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One Rule: No Rules
Thursday, July 24th, 2008The general pushing, lack of common courtesy, and disregard for personal space I’ve experienced so far in China haven’t been too aggravating other than on early-morning subway rides when I’m at my most chipper. My approach is such: When the cultural rule is that there are no rules, how one is expected to behave in [...]
Why Bob is the Man
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Let’s get a little more in depth as to why our deputy manager Bob is the coolest guy I’ve met, maybe ever. First, a little background. According to my intel, Bob used to be an actor, is now a civil servant of some sort, and has a mean karaoke voice. In my experiences, I’d add [...]
Chinese Media Darlings
Friday, July 18th, 2008Crysty, Janis, and I were interviewed for Chinese television today at the BMX course. Check out the video for our confused reactions to translated questions.
Spinning My Wheels
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Work at the cycling cluster commenced this week, and what should I start with? We could revisit why Bob is the man, the fact that next to the venue there is a Disney knock-off amusement park complete with a 1/3-size Epcot ball, or the story about me crashing an electric scooter into a building and [...]
Front-Row Peeking at Peking Opera
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
To cap off the tour of Beijing, BOCOG treated us to a Peking Opera performance of The Marriage of the Sun and Phoenix. I was fortunate enough to join a few of my classmates in the VIP section on the floor, just a few feet from the stage, and the shrill screeching of the actors. [...]