Archive for July, 2009
Wait… where’s that triangle pointing?
Posted: 27th July 2009 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Humor, Simpsons
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How to Play Badminton
Posted: 24th July 2009 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Badminton, Financial Consultants, Humor, JustBeer, Ministry of..., Sports
In case you haven’t heard… badminton is a rather major sport here. Not sure why, but I guess the Chinese like slooooow sports.
Ministry of Weather says “NO” to eclipse
Posted: 22nd July 2009 by Eric D in Astronomy, SinoPennTags: Astronomy, China, Eclipse, Ministry of..., Shanghai, Star Trek
The Ministry of Weather, after being snubbed by its request that the moon not eclipse the sun, had ordered a rainstorm over Shanghai for the morning of July 22nd. At around 5am this morning, the storm clouds moved in as requested, blocking out the view Shanghai would’ve had of the historic Astronomical event. Anonymous sources [...]
What were the Chinese talking about this weekend?
Posted: 20th July 2009 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: ChinaSmack, Chinese BBS, Humor, Media, Sex, Strange
Sinopenn is no ChinaSmack by far, but I do still have my resources into what the Chinese are posting on the various bbs’s (hint: it starts with “Google” and ends in “Translate”). When short skirts are too short… What do you get when you cross a short SHORT skirt with the digital age? You get [...]
Earthquake in NZ and more Typhoons
Posted: 15th July 2009 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Earthquake, New Zealand, Typhoon, Weather
A 7.8 Earthquake nailed southern New Zealand this evening, sending out the tsunami alerts according to the above link. Meanwhile, yet another tropical depression slips between Taiwan & the Philippines. One of the many news alerts I have connected to my Firefox is that of tropical storms in the Western Pacific. So far, only 2 [...]
Suzhou’s naughty nurses
Posted: 13th July 2009 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Government, Japanese, Nurses, Pr0n, Sex, Strange, Suzhou
This picture was posted back in 2006 according to the original article. In 2006, the World Health Assembly in Suzhou erected a simple billboard with the message, “I like big needles!”. Seems innocent enough, sort of. Big needles? Suzhou simply wants to show off their abilities in the healthcare industry, as well as the idea [...]
