Monthly Archives: July 2009
Total eclipse of the….F@*ck!!
As it happens the full eclipse watching of yesterday was not to be. Just five minutes before the moon was scheduled to eclipse the sun somebody thought it would be a good idea if it rained. Annoying. Really annoying. In astronomical terms, as annoying as a moon landing conspiracist in the way of Buzz Aldrin: [...]
Shanzhai eye: the DIY hover bike
Just when you think the engenuity of bikes in China had hit saturation point these guys grab some empty cans, a couple of planks of wood, and replace the wheels with paddles to make what I can only describe as a “hover bike” or “paddle bike”. Potato, patoto – it’s yet another testament to Chinese [...]
Even more crazy ways to keep cool in Shanghai’s summer
Sweating your arse off? Me too. Being a ginger I get all beetroot- faced at just the thought of the dial hitting 30 degrees. This week it’s been clocked at over 40 – well over ginger exploding point. To help the stupid foreigners our apartment complex recently distributed a magazine in English with a helpful [...]
Shanzhai ji primer
It’s not often I write about stuff that goes on in China, I mean, other than random stuff here. But recently I penned a primer for Australian technology sites CNET.com.au and ZDNet Australia on the world of Shanzhai phones: CNET.com.au story ZDNet Australia Photo Gallery The story really just scratches the surface of the Shanzhai [...]
From the mailbox…
Every week I get literally thousands of emails from fans. Almost all of them giving insightful tips on how to be bigger, thicker, larger, and last longer. Oh, and the ladies! Boy, some of them aren’t backward about coming forward… In between all of this I received two emails which struck me during the last [...]
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Shanzhai eye: Save the Pandaphants
Life’s tough when you’ve got to compete for cuteness on the A-list of endangered species. Wrinkly old elephants at the Royal Elephant Kraal zoo in Thailand are being dressed up as pandas to remind visitors that it’s not all about the new cute panda cubs born at the zoo recently. Via Xinhuanet.com
How not to buy dildos in Shanghai
It’s one thing to eat street food from vendors and haggle for pet bunny rabbits in Shanghai. You’re cool, you’re local, right? But, purchase sex toys and the like from some guy who sells his wares on the street out of a wooden box?
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And while I’m away…