Monthly Archives: December 2007

Have You Seen This Road Trip?

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Meg

I was asked to write about the mystery of Grey in the hopes that one of you will be able to solve it. Ready? Musician Sam Rader wrote a song called “Grey” on her album Goldstar Galaxy, and made a … Continue reading →

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Chinese WarCraft Access

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Meg

I still can’t get on Blizzard’s WarCraft page, so I don’t know the official story, but we can’t directly connect to WoW servers in the US. This probably isn’t the only workaround for foreign Warcraft servers, but here’s how we … Continue reading →

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Life In China

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Meg

I’ve often wondered at the futility of making advance plans in China. Black And White Cat explains why. The boss says to his secretary: I’m taking you to Beijing for a few days. Get ready to go. The secretary phones … Continue reading →

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Unskilled

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Meg

The other day, Stick talked to his adult students about sports. Student: Do you play sports? Stick: Yes, I like to play sports. Student: Do you play table tennis? Stick: Not very much. Student: Do you play badminton? Stick: No, … Continue reading →

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WarCraft

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Meg

Foreign World Of WarCraft servers are down/blocked in China. Stick and I might actually have to talk to each other. Tweet this!

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Leroy Merlin Circular

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Meg

I know this isn’t the greatest picture, but the circular is pretty shiny and it’s hard to get a good shot. I hope you can at least see that the trendy alphabet window stickers spell out “go home”!!! Not-so-subliminal message, … Continue reading →

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China Blog Mixtape

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Meg

First, here’s a Danwei article about the way the F-bomb pops up in Chinglish translations, and why. Check it out, if only for the screenshot of the computer translations. Lost Laowai talks about the Rape of Nanking. And not in … Continue reading →

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The Place By Night

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Meg

The Place, Friday night, after the giant movie screen was turned off. Tweet this!

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Traffic Cops

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Meg

Stick and I were in a taxi last night, when the taxi driver turned around and told us he knew we were British (This happens a LOT… we were actually on the way to a restaurant where the waitress through … Continue reading →

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World’s Most Boring Lesson

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Meg

Or my kids playing Verb Charades. Tweet this!

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