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And what has not changed?
The pictures can tell.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Those crazy years
Found some pictures of China's cultural revolution
What has changed over the decades?
And what has not changed?
The pictures can tell.
And what has not changed?
The pictures can tell.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
When a Billion Chinese Jump
An essential and incisive discussion on China today - a country on an environmental precipice that will affect the entire world.
When a Billion Chinese Jump tells the story of China’s – and the world’s – biggest crisis. With foul air, filthy water, rising temperatures and encroaching deserts, China is already suffering an environmental disaster. Now it faces a stark choice: either accept catastrophe, or make radical changes. Traveling the vast country to witness this environmental challenge, Jonathan Watts moves from mountain paradises to industrial wastelands, examining the responses of those at the top of society to the problems and hopes of those below. At heart his book is not a call for panic, but a demonstration that – even with the crisis so severe, and the political scope so limited – the actions of individuals can make a difference. Consistently attentive to human detail, Watts vividly portrays individual lives in a country all too often viewed from outside as a faceless state. No reader of his book – no consumer in the world – can be unaffected by what he presents.
Went to the author book talk. No solution was given. It is not impossible that China's environment will improve. But I don't think our generation will live to see that day.
(Info from NASA)
When a Billion Chinese Jump tells the story of China’s – and the world’s – biggest crisis. With foul air, filthy water, rising temperatures and encroaching deserts, China is already suffering an environmental disaster. Now it faces a stark choice: either accept catastrophe, or make radical changes. Traveling the vast country to witness this environmental challenge, Jonathan Watts moves from mountain paradises to industrial wastelands, examining the responses of those at the top of society to the problems and hopes of those below. At heart his book is not a call for panic, but a demonstration that – even with the crisis so severe, and the political scope so limited – the actions of individuals can make a difference. Consistently attentive to human detail, Watts vividly portrays individual lives in a country all too often viewed from outside as a faceless state. No reader of his book – no consumer in the world – can be unaffected by what he presents.
Went to the author book talk. No solution was given. It is not impossible that China's environment will improve. But I don't think our generation will live to see that day.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Temperature roller coaster
One day it was 30℃, the next day it was 13℃ after the rain. Ai!
And the traffic… Beijing is like a time bomb. Sooner or later it will explode.
And the traffic… Beijing is like a time bomb. Sooner or later it will explode.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Readjusting
Sep 3
3 years anniversary working for SPE.
Boss returned to work after 4.5 months maternity leave.
Every day people talk about housing and children.
Everyone is exhausted.
Sep 4
Went to QS MBA tour.
Bumped into an old colleague AGAIN!
She just left Dow Jones.
Readjusting to life in Beijing.
It’s difficult.
Once in a while I think of Canary Wharf,
my last stop in London before heading back home.
Do the bankers worry about the mundane?
3 years anniversary working for SPE.
Boss returned to work after 4.5 months maternity leave.
Every day people talk about housing and children.
Everyone is exhausted.
Sep 4
Went to QS MBA tour.
Bumped into an old colleague AGAIN!
She just left Dow Jones.
Readjusting to life in Beijing.
It’s difficult.
Once in a while I think of Canary Wharf,
my last stop in London before heading back home.
Do the bankers worry about the mundane?
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Back
The hubbub and long queues at Beijing airport told me the summer fling was over. It was also one evening in the last week of August in 2000 that I first arrived in the capital. What did not change over a whole decade was the hot weather which made me feel really bad. The difference is the city is no longer new to me today.
Ok. The trip to Britain was great, as I had expected. It was more than seeing the places of interest. Just sitting in a street corner watching people walking by, each with an umbrella in hand was a pleasure. Hopping on a tube in London, listening to the voice announcements with a British accent at every stop, or overhearing chitchats in a diversity of languages are interesting too. Hopping off at the wrong stop and being left alone in an almost obsolete train station called Lydney without a mobile phone and finally being picked up by a very nice English woman who took me to the town center made the journey a bit adventurous, but I enjoyed it. And… I almost forgot… I’d tasted raspberries, blueberries and blackberries!
What I love most is the clear sky and mild climate. After I came back, I can’t help wondering why so many people are leaving their native countries for China while complaining about its problems. Is it because it’s easier for Caucasians to make a living in this developing country? Will they still choose China if they are deprived of their priorities here?
Seriously, I need to think about my next move. The more I see, the more insatiable I become. Sometimes I have an evil thought. I stealthily wish the prophecy of 2012 were true. As all good things come to an end, why not all end together?
Ok. The trip to Britain was great, as I had expected. It was more than seeing the places of interest. Just sitting in a street corner watching people walking by, each with an umbrella in hand was a pleasure. Hopping on a tube in London, listening to the voice announcements with a British accent at every stop, or overhearing chitchats in a diversity of languages are interesting too. Hopping off at the wrong stop and being left alone in an almost obsolete train station called Lydney without a mobile phone and finally being picked up by a very nice English woman who took me to the town center made the journey a bit adventurous, but I enjoyed it. And… I almost forgot… I’d tasted raspberries, blueberries and blackberries!
What I love most is the clear sky and mild climate. After I came back, I can’t help wondering why so many people are leaving their native countries for China while complaining about its problems. Is it because it’s easier for Caucasians to make a living in this developing country? Will they still choose China if they are deprived of their priorities here?
Seriously, I need to think about my next move. The more I see, the more insatiable I become. Sometimes I have an evil thought. I stealthily wish the prophecy of 2012 were true. As all good things come to an end, why not all end together?
Saturday, August 7, 2010
The scene is perfect, all we need is a blue sky.
在北外四年，居然没有去过紫竹院公园。上周六在国图上完课，顺便去拍了几张照片，试试我的LX3. 可惜北京很难见到蓝天。周日天气突然就凉快了，很奇怪。
又一个同事离开了。前两天还在看杜拉拉，最后一集记得她说，都走了，我都有些不认识这个地方了。公司就是这样，铁打的营盘流水的兵。对于我们的新加坡同事，平时更多是通过email/skype沟通，好多人还没见过面就say goodbye了。还是那句老话，天下没有不散的宴席。离开也是一个新的开始。
So, that’s it. One week to go. Can't wait for the getaway...
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