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(Blow)drying Hair

January 9th, 2011 by Manda | 19 Comments | Filed in Question of the Week, Style

I’m curious as to how people choose to dry their hair after washing it. Blowdryers? Air dry? Wet-to-dry straighteners? Some other form of hair drying that I am not aware of?

I ask because when I stayed with my godmother for a weekend, she was shocked to find out that I hate using anything to dry my hair. I’m all about air drying; it’s the least amount of bother and it works well enough for me! I think part of my aversion to using hair dryers is that when I was little and used them, I had a tendency to get bits of my hair caught in the back of the dryer (the cylinder bit where the fan spins to generate the hot air).

I suppose what people choose depends on lifestyle, too. Like, if people are pressed for time and need a hair dryer to quickly dry hair before heading out. Or not wanting to wait hours for hair to dry before they can go to bed. Personally, I don’t have any qualms with going out with wet hair (unless I have somewhere fancy I need to be) and I’ve been known to go to bed with wet hair from time to time.

Question of the Week: What do you use to dry your hair? Or do you use nothing at all and let nature do its work?

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Music Downloading Spree

November 18th, 2010 by Manda | 6 Comments | Filed in Entertainment, Online, Question of the Week

Fact: Google signed some sort of deal that allows every Internet user in China to download music for free off the Google website.

Fact: I am an Internet user in China who is always keen to expand my iTunes collection.

Fact: I am also someone who has been out of the loop in the pop culture scene ever since going abroad.

Fact: I have a wide-ranging taste in music and am willing to give anything a try, except rap.

Question of the Week: What are some of your favorite songs? Recently? All-time? What bands or artists would you recommend for me to check out, new or old?

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You Ask and I’ll Answer: The Answers #2

November 1st, 2010 by Manda | 4 Comments | Filed in Life, Question of the Week

About a month ago I invited those who were interested to ask me any question they liked, with the promise of an honest answer. Here are the answers to the questions I received:

Caity asked:

  • Would you like to live in China for longer than you are planning to now?
    As of right now, the plan is to spend a total of one year living in China. Not one academic year, but one full year. A year is a long time; so, right now I don’t plan on extending that time-frame. I have to go back to the US to finish my last year of my degree and graduate, after all! But I am definitely open to the idea of returning to China to live and/or work at some point in the future.
  • What is your favorite thing about living overseas?
    Everything. I had a multinational and multicultural childhood; “home” is not a defined place for me. When I am overseas, I love every single aspect about it. The food, the language, the culture, the new experiences, the travel… I never get homesick because there’s so much to love about living overseas!

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