Last Saturday, while negotiating a steep mountainous downhill on my bike, my front tire suddenly fell into a rut. Suddenly, I toppled over my bike and landed hard on my right arm, causing severe pains to my forearm, wrist, and elbow. The ensuing soreness-which a doctor reassuringly said was not a bone fracture- has severely …Read More
I need to rant. I was hoping I could hold my tongue on the issue, because I know what I’m about to say will only go towards stirring even the most moderate Chinese nationalist into fenqing-edness. But I can’t do it. This comment was the last straw.Read More
I read with interest last week that the new X-Men film, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine“, had been leaked online by somebody close to the production. I was interested because I figured it was only a matter of time before my local DVD shop would have a copy. Sure enough, after a nice meal out with the …Read More
When I started writing a blog, I didn’t anticipate that I would end up reviewing a Chinese TV series filmed in the early 1990’s. The reason I decided to write the review is that, like a lot of expats living in China, I had viewed a lot of homegrown TV with a kind of resigned …Read More
I have traditionally posted an April Fools pseudo-news blog post on this date the past two years (see here and here), but the Taipei Times did it nicely for me this year: Pandemonium breaks out at Taipei Zoo Zookeepers became suspicious of the resident giant pandas’ true pedigree after Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan began …Read More
In rare form, I happened by the China Daily Web site and noticed a large picture with a caption stating, “Jiang Yu is among the most beautiful women in politics…” leading to an article lauding China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s appearence in a user-created poll at Spanish newspaper 20minutos.es. The poll has visitors rating the world’s …Read More
The meeting Examprepwell will be held 070-412 test on Monday, when 200-105 Dumps exam more than 10,000 guests will gather in New York. Tami Joan stared at the billboard – black, white and yellow, all smiling and waved. However, this painting seems to be something not quite right. The proportions and color of the characters …Read More
Entering my second semester of teaching ESL in southern China, I’ve been rejuvenated by a weeklong trip to Hong Kong over winter break and put in high spirits thanks to the early arrival of spring. Life these past few months without heating proved to be nothing short of brutal. Nowadays, rapeseed blooms in the fields …Read More
When I was back in college we were expected to read and/or watch several sources of news daily. My Journalism-Print program even had a “Current Events” course requirement in which we would discuss, debate and be tested on – what else? – current events. This was just before the Dawn of Blogs and the coining …Read More
I am quite excited about the UN Climate Conference happening later this year in Copenhagen. It has all the promise of the Kyoto protocol, but unlike Kyoto, Copenhagen is set in a world with an increased sense of urgency and much deeper awareness to the issues that still seemed “in the future” 11 years ago. …Read More
I’m not entirely sure why it’s “nine” women, and not 10, or five, or 20 – but whatever the reason, Complex.com has come out with their list of “The 9 Hottest Chinese Women“. No huge surprises really, other than perhaps the fact that five of the women on the list are over 30 (including the …Read More
This intriguing photo by Tomek Pienicki has caught my eye a few times while browsing the Lost Laowai Flickr photo pool. Fantastic use of shallow depth of field gives this shot’s subject a unique frame, so much so that you barely notice the face of the old lady.Read More
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