When I first came to Shanghai, I thought this city had it all. Every cuisine, every culture, every crazy idea you could think of. You want to roller skate wearing an outfit not even the 80s would deem fashionable, all the while drinking from an open bar? You want to attend a rooftop party above [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 21, 2008
Post-Earthquake CSR
There is no perfect translation for the Chinese word “renao.” Noisy, loud, bustling. These are the terms that Westerners have tried to use to conceptualize the entire meaning of the word. But while we view noisy, loud, bustling events as negative, Chinese see it as not just a positive, but a desired, state. This is [...]
May 19, 2008
May 12, 2008, 2:28 p.m. Beijing Time
At 2:28 p.m. today, one week to the minute of the earthquake, 1.3 billion people stopped what they were doing to stand up from their everyday lives and silently send their thoughts, prayers and respect to the victims of Sichuan earthquake for three minutes. Some prayed for the dead, some hoped for those still buried [...]
May 17, 2008
O say can you see, by the bar’s early light
As promised, I will recount my adventures in the good ol’ US of A. If I had to sum up my trip in one word… Gluttony isn’t the right word, but it’s the first word that comes to mind. Before I left I had a conversation with my dear friend Kyle, who has been in [...]
May 12, 2008
It’s Shake and Bake! And I Did Not Help.
That’s right. We had an earthquake. It occurred in a province called Sichuan, near Chengdu. The distance from where the earthquake hit and where I am is more than 1050 miles. Despite the distance, yes, the earthquake was felt in Shanghai. Many office buildings (aka skyscrapers) swayed in what appears to be a frightening manner [...]
