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Language: Eradicating Chinglish in Shanghai

August 25, 2009

Today the BBC reported that officials in Shanghai are trying to get rid of all the ‘Chinglish’ signs:

The authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai are starting a campaign to try to spot and correct badly phrased English on signs in public places.
Chinglish, as the inaccurate use of the language is known, has long been [...]

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Life: Leaving Shanghai, Heading To Singapore

April 17, 2009

For the past 6 weeks, I have been in China co-leading an immersion program for40 Singaporean students. I cannot belive it is almost time to go back (Sunday) – times really does fly. A lot of people have been asking me if I am excited to go back, so I decided to write a quick [...]

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Life: Another Taxi Incident

April 11, 2009

I think I jinxed myself last time.
Today I experienced anther fender bender while riding in a taxi.This time it was with a bus, but don’t worry, it barely tapped us. After yelling from the car for a bit, my driver pulled out in front of the bus, blocked the road, then exited the vehicle to [...]

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Life: Where Did The Time Go?

April 11, 2009

I just realized that I only have one more week in Shanghai! It will be nice to go back to Singapore and be with my friends, but I will certainly miss this city. 
Between now and then, I am going to have a lot of grading, places to go, and people to see. I will try [...]

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Life: Company Visits

April 9, 2009

In addition to taking classes, our students also get a chance to learn about business in China by going to different companies.
A couple of weeks ago we went to the Shanghai VW factory/headquarters. Overall, it was less than spectacular. It was a short tour, and we did not get to hear a lot about the [...]

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Life: Day in the City/Accident

April 6, 2009

Today I went out with my colleague and a couple of the students. We headed over to Qi Pu Lu, which is the fake market in Shanghai. Once upon a time I would have really enjoyed that place, but now I just find it annoying. This is partly because I don’t like shopping, and partly [...]

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Life: You Don’t Believe I am American?

April 6, 2009

Yesterday I had a good chat with a fu wu yuan at one of my favorite noodle places. He is from Xinjiang, which is located in the Northwestern part of China, and has a large Muslim population. They are one of the 56 少数民族/minority groups living in China.
I was with my colleague who speaks Mandarin, [...]

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Life: My Student’s Class on Doing Business in China

April 3, 2009

In addition to my Business Communication class, my students are also taking a class called “Cultural Insights to Doing Business in China”, which is taught by one of the Shanghai University Professors.
I have attended all of the lectures so far (2 at 4 hours each), and it has been a very interesting experience. The class [...]

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Life: Food in Shanghai

April 3, 2009

I have not written about one of my favorite topics (food) in a while, so I figured it was about time.
Since I live near a University, there are lots of different restaurants to try. My average meal is probably around 8RMB, and so far, I have been pretty happy with the selection.
Without a doubt, my [...]

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Travel: Photos from Hangzhou and Suzhou

April 2, 2009

I thought I would post some photos from my little excursion to Hangzhou and Suzhou last week.

This is a view of Tiger Hill in Suzhou. They call it the Chinese “Leaning Tower” because it is leaning a few degrees. Suzhou is a nice, peaceful place that has a lot of beautiful gardens. It can be [...]

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