How Chinese choose English names
We have all met them, those who give themselves the unimaginable name. Those who involuntarily amuse people when they introduce themselves. Those who don’t care about how hard it is […]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Shanghai Skyline Time Lapse
I made this video during my visit in Shanghai in October 2012. It was recorded with my mobile phone without a stand, so sorry if the picture moves slightly. Some […]
A Building for Crowded Cities
So there is this plan in Changsha (China) to build the tallest building in the world (838m) within 90 days. The trick is pre fabrication of “modules” in factories and […]
The art of queuing
The average Taiwanese is an intermediate queuer. Be it queuing for a popular food stand in a night market, queuing for the metro or standing in a traffic jam (which […]
Making Sense of the East
How many circles of friends do you have? You surely have your best buddies from good old high school times, of course some college friends, and maybe also another group […]
The client is your boss
A slightly adjusted version of client is king. Here, at the immigration office in Taipei, the client is asked to remind the clerk in case hey forget their smile. The […]
The journey
On this blog I will share my thoughts, observations and discoveries which I have made and am constantly making on my journey between East and West!