Monthly Archives: November 2007

Vote China Law Blog

Hey all, Dan Harris, over at the China Law Blog, is calling all readers to vote for his blog in the ABA Journal 100 Blawg competition. From his mouth: … I am begging all our loyal readers (and anyone else) to vote for China Law Blog. We are in the race of our lives (how’s …

November 29, 2007
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Suzhou makes list of most expensive cities

According to a survey by ECA International Suzhou has been ranked as the 20th most costly Asian city for expats to live in. The list; which puts Suzhou slightly ahead of Xi’An, Wuhan and Nanjing and behind Dalian, Chengdu and Chongqing; lists both Beijing and Shanghai in the top 10 (#7 and #8 respectively). A …

November 27, 2007
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Will Ferrell: The Landlord

I’ve always resisted posting the funny videos that my mom sends me (daily, sometimes hourly) mostly because I’ve always assumed that once I start I’ll not stop. This blog would be a flood of random videos of lions hugging their saviors, negotiating with your dentist, and though she never sends me them, I wouldn’t be …

November 24, 2007
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I’m on a Mexican radio, whoah

Alright, so it’s technically American radio, but as Christine of the China Business Network is out of San Diego, it’s damn close – particularly if you ask these guys. And anyway, bet you can’t get that damn song out of your head. So yeah, radio. If you ever wanted to hear me rehash things regular …

November 21, 2007
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Travelversary, how I got where I am

So, that little bump in the road with the site being down marks my third year of running this blog. Well, technically I didn’t start writing on here until I arrived in China in January… but thehumanaught.com is technically three this week. Additionally, this week marks another anniversary of sorts. It was November 11, 2003, …

November 16, 2007
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And so that sucked…

Sorry to all you that visited the site over the last couple days and got various error messages. My old hosting (at ICDsoft) ended on the 14th and as such I needed to move servers. I hate moving servers almost as much as I hate moving in real life. Sure there are some perks – …

November 16, 2007
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SiCKO – Finally

Finally watched the #3 highest-grossing documentary of all time last night. Yeah, seems a bit of an arbitrary number really. Anyway, I finally tracked down a copy of Michael Moore’s SiCKO here in China and it’s well worth the watch. Disclaimer: I really like Michael Moore’s films, and Sicko was no exception. The need for …

November 8, 2007
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English-language yoga lessons in Suzhou

Looking to learn yoga in Suzhou, but not sure where to find a private teacher that can speak English? Well my aspires-to-be-bendy friend, today is your lucky day. This is a bit of a public service announcement / ad for my lovely wife. As long-time readers may know, Maggie is a yoga instructor/teacher here in …

November 6, 2007
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Why not to study Chinese at university

As some of you may know, I’m enrolled at Suzhou University (or Soochow University, SuDa) studying Mandarin. Having just completed my mid-terms, I want to give a bit of a summary on the problems I see studying in this way. First, the title of this post is a bit of a misnomer, as overall I …

November 2, 2007
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