I know I have been mentioning this, and it seems like I exaggerate a little, but EVERYTHING is fake in China. The phenomenon is so prevalent that I find myself asking what is real more often then asking what is fake. Watches, bags, DVDs, my new “Cloakes” (think shoes) everything. This article from Marc, though …
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Never Ending Bike Story
So, I have been away from blogging for awhile. Part of the reason is that I have been inside studying and not out on the street observing. Even when I am, I fail to see the strangeness that surrounds me. I submit for your perusal this crazy picture of bikes on Beijing street by my …
Where the hell is Roger Moore?
Where the hell is Roger Moore?, originally uploaded by beuk. So, we just completed the audio tour of the Forbidden City. It was fine, very informativeactually, but the hook (as in the toy in the cereal and the reason we boughtthe tickets in the first place) was that Roger Moore himself was narratingthe story. I …
China Blocks Wikipedia
News is coming in that at least in Shanghai, you can no longer access Wikipedia. Under fire recently over the quality and accuracy of some articles, Wikipedians living in China are shit out of luck. – I believe this is now the same for all *.blogspot.com websites from Shanghai as well. It is known that …
Run! It’s the cops.
Run! It’s the cops., originally uploaded by beuk. Saw this today, and I must admit I know I am not supposed to take pictures of police, government, military, etc… which is why it is a bad picture, but I snapped it for the story. I was walking by the Nanjing Temple area, between the mall …
Keep your eye on the laowai
Keep your eye on the laowai, originally uploaded by beuk. What is this guy looking at? Is he spying on the foreigners again in that apartment building? I swear there is a government run people’s action program to keep up to date on the activities of the laowai (pronounced: Loud -d + why meaning foreigner…actually, …
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation, originally uploaded by beuk. Don’t they look great? We went to the ballet last night which was a cap on a very strange day. I knew something had to be up when B was watching “Lost in Translation” on HBO in the morning. Call it fore shadowing. Here is a sampling of …