tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post8297049642967461768..comments2023-10-31T22:41:48.247+08:00Comments on ramblings from a gypsy soul: The Great Wall of China: been there, got stung!christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-21121957620845594172008-05-30T11:39:00.000+08:002008-05-30T11:39:00.000+08:00Hi sheri and david! Wow that much more?! It's craz...Hi sheri and david! Wow that much more?! It's crazy, isn't it? Good idea to have the treatments done in China instead, even with the airfare and lodging you'll need to spend for it's still a world cheaper. :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-4244498132143440372008-05-26T05:08:00.000+08:002008-05-26T05:08:00.000+08:00I just googled Great Wall, looking for a place whe...I just googled Great Wall, looking for a place where you can toboggan down and happened upon your site. <BR/><BR/>I have to say I was completely entertained. I was doubled over laughing at the .65 water comment. <BR/><BR/>We adopted a girl from China 3 years ago and she was very ill. We had to take her to the hospital and ICU. We were completely frightened at the thought of the bill. When -Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953046783494883249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-62487984060143182042007-12-19T11:38:00.000+08:002007-12-19T11:38:00.000+08:00Haha! Lissa is that you? You're too funny but unfo...Haha! Lissa is that you? You're too funny but unfortunately you're usually right. I'm such a jinx!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Anu. :) I hope this doesn't happen to you or to anyone else when they visit the Great Wall, or anywhere for that matter! It's not fun, just funny in retrospect. :) I hope you get to go to China someday and live your dream. Thanks for dropping by.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-82271855435573359992007-12-12T12:10:00.000+08:002007-12-12T12:10:00.000+08:00it was great to read your blog... I have heard so ...it was great to read your blog... I have heard so much about the Great wall and it is right on top of the list i have of places i want to visit.. but reading about the place with your personale experience makes it so much more interesting.. I am sure whenever I go there, i will remember your story.....<BR/>Anu<BR/>http://anushankarn.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-76029134908410791092007-12-06T07:20:00.000+08:002007-12-06T07:20:00.000+08:00There can never be a Nena without "pure luck" inci...There can never be a Nena without "pure luck" incidents. I wish it werent the case but Nens, your misadventures are always the highlights of your adventures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-16202450732920245502007-12-04T12:01:00.000+08:002007-12-04T12:01:00.000+08:00Thanks! I use a Nikon D40. :)Oggi, it's quite scar...Thanks! I use a Nikon D40. :)<BR/><BR/>Oggi, it's quite scary pala! I've never had anything like that happen to me before so I didn't realize how serious it could be. I tried hard to keep my calm because I knew panicking wouldn't do me any good.<BR/><BR/>Yikes, Christina! Glad your mom found a hospital fast just like I did!christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-21341845343126995402007-11-30T00:48:00.000+08:002007-11-30T00:48:00.000+08:00Oh Christine, you poor honey! That's really freaky...Oh Christine, you poor honey! That's really freaky. My mom got stung by a bee once + her windpipe started to close (she got to a hospital but scarey!), I'm glad you were able to pantomime your way to help. Great story though :-pChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763597582994909503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-25540379563721164062007-11-29T21:44:00.000+08:002007-11-29T21:44:00.000+08:00OMG, what an adventure with the bee! If that happe...OMG, what an adventure with the bee! If that happened to me I would have panicked and died from hypochondria.:)Oggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699199357200862031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-51772373316602683722007-11-29T14:55:00.000+08:002007-11-29T14:55:00.000+08:00Your pictures are very beautiful. Can I ask what k...Your pictures are very beautiful. Can I ask what kind of camera you used?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-64907087814892471592007-11-27T13:16:00.000+08:002007-11-27T13:16:00.000+08:00Hi Sensuelle! :) I think I've got enough battle sc...Hi Sensuelle! :) I think I've got enough battle scars already for countless hours of story-telling haha. But you're absolutely right. I hope you don't experience anything of the sort during your trip in 2009. How excitin for you. :)<BR/><BR/>I know Cols, why couldn't it have happened to Therese instead, she attracts as much misfortune as I do. bwahaha just kidding! :) Thanks for being such a christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-32830045641584868892007-11-27T11:18:00.000+08:002007-11-27T11:18:00.000+08:00Hi Nens! Funny story now! Sorry you had to go thr...Hi Nens! Funny story now! Sorry you had to go through that! I can totally understand though..been to China and toured all those different hospitals and clinics before I studied their medicine. I can tell you...their stuff really works! Great photos! Wish I did the route you took. We went to the touristy side! Hugs to you! SandsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-33031349767523360342007-11-27T11:02:00.000+08:002007-11-27T11:02:00.000+08:00Gosh Nens it surely brought back fond memories of ...Gosh Nens it surely brought back fond memories of our wonderful trip! Sorry it had to happen to you, but you were a super trooper and didn't want to ruin our time in the WALL..thanks!