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China - Cultural Observations - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. China - Cultural Observations. One thing I haven’t talked much about is the washrooms in China. They do have Western toilets at higher scale places, but most places have those “squatty potties” as one of my coworkers dubbed them. The Chinese sewage system is built for human waste, and not for toilet paper. This leads to a… “pleasant” solution of putting soiled toilet paper in a trash bin, sometimes uncovered, beside the toilet. Small one: Just a Light. One final thi...

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How to Get a Job in China Teaching English - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. How to Get a Job in China Teaching English. So you’re thinking of packing up your things and moving overseas to teach English, are ya? If you were to google “Jobs in China,” you’ll find there are 362 million results, any of which could be a scam or the genuine article. How to make heads or tails of it? Just hop on over to Dave’s ESL Cafe. It looks like it’s been thrown together without. The answer is you. Or go to www.ESLcafe.com. A Bachelors (or greater) degree.

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Day 188 - Angkor Wat - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. Day 188 - Angkor Wat. Saturday, August 13th, 2016. 3rd Day in Cambodia; Siem Reap. Wake up to the maids pointing at 9am wanting to clean the room. Thanks, but we're still sleeping. For some reason, I assume that cleaning staff don't usually come in until 10 or 11. The temples were huge. The first, main place has a bridge leading up to it, then you think. She's scared of heights,. He asked in a joking tone. "I don't know," was the only honest answer, besides "I w...

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Day 105 - Chinese Wedding Report - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. Day 105 - Chinese Wedding Report. Sunday, May 22th, 2016. Smog Level: 3/3 Mountains. McDonald's and Stomach Viruses. I’m finally starting to get my legs back under me. I now see the value of Mcdonald’s (or equivalent). Food: it’s great for a stomach illness. If you’re not sure if you can keep food down, but want to risk it - Mcdonald’s! Keep it down, you get a lot of calories that can be put toward fighting the illness. Puke it up? Part of the Groom's Trials. Here&#...

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Day 190 - On The Road, Again - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. Day 190 - On The Road, Again. Monday, August 15th, 2016. 5th Day in Cambodia; Siem Reap - Phnom Penh. Oh man, succulent plants" popped into my head when we were puttering down the highway, flashing back to Lynn in Japan. The only time I'd ever seen succulent used was in the context of a steak, but I had no idea what it really meant. Color me surprised. It refers to retaining juice, as in what desert plants do. To teach you how to eat a cookie properly. Despite telli...

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How to Be Smarter - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. How to Be Smarter. I've had this post kicking around in my head for some time now, but put it off. Just how arrogant do you have to be to write a post on being smarter, right? Arrogant apparently, because I feel like the following ideas and tricks can help everyone become a better version of themselves. Imagine for a moment a world where every single person was born with a car. We use it to get around from point A-B. It is with us our entire. If you look at how we p...

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Chinese Medicine - Cupping Therapy - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. Chinese Medicine - Cupping Therapy. There’s a saying in Judo: If you don’t practice Judo while injured, then you don’t practice Judo. The same phrase could probably be applied to anyone who is serious enough to be worthy of donning the title “olympic hopeful.”. Welcome to the world of alternative medicine used by athletes. Phelps getting the hand-pumped version. Ever have a friend who did it too long and ended up with a purple-skinned goatee? To be fair, there isn&#...

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MORE Things I Learned in my 20’s - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. MORE Things I Learned in my 20’s. I’ve been asked to write another one of these posts. If you're interested, you can find PART ONE HERE. Now Let’s crack into it! If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying. I used to think I had a lot of time to do whatever I wanted. You may be like me in that regard. You’ve got your whole life ahead of you, after all! Of life do you want? Think about the situation the average person ends up in. Do you want to travel the world? You would li...

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Day 191 - Going Home - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. Day 191 - Going Home. Tuesday, August 16th, 2016. 6th Day in Cambodia; Phnom Penh - Kuala Lumpur - Beijing. Shimou slept late while I woke up early to get a post up, just in case our 5h layover had shitty internet, and because the posting time would pass while we're in the air. Siem Reap Phnom Penh. We are almost out of funds, $39 USD left, 15 for lunch, 1.50 for a bottle of water (steep, right? And you can't drink from the sinks). I'm going to make a parallel here ...

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Day 118 - Giant Birthday - Hitting Eject

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Phil Shea's Musings and Misadventures. Day 118 - Giant Birthday. Saturday, June 4th, 2016. The Beer, and Two Lovely Ladies for Scale. Smog Level: 1/3 Mountain. At 8:30am, my alarm goes off. I don’t want to get up, but check my phone. Turns out I don’t have to, since my tutoring student cancelled at 8:26am because of something they should’ve known about for at least a few days. Whatever. Guess I get to sleep in. I don’t actually go back to sleep until 11. Most of the Crew. I laughed, kid's mother laughed,...