Stand Up While You Read This! More validation that the TrekDesk is the right product at the right time.

March 9, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Here’s a great article from the NYT by Olivia Judson about the health benefits of staying active while working.  I am a huge believer in this concept, and I built my own treadmill desk some years ago with the help of my brother-in-law.  I was thinking about taking the idea to market when PassageMaker was [...]

Days 32-36 – Wrapping it up

February 18, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Day 32 – After recovering from the party the night before, Adam Supernant and I pick up a couple of our clients for a shopping outing to Dongmen.  It is actually quite brisk – south China this time of year can go from the 80s to the 50s in one day – and neither of [...]

Days 27-30 – Plenty of hard work and plenty of visitors

February 15, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

I’ve already returned to the States a few days ago, but the last couple weeks in China were so hectic, I am filing these posts late.  Days 31-37 to come shortly.
Articles, articles, articles…

Chinese diplomat:  Ties with US deteriorated recently – no, really?
More from Reuters
This is just wrong – Chinese girl, 9, becomes one of world’s [...]

Days 15-26 – Pollution, street food, deadlines, Hong Kong and crossing the road in China

February 5, 2010 by whit · 2 Comments 

Our founder, Mike Bellamy, who evidently doesn’t have enough WORK TO DO posted the Rick Roll the other day under my name.  That was his hint that I should blog more often, so here goes.  Sorry for the Rick Roll.  Sorry for the absence.  And sorry in advance for the length of this post.
More interesting [...]

Day 14

January 19, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Day 14 – Tuesday – Some interesting China article links to kick things off:

Daring blogger tests the limits
Article with some interesting graphs on Chinese military spending
Article on Google
Power rationing in China
Why America and China Will Clash
Avatar banned in China
chinaSMACK – this is an awesome news aggregation site sent to me by Dave Learn – a [...]

Days 6-13 – Shanghai Hooters, Mao’s Revenge, and rotten cell phone companies

January 18, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Day 6 – Woke to steady rain after a fitful sleep.  The Chinese believe in sleeping on hard beds, as it is supposed to be good for you.  And when I say hard, I mean sheet of plywood hard.  And how having your hips so sore you can barely get out of the bed in [...]

How to make a BLT

October 10, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Years ago I saw a cookbook in Taiwan, written in Chinese, that taught our intrepid Taiwanese housewives how to make such standard American fare as the BLT (that’s Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwiches for the non-Americans) and the PB&J (Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwiches).  It had never occurred to me that anyone in Taiwan would [...]

Sick of China

September 23, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

I’ve been an expat several times in my life, from studies in the UK to stints in Singapore, Taiwan and China.  All were relatively short, so my sense of excitement and wonder never wore off.  For that I am grateful.
I’ve known expats who stayed away for 15 years or more, and many were counting the [...]

Ghost Fleet = Great Time to Source in China!

September 15, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

From the Mail Online, “Revealed: the Ghost Fleet of the Recession”. This is the most stunning evidence yet that things will not be back to normal any time soon. 12% of the world’s cargo fleet sits idle?! One-in-eight ships tied at anchor out in the middle of the ocean!? And the [...]