ramblings of an expat Kiwi living in one small corner of Beijing

March 2008

Just a few random thots from this morning’s trip out to ErWai: You know the

Mar 30, 2008 wangbo

新京报/The Beijing News carries a Xinhua report on a new development in Gansu’s wind power

We had to go to the Foreign Languages Bookstore on Wangfujing today, and, well, never

news

Mar 29, 2008 wangbo

Apparently security in Tiananmen Square is going to be tightened in the run-up to the

Mar 27, 2008 wangbo

Xiao Han has returned home, and one of the resulting essays, on meeting old friends

So Qingming (清明节/Tomb Sweeping Day) is coming up next Friday, and this year, for the

I know, I know, I’m being mean, but I just can’t help myself: Here’s a

Now this seems like an intriguing topic. Manying Ip has decided to investigate the Maori-Chinese,

Mar 25, 2008 wangbo

The vernal equinox has made its presence felt. This morning it was an apartment block

So the Air Cheap Bastards We Don’t Pay Our Chinese Flight Crew Peanuts saga seems