Archive for April, 2006

We must increase our bust

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

A rather odd article caught my eye on Reuters the other day. In “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” style, it seems that the average bust size in China has increased.

Tempest in a D-cup as bust sizes grow
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bra producers have been forced to offer bigger cup-sizes in China because improved nutrition [...]

Children of the Sandstorm

Monday, April 17th, 2006

[Cue "That Techno Song"]
This morning as we left for work we seemed to step back in time a hundred years as we left our building. Although the traffic, the technology, the skyscrapers, and the cranes building skyscrapers were all still there, it had all taken on a dusty shade of brown like an old-fashioned photograph [...]

Look both ways (but not at the signal)

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

Crossing the Street in Beijing 
One of the first things people realize when they arrive in China is that they have absolutely no idea how to cross the street. I remember when I first arrived in Beijing and stared in confusion at a red pedestrian crossing signal as a crowd of people swept me with them [...]

Troubling News

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

 Hao Wu, the author of one of my favorite blogs, Beijing or Bust is being held by the Chinese police.
I’ve been quite busy lately, and I haven’t been able to keep up with my chosen selection of China blog reading.  Today, while I waited for Lucas to finish up at work, I took the opportunity to [...]