At Least The Music Is Cheap
Everybody wants to steel you a CD! Better than Tori Amos! VCD! VCD! CD! VCD! Look, look, I have CD! This is what ya’ll hear if you look Western, as I do, and you walk anywhere in Beijing. Unlike Moscow, where they have a specific pirate CD market, it is…
Read MoreBeijing Traffic Is A Complete Nightmare!
Beijing is one giant parking lot at rush hour Time to beat ’em with a stick! Looking at the meter, its been exactly 11 minutes since I fist climbed into this taxi, but we’ve only gone two km, and all of that at a crawl. OK, so you may not…
Read MoreGetting Domestic
Chinese housing isn’t so bad, if you’ve lived in Russia Home Sweet Home My backyard! Today I spent the afternoon getting domestic. Yes, I have a fixed address again, but unfortunately, I can’t pronounce it to save my life! I only know how to get here from the University I’ve…
Read MoreCounting Change in China
I made it across the Chinese border, right into culture shock Pretty, eh? Yes, its China! You can’t imagine the crowds Yes, I’m in China now, and in complete culture shock! I’m not sure what I was expecting, maybe something like an oriental version of Russia, but I like the…
Read MoreMore Bicycles Than You Can Shake A Stick At!
I ain’t never seen so many bicycles in my life! Time to beat ’em with a stick! The special bike-lots Even lined up outside my door! China is the land of the bicycle. I swear there are more bikes than people, and they are everywhere. You cannot imagine the volume…
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