We have made it a habit to brunch out in the weekends. Actually we do this for the reader. I mean what better reference than an honest blog…., not as we are rather biased and subjective when it comes down to food.
Sharing my joy or stomach pains with you will from now on happen […]

All day I have been trying to order my blog. The idea is that I will
have categories added, so my trivial posts will have a second chance
besides the archives. Unfortunately the solution hasn’t come yet so
till then I blog on with only the eternal archives as a reference. The
future will hopefully bring some […]

Apparently I missed an important day. The World Mother Tongue Day.
Never heard of it , maybe because the Dutch language is never allowed
to participate. The People’s Daily carries a lovely “Opinion”
which rambles on about the poor state of comprehension Chinese
youngsters have of their own language. One of the conclusions in this
article is ” […]

The clouds are back again. For three days though I had the feeling
Shanghai looked different. The sun was the perpetrator. Even the most
grey buildings seemed nice. Walking outside the streets in my area,
quilts and sheet were hanging in the street, forcing me to zigzag and
duck. Sitting next to it were the owners, […]

People wearing coats in the house give me the feeling that they are on
the verge of leaving. In my parents in law’s place it’s more a matter
of being on the verge of eating. And eating we did, morning, afternoon,
evening, in between nuts and other chewable bits and tats and then
again and again. Not […]

It’s 21:00 when we arrive in
Chengdu. Chinese New Year’s Eve. A
taxiride of 25 minutes and I enter the house of the parents of my
girlfriend. It’s the first time they will see the white face that has
become part of their daughters life. My Chinese is not non-existent but
Chengdu hua (local slang) is something I […]

Right, let’s get some visitors to the East China Import and Export
Commodity Fair. Ok, let’s make an ad, but don’t spend too much time on it.

Cool, and now buy some
advertising space on EIN News.
Hey, I can see the ad and I am sure the English readers will be fluent in
Chinese so just make […]