Tag Archives: Rants

Stupidvator

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Will Moss

One of the fine things about moving to a new city is that you always encounter something you’ve never seen before. In Shanghai I experienced the thriving majesty of the Huangpu river, the early-morning army of huishou men and women … Continue reading →

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Apartmental, a part mental

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Will Moss

As regular readers will know, Imagethief has been on cross-assignment to his company’s Shanghai office in recent weeks. The company is, meanwhile, attempting to persuade me to consider semi-permanent reassignment to Shanghai. I have not yet made a decision about … Continue reading →

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Fly the feces-free skies of China Southern

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Will Moss

Few things have provided more grist for Imagethief’s gripemill than Chinese airlines. A simple search of this website for various permutations of China+Airline+Travel will make that abundantly clear. In part this hostility is unfair. Chinese airlines are every bit as … Continue reading →

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Just walking my pony, officer

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Will Moss

Imagethief has been watching with come concern the Beijing city government’s drive tocrack down on “stray dogs”. In the expansive interpretation of the authorities this means any unlicensed dog, any dog that contravenes the city’s 35cm height limit, or any … Continue reading →

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Infernalture

Posted on August 17, 2006 by Will Moss

Apartment prices are down and my lease is up, so Imagethief has been looking for a new, larger apartment to accommodate himself, Mrs. Imagethief, two whiny cats and the various junk that has accumulated in the past two years. I … Continue reading →

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Electro-sphere and other photo-opps

Posted on August 3, 2006 by Will Moss

I know what I am good at and what I am not good at. For example, I consider myself a pretty good writer and PR strategist. Both of those convictions are regularly reinforced by the fact that I get invited … Continue reading →

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Escalation

Posted on August 1, 2006 by Will Moss

Getting from point A to point B in Beijing, assuming point A and B aren’t right next to each other, is one of the daily adventures that makes life here so interesting. Aside from a certain hyper-linear approach to walking … Continue reading →

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Coffee, tea or bleeding ears?

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Will Moss

With the exception of the Americans, who are in a league of their own for depersonalized airborne misery, the Chinese have done more than any other civilization to make flying as much like riding a bus as possible. Today’s flight, … Continue reading →

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BadBranding@Singapore

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Will Moss

I love coming back to my adopted home of Singapore. Always languid and green, Singapore makes an invigorating break from the smoggy bustle of Beijing. Yet whenever I return it doesn’t take long for me to be reminded of some … Continue reading →

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The money weasels catch my scent

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Will Moss

This morning I received my first call from an expat “money manager” since moving to Beijing. This is one of the great curses of being an American overseas. In fact, it afflicts all expatriates, but American’s get special treatment due to … Continue reading →

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