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Went to Starbucks at Riverside in Pudong tonight with Wendy. It was already 10:00 PM and the Starbucks was still full of people.
City Weekend
On the bookshelf was the free copy of City Weekend.
Image in courtesy of City Weekend.
One of the Two Major English City Guides
There are two major city guides in Shanghai - City Weekend and That's Shanghai. Both are in English and targeted to ex-pats. I likeThat's Shanghai better since it looks more fresh and fashionable with more useful information. However, it seems City Weekend are easily to get - I cannot find That's Shanghai in Starbucks. Let me write about this issue of City Weekend (July 8 - July 21 Issue)
Talk de Talk
In cities like Shanghai, language learning is a hot business. There are enough companies/schools teaching Chinese English and teach foreigners Chinese. They all have good Business.
Talk de Talk is hosted by David Wu - my FOAF (a friend another friend). His radio talk show is on
Businesses Adverisements
The issue is full of advertisements of all kinds for ex-pats You can see the service market, the job market, property market - everything in the magzine. It is interested that there are many company providing Ayi service (Ayi is the Chinese word for servants).
LifeLine Shanghai
LifeLine is a helpline dedicate to addressing the needs ex-pats in China. They can be reached on 021-62798990, or by visiting www.lifeline.web.za/china.htm.
I learnt this from Adam Minter's cover story - The Lunching Ladies. Her article talks about the living status of Ex-pats' wives.
We're here supporting our husbands... Some woman can't do that - and those women either don't come, or leave
According to the article, "For ex-pat wives, teaching remains the most likely employement option for those who choose to work". I love this article, because it is just telling the truth.
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at July 11, 2004 11:48 PM
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In this month's issue of that's Shanghai, they mention why they're not in Starbucks. Apparently Starbucks only allows magazines into their establishment if they give them free advertising in return, which goes against that's Shanghai's policy.
There's also a new (sort of) magazine called Voyage, which is an English-language travel magazine found in four and five star hotels throughout China. I also happen to work there, so there's my plug.
Posted by: Gene on July 12, 2004 4:14 PMI didn't know you like to make terms into acronyms. I really LOL when I found out about FOAF! That was funny! Thanks for making my day hehehe! :D
Posted by: earthmilk (external link) on July 12, 2004 9:10 PMearthmilk, FOAF is not invented by me. It is a protocal in the Social Software area. Check: http://www.foaf-project.org/
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on July 13, 2004 12:40 AMi am trying to contact adam minter for a magazine story on old chinese houses in anhui province. thanks
Posted by: arthur tress on October 10, 2004 1:28 AMIt's commendable that the government is finally cracking down on the spitting problem....but a far more serious issue they have overlooked is the peeing problem. Outside our complex in Pudong we have a line-up of taxis along the curb and a line-up of the drivers against the wall, creating a stench that will be overwhelming come the summer months. It is filthy and disgusting to walk on the sidewalk through the streams of pee!
Posted by: Ruth Dyhr on March 10, 2007 9:00 AM