If you’ve somehow missed the news, Google.cn has officially exited China, sort of. Instead of pulling out of the country completely, they’ve moved the search division of their business to Hong Kong, which is free of the political censorship rules that the Mainland’s internet is subject to. Now when visiting google.cn, visitors are automatically redirected …Read More
ChinaSMACK translates a posting over at Chinese BBS Mop entitled “Birth of 2010’s most awesome environmental protector — Brother Power! His resplendent debut shocks the whole world” — awesome about covers it (and there’s a lot needing covering in this story).Read More
In less than two months the 2010 Shanghai World Expo will start its six-month run. As I’m slowly catching Expo Fever, I thought I’d run through a few of my favourite pavilions, comparing and contrasting what the official word on the structure is with my amateur thoughts and opinions.
This list is by no means a complete list of pavilions or “good” pavilions. Rather, it is a list of the pavilions that stuck out to me in my random browsing of the Internet and the official World Expo Shanghai 2010 Web site.Read More
This post represents a bit of a milestone here at Lost Laowai, as it is (if the title didn’t give it away) our 500th one. The first post on Lost Laowai was back in September 2006, and we’ve averaged about 2 posts a week in the 3.5 years since. Going off visitation alone, the most …Read More
If you’ve gotten your paws on an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you’ve likely added lots of useful apps to it. You might, however, have overlooked the fact that there are lots of apps – many by Chinese developers – that you can use daily to help find your way around, speak the language, or …Read More
I know, everyone always comments on Chinese toilets – they are on the floor, big deal. Well, most of those people who write about the Chinese facilities are men, and let’s face it, when it comes to bathrooms, men have it easy. So here is what really goes on behind the 女 door. Are Chinese bathrooms …Read More
“Hockey is not a sport in Canada – it’s a cult. It’s a religion” – Brian Burke, General Manager of The Toronto Maple Leafs and the 2010 United States Olympic Team One of the most vivid memories I have is watching a hockey game on TV. I remember exactly where I sat, I remember the …Read More
Welcome back one and all to the February edition of Fact or Fiction. Those of you who read either of the last two will know, every edition I will have a guest and we will discuss a few of the big issues in China of the day. Every answer will have a “Fact” or a “Fiction” and some justification to go along with it.
Today my guest is fellow Laowai blogger Ericka. She is currently living in Qingdao, and writes a great deal about jade, learning Chinese, and being attracted to Bruce Lee. Today, we’re going to talk about Valentine’s Day, the New Year, and the Winter Olympics.
So join us for Fact or Fiction 3:Â My Laowai Valentine!Read More
Here’s a great video recorded at TED2010 earlier this month in which TED curator Chris Anderson talks to Google co-founder Sergey Brin about the company’s recent statements about their China operations. You can read the whole transcript of the talk here. Apologies for the far right-side of the video being cut off. It shouldn’t affect …Read More
I have a confession to make. For the first four and a half years I lived in China, I did almost no cooking. Sure, I owned all the necessary equipment- I made sure of that. I wanted people to think I cooked, but didn’t really want to actually do it. Â Going out to eat seemed …Read More
Back in May, I made a post entitled “A Laowai’s Soundtrack“, where I listed 20 songs that helped define my China Experience. As the New Year ring’s in, I figure it’s as good of a time as any to revisit that.  Just as before, the purpose of this is to share a bit of music …Read More
There I was, a 6-month China veteran, standing in the middle of a Beijing street, having my first ever argument with a tuk-tuk driver, while my shell-shocked parents and younger brother gaped in awe. To my credit, the argument was in Chinese. Not to my credit, my part of the argument consisted of about 3 …Read More
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