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Monthly Archives: January 2012
City Weekend and the 21st Century Colonialist (Updated)
In June last year, while flicking through Google reader, I came across this post on incidence of tuberculosis in Beijing. Something about it seemed a little off, see if you can spot it: Luckily for the average expat, exposure to … Continue reading
Things found on the internet this week
Haven’t done this for a while, but I’ve come across some very good stuff lately. This American Life podcast about the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen If you are interested in China, own any electronic gadgets (a computer for example) or … Continue reading
Scene missing
There was something here before, and now it’s gone. But don’t worry, if you want it you can just send me a message.
Categorisation of baked goods (and pancakes) in English and Chinese
British English American English Mandarin Chinese
CCTV New Year’s Gala Liveblog
Every Chinese New Year Eve I end up sitting on the sofa watching the (fairly incomprehensible) CCTV New Year Gala while The Family play majiang and talk in their (completely incomprehensible) Hubei dialect. This year is we’ve been joined by the … Continue reading
Roujiamou
Long before McDonald’s opened their doors here, Chinese people were already eating hamburgers. Of a sort. On my way back from the subway station I sometimes stop at a stand selling roujiaomou. First pork (‘rou’) is stewed in a sauce … Continue reading
This Year’s Project I’m Definitely Going To See Through
I’m writing a blog about every song by the band Pulp. It’s over here —–> http://pulpsongs.wordpress.com There will be an entry every Saturday for the foreseeable future. It’s probably not for everyone, so I’ll refrain from banging on about it here.
200 Tracks from 2011 – Part Seven – The End
So, it’s over – the year and the list. Time to start making resolutions or plans for 2012? Well, yes, maybe, but we can get to that later. For now there are a few extra miscellaneous bits to tidy up. … Continue reading
200 Tracks from 2011 – Part Six (20-1)
And so we enter the final furlong. Get yourself comfortable, it’s a long ride. #20 Ga’an – Arms They Speak Magma-like drone-prog, hypnotic drums and organs, very promising stuff. #19 Azealia Banks – 212 Every month or so a … Continue reading
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