Daily Archives: August 15, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-15

August 15, 2008 peijin

@msittig In Taiwanese mandarin you hear the “shui” pronunciation more often # @terencelau no i think its slow sometimes…i am on it right now, for instance # @terencelau ok its really really really slow # Gumm.org the proxy site that … Continue reading →

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Foreign scalpers at the Beijing Olympics…

August 15, 2008 peijin

Business of Olympic tickets booming for touts via kwout Apparently, foreigners are getting into the scalping biz too…what is interesting is that the article says a bunch of Chinese ones were arrested in front of their western counterparts. That I … Continue reading →

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I wanted Kermit the Frog, I got Kermit Supreme and Vincent Gallo instead

August 15, 2008 peijin

Bored out of my mind on a day of perfect weather and Olympic sport in Beijing, I decided to find a good Kermit the Frog toy on Taobao.com. Using an English search there were but two results and one of … Continue reading →

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China: Not your typical “Party School” or the use and abuse of ideology

August 15, 2008 peijin

Blogger and author Chen Xingzhi on Bokee talks about his experiences at the Chinese Communist Party School, where they study Marx, Engels, Lenin, Mao Zedong, Deng, and Jiang Zemin. He is, of course, a Party Member and no doubt in … Continue reading →

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