Here’s my favorite: Senior citizen survives only on rice wine
A 71-year-old man in Shaoxing, East China’s Zhejiang Province, has survived 35 years without eating any food— he drinks only wine, reports Du Shi Kuai Bao (the name of a newspaper).
He has had a stomach disease for 36 years, which causes acute discomfort whenever he eats. So he takes rice wine as lunch and supper every day and has never felt hungry.
On Apr 8, 2004 1:34 AM, Deedee said:
I’ve been checking out your website regularly for hilarious accounts of your daily life in Shanghai. I’m especially pleased today to find out I’m not the only one who is addicted to China Daily’s “China Scene” page. My chinese colleagues are bewildered when they see me snorting rice out of my nose each time I read this column at lunch time. I seem unable to explain to them why I think this is all so hilarious; they seem to this is all pretty serious, heart-wrenching stuff most of the time. Anyway, I’d like to thank China Daily and Dan for brightening up my dreary rice and fried pork lunches. Thanks Dan!
On Apr 8, 2004 1:35 AM, Kelly said:
I spent way too long looking at your blog/pictures to not leave a comment. I just returned from a one week stay in Shanghai for Spring break, and reading your blogs made my heart ache to go back. Your blogs basically say what I felt when I was there - except you sounded so much better than I would’ve. Well, I did alot more shopping than you tho. But then I’m a sucker for fake LV and Gucci bags. I hope you keep these updates coming! :)
deedee: i may look at you with bewilderment too if i saw you snorting rice out your nose. hope that doesn’t happen when you are reading my site. could mess up the keyboard.
kelly: thanks for the message … and at least you buy the fakes.
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Here’s my favorite:
Senior citizen survives only on rice wine
A 71-year-old man in Shaoxing, East China’s Zhejiang Province, has survived 35 years without eating any food— he drinks only wine, reports Du Shi Kuai Bao (the name of a newspaper).
He has had a stomach disease for 36 years, which causes acute discomfort whenever he eats. So he takes rice wine as lunch and supper every day and has never felt hungry.
I’ve been checking out your website regularly for hilarious accounts of your daily life in Shanghai. I’m especially pleased today to find out I’m not the only one who is addicted to China Daily’s “China Scene” page. My chinese colleagues are bewildered when they see me snorting rice out of my nose each time I read this column at lunch time. I seem unable to explain to them why I think this is all so hilarious; they seem to this is all pretty serious, heart-wrenching stuff most of the time. Anyway, I’d like to thank China Daily and Dan for brightening up my dreary rice and fried pork lunches. Thanks Dan!
I spent way too long looking at your blog/pictures to not leave a comment. I just returned from a one week stay in Shanghai for Spring break, and reading your blogs made my heart ache to go back. Your blogs basically say what I felt when I was there - except you sounded so much better than I would’ve. Well, I did alot more shopping than you tho. But then I’m a sucker for fake LV and Gucci bags. I hope you keep these updates coming! :)
goddammit, Dan! Update! U-P-D-A-T-E!
deedee: i may look at you with bewilderment too if i saw you snorting rice out your nose. hope that doesn’t happen when you are reading my site. could mess up the keyboard.
kelly: thanks for the message … and at least you buy the fakes.
umm: enough updates for ya?