Archives by Tag 'Life in China'
The Russians and the Chinese: Shotgun marriage.
I had been asked to join staff of a hospital in Chongqing, for a meeting with some visiting Russian doctors. This hospital houses the old Russian embassy, a reminder of the once close ties between these nations. The meeting is a formal occasion, to cement a deal. It is one outcome of renewed political cooperation […]
Woman (Nuxing)
Brian Hennessy. China Australia Consult. 2005 Life in another culture can be a wild ride. Sometimes you are up, and sometimes you are down. But it is your spirit rather than your mood that is elevated when you live as an expatriate somewhere. Your senses are sharper, you notice things, and it is easier to connect the […]
Hospital.
Brian Hennessy. China Australia Consult. 2006 Professor Liu of the First Affiliated Hospital in Chongqing, is the matron of a family of senior nurses. She is both mother hen to this mature group, and the beating-heart of her department. She guides her brood with the wisdom of her years and her hands-on experience of nursing in […]
Earning her Phd.
We bumped into each other on the street. I was going for an evening walk…through the university gardens toward the hospital grounds to see the new swimming pool there, before heading back to my apartment. My friend Xiao Wang. We had met two years ago when she was a Phd student of mine (my job […]
A thief, me, and the PSB
Brian Hennessy. China Australia Consult. I had my wallet pick-pocketed yesterday near my home in Chongqing, China. The thief was slick and quick, and by the time I reacted he was several metres away and running and dodging like a rugby halfback on steroids. There is more to this tale than a stolen wallet. A […]