Archive for June 20th, 2005

Online Marriage, huh? what?

Is it me or are we being just a teenie bit silly here? :)
Online marriage a mixed blessing in China (www.chinawords.blog-city.com)
A recent online survey by 21cn.com shows that, among the 900 netizens who joined the survey, 93 percent of them yearn to experience online love affairs; some 61.2 percent of them have made friends with [...]

Useful Data Protection Lawas

Wow, is it possible that this will make Data Protection rules actually… ::gasp:: useful????
Nick remains [very] doubtful, but cautiously optimistic…

Almost an Urban Legend…

Ok, ok, I know it’s old, but I only just heard about it. Photo says it all:

(from Taiwan)

rwillmsen: On Spitting and Staring

“rwillmsen: On Spitting and Staring” (via the Peking Duck) witty and amusing commentary on spitting in the mainland. The article is a very good read (but unlikely to appeal to spitting sympathisers :) )
Once, while with a Chinese friend in Shanghai, I spat out some gum towards a bin and missed (oops!). The friend then [...]