<BR/><BR/>Look forward to many more memories!colsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098089893629833109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-86117698784382183892007-11-27T04:19:00.000+08:002007-11-27T04:19:00.000+08:00Hey Christine, your story's so funny but I've lear...Hey Christine, your story's so funny but I've learnt one major thing from it, you don't need medical insurance if you're travelling to China because that would cost you more than paying for it there! <BR/><BR/>I am so pleased you came through this experience kind of unscathed but try to keep some of your scars to show your children, you know just like bullet and knife wounds! <BR/><BR/>You do Sensuellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735932013390316726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-64984447460686987622007-11-27T00:01:00.000+08:002007-11-27T00:01:00.000+08:00Aw thanks for the hug, Jo! :) Yes, I was really lu...Aw thanks for the hug, Jo! :) Yes, I was really lucky and I'm counting my blessings still. Hayayay, probably a thousand bees in those mountains, and a few hundred people, but *I* get stung. I should really be used to this hehe. <BR/><BR/>Hey P! Yes, I had read about that somewhere before. So I made sure when I made him pitik off my hand that he dropped dead! Saved me the trouble of killing him christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-62882752118653796312007-11-26T23:47:00.000+08:002007-11-26T23:47:00.000+08:00Darn it! Wished I was of help to you that time! ...Darn it! Wished I was of help to you that time! The problem with Beijing (and the whole of China) is that there are a few places that give out or even know Western meds (Xi Yao)! That was our biggest problem 5 years ago - apparently, it's still a problem! Glad you got your meds in the hotel! Chinese meds are really really cheap. Consultation fees are just RMB1.00 in Chinese Hospitals - the Didihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966608246374142055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-44964601212822144532007-11-26T22:42:00.000+08:002007-11-26T22:42:00.000+08:00Some consolation, a trivia I picked up from Bee Mo...Some consolation, a trivia I picked up from Bee Movie. Mabilis ang karma - a bee dies shortly after stinging. There.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07405488711826994282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-49038808646212320332007-11-26T22:11:00.000+08:002007-11-26T22:11:00.000+08:00Omg! Nens! Even though I've heard the story your...Omg! Nens! Even though I've heard the story your recounting has me rolling on the floor! You are really the ultimate travel trouper! :) Seriously though, I'm glad you came out of it ok...you know with some poeple it only takes minutes :( BIGHUG!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-33820709034257926872007-11-26T12:30:00.000+08:002007-11-26T12:30:00.000+08:00Haha Mila, I'm actually dying to see Bee Movie, it...Haha Mila, I'm actually dying to see Bee Movie, it looks adorable! And I love Jerry Seinfeld. But now I'm thinking twice about staying at the Bohol Bee Farm when I go to Bohol hehe. :)<BR/><BR/>haha Dhanggit, that's what I tell my friends. They say bees go a little crazy in the fall because there are no more flowers to feed from. So if you're wearing bright colors and perfume (hence look and christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-77362590753543871262007-11-26T02:13:00.000+08:002007-11-26T02:13:00.000+08:00OMG!!! What an ordeal! I'm so impressed that you r...OMG!!! What an ordeal! I'm so impressed that you remained (relatively) calm throughout. I surely would've panicked, as I've heard too many stories of being fatally stung by a bee. I am SO GLAD that it all turned out all right. And, as a friend and I were just chatting about recently, the good thing about mishaps is that when you come out the other side, you have a story to tell. :-)<BR/><BR/>I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-49891837719097121122007-11-25T20:26:00.000+08:002007-11-25T20:26:00.000+08:00oh my..what an anecdote to remember :-) actually w...oh my..what an anecdote to remember :-) actually when i saw great wall of china i was also stung not by the bee but by its beauty..i felt like im gonna cry..im not being dramatic but that is the truth ..the feeling is really unexplainable :-) anyways good Lord you dont have allergy on bees..coz it could really be dangerous..maybe you are so sweet it didnt resist your charm :-) great photos as Chibog in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761011670490732001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-59029879257769975152007-11-25T10:57:00.000+08:002007-11-25T10:57:00.000+08:00OMG nena!!!! What a mindblowing memory of the Grea...OMG nena!!!! What a mindblowing memory of the Great Wall. The Bee. You're probably not going to want to see The Bee Movie.<BR/><BR/>I will remember this story and make sure to always bring anti-histamine with me (and antibiotics, and pain killers). Ay, walking pharmacy!Watergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-71027300753733813512007-11-25T10:09:00.000+08:002007-11-25T10:09:00.000+08:00Ruy, never have I been so happy to have a tour gui...Ruy, never have I been so happy to have a tour guide! Without him I don't know what would have happened. How would we have told them my problem, or gotten directions from anyone to the hospital. So <I>sometimes</I> it pays to have a guide. :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Lydia! You can bet it won't be forgotten! Not by any of us. It was just such a freak thing to happen out there! :)<BR/><BR/>Hey Gins! I had the christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-78986491847307653122007-11-25T10:00:00.000+08:002007-11-25T10:00:00.000+08:00It was worth it for these photos. The colors are ...It was worth it for these photos. The colors are astonishing!Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391277093594410404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-41548080876444844732007-11-25T09:36:00.000+08:002007-11-25T09:36:00.000+08:00Nena, too funny, Am so happy you are okay now but ...Nena, too funny, Am so happy you are okay now but what a hilarious story. I can picture you flinging your bags and body around trying to scratch every part of your body. Never leave the house without your anti-histamine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-63327724119542977122007-11-25T03:52:00.000+08:002007-11-25T03:52:00.000+08:00My goodness, what a story! Except for the part whe...My goodness, what a story! Except for the part where you were in pain, swollen, red and covered in hives, it's a story to remember....Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.com