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Winter In Shanghai

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

So I know its been a while and I probably should post more about my trip (which I will soon) but first things first. So there’s a giant snowstorm ripping through China now. And by giant I mean sometimes it snows a little bit and the ground gets wet, and sometime a little snow stays on the ground. For a rugged Canadian such as myself, I’ve been here before. For the Chinese….wow.

First off, for the snow on the ground, there doesn’t seem to be any shovels. So naturally, the snow is being removed using brooms, made of tree branches. Needless to say this isn’t the most efficient process.
Additionally, it is not uncommon to see grown men, children, whoever, building snowmen. The looks on their faces is of pure joy.
Chinese Snowman
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Fixing electronics in a foreign country

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Now, I’m no computer wizard. This is for sure. I mean I can run around the internet with the best of them. I can fix little problem son windows. Virus check, configure, make this thing move faster. But I can not fix big problems. I can not take things apart and fix them. For example, my cleaning apparatus of my electric shaver stopped working. After playing around with it I realized that if I pushed down on it, it would work. This would be fine if I was willing to stand by my shaver for a half hour. Being the crafty person I am I came up with this: fix [read on]

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Made in China

Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Living in China, I see how cheap some stuff really is. For example, a DVD in a box, much like Id find if I was shopping in a store back home will cost about $1. Buying a canopener cost ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Opportunities, or something like that

Sunday, October 28th, 2007
So when I first got to Shanghai I made sure to hit the ground running in terms of finding some “meaningful employment” as my mass emailed cover letter described. One thing to learn about a city like Shanghai (not sure ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Why the Shang??

Thursday, October 25th, 2007
It's a common question I get. I've been fielding the question since I first became dead set on moving to Shanghai while still a university student. Let me back track a little though since this is only post number 1. I ... [Continue reading this entry]

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