JP

Chinese Drivers License Test Questions

    I'm getting a driver's license in China very soon. Part of this process entails passing a multiply choice test, which is offered in both Chinese and English, or more appropriately, ...
Posted by JP on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:19:00 PST

winter friends

As planned, I'm going back to China in a few days for an indefinite amount of time. I currently don't have a job or place to live over there, but I'm fairly optimistic about things working out. Sin...
Posted by JP on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:20:00 PST

central asia

I quick glance at some time I spent in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Hong Kong from August through December 2006 with the lovely Fukiko Takaishi and Tony Nahrung. The music is Philip Gl...
Posted by JP on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:05:00 PST

chinese metal band

I checked out this Chinese metal band from Beijing tonight, they covered the quintessential Ramstein song: Du Hast. Most of the crowd was wearing Black Sabbath Ts, and as I was paying the $1.25 cover...
Posted by JP on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:24:00 PST

Mornings in Ningbo

..>Most of this was shot at 6am around, in and on my apartment....
Posted by JP on Mon, 15 May 2006 09:27:00 PST

don't get gout

Here is a short video-collage I made of various friends of mine in China. I don't know where the background music came from, but I've been listening to it for years and decided to use it for this pie...
Posted by JP on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:59:00 PST

day in the life

Today I met the man who walks up seven floors to my apt door with a ladder so he can climb onto the roof to access his racing pigeons. This explains the mystery of why a flocks of birds fly in circle...
Posted by JP on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 06:33:00 PST

vacation from China

Sticking with the tradition of a western company, my teaching gig here has graced me with two weeks vacation this year. As planned, I flew up to Torino to cheer on the Swedish hockey team, and on a w...
Posted by JP on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:14:00 PST

olympics

On sunday I'm leaving china for a first world country. I know the possibility is slim to none, but if any one you are going to be watching the USA vs. Sweden hockey game on the 19th, keep your eyes p...
Posted by JP on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:28:00 PST

chinese new year

Think of the Thanksgiving travel crunch, the Christmas shopping spree, 4th of July fireworks, and the NYE excuse of a holiday, all rolled into one and celebrated by 1.3 billion people. This year, the...
Posted by JP on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:41:00 PST