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		<title>Reverse Culture Shock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Wikipedia, Reverse Culture Shock (a.k.a. &#8220;Re-entry Shock&#8221;, or &#8220;own culture shock&#8221;) may take place — returning to one&#8217;s home culture after growing accustomed to a new one can produce the same effects as culture shock. This results from the psychosomatic and psychological consequences of the readjustment process to the primary culture. The affected [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2011/06/reverse-culture-shock/</link>
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		<title>Summer days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the plan, hope to see you! In NY/NJ until about July 8 or 9 Arrive in Toronto Fly to Newark on July 19. Fly to Oakland on July 27 Fly to Guangzhou, China on July 31 Arrive in Guangzhou on August 2]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2011/06/summer-days/</link>
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		<title>Who says only Chinese people are rude?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow. Just had an experience that I cannot comprehend and just absolutely need to write down. Partly so I can remember this later and laugh, and partly to vent to other people. Regular day coming home from work… not sure how many elementary school teachers you know, but most come home exhausted, particularly this late [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2011/06/who-says-only-chinese-people-are-rude/</link>
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		<title>Typical Day Out in Guangzhou</title>
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		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2011/05/330/</link>
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		<title>Is Privacy Possible?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently found out about a web site, Spokeo.com and heard that it was compiling personal information from many sources, including widely used social networking sites. Always wary about hoaxes and urban legends, I was worried about visiting Spokeo and it being a hoax to collect personal information. So I quickly check Snopes.com and turns [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2011/01/is-privacy-possible/</link>
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		<title>More on Guangzhou</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;ve lived in Guangzhou (only four months) there have been major transformations. All for the&#8230; Asian Games. We have become accustomed to explaining every mystery in the city with &#8220;must be because of the Asian Games.&#8221; Some are quite noticeable changes &#8211; the TV tower, demolished old architecture, extension of the subway to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2010/11/more-on-guangzhou/</link>
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		<title>Places</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was home this summer, everything was strangely familiar. It was a comforting feeling. No wonder a place is a called &#8220;home&#8221; for a reason. My parents&#8217; house is pretty much the same, my friends are just the same, the streets look the same as I last saw them. The first time I left [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2010/10/places/</link>
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		<title>Article to share</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Testing, the Chinese Way]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2010/09/article-to-share/</link>
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		<title>New (school) Year&#8217;s Resolutions &#8217;10-11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know that right now it&#8217;s still the middle of the summer for most of you. But believe it or not, I am heading back at this very moment. Yes, I am on a 4 hour layover. Granted, I have over a week of orientation, meetings, and set-up time, but we start school on August [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2010/07/new-school-years-resolutions-10-11/</link>
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		<title>untitled updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was having lunch, my phone rang &#8211; the caller ID showed an 800 number. I was very confused but answered. It was a recording telling me that my flight had been canceled! It even ended with &#8220;We apologize for the inconvenience. Goodbye.&#8221; No further information. I immediately call United to find out and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.elvinatong.com/blog/2010/07/301/</link>
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