Yearly Archives: 2008
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Half WIN, half FAIL. Refer to this. Get more sleep FAIL. While some nights I was able to “catch up” on sleep by getting about ten hours, most nights I was surviving on about six hours sleep so that I could get everything done, while still maintaining some semblance of a social life. All in … Continue Reading
Reviews In Ten Words: December 2008
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Non-Fiction Ong Siew Chey – China Condensed (5000 Years of History & Culture): Light on the past century, good reference for earlier dynasties. Lorraine Clissold – Why The Chinese Don’t Count Calories: Highly simplified and misses intricacies, but promotes a healthy diet. Dennis Friedman – Ladies of the Bedchamber (The Role Of The Royal Mistress): … Continue Reading
Jingwen’s Best Of 2008
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This year’s collection of “Best Of” entries takes a slightly different format to last year’s. Rather than simply selecting entries that I personally enjoyed writing, or which received the most responses, this year’s selection is rather of entries which I feel have contributed something new. Whether it’s by imparting information and “How To” guides, or … Continue Reading
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