Being a blogger in China comes with some cool benefits. Interesting content is generally only a trip to the supermarket away; every topic is controversial, so comments and conversation is a near guarantee; China’s a hot global topic, and so a reader-base is not something you need to pursue with much vigilance. However, damned if …Read More
It’s a question that every expat faces when visiting another country. Do you or do you not have a right to comment, complain, or question the politics of your host country? There is no shortage of such commentary in the Chinese blogosphere, and many foreigners in China (and I’m by no means an exception) turn …Read More
Anyone that reads this blog often enough knows that I’ve no love for censorship. I down-right loath it. Freedom of speech is the apex of [*hr*]. There is not a situation I can think of whereby I feel a person should have their ability to speak on any topic they desire taken away from them. …Read More
Who the hell is Oiwan Lam and why does she need freeing? That was the question I was asking myself as when I got the invite to join the Free Oiwan Lam Facebook Group. It was that question that led me to Imagethief’s post of the same title. Turns out Oiwan, an editor for Global …Read More
Here’s a little something to brighten your day. Funny AND informative. 😉 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWTmg4dHiKg&v3Read More
The post I wrote a couple days ago, Block you! You motherblocker!, has gotten a fair amount of comments, and all of it seemed dandy until Zhong Guo Ren tuned in. Here is a recreation of their comment, as I had to sift through the database and manually delete it (when ever viewed, the page …Read More
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 …Read More
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 …Read More
For anyone in the PRC, you may have noticed that Flickr images have been blocked lately. Getting onto the site isn’t a problem, but it would appear the site that serves the images has made the ever-fluctuating black list of the Great Firewall of China. Fortunately, John over at Sinosplice was nice enough to share …Read More
I ran across a blog post over at Dalian blogger Kim’s great new spot, East-West Station, and it got me thinking. In the post, entitled “The Years BC“, Kim recounts the (often entertainment-industry induced) rather skewed knowledge he had of China before moving here last year. He shares tales of stereotypes, evil villains, kung-fu legends …Read More
I’ve just added a brand-spankin’-new feature to Lost Laowai – A China Jobs Board! And like most job boards, it features jobs. Neat eh? Though initially most jobs will very likely be of the ESL nature, it’s by no means limited to such, and all businesses looking for laowai to fill positions in their company …Read More
Of all the countless things that us Canadian Laowai miss about being at home, missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs has to rank way up there — right along side real maple syrup and Anne Murray. Well, imagine my surprise when I saw that CBC was going to stream the playoffs live on their website. Wow! …Read More
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