Anyone that’s taught for more than 10 minutes in China’s public school system will attest to how craptastic the supplied text books are. Chinese-produced pablum that bears the name of prominent Western universities in hopes that no one will notice that the content is blander than a bowl of zhou. A recent Southern Weekend article [...]
Archive for 2007
China’s Stolen Children
One hundred and ninety children are abducted in China every day. Nearly 70,000 per year. Take a moment, stare up at the ceiling, and ponder that number. Need some perspective? In the entire year of 2005 my home of Canada had 31 kidnapped kids[1]. The UK weighs in at the 60-70 mark[2] and even the [...]
Photo of the Week: Hard Hat
This week’s Photo of the Week is an unusually appealing and colourful pic of the entrance to a construction site by Flickr user: myblueheaven. Every week we’ll feature a funny, interesting or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good Photo of the Week, throw it in the [...]
[GWP] China: Love It ~ Hate It wrap-up
Hey all, with the holiday week in full swing, I totally lost track of the China: Love It ~ Hate It group writing project and that it was meant to finish yesterday. Though this GWP failed to attract a huge number of submissions (I’ll blame it on everyone busy preparing for the holiday), we did [...]
…and there but by the grace of science go I
Or: “A celebration of atheism in China’s schools” On the walls of China’s public schools you might find Karl Marx and even Friedrich Engels (an overture to more weighty propaganda to follow in later life), but you will also find images of Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin along with detailed profiles of these great men [...]
[GWP Update] China: Love It ~ Hate It
Hey, just a quick post to remind everyone about the new Group Writing Project – China: Love It ~ Hate it. Only a couple days left (end of the day Monday submissions will be closed). Submissions are trickling in, and a number of people have sent e-mails saying they’ll be participating, so while we wait, [...]
So some people in China are racist against blacks – should you come to China?
Recently I wrote a post about Racism in China, just before finding out about the Beijing Police Rounding Up and Beating of Black People at Josh’s blog. Rick also wrote a post dealing with this called Sino Xenophobia? It’s a really sad and unfortunate reality that racism exists in China, especially against black people and [...]
Water Wheel Extravaganza!
In a previous entry on my own blog, I was a bit scathing about our local Water Wheel Park, but I had another look recently and I must admit I have revised my opinion. On a hot, sunny late September day, I took the screaming yellow 144 bus to the bridge over the Yellow RIver [...]
Elementary Chinese
So, this is where my blog begins, again. On Lost Laowai [thanks for having me] not so much because it’s what I think of myself, but because it’s what most people assume I am. I’m just telling it like it is. Life in China. MY life in China. Last Sunday began way too early, with [...]
[Group Writing Project] China: Love it ~ Hate it
It’s been a couple months since our first Group Writing Project, and as it was quite successful, we feel it’s time for round two. The topic this time is “China: Love It ~ Hate It“. We’re big fans of the dao and the wacky balance therein here at Lost Laowai, and as such wanted to [...]
