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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Google Blocked in China (Part 10¹⁰⁰)
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Recently GreatFire.org reported the increased blocking of Google's services . As described by Dan Levin in The New York Times : The...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
PLA Soldiers, Chengguan, and a Raft Ride During a Flooded Dragon Boat Festival in Hengyang
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Last night the rain was especially heavy in Hengyang, Hunan province. When I set out this afternoon, most seemed relatively normal in the c...
Monday, June 2, 2014
Leap-the-Dips and a Roller Coaster at Hengyang's Yueping Park
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Along with other attractions, Hengyang's Yueping Park has a small roller coaster. Its small size reminds me of the first roller co...
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
Wi-Fi and Notes in a Hengyang Black Tide
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Admittedly, it was the name of a cafe on Changsheng Road in Hengyang, Hunan, which first caught my attention. But I have returned to ...
Saturday, May 31, 2014
A Reason to Support Beijing's Winter Olympics Bid
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I can't say I have felt much enthusiasm over Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In fact, I had hoped another location woul...
Children and Dogs on Huiyan Peak
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Just because, here are a few photos of two girls, a boy, and two pet dogs I briefly met on Huiyan Peak (回雁峰) in Hengyang, Hunan: ...
Friday, May 30, 2014
The Power of Paper and Censorship in Thailand
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One reason to read George Orwell's " Nineteen Eighty-Four " in paperback: Silent reading protest in Bangkok #thaicoup p...
Ads With Feline and British Touches for a Photography Studio in Hengyang
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After two posts about American ads, I will bring things back to China while sticking with the ad theme. One of the first sights after ent...
Thursday, May 29, 2014
(I Believe That) I Like "Esa-Pekka's Verse" by Apple
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ESPN's "I believe that we will win!" ad left me me a bit surprised and asking a few questions . Another ad I recently saw als...
(I Believe That) I Would Change This Sports Chant
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Thanks to the glories of online social networking and VPNs , I recently saw this ESPN advertisement for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil:...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
People, Fishing Rods, and Kites Next to the Xiang River
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After the recent flooding , today a pedestrian area next to the Xiang River in Hengyang seemed relatively back to normal for a weekday afte...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Flooding and Cleanup Along the Xiang River in Hengyang
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Flooding caused by recent heavy rains has led to at least 37 deaths in southern China. The Wall Street Journal posted a slide show showin...
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