Archive for January, 2006

Panda Politics | The Winners Are ..!!!!

Monday, January 9th, 2006

It’s already old news, I do realize that. No doubt it has been the opening item in the news all over the world so what I am about to tell you won’t be that exciting.
Still, I posted before about the arduous task “the people who decide” had in determining the winners of the Panda […]

Shanghai Daily Price Hike

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

The local village voice, aka Shanghai Daily, has decided their content is worth 100% more. I am not sure which marketing research has been performed to justify this.
Probably the “more-is-more” approach and for foreigners the difference between one and two is non existing. It’s still the same articles though, with sweet front page […]

The Panda Pageant

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

It’s not easy to become the pandas destined to live in China’s renegade province. It’s not even sure when the big winners are chosen as the “Panda pair for Taiwan may be revealed on Friday”.
There are some insightful pointers though about the contest and the selection criteria.
An anonymous source at the centre said it […]

Real or Fake Coffee | Starbucks Shanghai

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

I like Starbucks, I admit, as you can count on the fact that the coffee they serve is actually coffee. The premium I pay for buying highly branded coffee is still small as my favourite is the coffee of the day. They always ask me friendly if I want a tall one but the […]

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