Re....what?
I must apologize ahead of time for the long blog. Feel free to read it in bite size segments if that suits you. I'm gonna throw out a few words at you: reinvent redesign recollect What do these words...
View ArticleLunacy Limbo Part I
That's right, you heard me. It's now time for that new smashing hit Lunatic Limbo! (click the "Lunacy Limbo Part I" link for a larger picture) For those of you unfamiliar with Lunatic Limbo: First off,...
View ArticleThe Seemingly Humble Pauper
A message to anyone who dislikes cluttered blogs: Stop Reading. I think the theme for this week is: humility. Don't be mislead. I'm not speaking of my own or yours. Rather, I'm speaking of the media. I...
View ArticleA New Type of Blog
I apologize for my long departure, dear readers. I took upon myself a quest which seemed to take longer than I thought. The task of writing about this quest also seemed daunting beyond belief but I've...
View ArticleEvery story starts with a...
Question. Whether big or small, a question is always on someone's lips regardless of the story. Where did you get that scar? Have you ever seen a mountain lion? Did it hurt? I get questions about my...
View ArticleBeing Waldo in the Yellow Sea
"Can I touch your nose?" Yes, this is just one of the exciting questions I've received since moving to this crazy land of communism. Who the heck asks that question, anyway? This question was asked...
View ArticleThere was a Time
I've noticed that my name has dropped to the bottom of the blog list. That's usually my time to write a new article so I can feel like a WINNER!"There was a time..." - If you can name the actor who...
View ArticleOrient-ation - Foodies Part I
I updated my blog a week or two ago but through a fault of my own I deleted it. Much angst was directed towards blogging in general. I pouted and stamped my feet for a while; ultimately directing...
View ArticleOrient-ation - Foodies Part II
See Part I, If you haven't already. China has its own eating culture which is very different from our own. In some cases it's better and in some cases it's worse. For example: Imagine you and your...
View ArticleJenga Blocks Have a Funny Way of Falling
Nate James is a local from McCook currently teaching English to college students in China. How did he wind up with such a crazy job exactly? Dazed, confused and yet oddly satisfied with his current...
View ArticleWas it all just a dream?
As some of you have already noticed, I am back for the Summer. I got back from the 22 hour flight that went from Changsha, Hunan (China) to Hong Kong where I stayed overnight in a hostel. From there I...
View ArticleWhat I'm Missin'
It's been a fun vacation in the ol' US of A. On September 1st, I leave my quiet, small town retreat to go back to the Communist Regime that I now call my 2nd home. This brings a variety of feelings...
View ArticleDragon Air: Not exactly Paradise on Wings
I think a lot of people only hear about China from movies or tv shows much like India or Africa. The western world tends to feign interest in an entire other society but really just picks up bits and...
View ArticleWelcome to the Last Day of Your Life
Part I Getting off the plain in Changsha airport, I felt pretty numb. Traveling through 3-4 airports on your way to a different country is a bit strange. Airports are by and large very similar to one...
View ArticleChinglish Is #1
Every region eventually develops their own dialect. New slang words or phrases seemingly pop up out of thin air and language becomes a living, breathing entity; Always changing, Darwinism in your inner...
View ArticleThe Viper That Bit Me: China's Gaming
There is one thing that has made a huge impact within the past 20 years. It's called gaming. Most of you have heard of it in one fashion or another. When I lived in The States 2 years ago, I was 'a...
View ArticleThe Red Curtain
Game manufacturing and game development in China is beginning to become a huge business. With the amount of people in China combined with their seemingly natural attraction towards games, the influence...
View ArticleHow I made 5000RMB in One Day
My last two articles were about gaming although in the modern, digital sense but what about traditional gaming in China? Nearly every street I walk down is full of people playing games. It's not rare...
View ArticleMoungar 423...my new business in China.
There are all sorts of reasons to be in China, whether you're visiting, living here permanently or simply investigating it for future uses. I'm one of those that have finished investigating and have...
View ArticleLiving Abroad
Version 1.0 Hotels in China are always of a curious sort. You can stay in travel hostels, personal homes, chain hotels like the "7DaysInn" and of course the "5 star hotels." The travel hostels are...
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