Archive for November, 2008

Made in China, damnit!

November 13th, 2008

Every street vendor or store assistant in the whole of Beijing thinks I look Korean. Sellers, peddlers, waitresses, waiters, helpers and candy-man, they all ask the same thing (if they speak to me at all): ni shi na guo ren? Ni shi Aodaliya ren!? Wo juede ni shi Hanguo ren!! [What country are you from? […]

posted by vivien at 11:57 am & filed under Beijing | 1499 Comments »


The Bullshit Characters

November 11th, 2008


posted by vivien at 2:27 am & filed under Beijing, Education | 327 Comments »


Dan Shen Jie: totally sexist

November 10th, 2008


posted by vivien at 7:19 pm & filed under Festivals, Beijing | 968 Comments »


Some things change, some things stay the same

November 9th, 2008


posted by vivien at 7:39 pm & filed under Beijing | 355 Comments »


THE CHINESE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IS AN ASS

November 2nd, 2008


posted by vivien at 1:25 am & filed under Beijing, Culinary | 1673 Comments »