Archive for July, 2008

“NOT AT ALL!!!”

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Best video ever! Read the warnings below before hitting play.

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WARNING!

DO NOT eat or drink anything while while watching this video.
DO NOT handle fragile or sharp objects while watching this video.
DO NOT operate machinery while watching this video.
DO NOT watch this video if you are pregnant or in poor health.
DO NOT watch this video if you are suicidal.

Now hit play. The fun begins at 0:56/3:53. Once you’re familiar with the lyrics, be sure to sing along! 中国加油!

Found this video through a new and ridiculously awesome blog called ChinaSmack.com.

I don’t like people

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

People say the stupidest things when talking about cars or photography.

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Ugh.

Asian girls slumber party photos

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Sheena’s been bugging me for days about pics from two weeks ago, so here are a few to calm her down. (Must be that time of the month.) Shot with a point-and-shoot. Screw SLRs.

Ahh, America. More below. Might be a little NSFW.

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Day 103: Being ABC in China

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Someone asked me why I’m not like the other American’s he’s seen in Shanghai, all cheerful and excited all the time. He must not have noticed that I’m not a rich white guy.

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Day 99: Video blogging

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Decided to give video blogging a try so maybe I can type less in the future. These were recorded last night and tonight.

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Wow those were awful. I had no idea it’d be this hard. Here are a couple people much better at it:

I don’t agree with everything they say, but I do wish I could be as articulate.

Photos for Mtn.ghost Quipment

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

I took some photos for Mtn.ghost Quipment while I was in California earlier this month. Forgot to shoot their racing gloves. Maybe I’ll shoot those here in Shanghai.

This is Danny, Linda's brother.

This is Linda, Danny's sister.

Gogo dancers Ktina and Sheena, and their beautiful smiles.

Also reedited some older photos these past couple days.

This is Jennifer, the first person I shot for Mtn.ghost.

This is Michelle, an awesome gogo dancer.

Below are the rest so far. And of course they can also be viewed at mtnghost.com, which was recently redesigned.

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Goodbye USA, again

Monday, July 14th, 2008

I’m going to miss California. Nice weather, cars, angry topless chicks…

My flight is this afternoon and I haven’t packed, so I’ll write about my USA adventures after I’m in Shanghai. Thanks a bunch Bob, Mike, Andrew. I had a great two weeks because of you guys!

(Photo credit: Andrew Ho)

iPhone 3G at Valley Fair

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

9:00 PM last night, thirteen hours after the iPhone 3G went on sale and 30 minutes before the mall closed, there was still a long line to get into the Apple Store at Valley Fair (a huge mall in San Jose). Didn’t look like a lot of people from the front, but the bulk of the line was around the corner.

I took the pics with my iPhone OG. I’d like to get the new version but it’s $600 without a service contract, and the GPS (the new feature I’m most interested in) probably wouldn’t be too useful for me when I go back to Shanghai anyway.

PVG Terminal 2, PEK Terminal 3

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Some photos of my trip from PVG to PEK to come back to the States.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) – Terminal 2

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Naked push-ups around China

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Below pics (not by me) from here.

I had no idea what this was about either. Fortunately Lisa’s able to explain these things to Chinese illiterate people like me in her new blog, Lisa Road. Now it totally makes sense!