A China Blog On Suzhou Expat Life

Live Action Simpsons - completamente extraño

This is just too bizarre for words.

h/t: Laughing Squid

Must see: Hacking Democracy

Just got finished watching Hacking Democracy, a documentary exposing the vulnerabilities and errors rampant in electronic voting machines.
For all its attempts to be shocking (a la Michael Moore), the film is a bit more subdued in its point - but all the better for it.
Hacking Democracy tells the story of essentially one lady, Bev Harris, [...]

Redesigning The Duck

Back in 2004 when I decided to come to China I immediately hit the blogs to get a “feel” for what life for expats was like there.
There were three blogs that immediately became my favourites, and have largely remained so in the nearly four years since.

Mask of China
Sinosplice
The Peking Duck

That I’ve now had the privilege [...]

Movin’ on up … to the first floor

Well, it’s official. Mags, Addie and I are all moving to a new apartment at the end of June.
We’ve been talking about moving for quite a while now, and with our lease up next month, it was time to either piss or get off the pot… alright, there was no pots, and I wouldn’t piss [...]

Moment of Silence today

Just a quick notice to say to everyone that today officially starts a 3-day mourning period, and will include a 3-minute moment of silence across the nation at 2:28pm this afternoon.
Whether you are a reader in or out of China, please join me in observing this moment of silence and taking the time to remember [...]