Category Archives: Odd
Can your grandfather do this?
Well, what do I miss about Shanghai? Dancing in the street – yes, Walking backwards – yes, old guys getting their groove at the 1 minute mark of this video – YES!
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The source of the polystrene box bikes
Everybody knows that the tourist authorities in Shanghai have a constant flow of locals riding bikes overloaded with polystyrene boxes for foreigners to take pictures of and post to their Facebook friends. On a recent jaunt to the northern outskirts of town I’m happy to report that I found a whole street of these bikes [...]
Bloggers beware: dogs attack
Material for a blog in Shanghai is a pretty easy task, simply walk down the street and you’re bound to walk into some sort of funny business – whether you were searching for it or not. And so it was a joyous occasion last week when I came across a small-ish pooch wearing a pink [...]
Rubber reviews
Safe sex is a serious issue in China. In Shanghai, just about every convenience store has a huge range of penis protectors and there’s even vending machines conveniently located near hairdressing salons on many of the inner city streets. Now, I’ve casually seen some of the names of the condoms available and had a good [...]
Chinglish vs lazy English
Chinglish, the butt of many expat bloggers in China. It’s all good and well to have a good old ‘tee hee he’ about Chinese words transmogrified into English but have you looked in your own country’s backyard lately? Well I did recently and came across this doozy. Seriously, whoever wrote, approved, painted, and then hung [...]
Shanghai tip: Don’t show fear to the monkey
Ahh Friday’s. What would they be without a good monkey story? About a month ago I was sipping, as elegantly as one can at 10pm, on a margarita at Cantina Agave on Fumin Lu (which is the best Mexican in town by the way) when a monkey came up on the bench and started begging. [...]
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Sometimes I do feel like an…
It’s a fact that Australia – not China – could be the most populated country on the planet if all the expats, backpackers, and nomads actually lived in their own country. Damn Australiens!
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And the bad taste award goes to…
Let’s face it, most bars with gimmicks suck. It’s usually a distraction to the sucky music, people, atmosphere, or location and an excuse to hike the drink prices. But, seriously, what the hell were the owners of this Singapore establishment thinking when they decided to open a wheelchair bar?
What do your moles say about you?
What sort of mole do you have? A lucky one? a poverty mole, affair mole, orgy mole, longevity mole, or is that a gossip mole? According to this Chinese chart (see below) there is an ancient tell tale sign of what the moles on your face mean according to where they are on your face. [...]
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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Shanzhai Transformers