August 10, 2013
Taxi Affairs (Part 2)
I was in a cab to the airport leaving Beijing, and my conversation with the…
August 9, 2013
Taxi Affairs (Part 1)
I’d always heard before arriving in Beijing that in the heydays of the 80’s one…
July 22, 2013
Struggling Between Career and Purpose
You can never make enough money in this world. You can never read all the…
June 7, 2013
Beautiful Tianjin
I travelled to Tianjin for a day trip recently with my girlfriend to eat some…
May 27, 2013
Networking in Beijing
I am back in Beijing so that I can find a job in Hong Kong.…
May 6, 2013
The Rush
“Just what is the rush? Just what is your rush?” The late middle aged man…
May 4, 2013
Adrift in the Beijing Springtime
I am back in Beijing after three months on the sunny shores of Australia. I…
May 2, 2013
On a Selfish Career
"One of your more serious weaknesses is that you are selfish." "There's not much point…
April 30, 2013
The Attractions of Public Service in China
I was curious why last year 1.2 million Chinese citizens took the public service entrance…
March 11, 2013
[On Career] An Encounter with My Future Self[关于事业] 遇见未来的自己
On the bus to the Hong Kong airport a while back I sat down next…
February 22, 2013
[Only in Shanghai] Parks: where Chinese old folks live[上海独景] 公园：中国老年人的家
Getting off the crowded peak hour morning bus in Shanghai, I walked into 魯迅公園 (Lu…
February 20, 2013
The tyranny of distance 距离的残酷
A fight in a long-distance relationship is especially painful, but it is something that all…