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		<title>Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/happy-mid-autumn-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time flies!  This year October 3rd is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
Darn, I wish I could have arrived in Beijing one day earlier. It is the time for moon cakes, and gathering with families and friends. As can be seen by the famous MaoDou the Piggy, making the moon cakes can take a lot of efforts.
Happy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3208&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today is your birthday, my China!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 60th birthday of the People&#8217;s Republic of China.
Time flies! Happy birthday, China!
I could not return to celebrate with the locals today, but wait for three more days&#8230; then Beijing, here I come!
I already regret thousand times for missing the 2008 Beijing Olympics. There is no way that I am going to completely let go [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3246&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PRC celebrates its 60th anniversary</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/celebrating-the-60th-anniversay-of-prc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[celebration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No wonder it is so hard for me to concentrate today.
The major Chinese news websites and online BBS that I often visit are flooded with reports of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the People&#8217;s Republic of China.
Even some of my friends known to stay up late at night told me they have to sign off [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3279&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage, please</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/mortgage-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of my friends recently applied for mortgage to finance their home purchase. According to their stories, the pain and frustration they have to go through are astonishing.
One just closed today, who started to work with the Wells Fargo mortgage since May. It is unbelievable to see how many ridiculous demands these mortgage companies have come up these days.
She is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3259&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The first day of autumn</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/the-first-day-of-autumn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the first day of the Autumn. Normally I get depressed on this day.
The beginning of the fall means the end of the summer. And I still cannot believe that the summer is over: Why do I always have this feeling that I have not fully enjoyed my summer yet?
My friends do not understand. &#8220;The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3238&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Benming Year</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/benming-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important parts of the Chinese belief of the 12 zodiac animals is the concept of &#8220;Benming Year&#8221;. As there are twelve animals used to number years, the year represented by the same animal as that in a person&#8217;s birth year returns every 12 years, which is traditionally called &#8220;Benming Year&#8221; (literally [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3224&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>09.09.13</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/09-09-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s do the numbers, again. ^_^
Probably I am not the only one whose eyes are bigger than stomach. I guess this is especially true when it comes to cake. The green tea cake we had back in August is 8&#8243;, and there were five people sharing it. Now the cake is 10&#8243; but less than five people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3196&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>09.09.09</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/09-09-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Let&#8217;s do the numbers!&#8221;
One of the kicks from the last year&#8217;s Beijing Summer Olympics is the Chinese numerology, which all of sudden became so fashionable. Of course, the NBC anchors&#8217; endless repeating during the broadcasting of the opening ceremony definitely helped spread the public awareness as why the time and the date of the special event&#8211;08.08.08 at 08:08PM&#8211;were so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3117&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">A couple find their names on the appointment board</media:title>
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		<title>Ming Dynasty City Wall Relics Park</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/ming-dynasty-city-wall-relics-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>minifish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best place in Beijing to taste regional food? A real food connoisseur would know to locate them at the cafeterias of the representative offices of these provinces. For example, the most authentic Sichuan restaurant is the cafeteria of the representative office of Sichuan Province in Beijing.
As our last day in Beijing, Stinky Monkey [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3168&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lotus festival in Beihai Park</title>
		<link>http://minifish.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/lotus-festival-in-beihai-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the late summer. The weather in Beijing is still hot, but less humid.
We did a morning hike in the Beihai Park. The ancient imperial garden is hosting its annual lotus festival. Almost the entire lake is covered with water lilies. Both of us love water lilies. For me, being exposed to endless Chinese traditional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minifish.wordpress.com&blog=983371&post=3137&subd=minifish&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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