this is interesting. pineapple beer. they say it only contains .6-2.5 percent alcohol and 1.5-2.5 percent fruit juice. i detest beer in general. a local restaurant offers strawberry chocolate beer. i tried a zip when andy ordered it. it tasted like normal beer to me; andy kept saying it tasted like strawberry and chocolate. the… Continue reading pineapple beer
SAVAGE FORM OF CAPITALISM: Chinese factory workers risk limbs to hold jobs BY TIM JOHNSON FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF SHENZHEN, China — The Pingshan People’s Hospital in the thriving industrial city of Shenzhen has a ward devoted to hand injuries. In one room, Yan Kaiguo, 23, cradles his bandaged right hand. April 8, a machine… Continue reading natural selection?
today’s the most ironic day in my life. first i talked to the lawyer, i thought this is the worst case possible. then a single phone call, it’s all lifted. LMAO life life life…….
10 abstract algebra proofs = our third take home midterm in the abstract algebra class. on the test it stated you are allowed to use your notes, the course textbook, and old homework. you are also allowed to talk to the instructor. you are not allowed to use other books, or to talk to anyone… Continue reading take home exam
By Ching-Ching Ni Los Angeles Times JIAXING, China – Until a few months ago, Zhou Yichao’s goal, to get a good job and support his widowed mother, seemed well within reach. He had just taken the public-servant exam and scored among the very top. His face-to-face interview could only help his prospects, as the 22-year-old… Continue reading Hepatitis B cause for discrimination in China
someone emailed me saying she couldn’t find information on S.H.E. – a relatively new girl band from taiwan. i personally am not a fan but i thought i’d mention something about them since most information about them is in chinese. if you know chinese, you can find a lot about them at shefans.com. They are… Continue reading S.H.E
I’m losig my faith. I’ve always wished China to become democratic someday. It is the way the world is heading, China can not be singled out. Or can it? I never thought China should go through another civil war so I always hoped that CCP will gradually reform itself. Yes, that’s perhaps incredibly naive but… Continue reading CCP and democracy don't mix
i haven’t had much interest participating the cyber world because i’ve been stuck with most horrid experience since i moved out of my parents’ house. i’m totally amazed by some people’s selfishness. it seems no matter how much andy and i help them, they will want to feed on us even more. it’s really sad… Continue reading horrid experience
in response to china’s second major block on blogging service typepad.com (last time is to blogspot.com and it’s still blocked), someone came up with the idea of adopt a blog to promote freedom of speech. the idea is simple. if you own a private domain, you can host those blogs that are blocked. that way… Continue reading adopt a blog
just curious, how many of you have gone to store that tell you you cannot return a piece of clothing after you cut the price tag off it?
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