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

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Oct 24, 2007 wangbo

And, damn, can the man write. Never have I come across a better description of

Now I understand all the fuss about “Made in China”. It was Romain who showed

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

Oct 21, 2007 wangbo

You know, I can’t help but wonder why it seems that the only Maori words

Oct 17, 2007 wangbo

I really shouldn’t be online, but on Tuesdays and Wednesdays when I start at 10

Oct 15, 2007 wangbo

What was I going to write about? I had thought of something… I don’t want

Last night I was given a bottle of Australian red wine. Doesn’t matter which one,

Oct 10, 2007 wangbo

Another excellent piece from Danwei, this one on ethnomusicology in China. Unfortunately, one thing that’s

I’m really starting to be seriously disturbed by the number of “boycott Beijing” google.cn searches

Oct 8, 2007 wangbo

You know you’re in a sad state when the only things edible in your house