For this past halloween, I decided to dress up as a migrant worker who had made enough cash to buy a blazer, long long black belt, pointy black shoes and some pants. All this stuff is extremely typical of the up and comming migrant worker. The most impressive thing is that covered in dust, and [...]
I recently went on a two and a half week vacation to Xi’An City, Yunnan (Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge), and Sichuan (Chengdu, SongPan, Leshan). These are some of my favorite pics. More Photos Coming.
I had often contemplated going to a monastery high in the Himalayas and studying a higher cause. To devote myself to meditation and find true happiness. Or perhaps, acquire a small cabin in the woods and write pensive poetry à la Walden. Over the last little while I have decided that such endeavors are both [...]
Ok, this dude John Pasden has probably the best blog I have seen in terms of updates and variety of material. He may not talk about many serious topics or go in depth, but his postings are usually pretty interesting. He recently did a little bit on China Snobs and I particularly enjoyed it. I [...]
Many people who come to China, particularly tourists, love to buy fakes or copies of clothing, purses, dvds, watches etc. While I at first thought this was cool and would make me look like a decked out rockstar with my lacoste shirt, versaci belt, and rayban sunglasses, I have changed my mind. The thing is, [...]
Since I started this Chinese blog, I have described many of my thoughts on China and a few of my experiences, but I feel that I have not offered any helpful advice for people coming to china or living in China. Not to worry, the situation will be rectified. Entertainment Some of you may wonder [...]
Not too much happening in Beijing. A lot of people are on vacation and so I have just been hanging out in the good old jing. My buddy Matt gets here this week and I go on vacation in a couple weeks, so its all looking good. This past weekend I went to a Russian [...]
Prior to this weekend, I had not left Beijing for vacation in over a month. I was starting to go crazy and consequently, determined to leave the city for the weekend. I originally wanted to go to a Beach resort, but that proved next to impossible due to the number of people traveling. We finally [...]
I have been up at the Beijing Science and Technology University for the past week meeting with students and professors to look at their work. As pretty much all of the reports are in Chinese it is rather difficult to review most of their work. The atmosphere on campus is not un-similar to that back [...]