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They’re going to bring out their dragons…
I’ve been up to my elbows all week polishing up Lost Laowai in both design and features, and so haven’t had much chance to update on here.
However, it’s officially the weekend, and I’m in the mood for some Olympic-sized funnies:
The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap?
Every time she says that “Oh, they’re going to wait until it gets dark, and they’re going to bring out their dragons” I pee a little.
Even more hilarious is that some couChinesegh folks on the YouTube page seem to think that ONN = CNN and missed that this is…
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08
Sweatin’ it out in Suzhou
Despite the repressive heat and complete lack of rain (it’s only drizzled once or twice since I posted about it), the title is pointing more towards a different climate – the Olympic/visa climate.
I’ve been intentionally quiet lately because, to be honest, my stay in China has been resting on a bed of nails.
My visa was up on the 22nd, and until its replacement arrived in the mail the other day, I wasn’t entirely confident I’d be enjoying this sweltering Suzhou humidity much longer.
When Maggie called up the local PSB a couple weeks back and asked about the…
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Carrefour-3-2-1 – Protest!
So, the fateful day has arrived – the day when Carrefour unleashes its anti-China, pride-taking, I-fart-in-your-general-direction May Holiday sale on the masses of Chinese willing to sell out their nation in order to save a few jiao.
The sale, of course, is backed by French members of the Eight-Nation Alliance, who were frozen more than 100 years ago with strict instructions to be thawed out to mastermind just this occasion.
Ah, but China is no fool this time around. Foreign insults will not be taken sitting down. Hell no, China is a Great Nation now. One of honour, pride,…
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r 25 20
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The subtle speed of change in China
There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing”. What isn’t changing? Life changes.
There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing fast”. Every Sinophile for the last 25 years has been saying that, and they’re right.
But what gets me is that I’ve got this front-row seat to it all. And frankly, it’s a bit exciting.
Now, my generation – growing up in the technological revolution of the 80s-90s – undoubtedly experienced changes to the world faster than any generation before them, and this is likely to just compound for generations to come.
Even then though, you had a “generation” (y? z?…
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r 18 20
08
<3 Grace Wang
Alright, normally I would tackle Chinese current events commentary over at Lost Laowai, but as I just wrote a post there on the stupidity of the Carrefour boycott, I figured I’d spread the 
as it were.
It seems I’ve had nothing to say lately but for commenting on the waves of stupidity surging higher and higher as the Olympics draw ever nearer. I wish I could say it was because I’m a cynical dick that likes to focus on such things (I am), but really… it would appear there’s NOTHING else…
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Why jocks shouldn’t write politics or culture
Alright, I’ve shared my criticisms of Beijing getting the Olympics and how they have grossly failed to meet the standards to which they agreed upon when first winning the bid, but holy fuck, please tell me America that this this Bible-dribbling, fact-passing, jock-itch of a moron isn’t speaking for the rest of you.
From his recent article entitled ‘Fanning the flame of controversy‘:
“In less draconian concerns, the pollution is said to be horrific, the food untrustworthy and just recently the Chinese began installing that cutting-edge technology known as the “sit toilet” at some venues after discovering that
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David For Torchbearer
Hey, psst, go read this. 
Tova Wirsing: 
Tam Bosack: 
Yeeling: 
AJB: 
Ping Pong: 
