Entering the building the female guard looks at the big jug (5 litres) I’m carrying.
When I open the door, she asks, Is that water or alcohol?
I wonder what else they’re thinking and not saying 🙂
May 23, 2008
May 19, 2008
Black and White Search
Search engines in black and white for the 3 days mourning period that started yesterday with 3 minutes of silence on 2:28 PM.
3 minutes/days to think of the devastation the earthquakes in Sichuan have caused.
If you like to donate, I suggest you to check the Shanghaiist website which is very up to date with the latest news.
May 8, 2008
Google and Kingsoft Launch Free Chinese Dictionary
Google and Kingsoft launched today a free Chinese-English-Chinese dictionary.
Now go and read the Chinese bbs yourself to really find out what’s going on in China.
If you install it on a non-Chinese operating system you probably see a lot of weird symbols (not Chinese but more machine language like), on the first page of the install, tick the box (you probably agree of giving away your privacy to Kingsoft and Google and whoever else is listening in) and then continue with clicking wherever it shows a (n) on a button.
You can download it here.
t/t (Twitter Tip) to Tangos for referring me to the Sina article with the link to the download.
Here’s a screen shot.
Olympic Flame On Top of the Everest
The torch has made it to the top of the Mount Qomolangma/Mount Everest and was ignited by Norbu Zhamdu at 9:18am May 8.
It’s the first time the torch went that high. Let’s hope the rest of the journey will be in the same spirit.
May 4, 2008
Shanghai Photo of the Week – 1
A new Sunday series with a photo of the week, taken from Shanghai Daily Photos.
Rabbit Art to be seen in the Ju’Roshine Life Art Space (169 Jinxian Lu, near Maoming Lu)
May 3, 2008
Element Fresh Dots And Staff Toilets
The place is close, Nanjing Lu, the coffee is getting more expensive every time (regular Yunnan brew from 12 Rmb to 16 Rmb) but the terrace makes up for that.
There’s just one thing that keeps amazing me, and this is based on 4 years of research.
Every time I go to the bathroom it’s occupied. And every time it’s one of the staffers. Now I understand that staffers also need moments of rest and quietness and I wholly endorse that but please give them their own toilets.
