I just finished up reading The A.V. Club’s top 50 movies of the past decade. It started from #50 and worked it’s way up. Usually, with lists like this, after a certain point you start to get a feel for who’s going to be in the Top 10, then Top 5, etc.. But I was [...]
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Just got back from Taiwan. It was a short trip, just five days. Here’s a quick summay:
Day 1 – My first ever direct flight from Shanghai to Taipei. Thought it would be super fast, turns out that when you add in a 5 hour delay the novelty of ease quickly wears off. Finally arrive late [...]
it's a beautiful day in Taipei, and I'm stuck in my hotel room working. And to top it all off, had Shanghainese food for lunch. #
Syd's birthday at Closed Door: http://twitpic.com/un2h9 #
so…hung…over #
Beef stew at Boxingcat. Now time for some mulled wine http://twitpic.com/uhs5g #
卢记火锅, just what we needed on a freezing Shanghai night. [...]
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i just thought I saw my first PDA from two gay men on the escalator below. Turns out it was some guy kissing his super tall and fat son. #
feels weird to wake up on a Sat morning without a hint of hangover. weird in a good way. going to eat some chocolate covered raisins [...]
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Billboard's One-Hit-Wonders of the 2000s. VERY glad that James Blunt is on here, maybe I'll never hear from him again: http://is.gd/5hszS #
Rewatching "In the Loop" before sleep. Gotta be the best movie I've seen so far this year. #
Just walked back home from seafood congee near Dingxi Lu. Nary a DVD store on the way [...]
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A recent article on Danwei is a translation of a piece in the Southern Metropolis Weekly about Dongguan, the supposed sex capital of China. On how production practices in this manufacturing city are seeping into the sex industry here, Danwei’s Joel Martinsen translates (bold letters courtesy of me):
Like Luo Chao, many interviewees complained about the [...]
From a text message conversation about a corporate Christmas party earlier in the evening with Ms. Wang:
Her: What should I give a white guy as a gift? The budget is 50 RMB.
Me: A handjob on Aomen Lu.
Her: Hahahha, gross. What do you think about a gingerbread house.
Me: Wait…I get the feeling that you thought I [...]
@meannie @gillee time for you guys to join me and all the other lakers fans. Save yourself the suffering. We're all Californians after all! in reply to meannie #
Amazing Floor Speech On NY Gay Marriage http://is.gd/5aUbf #
Just learned that Lisboa afternoon tea specials begin at 1:30. This baby was only 13 RMB http://twitpic.com/rsymv #
Finally [...]
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From today’s Shanghai Daily:
A RECENT survey shows that only 53 percent of tourists were satisfied with Shanghai’s attractions – but that’s still a 20 percent rise from 2007, the city consumers’ watchdog said today.
A total of 2,000 tourists filled out surveys covering dining, accommodation, transport, shopping, sightseeing and entertainment in August.
The Shanghai Commission of Consumers’ [...]
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