The last couple of days have been extremely hectic as I sought to transplant myself from Manila to Shenzhen, so updates were few and far between. Doesn’t mean I’m not giving pause to the pecularities in life. One thing I observed is that real estate agents (since I’m house hunting) in Shenzhen are as aggressive… Read More: First official update from Shenzhen »
This is going to be my last post from Manila because I’ll be disconnecting my PLDT DSL service today. Starting from next week, I will be blogging from behind the Great Firewall of China. Wish me luck. The last two-and-a-half years have been a fun ride, and I probably should have talked more about my… Read More: Leaving for Shenzhen »
I’m not kidding. I’m now in Shenzhen again and this afternoon I had lunch at McDonald’s and I ordered a set meal that comes with a choice of three flavouring powder for the fries. What was amazing is that the crew on the floor offered to mix the powder and the fries in the paper… Read More: Service at McDonald’s? »
Merle Hinrichs, CEO of Global Sources, recently went on CNBC to defend the quality of products made in China. Somehow, I think this pronouncement came a bit late. The company failed to capitalise on the situation early and make an ethical (and potentially beneficial) stand on the issue of sourcing from China by emphasising its… Read More: On the issue of product recalls »
I was trying to do some research this morning and I realised that Wikipedia is also censored by the Chinese authorities. I wonder if there’s any way to circumvent this. And I thought now that I’m in Hong Kong, my surfing troubles would be a thing of the past. But no! The supposedly “broadband” Internet… Read More: Wikipedia is also blocked »
I am in Shenzhen at the moment and I don’t seem to have access to any blog hosted by blogspot, which is a drag because a few of the blogs that I read regularly, not to mention my own, are hosted there. The weird thing is, although I can post a new entry to my… Read More: Censorship in China »