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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Quote of the day 31
‘If you love your job, you haven’t worked a day in your life.’ – Tommy Lasord
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Expo 2010 censorship
Outside China practically nobody knows that this is the year of the world Expo in Shanghai. Outside of China, or actually more like outside of Shanghai, also practically nobody gives a sh1t. The U.S. initially was not even going to … Continue reading
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Quote of the day 30
‘Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.’ – Robert Louis Stevenson
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Rich Peking citizens take on HK developer
When ordinary people have a run in with the government or their cronies, they are usually beaten up by some goons, or disappear in one of the many ‘black jails’. Now some rich money bags find themselves ”cheated”, and try … Continue reading
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Quote of the day 29
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. – Bob Hope
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Chinese marathon cheats hire impostors
Never a dull moment in China. Is there anything here where there is no cheating? This is from Yahoo news and comes originally from Reuters. More than 30 competitors at the Xiamen International marathon earlier this month have had their … Continue reading
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Jessica Watson highlights from Cape Horn
Jessicawatson.com.au: Highlights From An Incredible Few Days! http://ow.ly/X6Cz
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Quote of the day 28
‘The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.’ – John F. Kennedy
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Finding a personal assistant.
Life is never easy eh. On one of the forums for foreigners here in China the topic of ‘personal assistants’ came up. How do you select one, training, salary range, etc. Somebody talked about his own experience, and talked about … Continue reading
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Quote of the day 27
‘Basically my wife was immature. I’d be at home in my bath and she’d come in and sink my boats.’ – Woody Allen
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What is China?
Found this interesting article while surfing around. Refreshing sometimes to see someone calling a spade a spade. http://www.tapsns.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/what-is-china/.
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Jessica Watson rounds Cape Horn!
A big milestone for 16 year old Jessica Watson, rounding Cape Horn after almost 3 months at sea so far. Read more…
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Quote of the day 26
‘I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.’ – Steve Martin
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Scooters Made in China
This article from The Telegraph is a good example how NOT to do business in China. It’s quite amazing how open everybody was apparently in this interview. It also illustrates a few of the basic pitfalls one can encounter if … Continue reading
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Cover-up denied in Shanghai milk scandal
SCMP.com – Cover-up denied in Shanghai milk scandal via SCMP.com – Cover-up denied in Shanghai milk scandal.
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