After the amazing meetings I had with the Romanian ambassador and the folks from the Center for American Chinese Partnership on Monday, I decided to do more sightseeing. I went out at night visiting the main pedestrian street in Beijing. After that, I had a fabulous dinner at an Egyptian restaurant (thus remembering both how [...]
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Last days in Beijing
Posted on 25 November 2009 by Codrin Arsene
Tags: Travel to China
Beijing thus far
Posted on 16 November 2009 by Codrin Arsene
Got to Beijing on Sunday. I know I read about all this online, but to actually be here and experience it is really, really frustrating. So, where do I start? Perhaps with the fact that almost none of the websites in my bookmarks work in Beijing. The ones that I normally use and not having [...]
Awesome quote of the day
I’m going through my research material from Uganda as I’m preparing to write my masters thesis. I just came across one of the most hilarious quotes on my tapes. Check this out (it’s by a woman craft maker):
A man who speaks and gives orders is that who has money to meet the needs of his wife. But if a man cannot fulfill those duties, then he is not a man after all, right? He’s just a nagging woman with a penis.
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This Vanguard reportage deserves to be seen.
I don’t normally post things that are not Africa-related but this young man from Taiwan is simply amazing. Lin Yu Chun participated in a Taiwanese version of the American Idol called Super Star Avenue, singing the song I will always love you by Whitney Houston. I’ll keep it short: his version of the song is clearly better than what Mrs. Houston is capable of singing right now. Some dubbed him the “Susan Boyle of Taiwan” and there might just be something of this young man. Check it out yourselves. I’m sure you’ll be surprised as well.
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