Great account of a classic night out in Shenyang: free food, a potentially tranny dancer, and an unusual gift - a portrait of a certain former Middle-East leader drawn by the bar manager.
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Oh, surely there must have been much bigger choirs elsewhere. Yes, but this one was organized by the Hefei City Prison Bureau and the choir members are prisoners currently serving time. It is believed that this is the biggest prison choir ever in China.
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Ever wonder why you went bald? Do you ever find yourself with a decreased vigor for life and can't explain why? Did you suddenly go deaf without any prior symptoms? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you ought to check out this health notice I found on my desk yesterday morning.
Read more »Every expat in China usually has encountered one of the following 6 types of worst roommates-maybe it's the kind who NEVER pays the electricity, or whose girlfriend moves in after dating only a few weeks, or maybe the narcotics police raid your apartment, or MAYBE the cheapo who wants to split up the electricity down to the last 40 Mao!
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A man threatening to jump off a bridge to get government attention is nothing new, but an old geezer sneaking up and pushing said man off the bridge and then saluting to the crowd is quite humorous. The man survived, don't worry.
Read more »The title pretty much says it all. A hostel conversation over a seemingly non-controversial (and cuddly) subject goes awry.
Read more »A follow up to the post "China's National Space Program Copies Star Trek Logo," after a reader responded to the link of the story claiming that the emblem is completely original and dates back before Star Trek: The Original Series. I have my doubts...but you never know.
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Chinese political comedy gold. Some passages you might have expected from Zhao Ziyang's eagerly awaited memoirs. Just go read it.
Read more »A curious and humorous observation about the similarities of China's space program logo and two symbols from Star Trek. Like much of its space program, China's not boldly going anywhere others haven't gone before.
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A bored Chinese shopkeep learns Gaelic and moves to Dublin only to find the locals no longer speak their mother tongue. Follow Yu Ming as he pursues his dream of life in the Celtic world. (Stumbled on this today...a tad amateurish, but poignant and charmingly quirky)
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The Mushroon Farmer Approach to Media Management: Keep Them in the Dark and Feed Them Shit. "Foreigners have sickness, Chinese don't. Chinese pigs are have even more no sickness"
Video of a press-conference with a health official on H1N1 in China. Even the attendant journalists burst out in a fit of laughter.
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Last month the Fashion & Style section of The New York Times published Riding the It Factor, putting forward the Dutch bicycle as the new fashionable "It object" on the New York streets in these times of "Great Downturn." We think it's great that they're encouraging New Yorkers to ride bikes...but the Dutch "It bike" runs between $1000-2000 US.
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You all know them, and probably have mixed feelings about them. The expat enclave, or lao wai ghetto, the ever increasing Western neighbourhoods in Chinese cities. Just in case you aren't certain if you are living in one, here is a 25 point list which should help you reach the conclusion.
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Some of the cars themselves are actually funnier than the names. Although Geely PU Rural Nanny is pretty hilarious, the fact that it's a 70s style chopped down pick-up-car is even better. I guess with just one child you can put the kid in the front and throw everything else in the bed.
Read more »Just when you thought it safe to go back into the classroom... A classic parody (one hopes) of the type of English school in a county level town (Wafangdian lies between Dalian and Yingkou in Liaoning province).
Read more »Via FuzhouBen. Anything I say about this is only going to make it less funny. Just go check it out.
Read more »The first 50 of what promises to be a much longer list of things not to be trusted in China.It's impossible to pick just one or two best ones but this one (like most of them) had me rolling：#33. “And now on CCTV, news from our Tibet Correspondent.”
Read more »"Many people have a false impression that the Chinese government fears the Internet. In fact it is just the opposite."
Read more »Last Friday officials from various government bureaus in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi organized a campaign to destroy fake and low-quality products. I gotta give them some credit, though, cause they didn't just destroy the goods, they had some fun doing it...I'm talking about gasoline, flame throwers, and steamrollers here! Not a bad way to celebrate World Consumer Rights Day last March 15th.
Read more »The yearly meeting of the People's Congress brings an opportunity for many delegates to gain some attention for their pet proposals. This compiled list of some of the more interesting ideas includes giving out 4000 yuan in shopping vouchers, a 4 1/2 day work week and putting pictures of yellow teeth on cigarette packs.
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