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Illegal baby part 1: The strange case of the sluggish passport

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 12:09 AM by will
Anyone within earshot will know that Imagethief welcomed his son, Zachary, into the world last March 9th. The nearly four months since have been one long sleepless adventure. Despite my fatigue induced delirium, however, the experience has been a happy Read More...
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Humorless heat hassles Hashers

Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 6:08 AM by will
Back when he lived in Singapore many of Imagethief's friends used to run with the Hash House Harriers, the "drinking club with a running problem". Imagethief, being a solitary, sober runner used to give that miss. But it did sound like a sloshing good Read More...
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I must be getting complacent...

Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:58 AM by will
Imagethief likes to keep at least one bottle of good Scotch whiskey in the house at all times, in case of emergency. Like friends coming over. My last bottle, which I received for my 40th, way back last October, is finally down to the dregs (I don't drink Read More...
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Traveling this week

Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 6:48 AM by will
I'm off to the US for most of next week. I think the rigors of travel and all-day meetings will mean little time for writing, so things will likely be quiet here. I know they've been a bit quiet already, thanks to evenings and weekends spent being a father, Read More...
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Have I discovered a business model?

Posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:49 AM by will
Look carefully. One of these posts is not like the others: Yes, it's official. Last week's Ed!son Chen post is now the most viewed post ever on this blog, knocking the May, 2005 S@yaa Ir!e post out of the number one spot. 13,500 * 18,500 and still going Read More...
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Hamster inflation

Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:34 PM by will
Only in China: A sudden spike in the demand for pet rodents, inspired by the start of the "Year of the Rat", has forced the price of hamsters up by as many as six times in China, state media reported Wednesday. Prior to the Lunar New Year, hamsters went Read More...
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Let me tell ya about Edison Chen's dirty photos

Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:17 AM by will
With the possible exception of Disney villains, Imagethief cannot think of a group of people that more richly deserve their miserable fates than Hong Kong celebrity Edison Chen and his cavalcade of cupcakes . If I sound unsympathetic here, that is because Read More...
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Two cool new blogs

Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 6:08 AM by will
I'm not generally disposed to point to new blogs other than adding them to my blogroll because I assume you're all already reading Danwei and China Law Blog , both of which do that sort of thing much more regularly than I do. However in this case I'm Read More...
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Pardon me if I don't salute China's plastic bag ban

Posted Monday, January 14, 2008 6:35 AM by will
To look at the news surrounding China's recent announcement of a ban on thin plastic bags you'd think the gates to environmental heaven had just swung open. I'm sure I could see those very gates if the air outside my office windows wasn't full of nitrogen Read More...
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Chinese innovation brings us one step closer to green eggs and ham

Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:09 PM by will
Yes, it's more fluorescent, green pigs. Details here (AP) and here (Xinhua). It used to be when you saw a green, glowing pig you automatically assumed a nuclear accident nearby. How times have changed. Naturally, this will all yield great benefits for Read More...
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I wouldn't respect any list that would have me as a member

Posted Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:50 AM by will
Imagethief just discovered, thanks to Kaiser , that he was named the number one industry blog in Asia last month by Hong Kong PR and advertising trade Media . They didn't send the team strip-o-gram that I would have appreciated by way of notification Read More...
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Write Japanese poetry and get some vodka

Posted Monday, January 07, 2008 8:54 PM by will
Beijing Boyce, barfly supreme, has asked yours-truly to be one of four judges for a (an?) haiku-writing contest he is running on his blog . Outstanding haikunauts can win a bottle of primo 42 Below vodka (or, for one extremely happy winner, three bottles). Read More...
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Googling for weirdness in China

Posted Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:50 AM by will
From the China Daily , here are the top ten Google searches in China for 2007: Interesting (also for what it says about the English speaking world), but the real gem in this article is right down at the bottom, where they list the top English language Read More...
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A few stories to start the new year

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:56 AM by will
I am ringing in 2008 by being officially too lazy to write anything original. But here are a few interesting stories from the past few days that are worth a read: And I thought Aussies were relaxed Controversy in Australia, which has announced the implementation Read More...
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Bad air

Posted Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:06 PM by will
There is really little new that can be said about Beijing's air pollution, so I am generally reluctant to write about it. Nevertheless, I feel the last couple of days merit special notice. It has been bad. It has been bad in a way that the word "bad" Read More...
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