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Comments on news in China and daily life in Shanghai.
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Blocked Hotmail a Hot Search in Google.cn
The Chinese firewall had an active day. Twitter blocked, Flickr blocked, Microsoft’s new search engine Bing.com blocked. In general the average Chinese user won’t give a a hoot. Twitter….. Flickr….. and that pancake search eng...
Osteria Italian Restaurant - Less guests is better
Clicking an ad I ended up at the website of the Osteria restaurant I’m a bit puzzled by the fact that if I bring 7 or more friends I’ll be charged 10% more. Still, I may try out the place one day, just with a small group though. It see...
My Wife Wants to Divorce Me
I just asked her if she felt less happy after US bank Lehman Brother’s went bankrupt in september 2008. Yes, of course, was her answer. Since that moment my happiness index plummeted to very low levels. Before all was ok, also thanks to Lehman ...
Brand America, Chinese omelettes and running 1 km
Weekly Snippets Brand America The Brand America is getting close to Sanlu status. Unfortunately it’s easier to change to melamine free baby milk powder than to an USA alternative. Healthy Running Chinese school kids have run 3 km since the mand...
My Favorite Beijing Olympic Quote
Yesterday, just before the football match Belgium - Brazil was about to start. The anthems had been played and the referee was about to start the match. Behind me, on row 3, a little girl asked her dad, “Which one is China?”. note: I h...
Bill Gates Makes It To Baidu Logo
Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and co-founder, who officially retired has made it into the Baidu Logo. Click the logo and you will get to his profile (in Chinese) He is the second American who makes it to the top of the page of China’s most pop...
Not bad at al, a bit cyncial at times but give a nice view on China and its weirdness
Posted: May 8th, 2005 | Report This Comment