More riots in the land next to the rising sun. This time it seems tourists are getting fed up with having to shop till you drop on organized tours. It’s an old scam, though, as back in 2000, when we went to Mexico, we were also deposited at a couple souvenir shops here & there. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Media’
You NO buy enough junk! You buy More!
Posted: 7th December 2007 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: China, Hong Kong, Media
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Why Don’t We Do It in the Road
Posted: 3rd December 2007 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: China, Media, Shanghai, Shanghaiist, Youtube
The man behind “MyLaowai” and our missus’s and I had a great (well I thought so, he wasn’t so impressed) hotpot dinner last night. After a lively discussion last night about various topics concerning China & the locals here, as I mentioned in my last post, I figured he’s a bit on the extreme side… [...]
Meet the Beijing Olympic Mascots!
Posted: 26th November 2007 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Beijing, China, Media, Olympics, Sports
Here we have the 5 mascots of the Beijing Olympics. These five beings will make your stay in Beijing during the Olympics peaceful, harmonious and misinformed well informed. Beibei, in blue, is busy coordinating the Logistics of organizing the Olympics. Beibei is single-handedly cleaning up the toilets of Beijing & teaching the Beijing Taxi drivers [...]
Congrats, Al Gore, the former next President of the United States
Posted: 14th October 2007 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Al Gore, Climate, Media, USA
Dear Eric, I am deeply honored to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This award is even more meaningful because I have the honor of sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change–the world’s pre-eminent scientific body devoted to improving our understanding of the climate crisis–a group whose members have worked tirelessly and selflessly for [...]
Shanghai F1 Booze Bus!
Posted: 13th October 2007 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Booze Bus, F1, Media, Shanghai
As we chanted, “Booze Bus! Booze Bus! Booze Bus!…” The bus pulled out of Sasha’s Restaurant at 8:30am sharp! Luckily I got there at about 8:26 or so. An all day beer & racing session it was, and a nightmare for some the next day I’m sure! Anyways, here are some of the pics: New [...]
Expats for Olympic Torchbearers
Posted: 10th October 2007 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: China, Media, Olympics, Shopgirl
As funny as this whole concept is, a friend of mine is running, so give Siyan your support, and throw a vote her way. Vote for the 14% Chinese, the Rest, Swedish Chick! If you want to see what all the hub-bub is about (and trust me, there’s not that much of it really) then [...]
