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I don't usually call my dad, as it's an international call, there's a time difference and I get to talk to him on the weekends - he and my mom will get on the speakerphone to reaffirm we can bicker the way we did during the high school years. But sometimes I feel like telling him something ("Maybe you and Mommy need to get off Eric's back..."), so I'll call him at work. Like last night...

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Yesterday, Gothamist decided to see what the National Zoo pandas were up to...

Photo by Paul Chung My father took this picture of a special golden Buddha somewhere in Panyu or Zhaoqing. Apparently, people are not allowed to take pictures of the buddha, but Paul Chung, realizing his daughter needed content for the website, brushed convention aside and captured this. Thanks, Daddy!

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Koi in China; Photo - Paul ChungAnother picture from my parents' trip to Pangyu and Zhaoqing. These are koi fish in a pond. Koi fish are very popular in Asia, and there's a lot of koi porn here in the U.S. On Amazing Animal Videos had a segment about a golden retriever whose best friend was a koi fish; when the owners moved, they made another pond for the koi. The dog would lean over the pond and the fish would go to the surface of the water and kiss the dog.

One of the Seven Star Crags, Zhaoqing, China; photo by Paul Chung
My parents just got back from sightseeing in Zhaoqing, China. One of the things to see is the "Seven Star Crags," which are huge pieces of limestone in the same positions as the seven major stars of the Big Dipper.

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