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Sorry, I Was Busy Unfucking My AI-Fucked Life

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France - Summer 2025

The Seriously Big Difference Between Neige and Nuage

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France - Summer 2025

People of Nantes, the End-of-Summer 2025 Edition

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The Puppets’ Three Little tricks

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It’s Hard to Come Down from the China High

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China - Summer 2025

It’s a Long Journey from Beijing to Nantes

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Baby Mark’s First Transatlantic Flight (We Survived!)

in France - Summer 2013 on June 28, 2013 November 28, 2022 with 12 Comments by Zhu

We made it to France! And without much drama. Phew.

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10 Steps to Packing Efficiently with a Baby Crawling Around

in France - Summer 2013 on June 27, 2013 November 28, 2022 with 6 Comments by Zhu

Arrange the toys on the freshly vacuumed carpet (what? I did vacuum… ahem… sometime last week…) and sit the baby beside the toys.

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Have Baby, Will Travel (And Now is the Time)

in France - Summer 2013 on June 26, 2013 November 28, 2022 with 20 Comments by Zhu

It’s now time for a real trip, to Mark’s other “homeland”—France.

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Overheard in the Stroller (One Baby, One Mother and Weird Strangers)

in Baby Mark on June 25, 2013 May 30, 2022 with 24 Comments by Zhu

I’m pretty friendly with strangers and chatting with people is natural to me—most Canadians are super friendly.
That said, some people are just plain weird. Especially when you happen to have a child in a stroller with you.
Here are a few “WTF” interactions I had with people lately.

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More Candids in Ottawa – Summer 2013 Street Photography

in Canadian Life on June 22, 2013 November 22, 2022 with 6 Comments by Zhu

The downtown core is always busy, even on weekdays—sometime I wonder if any work gets done when it’s above 20°C in Canada.

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Picture of the Week – Ontario Wine Pick

in Just Blogging on June 21, 2013 May 25, 2024 with 6 Comments by Zhu

Apparently, someone wasn’t too inspired with the local wine pick—big blank!

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