I remember there was a time when a blocking of a site was a covert and dreadful thing. A bit of a sign that you had “made it” as someone fighting the good fight. “Blocked in China” seemed like such a ‘thing to be’. Sure Amnesty was; and pro dem sites, those were a given. [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Lip Service For The People
So, it looks like everyone’s favorite Angel has gotten herself in a bit of Peruvian hot water when she wore a bag with Mao’s famous slogan “为人民服务” on it while visiting the lost Inca city – Machu Picchu. Ya see, Peru had some issues with the commies during the 80s, when the Peruvian Communist Party [...]
What comes after China?
In the theme of our recent group writing project, The China Expat blog has launched his own group writing project – “What comes after China?” Now before you get huffy and/or puffy about participating in another group writing project so soon, consider that on any given day most of us just write a bunch of [...]
Bring on the Best of the Chinosphere – China Blog Awards 2007
Well, there’s been a secret little project brewing lately. fiLi and I have been conspiring to create the latest incarnation of the China Blog Awards. fiLi, as some may know, is the brains behind the Chinalyst, a community/aggregator for English-language China blogs. It seems that his site is therefore the perfect venue to get these [...]
‘Education is change’, so why not give some change?
Some of you may have heard about the ambitious, big-in-heart, project my friend Tom has been devoting every waking hour to – The Library Project. When I wrote about it at its inception last November, I admit, I didn’t have half the vision towards it that Tom so obviously does. I thought it would be [...]
GWP: If I Knew Then What I Know Now – Project Closed
And so marks the end of the first Lost Laowai group writing project. We received a total of twelve submissions – not at all bad for our first go at this. We had a last minute submission from Liu Kaiqin: 出乎意料之外?? （in China) :: By Liu Kaiqin Who also sported some rather creative Chinese for [...]
Group Writing Project Reminder
Just a quick reminder that the group writing project will officially end at the end of the day tomorrow (Monday). So, if you’re still interested in sharing your misconceptions or what you “thought you knew” about China before you came here, please write it up, post it on your blog and then send us the [...]
Regarding Hitler
In my first post here at Lost Laowai, I wrote about a student of mine who calls herself Nazi. She is, in most ways, a pleasant girl who studies hard and takes responsibility for her class. Despite bureaucratic tendencies, she hardly seems totalitarian. But a lot of friends, both online and off, told me I [...]
GWP: If I Knew… Update
Here is an update of submissions for the “If I Knew Then What I Know Now” group writing project. Be sure to keep your eye on the official submission page for a complete list. A guest abroad and a foreigner back home :: By Steven 6 Things Everybody needs to know before going to China [...]
Lost Laowai One Year Old!
I was chillin’ out at the bottom of my blog when I noticed a little feature I had installed ages ago that shows me a post from that day a year previous. Well, imagine my surprise when the post is none other than the Lost Laowai inception announcement. Yep. My little baby is one year [...]
The photo’s Flickr page says it was taken mid-October.
