Spring Breakdown release sanitation workers in Shangri-La Hitting the homestretch now. Back in Beijing, and spending time with my Chinese colleagues. download The Ant Bully I’ll write more about this later, but for now, I’ll just say that it’s been a very productive few days, and as a nice bonus, as far as social settings [...]
We interrupt the China travelogues to bring you a quick technology wank. Slate reviews The Best Ergonomic Keyboards on the Market. Somehow the Kinesis Advantage was the winner, scoring 25/30 points. I actually tried this keyboard a while ago and found it completely unusable for one simple reason: the escape key is too small. Now, [...]
rare image of clouds in Nanjing Nanjing is what I had in mind when I imagined urban China. Lots of bikes and Buicks, well-worn buildings interspersed amongst a few new ones, hustle without bustle. She’s the old capital of China, and moves at an appropriately stately pace. Her robes are beginning to threadbare, but the [...]
good role models, old Lijiang Shanghai is a hustling bustling frenetic locus of human activity. As you blast through the city in a screaming taxi with the angel of death sitting shotgun, dodging lumbering whale buses and zippy bike and scooter minnows, the future winks back. Shiny-ancient construction projects sprout wildly, straining up to the [...]
Tibetan script inscribed on a brick, Shangri-La drying laundry, Hangzou riding the “bullet” train from Shanghai to Hangzou The official part of the tour ended today. [Praise the deity of choice here.] Christian Blake ipod It’s been a fun two weeks, but I’m looking forward both to unstructured time and me time. I must be [...]
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modern voodoo I’ve had some on-again off-again mysterious chronic foot pain for the past year or so, and the hours of relentless walking in Beijing took their toll in the form of a flare-up that resembled a mini-case of elephantiasis. I won’t say that it was miserable, since I reserve that word for situations where [...]
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Big. That’s the first thing you notice when you deplane in Beijing. Fast Lane buy Everything in China is big. Sorry Texas. The airport is huge, sleek, and modern. Frankfurt always seemed pretty swell to me, but Beijing is a serious contender. And if you don’t get the hint in the airport itself, the huge [...]