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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Electric motorbike bastard
I forget what song was playing. As a writer, I’m embarrassed by this. I should remember what I was listening to when I got hit crossing the street by a man driving an electric bike. I’m fairly certain the man didn’t honk, though if he did, I probably wouldn’t have heard it. Regardless, it’s [...]
Posted in China, Home Tagged Chinese Culture, electric motorbikes in China, Korn, Qian hai liu, Shennan Road, Shenzhen, Shenzhen Daily Leave a comment
Parent culture
I tutor a man who chose Danny as his English name. He’s such a great guy. He has a kind face, wears glasses, and dresses like a preppy. I was shocked when he told me he was 32. He looks much older. He drove me home Wednesday night. It was the second time he [...]
Posted in China, Home Tagged Chinese Culture, chinese parents, import-export business, Shenzhen 1 Comment
TIME person of year runner up: Chinese workers
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1946375_1947252_1947256,00.html
Runners-Up
The Chinese Worker
In China they have a word for it. baoba means “protect eight,” the 8% annual economic growth rate that officials believe is critical to ensuring social stability. A year ago, many thought hitting such a figure in 2009 was a pipe dream. But China has done it, and this year [...]
CNN article on Linfen, China
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/china.pollution/index.html
Choking in China’s polluted city
By Emily Chang, CNN
December 16, 2009 — Updated 0207 GMT (1007 HKT)
Linfen, China (CNN) — On the road into Linfen, the cars seem to disappear into dense smog that clings to vanishing buildings.
The sun shines through a murky haze, if at all. The smells of industry are [...]
CNN article on internet censorship in China
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/12/15/china.internet.crackdown.ft/index.html
(FT) — China has banned individuals from registering internet domain names and launched a review of millions of existing personal websites in the toughest government censorship drive so far on the internet.
As of Monday, people applying to register a domain name in China must present a company chop and a business licence, [...]
Return of the one-eyed man
I just tutored DJ for the first time in over a month. He has been quite busy. I became his tutor through a company that a friend of mine worked for. DJ bought 10 hours of tutoring, and we still have four hours to go. He has agreed that once we have completed the [...]
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Class 10 all stars
At 3 p.m. every Thursday afternoon I teach Senior II Class 10. The class consists of 44 girls and four boys. Once Chinese students reach Senior II, they are already divided into classes according to what they will study in college. Class 3 is a math oriented class, and, not surprisingly, they all seem [...]
Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
Last night, Beer Monster and I got fancied up and went to the 2009 Shenzhen New Year’s Concert for Expats at the Shenzhen Concert Hall. The “Music Feast,” as it was advertised, was sponsored by the Shenzhen Daily, and it featured the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, along with the world’s only Tibetan Opera singer, Dorji [...]
Karma Police
Beer Monster stayed out all night Thursday drinking and called in sick on Friday. I figured as much would happen. I left him at the bar at 3 a.m.
“Just hang out a little while longer,” he said.
“This isn’t going to get any more fun,” I said, and then left.
Friday I had an incredible hangover [...]
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