This ad campaign promoting Pond’s Flawless White skin lightening cream (currently running in China) is almost a rip-off of a Korean drama series and just goes to show that love is skin-deep and materialistic. If your love interest is anything like the male protagonist in the commercial, the wisest thing to do is to dump… Read More »
The temperature in Shenzhen has fallen to a low of 8 degrees Celsius lately. For someone who is accustomed to the tropical heat in Singapore, where temperatures seldom go below 25 degrees Celsius (not to mention single-digit territory), the weather here to me feels like having two aircons blowing at full blast in a 4-by-4… Read More »
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Picture this dialogue: “Hi, my name is Olympics. What’s yours?” “Really? My name is Olympics too.” Hard to imagine, right? Well, in another decade or so, this may be a common scenario you’ll run into. As a clear indicator that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is more than an event, nearly 3,500 children were reportedly… Read More »
I was trying to read more about the recent coup attempt in the Philippines at BBC’s news website today when I realised that the site is also blocked in China. Not a big deal really, but you’ll have to wonder why because one can receive BBC World on cable TV here in Shenzhen.
I guess the reason why real estate agents in Shenzhen are so aggressive is because the competition is fierce. Just to illustrate: The real estate company that arranged for me to view some apartments here back in September (this year) has since shuttered its business. The fact that its boss probably absconded with company funds… Read More »