiasis, kunming china, lazarus | Leave a comment |
Blog, Flipside

The Lure of Cheese

Author gingersinsamacwp Date August 18, 2019

So how does one end up in China? It was the lure of cheese.

Tagged china life, kunming, midlife adventure, moving to China. Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Yunnan | Leave a comment |
Flipside

The Power of Words

Author gingersinsamacwp Date August 11, 2019

It’s one of the few words that I know in Chinese. If you pronounce it correctly, you’ll be saying thank you. If you pronounce it wrong, you’ll be saying anything but.

Tagged chenglish, china, chinese thank you, kunming, kunming foods |
Blog, Flipside, Leftovers

Magic Mushroom Hot Pot

Author gingersinsamacwp Date July 24, 2019

You know a mushroom hot pot (mó gu huǒ guō) must be good if your guide first warns you about the possible side effects.

Tagged (mó gu huǒ guō, china, hallucinate, kunming, Magic Mushroom Hot Pot, Yunnan | Leave a comment |
Blog, China, Flipside

Show Me The Money

Author gingersinsamacwp Date July 22, 2019
It’s the photo that every Chinese tourist takes when they travel to Guilin:  their...
Tagged china, guilin Xishan Scenic Area, Xilinqing Temple | Leave a comment |
Blog, Flipside

Etch-a-Sketch

Author gingersinsamacwp Date July 8, 2019
  I did that time warp thing over the weekend otherwise known as a...
Tagged class reunions, divorce, etch-a-sketch, life do overs., watervliet | Leave a comment |
Blog, Flipside

Life Before Instant Messaging

Author gingersinsamacwp Date June 25, 2019
I’m sick of it all. I’m so sick of it, I don’t want to...
Tagged high school BIM, instant messaging, tweeting, unfriending | Leave a comment |
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