China Moments

Shanghai, 2003-2006: In early 2003, I quit an IT job to follow my dreams of living abroad. Fortune smiled on me, and I landed my first job in the videogame industry at Ubisoft’s Shanghai studio. China Moments, my first blog, documented my first expatriation experience and my obsession with the craft of videogames.

  • So Long, Maozilla!

    You may not know this, but I’m a big Godzilla fan. I used to own a reproduction of the origina...

  • Hot Water Wars

    I mentioned in the past that our apartment building has the most retarded hot water system in Shangh...

  • Sundaycadence

    When we talk about China to people back home in Canada, and when they can be bothered to ask questio...

  • The Scheduling of Showers

    Hélène and I (and 西施!) continue to love our new apartment. It’s so much bigger than the previo...

  • Overworked? Believe it

    It’s Sunday night, 7h30 PM… I’m working tomorrow at 9 AM, and I’m just about...

Shanghaied and Addicted to Burnout

January 20, 2005 Leave a comment

Well, as of today at 3 PM, Hélène is gone to Thailand for 2 and a half weeks. Which means I’ll stay in cold, gray Shanghai while she’s enjoying super-fresh seafood in a paradise island of plenty where you get ...

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The Feeling of Receiving Your Own Game

January 18, 2005 Leave a comment

Today, I received my complimentary copy of Ghost Recon 2 PS2. It’s always a rush to get a version of a game you created. It’s strange, especially since I had the chance to play with the Gold Master until I ...

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