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

bollocks

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

Mar 3, 2008 wangbo

It seems some people in New Zealand dial 111, the emergency number, for the weirdest

Dec 21, 2007 wangbo

There’s one word in this rant that got my imagination running a little wild: for

Oct 26, 2007 wangbo

BTV 9 is showing some programme filmed in Xinjiang of mostly Tajik young women who

It’s a pain in the arse to type the Chinese name of Hohhot into a

Oct 21, 2007 wangbo

And finally we have some common sense commentary on the Police (side-track: That police website

Sep 26, 2007 wangbo

But I have a salary to go and deposit. Yeah, I know, I should talk

Sep 18, 2007 wangbo

So in my Yahoo spam box there was a message from somebody I don’t know

Ah, New Zealand politicians, obviously a fine bunch, best of the best….. And yet: Otago

Now apparently Victor Mair gets a fair bit of respect in Sinological circles, and that’s