Category Archives: Amusing

The Art Of Conversation

Posted on January 4, 2008 by WoAi

I may have mentioned this before but it still makes me laugh so I’m going to mention it again. Starbucks is incredibly successful in China. It’s a true miracle how they managed to sell coffee to a nation of tea … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Business, This is how we do it | 24 Comments

Teddy Bear Teacher Coming To China

Posted on January 3, 2008 by WoAi

Yes folks, Gillian Gibbons, dubbed the teddy bear teacher, is heading for China. She was recently charged and imprisoned (but spared 40 lashes) in the Sudan where she was teaching, for naming a teddy bear Mohamed! Let’s hope she has … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Current Affairs | 8 Comments

Dirty Laundry

Posted on January 2, 2008 by WoAi

It’s 2008 folks and to anyone in China that means above anything else, that the Olympics are coming to our nation’s capital city this summer. State television channel CCTV 5 is being renamed The Olympics Channel, and the press conference … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Current Affairs, Sex in the city | 5 Comments

Hello Kitty – For Men!

Posted on December 31, 2007 by WoAi

Yes, just as the cosmetic firms have grown their market by developing ranges for men, Hello Kitty have now turned their attention to the manbag carrying section of the population.  Apparently the character has been adapted to be more “rugged” … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Current Affairs | 14 Comments

Gasp, Illegal Child Labour at The Westin!

Posted on December 24, 2007 by WoAi

I usually go home to London for Christmas but this year, I’ve decided to stay in Shanghai.  Well, when I say I have decided, what I mean is I was too disorganised to arrange anything and now it’s too late … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Current Affairs | 11 Comments

Wine Tasting

Posted on December 18, 2007 by WoAi

Conversation overheard at Purple Haze Bistro Thai restaurant in Beijing: English woman [pointing at her wine glass which has a tiny smidgen of wine in it]: Excuse me waitress, I think you’re supposed to pour the wine and fill the … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Arrrrggghhh!, This is how we do it | 14 Comments

20 Million Dollar Takeaway

Posted on November 30, 2007 by WoAi

89 year old widow in England dies and leaves her 10 million pound estate to the owners of her favourite Chinese takeaway restaurant. Since her son already died, the widow’s nephews and nieces are contesting the will on the basis … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Current Affairs | 8 Comments

Even Better Than ….

Posted on November 29, 2007 by WoAi

I’ve been living in Shanghai for close to 3 years (okay 2 and a half) and I’ve only just discovered a gem of a street, Da Gu Lu, cunningly hidden away between Yan An Lu and Wei Hai Lu. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Food, Intellectual Property, This is how we do it | 5 Comments

First Blood

Posted on November 23, 2007 by WoAi

Rambo: There wouldn’t be no trouble except for that king shit cop! All I wanted was something to eat. But the man kept pushing Sir. Trautman: Well you did some pushing on your own John. Rambo: They drew first blood, … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, This is how we do it | 13 Comments

When you gotta go ….

Posted on November 22, 2007 by WoAi

I got a text from a good friend of mine who was on his way to work and was astonished when the driver suddenly stopped the car to pee in the street.   He even went to the trouble of photographing … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, This is how we do it | 9 Comments