I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue of energy today. I guess it’s never far from mind, what with all the switches and buttons I push in the average day, but headlines brought it to the forefront.
As you may have heard, there was another tragic mining accident in China yesterday. This year alone, the [...]
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I never thought I’d admit it, but I really miss commercials. As the only English channel I have access to is CCTV 9 and its bland pablum of programming, and all the American TV I watch comes in the form of an advert-removed DVD, I tend to even forget that commercials even exsist.
It’s only on [...]
One of the great marvels of Asian cuisine is the penchants for cooking at the table; namely hotpot (火锅) and barbeque (肉串儿). This type of cooking could never fly in the west for the simple reason that there’s too many safety concerns. I mean, you’re either cooking over open coals or with a boiling pot [...]
I’ve been meaning for some time to say something about last weeks announcement of the Beijing 2008 Olympics’ mascots. Now, I’ve learned two things about the Olympic Games since coming to China. A) The Games coming here is a VERY BIG DEAL to pretty much the ENTIRE population of China. In fact, I would [...]
I’d like to relay two stories I’ve heard recently. The first happened a couple years ago and the other happened less than a week ago - but both illustrate something that all of us in China need to be reminded of, we’re in China. I know, it seems obvious, but sometimes it’s easy to forget [...]
