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

October 2009

Oct 30, 2009 wangbo

I think this is about the awesomest thing I’ve seen online all year.

Maybe I should’ve snuck a recording and submitted it to the good folks at Beijing

Oct 30, 2009 wangbo

新京报/The Beijing News reports on an interesting little development in Beijing’s central heating: Contracts. TBN’s

So as midday approached and my stomach grew insistent I started thinking, well, I haven’t

“Tear down the multi-media classrooms!” a student cries at the start of this article by

Oct 23, 2009 wangbo

Mr Ji is calling for help. Now, I personally know very little about the Overseas

Ten years ago today I first arrived in China. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. October

Oct 20, 2009 wangbo

‘Twasn’t much of a weekend, at least not for me. For me, it could’ve been

This piece in the Economist got my wife all riled up yesterday. “Bastards saying bad

Oct 8, 2009 wangbo

We were standing by the side of the old G110 highway at about half past