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Random Olympic Notes

Hybrid Taxis There are now hybrid taxis on the streets of Beijing! One type looks just like the regular taxis, and another is shaped more like a Subaru Outback. Before anyone gets too excited, though, they’ll be gone after the Olympics. Like a lot of stuff. “Beijing/China After the Olympics” will become a huge, huge […]

Posted byJohnAugust 12, 2008August 12, 2008Posted inChina5 Comments on Random Olympic Notes

Stalking the Dream Team

Some of these pictures are just priceless. My favorite is the second one. It’s on very different scale, but people sometimes want to take pictures with me after I give a lecture at a school, and very often they don’t really care whether I’m looking or not, or if I know the picture is being […]

Posted byJohnAugust 10, 2008August 12, 2008Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Stalking the Dream Team

Opening Ceremony in 15 Minutes

Watching the buildup to the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on CCTV-5/Olympics, I remember my excitement watching the Olympics as a kid, and my cynicism disappears. Switching to CCTV-1, some of my cynicism returns. But then I switch back to CCTV-5.

Posted byJohnAugust 8, 2008August 8, 2008Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Opening Ceremony in 15 Minutes

Artistic Gymnastics

In Chinese, Artistic Gymnastics (the kind Mary-Lou Rhetton competed in) is called 竞技体操, which means something like “Competitive Skills Gymnastics”. Rhythmic Gymnastics (the kind with the balls and the flags) is called 艺术体操, which means “Artistic Gymnastics”. That’s confusing.

Posted byJohnAugust 6, 2008August 6, 2008Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Artistic Gymnastics

“Evaporation”

I find it amusing when people describe the smog in Beijing as “evaporation“, and not pollution. Of course, in this case the guy doing the describing is the chairman of the IOC medical commission, and he probably knows more about the issue than I do, but I still find it amusing. The most important quote […]

Posted byJohnAugust 6, 2008August 6, 2008Posted inChinaLeave a comment on “Evaporation”

Two Weeks in Shanghai

Things I Like About Shanghai The general feeling of the city. (Vague, I know.) Lots of fruit stands. The good selection of English books at the airport. The Element Fruit restaurant on the arrival level of the domestic terminal at the airport. Things I Don’t Like About Shanghai 1 RMB coins that don’t fit in […]

Posted byJohnAugust 1, 2008August 1, 2008Posted inChina4 Comments on Two Weeks in Shanghai

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