Monthly Archives: June 2006

Respokenly Bespoken

I've always been rather impulsive with the things I want to say. This blog tends to be a written testament to that, as I've more than once just spouted off on something with entirely too little thought as to where I was going to go when I got into the idea that was trying to …

June 26, 2006
 // 41 Comments
 // Read More »

iPod? Naw, iPoor – uPod

Ok, so I keep returning to this topic again, and again, and again, but it’s not my fault really… people keep reporting on it, I keep responding to it. It’s a shaky system, but it works. This time the point of focus is on none other than Apple. Like Google, I think Apple’s marketing people …

June 25, 2006
 // 27 Comments
 // Read More »

‘Push Me Pull Me’ Media

Since I was a kid I have always had a pretty active interest in both the world around me and the world inside me. I would consider myself somewhat well-educated, somewhat well-read, and somewhat well-intuned with my spirituality. I’m by no means claiming to have mastered any of these to any remarkable level… just somewhat.Lately …

June 24, 2006
 // 5 Comments
 // Read More »

vLog.05: Dalian Tour

Ok, I know this is cheating a little bit. I got a bit carried away in my geekdom today and made a little video tour of Dalian with Google Earth (and a bit of video ripping software as I’ve not got the $400 to get the Pro version). Good news is you wont have to …

June 21, 2006
 // Leave a comment
 // Read More »

The Hypocrisy of Animal Rights

[in translation via ESWN] Chickens were turned into meatballs for hotpot meals and the slaughter of the chickens took place right on the street not far away from the diners. This scene occurred at a newly opened restaurant “Fangji Chicken Meatball Restaurant” in Shenzhen. Yesterday afternoon, almost one hundred animal rights defenders gathered in front …

June 20, 2006
 // 25 Comments
 // Read More »

Thanks Dad

So… thanks for being a great Dad. Thanks for being there when I need you most, and letting me sort it out myself when you know I can. Thanks for knowing when to speak and knowing when to listen. Thanks for never being patronizing, and always offering thoughtful and useful advice. Thanks for trying to …

June 19, 2006
 // 1 Comment
 // Read More »

Dalian: As Seen From Outer Space

So, Google Earth has updated their images and now have high res. images of Dalian. As of a few months ago, when I was first introduced to this radalicious technology, all we had was muddy low res. pics of the city. This is super cool. Well, super cool in a very nerdy way (I looked …

June 18, 2006
 // 2 Comments
 // Read More »

Fu Jia Zhuang

After several weeks of planning to go for a walk down by the coast on our mutual day off and continually being foiled by the weather, Maggie and I got our chance to get some fresh air yesterday. Though we had intended to do a bit of a hike along Bing Hai Rd. (滨海路), from …

June 18, 2006
 // 9 Comments
 // Read More »

DPRK vs. PRC

D’Park vs. Prick… ah, phonetics. Anyway… I know I know, I JUST posted like an hour ago or something about the sexy soccer girls (and that other clip… what was it about?). But I stumbled on these photos of a Russian Web designer who took a trip to North Korea (sometimes referred – in jest, …

June 16, 2006
 // 16 Comments
 // Read More »

Football Fever

So, it’s day… something… of the World Cup, and I’ve managed to watch an entire two and a half minutes of a game. The Do-I-Support-Korea game that I was going to watch up in Kaifaqu (on the big screen in the square) was rained out for me – but not for the swarm of Koreans …

June 16, 2006
 // 5 Comments
 // Read More »

A Lost Laowai Diggin’ For China

Ok, this is jumping the gun a bit as an “official announcement” of my new site, but I need some visitors to flesh it out a bit. Basically, I’ve created a new site designed to help foreigners who are coming to or just arrived in China. It focuses on day-to-day living (money, toilets, culture, etc.), …

June 13, 2006
 // 7 Comments
 // Read More »