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Two things I heard about China

tw — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:14:42 +0000

Today, when I was riding a taxi, the driver was particularly chatty and he shared with me some of his experience when he was in the military service. » » »

Overheated House Market in China

tw — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:01:52 +0000

I wonder how long will this continue… Last Sunday I helped my relatives to buy two apartment suites in the peripheral area of Xiamen, and it was not an enjoyable shopping experience. » » »

My forecast of China’s economy in 2010

tw — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:10:18 +0000

I am no economist, but I can make a few predictions of China’s economic situation in 2010. As a common consumer and wage earner, I see into my wallet and make the following economic forecast: » » »

A quick word about Uighur riot — who were killed?

tw — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:32:28 +0000

The official report says 156 people were killed in the Sunday riot in Urumuqi. The question remains who were killed in the riot and why they were killed. » » »

Gmail and Google blocked in China?

tw — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:29:28 +0000

Maybe it’s just me or some random glitches. » » »

How I execute mosquitoes

tw — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:13:37 +0000

How I execute mosquitoes? Electrocute them. I kill mosquitoes with such cruelty that will make Buddhists cringe. Frankly, I only launch wars against roaches, mosquitoes and flies, to list in an order of descending intensity of hatred. » » »

The Shanzhai Phenomenon in China

tw — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:01:51 +0000

Shanzhai (山寨) can be literally translated as “camp on a mountain”. It also carries overtones as an outlaws’ camp on the mountain. Anyone who have read one of the Four Classic novels — the Outlaws of the Marsh — will get an idea what an outlaw’s camp is like. » » »

Is Chinese difficult to learn?

tw — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:59:20 +0000

Some Oxford-educated English man claims in his blog that China should use an alphabetical writing system, and China’s failing to do so in history partly resulted in the high level of illiteracy. He goes like this： » » »

Interpreting the Grass-mud Horse

tw — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:50:24 +0000

The sudden popularity of the phrase Cao Ni Ma (草泥马) or Grass-mud Horse in the Chinese cyberspace perplexed many non-Chinese speakers. If you can understand it, you will gain such penetrating insights into the cyber culture in China. » » »

Will China’s economy pick up in 2009?

tw — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:40:13 +0000

No. » » »