User Comments - bodawei

Posted on: Where's My Takeout?

'unfortunately found out that you can buy fake Nestle water for 2 RMB less'

I understand this is unfortunate ejrunge ... you must be disappointed about missing out on the 2 rmb discount all this time ... :)

Posted on: For the Love of Pale Skin

'sometimes hard to find good sunblock.'

We used to find this too, particularly because most of the local product combines sunblock with whitener. But nowadays we see large stocks of Australian Cancer Council branded sunblock* - but hey, this is the big city hee hee. (Sorry George I recall you live in a smaller place; maybe this is not found outside the big cities.)

* I'm not sure of the significance of the brand - it has Cancer Council written in large upper case; looks very impressive.

Posted on: Buying Goods from Abroad Online

对对对，应该写汉字，拼音不行。我的经历中拼音的地址不工作。

Posted on: Farewells and iPhones

oh thanks Justin - I couldn't see any News and Features posts there at the blog at all, but maybe that is because there has not been a News and Features edition for some time.

Posted on: Farewells and iPhones

Question: I am wondering why News and Features are not available at the Blog? I always thought of these as a kind of advertisement for the paid material - but I am guessing that ChinesePod does not see it that way. 

Posted on: Fast Cars and Shallow Women

Whoops - SMH is off the hook - just noticed that the original article you posted Baba is also more than a year old. Hope I didn't besmirch the name of an august journal.

Posted on: Fast Cars and Shallow Women

There is another article in the China Daily about the Red Cross - it says that only 21 of 187 Red Cross societies globally have been certified by the International Federation. Interesting how many there are and how few are certified - bit like the six Apple stores that opened in Kunming last year that had forgotten to get an agreement with Apple.

Posted on: Fast Cars and Shallow Women

Hmmm, SMH (my favourite newsfeed) is not covering itself in glory here - the link to China Daily is an article more than a year old. The China Daily ran a lengthy article just last week on efforts made to restore the Red Cross reputation. It is a pity that we are so poorly served by mainstream media on the subject of China - quantity over quality.

Posted on: Fast Cars and Shallow Women

'the initial wish criteria'

It may be, but it is a bit silly. helzcurrah is right - you could fit the jobs in in China in this category on one A4 sheet if you get my meaning. For instance, in public companies, the CEO of a China based international airline will work for less. House 2+ stories much more achievable ... :)

Posted on: Terracotta Warriors

Hey, these are cute little dogs ... you see a lot of child substitutes here - saw a lady yesterday wheeling her dog in what looked like a purpose-built dog pram. I felt like saying: 'madam - what you have there is a dog - it is designed for walking on its own four feet.'

I suspect that they don't want the dogs to get dirty feet - some are dressed in dog shoes.

Those ones John mentioned recently are popular here too - a middle size poodle with a brown wooly coat. I worry about all the dog breeds that go out of fashion.