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I just combed my hair. I did it with a brand new comb that my hotel thinks is part of the essential equipment every guest needs. The other items include the following: 2 toothbrushes, 1 razor and shaving cream, a … Continue reading →

Crikey I’m in the gym in a hotel in China and hear through my headphones the sound of the BBC Worldwide news anchor saying that Steve Irwin had died. And not by a crocodile like we all thought he would, … Continue reading →

.: Interesting look at the War On Terror from the perspective of 30 years later. Did we win? .: The US military successfully tested their missile defense system. This is something I worked on about 7 years ago while I … Continue reading →

I’ll be honest with you Bryan, that smells like pure gasoline.This place can get depressing. You look down from your ivory tower and you see building after building falling into itself. Upon closer inspection, you see what you were hoping … Continue reading →

Cultural Differences, Part II with your host, David “qwei lo” Kleeman 4. The number 4. It’s a semi-well known fact that “4” in Asia is a not an auspicious number. Where in America, many hotels do not have a 13th … Continue reading →

I’m digging the whole B&W; but not really thing I’ve just been recently experimenting with. A technique, I have to admit, that I totally stole from Alecia who does it better. That’s me in the elevator of my hotel in … Continue reading →

I’ve been Howard Hughes for the last two days. I went downstairs briefly for breakfast yesterday, and today I didn’t even manage that. No housekeeping allowed, leave roomservice at the door (OK, not really the last one). Unlike Hughes, I … Continue reading →

Cultural Differences with your host, David “qwei lo” Kleeman 1. Smoking in the elevator. Smoking is rampant in China, sure. But smoking in the elevator?! In this tiny box, with all of these other people, you bring fire and smoke?! … Continue reading →

It’s official, I would not last a month if I lived here. Not from culture shock. Not from the food. Not from not knowing the language. No, it would be from the mother fucking HEAT! Followed closely by the ass … Continue reading →

I used to have this theory that the reason we (where by “we” I mean you, me, and possibly that other guy) always felt that American travelers were so loud and boisterous was because we spoke English. Meaning that, the … Continue reading →