A tale of two photographers
It’s really two tales, and one of them is about multiple photographers. Who are blind. The other story is just about a famous one.
Category: China
International Food: Russian
Perhaps you’ve noticed a random picture of what is supposed to be beef stroganoff in the picture gallery. It was taken last Saturday after Chris and I wandered around the Russian part of town in search of the Shard Shop. We never found it, but hungry and exhausted from a late night/early morning, we found […]
The sleeping giant
One of the remarkable attributes of the Chinese, I’ve noticed, is that they can sleep anywhere and everywhere, anyhow and anytime. It’s good to know there are 1.5 billion other people just like me. I’ve been secretly compiling a photo album to document this distinctly Chinese phenomenon, but alas, some German guy named Bernd beat […]
Chinese milestones
Today is the 88th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. It’s kind of a big deal because Chinese people love the number 8. (Last year the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics started at 8 p.m. Aug. 8 – 8-8-8.) I was lucky enough to experience how one place is celebrating, but not […]
MJ = Awesomeness
Or so I was told by Emily. It logically follows that a world without MJ cannot be as awesome as it was with him. Here’s my two cents on him, my assignment for work this morning: Michael Jackson was 50? I didn’t know that; did you know that? Probably not. Why? Because Michael Jackson is […]
International Food: Pizza
I went a good four weeks without eating any foreign cuisine. I was thinking about this earlier and I realized that I couldn’t think of anything I wanted from the States. I thought of my usual favorites, like sushi or pasta, but nothing made my mouth water. I just wanted good, cheap Chinese food, like […]
Beijing’s on fire!
OK, not really. But it’s super hot. I’m bracing for July, which, I have been warned, is most notorious for its heat. Temperatures have been in the upper 90s and will go into the 100s this weekend and parts of next week, before falling back down — into the lower 90s — according to weather.com. […]
Comfort food in China not very comforting
What do you do when you’re feeling sad in China? If you’re Chinese, I’m not sure. If you’re an American girl in China, I’m still not sure. The Chinese put some unusual twists on my usual comfort foods, so I have to say I’m still feeling a little down in the dumps.
Who needs protests? Chinese governments cudgel themselves
This sentence was too good to pass up: “Local governments at all levels have cudgeled their brains trying to solve the problem of water shortage.” First, it implies that governments have brains. Second, it implies that there are multiple layers of government at the local level — a dizzying amount of bureaucracy indeed! Just think […]
Becoming Asian
According to this study on Internet use, this internship is turning me into an Asian! Here’s what I do online: listen to music, read the news, IM my friends and update my blog. That’s what Chinese people like to do online, too! Americans, however, use the Internet more for commerical-related activities. By the way, if […]