Tag Archives: Resident Alien

Chinese medicine puts the squeeze on Imagethief

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Will Moss

Imagethief is a strapping manly-man, and spends long hours in the gym perfecting his Adonis-like physique. Occasionally, however, his enthusiasm gets the better of him, and he tries to hoist a few kilos too many. This happened to me about … Continue reading →

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Haircut

Posted on January 9, 2006 by Will Moss

I decided to try out a new hair place in my building this weekend. Back when I was in my glorious, long-haired hippy phase (’89 – ’99 roughly), I only had to worry about getting a haircut once every year … Continue reading →

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Decadent Beijing suburbanites give me da bomb

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Will Moss

A current of dissolution runs through Beijing’s expatriate professional community. The city doesn’t have the loutish licentiousness of Hong Kong, the world-weary NGO clubbishness of Phnom Penh, or the dangerous-living frisson of Port Harcourt, or some other oil-drenched African hellhole.  … Continue reading →

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Beijing needs a giant monster attack

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Will Moss

When you are asked to name the great, metropolitan cities of the world, you will naturally consider certain factors. It’s not always size that makes the difference. If it was, then Chongqing would be the capital of the planet, a … Continue reading →

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Chinese restaurant calculation made easy

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Will Moss

A couple of days ago, Imagethief had lunch with four members of his team at a Chinese restaurant downstairs from our office. Choosing dishes was easy –I’ll eat almost anything– but, predictably, there was much debate about exactly how many … Continue reading →

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I am Beijing’s decadent man bitch

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Will Moss

When I was back in the US recently I was often asked a deceptively simple question: “What is it like living Beijing?” This is a trap. It’s a trap because no-one living in the United States wants to hear in … Continue reading →

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How to survive a Chinese drinking party

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Will Moss

Imagethief is in Shenzhen, supporting a Japanese client company at the Seventh Annual China High Technology Exposition, currently occupying a huge amount of space at one of Shenzhen’s two convention halls (our first taxi driver took us to the wrong … Continue reading →

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Dark table tennis match of the soul

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Will Moss

The Western stereotype of Chinese people, and Asians in general, is that they are inscrutable. This is balls. They are as scrutable as anyone else. Thick face, black heart; Art of War; it all feeds the mythology. As one of … 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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The strange medical odyssey of Tiny Cat

Posted on March 19, 2005 by Will Moss

As regular readers know, I had to pay USD$600 in shady cat-graft to get my two, dime-a-dozen Singapore drain cats, Tiny and Xiao Xiong, out of Chinese kitty Stalag when they first arrived in China. (How’s that for your Foreign … Continue reading →

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