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.

  • The Martini Geek

    Over the years of identifying myself as a geek, I have pondered the definition of the word. The best...

  • King Kong and the Movie Industry

    Saturday night, Helene, a few of my colleagues and myself went to see Peter Jackson’s King Kon...

  • Kobe Beef Weekend

    Man, what a weekend we just had. Here’s the invation I sent to everyone; let’s just say ...

  • Lost in Translating

    Picture this: two Western men are standing in a street in Shanghai. They stand in exactly the same s...

  • Busy! Be Back Soon!

    “Too many stupid meetings can change a man’s Destiny.” – Lt. Koji Shinjo, Go...

Drunk Driving

“I think I know what drunk driving feels like, now.” That’s what my friend Ty said as he finished the race, his cheeks still reddened by the cool air of the track and by the rush of adrenaline. It was ...

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Breaking the Animal Crossing Addiction

I’ve been playing Animal Crossing: Wild World for well over four months. It’s helpless: I’m not even touching my regular consoles anymore, so obsessed am I with completing the Museum’s fossil collection or catching the elusive coelacanth. Well, after four ...

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西施 Loses Her Innocence

Although it’s freezing cold outside right now, the days were getting noticeably warmer last week… Something that surely didn’t go unnoticed, including by 西施’s hormonal system. You see, 西施 (Xi Shi), despite being more than two year-old already, has never ...

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I Wish I Was Exaggerating

After nearly 3 years in Shanghai, there’s a number of things that seemed strange and fantastic at first, to which I have since adapted, to the point that I don’t notice them anymore. There are, however, some things about Shanghai ...

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Microfabrique Post-Mortem

So I went to Microfabrique. And I’m saddened to report that it sucked. Allow me to rant a little. The bar is just terrible as a live music venue. For starters, the second floor of the bar is too thin, ...

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