Shopping in Shanghai, |
To get rich is glorious. ---Deng Xiaoping Well, I didn't think it was possible. Growing up in the States, I always assumed that we were the ...
Posted by on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:13:00 GMT |
My Driver |
I have an hour commute everyday. First, I take the subway a half an hour out to the eastside. The metro here can get crowded, as you would imagine China can get. Getting on and off c...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:08:00 GMT |
Object of Desire |
So, I finally have a job. It's been a while, but now I am back to the grind of employment. Like all periods of leisure, I spent all my savings, so its back to English te...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:44:00 GMT |
Shanghai five minutes |
Saturday started off like any other. I was going out with my friends for all you can eat and drink Indian food. These kind of places litter the city. There is all you can eat and dri...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:43:00 GMT |
Shanghai |
Well, it's big. A lot of people live here. I have lived here for a month and still haven't scratched any surfaces.
I am living with my friend Andrew. We met in Taiwan a few ye...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:59:00 GMT |
Border Crossings |
It is never fun crossing a border. Sure, there is the excitement of going to a new country, but that usually doesn't set in for me until my bag is in the hotel. One of the worst was in Europe. Gabr...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:20:00 GMT |
The price of haircuts in China |
In university, I read an econ article about the price of haircuts in China. Facinating reading. Basically, because some goods cannot be traded, like personalized services such...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:50:00 GMT |
Lady Boy Muggers |
I don't know why it is, but normal Americans don't travel that much. Most of the Americans I have met outside the States are very borderline personality types. The majori...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:13:00 GMT |
Starting Eleven |
Invented by my friends Dan and Chris one Friday Hip Hop Night, your starting eleven is a way to organize your top ten lists (or top eleven as it were). This involves a lot of subjectivity in the sele...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:31:00 GMT |
Cambodian Sex Tourism |
In Phnom Penh, I was reading a book called, funny enough, Off the Rails in Phnom Penh. Its a facinating read, all the more so because I was hanging in the city itself. The book follows a j...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:33:00 GMT |
