China Moments

I take the bus to work every morning. It’s been six months of daily bus rides, and they have become a part of my daily routine. Still, it’s amazing to think what an overwhelming experience a simple bus ride used ...

There are some anecdotes that make me feel both very close and incredibly distant from my Chinese colleagues. Here is one of them. One of my colleagues is an avid toy collector. He noticed the ugly Ultraman knockoff I got ...

You may not know this, but I’m a big Godzilla fan. I used to own a reproduction of the original Godzilla movie poster at home, and I imported a Godzilla toy from Japan (said toy is resting in a box ...

Remember the strange plastic surgery ad I previously spoke about? Wait for this one, it gets better… The Chinese characters say: 新年，新高度 Check the image of the woman, and you should be able to guess what this ad says… Yep, ...

This is a special message for my brother Philippe, who insisted I go out on St-Patrick’s Day to enjoy a pint of draft Guinness in an Irish pub of Shanghai: Cheers, bro!!!!! This pint of Guinness was enjoyed at O’Malley’s, ...