This is the log of a chat I just had with a colleague working on a translation of a technical specification document from English to Chinese. No need to comment on, just plain reality: Continue reading Translating “commit transaction”
Tag Archives: Imported
Cleaning a Pool
Cheap Work Again
Today again another example of too cheap working resources…
Between our project site and the next building there is a pool with fountains. Its a very shallow one, just 10 centimetres in depth, tiled in light blue. But it covers a large rectangular area: About 100 meters long, 30 meters wide. It is cut into squares of about 10 meters width by the white bars, on which the fountain pipes sit. The beauty of that installation is arguable, but not our topic today. Continue reading Cleaning a Pool
January
January 2005 nearly passed. And I thought that should not happen without a note here. That obviously proves, that my time available for updates is limited. I decided to do more web-log-like comments, i.e. less comprehensive reports about specific events like visits to far-away cities. I still have some 100+ pictures to review and place here. Beijing is still incomplete, Hong Kong and Bangkok still completely missing. That will take time…
But more brief comments about day-to-day life. As I’m here for work purposes some 80%+ of my time is project work, about which I won’t disclose details on a public web site. But still, there are a couple of small things, observations, which might be of interest. Continue reading January
Beijing in 1 Day III: Tiantan / Bejing Duck
Tiantan – Temple of Heaven
The last hotspot we wanted to see was Tiantan – Temple of Heaven in the south of the city. We had decided to take a taxi from the north exit of Beihai Park to the south entry of Tiantan. Continue reading Beijing in 1 Day III: Tiantan / Bejing Duck
Beijing in 1 Day II: Beihai Park
Beijing in 1 Day II: Beihai Park
Note: All pictures starting with “br_” or “don_”, are again published by courtesy of Britta or Don respectively, xiexie nimen!
After exiting Forbidden City we decided to visit Beihai Park, only a 10 minutes walk away. Its most famous attraction is the White Pagoda, situated atop a small island within a lake, which again is surrounded by the park. Continue reading Beijing in 1 Day II: Beihai Park
Beijing in 1 Day I: Forbidden City
Beijing in 1 Day I: Forbidden City
Note: All pictures starting with “br_” or “don_”, are again published by courtesy of Britta or Don respectively, xiexie nimen!
OK, imagine, for whatever weid reason you have exactly 1 day to spend in Beijing. What would you do? OK, let’s start with arriving: It’s just a two hour flight from Shanghai. We got on one served by China Air for about 50 EUR one way. Sitting in a comfortable 747, full, but lots of space even in the economomy class, friendly service, a warm snack, that’s kind of travelling… Continue reading Beijing in 1 Day I: Forbidden City
Sightseeing III: Streets, Markets, Gardens
Shanghai Sightseeing III: Streets, Markets, Gardens
And here’s a collection of other areas we visited in Shanghai.
Streets
br_041023_333: One of the many often-mentioned Art Deco buildings scattered between Old Town and Hungpu districts. And one of the nicer ones. I must admit that this cold grey kind of implementing Art Deco did not touch my soul. Days later I was explained and shown that Art Deco could also materialize itself in modern glass buildings and does have the capability to look nice. Continue reading Sightseeing III: Streets, Markets, Gardens
Sightseeing II: …before they cease to exist
This page is dedicated to the areas of Shanghai, which belong to the series “See them before they cease to exist.” These tiny, dirty, smelly streets of Shanghai’s Old Town are in danger of having to give way to future construction projects with most likely modern glass palasts rising higher and higher in the smoggy air. Continue reading Sightseeing II: …before they cease to exist
Sightseeing I: Bund / Skyline
So far, every weekend we became just normal tourists and wandered around in Shanghai’s hot spots. And I guess, these are those picture you waited impatiently for. So here we go… Continue reading Sightseeing I: Bund / Skyline
First Insights in Shanghai’s Night Life
Yesterday night, a Saturday, we tried the first time to take part in Shanghai’s night life, Britta, Thomas, and myself. We chose Maoming Nanlu (茂名南路) for this first test. “This street has become a night-time magnet” according to Lonely Planet. At least the taxi driver knew the road right away, which made navigation a lot easier. The road is very long, but the pubs and clubs are located at there southern end (“nanlu” = southern [nan] part of the street [lu]). Continue reading First Insights in Shanghai’s Night Life