Well, there you have it. Those of us stuck inside the Great Firewall are now even more stuck, as the Taiwan strait that linked China’s internet to the outside world has been severed by a massive earthquake. Shanghai Daily & CCTV (Central China Television) reported that it could be down for up to three weeks. [...]
Archive for December, 2006
China Internet and Communications Crash
Posted: 28th December 2006 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Earthquake, IT, Taiwan
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Christmas 2006 in Shanghai
Posted: 24th December 2006 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Holidays, Shanghai
It’s Crimbo in Shanghai, and as I write this, I’m stocking up on good Crimbo goodies on KoL. Christmas here is not exactly Christmas back home. It’s more of a continuous Black Friday (you know, the day after Thanksgiving?) Multiply that by the entire Advent Calendar & you’ll know what Shanghai Christmas is like. Last [...]
As I stated before, I would get around to posting these things eventually. Dongying is up, and now it’s time for Xingping. After my two week stint in Dongying was finished, I shot over to Xingping, about an hour away from Xi’an. Well, it just so happens that much like Dongying, Xingping’s city is ALSO [...]
Dongying & the Shengli Oilfields
Posted: 19th December 2006 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Aston, Dongying
About 4 weeks ago, I spent about 2 weeks in Dongying. This city is primarily built up around the Sheng Li Oil company, named after the oil fields of the same name. There, you’ll find a rather industrial city, complete with large steam pipes up & down the roads. The Aston school there is on [...]
