Monthly Archives: February 2009
Japan’s snow monkeys
As the lack of updating shows I’ve been in search of snow in Japan – and happy to say found vast quantities of it to ski. As with most holidays I’m now back doing some work and playing catchup so for the time being I’ll leave you in the hands of the entertaining snow monkeys [...]
Photos: Fuxing Park
Spring is was in the air this week and the town rejoiced by shedding their puffy jackets. One place the local Shanghai population flock to is Fuxing Park on the Puxi side of town in the former French Concession. Created by the French in ye olde Shanghai days for French-only citizens, today the park is [...]
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Victorian bushfire appeal in Shanghai
In the last week bushfires (forest fires for the yanks) have ripped through the state of Victoria in Australia. It’s been the worst natural disaster the country has faces in over 100 years and so far has claimed the lives of more than 180 people with many more injured. The fires have destroyed over a [...]
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How to set up a Youku account in English
Youku is a Chinese online video sharing service, like YouTube, but in many ways much, much better. For one, it’s faster than YouTube if you’re living inside China. Secondly, it’s full of content like TV shows, movies, video clips, and news pieces. And Thirdly, there’s a heap of user-generated content providing a stream of interesting [...]
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Daft Punk secret gig in Shanghai
According to the Shanghaiist earlier this week Daft Punk were set to put on a secret show in Shanghai on Friday 13. Yes, Black Friday. To get tickets one had to line up at a disclosed location and pay $500RMB ($90USD). The social web went into a frenzy and according to reports many lined up [...]
Video: The Laowai busker
I’m partial to a good busker and happy to give a few clams for entertaining street art. But what happens when Mark, a self-proclaimed ‘crazy Kiwi guy’ decides to take the mic from a Shanghai busker singing his best version “Wonderwall” by Oasis for passing tourists next to the Pearl Tower? Mark says “Move over [...]
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How to recharge a China Mobile card in English
The title of today’s post suggests this has been something I’ve found difficult to do without the help of the lovely lady in the convenience store who obviously thinks I’m as retarded as I look. However, today the shopkeep’s daughter was crying in the store and she was pre-occupied with other customers so I got [...]
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Video: Shanzhai Movie – Kung Foo Bear
This is a funny parody of Shanzhai film making – even if I couldn’t understand all the words. Here is – Kung Foo Panda, er Bear:
A sign of the financial times