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Just to keep you up to date: I have now signed my offer letter from Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, and will move back to Montreal this fall. The actual date is still under consideration… It should be around October.
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Two Years in Shanghai
Well, here we are. Helene and I have been living 2 years in Shanghai, to the day. Even though I call...
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New Year, New Face!
I’ve seen a lot of dubious advertisements, but this one takes the cake. This advertisement is ...
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Beijing Nights
I’m writing this post from Beijing, in a small Internet cafe near the sidestreet (hutong) wher...
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I Thought I Knew Tired
Here we are, working on a Sunday for the second week in a row. E3 is in 3 weeks, and we’re in ...
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Shedding Shanghai
I tell you; it’s a weird psychological process to begin to think about going back to my home c...
The Small World of Expatriates
Here’s a sample of a conversation I had with a guy called Phil yesterday, at a colleague’s party: Phil: “It’s so weird. Every expat seems to know each other here in Shanghai.” Me: “I know! I used to be jealous ...
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One Small Electronic Miracle
Remember my atrocious evening at Microfabrique last February? At that time, I had sworn off the electronic music scene in Shanghai, disgusted by people forcing me off a table because I wouldn’t pay 1000 RMB in alcohol, so that morons ...
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Comfort from the Eggplane
Yesterday, I went and investigated a new convenience store one street corner away from the studio. The small, welcoming place is called 飞蛋 (“Fei Dan“), which can only be translated as “Eggplane”. Very weird. When I asked the girl at ...
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西施 Misses Helene
Boy, I think I don’t spend enough time with our cat 西施 (Xi Shi)… She’s obviously missing Helene, who is currently in Thailand enjoying sunshine and quiet. Yesterday, when I got back home around midnight, the phone was off the ...
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