Tag Archives: olympics
They’re going to bring out their dragons…
I’ve been up to my elbows all week polishing up Lost Laowai in both design and features, and so haven’t had much chance to update on here. However, it’s officially the weekend, and I’m in the mood for some Olympic-sized funnies: The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap? Every time she says that “Oh, they’re …
Sweatin’ it out in Suzhou
Despite the repressive heat and complete lack of rain (it’s only drizzled once or twice since I posted about it), the title is pointing more towards a different climate – the Olympic/visa climate. I’ve been intentionally quiet lately because, to be honest, my stay in China has been resting on a bed of nails. My …
Carrefour-3-2-1 – Protest!
So, the fateful day has arrived – the day when Carrefour unleashes its anti-China, pride-taking, I-fart-in-your-general-direction May Holiday sale on the masses of Chinese willing to sell out their nation in order to save a few jiao. The sale, of course, is backed by French members of the Eight-Nation Alliance, who were frozen more than …
The subtle speed of change in China
There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing”. What isn’t changing? Life changes. There’s nothing new about saying “China’s changing fast”. Every Sinophile for the last 25 years has been saying that, and they’re right. But what gets me is that I’ve got this front-row seat to it all. And frankly, it’s a bit exciting. Now, …
<3 Grace Wang
Alright, normally I would tackle Chinese current events commentary over at Lost Laowai, but as I just wrote a post there on the stupidity of the Carrefour boycott, I figured I’d spread the as it were. It seems I’ve had nothing to say lately but for commenting on the waves of stupidity surging higher and …
Why jocks shouldn’t write politics or culture
Alright, I’ve shared my criticisms of Beijing getting the Olympics and how they have grossly failed to meet the standards to which they agreed upon when first winning the bid, but holy fuck, please tell me America that this this Bible-dribbling, fact-passing, jock-itch of a moron isn’t speaking for the rest of you. From his …
