China's Secret Tunnels
The first thing I thought while reading this article at CNN was, "Whoa, those are the tunnels that Jack Burton had to travel through to get to Lo Pan!"
Watch out for that black blood of the earth.
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October 07, 2007
The Differences Between (now in pictures)
Truthfully, this should be called "The Difference Between Chinese and Western Culture" as it almost applies to any western country in the northern hemisphere. Regardless, it's a pretty interesting piece of design work summarizing the China experience.
September 29, 2007
To Pluck or not to Pluck
I often go to trade shows for part of my job and it's always fun to hang out with the booth "babes" that are employed. I would probably even be married to one of them now had my married co-worker not blocked me. (Her and I had good eye contact, that's all I can say!)
A quick look at the image below reveals a young Chinese girl sporting a brand new Touchscreen Watch-Phone! It's got everything you could need: a GSM phone, a MP3/Video player, a massive amount of internal memory, and maybe even a clock.
Unfortunately for our young model, it does not contain a mirror. A quick click on the picture above will reveal what appears to be the moustache of a 13-year old boy attached to our booth babe...
September 26, 2007
Recommended Words
Anyone who has gone to the Silk Market can tell you that all the workers are trained to say the exact same thing, but can this be true? I'm pretty sure the girls have said "You're crazy!" to me multiple times.
Click on the pic for the larger, more readable version.
Discovered via Digg.
September 22, 2007
Warning
Instead of posting this in a open-air parking lot, they need to change "Parking Garage" to "Beijing" and "State of California" to "China", then distribute to every person who steps foot in our fair city.
July 30, 2007
The Faces of Ping Pong
To put it simply, Typepad has been blocked in China, so I'm cut off from a lot of the blogs I enjoy reading. Oddly enough though, I can log onto my account and continue to post. So as the local government tends to turn blog sites on and off, bouncing us back and forth from contact with the real world, I though it appropriate to share this with you:
Sports Illustrated's Faces of Ping Pong
Don't lie, you know Catherine Mitton is going to be the next cover-girl for the sport.
July 11, 2007
I'm not dead...
Like the Beijing smog after a heavy rainfall...I will return.
June 05, 2007
I Heart Beijing
Back in college, I briefly dated a theatre major. During that time, I saw two of her performances, one of which involved her standing on stage in her bra and panties for over half the show. It was at this point, a small BIG appreciation of theatre began to grow. A few years later, I ended up dating a theatre critic in San Diego who invited me to just about every show available. This gave me the opportunity for me to expand my appreciation of theatre beyond just the lower half of my body.
So now I'm sympathetic to the trials that "theatre folk" must endure to launch and put on their shows. It's not just learning your lines and putting up the set...you really have to work your tail off to get people into the show.
That said, I Heart Beijing will open this weekend, which means that the promoters are out in force. In the past two weeks alone, my attempt at a Coca-Cola induced, non-alcoholic stupor at the local bars has repeatedly been interrupted by the "adver-stickering" of my clothes (and forehead). The first and third time were by someone named Elyse and the second by another lady named Marisa. (To be honest, I initially thought they were the same person, mainly because after two years in China, all white women start to look alike.)
I finally gave in and checked out their website and after reading the synopsis, I think the show has enough potential to check it out. It probably wont hit Broadway anytime soon, but it should get a few laughs out of the local expat crowd.
So if you're in Beijing during the showing, try to attend. Judging from the promoters, they really are throwing their hearts into this and could use our support.
Note: Yes, I completely stole their poster image...but I have a feeling they wont mind.
More Notes: And while this isn't a musical, I know what my friend Brian is going to say as soon as he sees the photo above.
June 03, 2007
Cultural Toll
I once read a Chinese professor quoted as saying, "Chinese people are too practical to be logical." It's been one of my favorite quotes since I arrived, mainly due to its ability to explain so much of the seeming contradiction and goofiness that sometimes is China.
Today, we get more evidence.
Toll-dodging truckers breach China's Great Wall
It's logical to obey the law, pay your tolls, and not destroy your cultural heritage. It is however more practical to do what's best for you...even it involves culturally scarring your people by ripping through one of your greatest landmarks all for the sake of saving a few RMB.
Good job China.
