Category Archives: Current Affairs

Speak Mandarin Or No Job (At Body Shop)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by WoAi

I take it you’ve all read my latest food blog post regarding the amazing deals from M1NT Cellars? Okay then. Let’s get on with today’s I Love China post. I read that Zoe Churchman, a 19 year old English girl … Continue reading →

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24 Years Ago Today

Posted on June 4, 2013 by WoAi

How time flies … Many people, especially in HK, make a big thing about this every year. And of course, it was a big thing. But it was also 24 years ago, almost a quarter of a century. We criticise … Continue reading →

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Oh China, Why Can’t You Be More Like Singapore

Posted on May 13, 2013 by WoAi

I’m back in Singapore once again after a break of 2 years and I have to say, even more than usual, it’s great to escape from Shanghai. Two years ago, there was no bird flu worry about and pollution was … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Victims Of The Boston Bombings

Posted on April 27, 2013 by WoAi

I haven’t mentioned the tragic events in Boston last week, but the links with China are stronger than you might think. One of the 3 killed from the bombs was a Chinese student, Lu Mingzi, from the north eastern city … Continue reading →

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How Not To Get Killed In A Shanghai Taxi

Posted on April 24, 2013 by WoAi

Another example of crazy Chinese logic. Authorities (meaning some brainless official) have demanded that advertising video screens should be removed from taxis in Shanghai after a woman was severely injured when her face smashed in to one of the screens … Continue reading →

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Hit And Run

Posted on April 19, 2013 by WoAi

Horrific footage of a hit and run in Fuxin, Liaoning province in northern China. Yes, the car involved is a police car which doesn’t even stop while the civilian car that captures the incident on a dash mounted camera slows … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

Posted on April 9, 2013 by WoAi

I sometimes write about some of the odd and weird behaviour I’ve observed here in China, but let’s not forget that China doesn’t have the monopoly on idiotic behaviour. I was somewhat shocked to read about the death of Britain’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrrrggghhh!, Britain, Current Affairs | 27 Comments

The Mystery Of 6,000 Dead Pigs

Posted on March 13, 2013 by WoAi

This has to be the most bizarre story of the year, if not the decade. Almost 6,000 dead pigs have so far been found floating in the Huangpu river which divides the city of Shanghai in two. When I first … Continue reading →

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Till Death (Or Taxes) Do Us Part

Posted on March 11, 2013 by WoAi

I imagine everyone has had quite enough of sunny beach posts, so it’s time to get back to what I do best – report on the weird and wonderful world that is life in China! The government is forever playing … Continue reading →

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The Future’s Grey

Posted on January 29, 2013 by WoAi

My favourite cell phone provider back in England had a catchy slogan: the future’s bright, the future’s Orange. They obviously have never been to Beijing! The pollution situation is starting to not be funny. Beijing seems to have the occasional … Continue reading →

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