China Segment

Feds’ blog about life in China, living in Shanghai

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My Favorite Place in the World

December 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Hong Kong is my favorite city in the world. Granted, I’ve barely scratched the surface of the many cities of the world, but for some reason, Hong Kong rings true. My days there as a student give a certain bias, since studying is far different than working, commuting, dealing with HK ID issues, [...]

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Tags: Travel

Buddhism in China

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Known as a Buddhist nation for centuries and having mix of Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and other religions unique in the world, China suddenly took a turn for atheism in 1949.
These days as the ideology of Communism fades, Buddhism and other religions are staging gradual comebacks, though they are still hampered by barriers and discrimination. [...]

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Tags: Festivals & Traditions · Travel

Sex in Hong Kong, Hollywood and Shanghai

February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

And… our first videos here at China Segment. It’s about time we succumbed to the power of You Tube.
The whole Edison Chen sex picture scandal has revealed several things:
1. He was an idiot for: a) having a pink ibook; and b) taking it in to a shop for repairs with hundreds of pictures of [...]

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Tags: Family · Media & Entertainment

Hong Kong versus Shanghai

February 24th, 2008 · No Comments

A note before we begin: Hong Kong wins hands down. I am biased. I love Hong Kong unconditionally just as I love Europe. Shanghai and I, on the other hand, have a bit of a like-hate thing going. So here goes, in no particular order:
Girls: Shanghai seems to have the upper [...]

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Tags: City Life · Environment & Weather · Fashion · Food & Drink · Good & Bad Manners · Health & Safety · Law Order & Politics · Media & Entertainment · Travel

Explaining My Absence

February 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Well, I’ve been in Hong Kong. Though even before I got here I’d been slacking a bit. I’ve been working on a project that hopefully will bear some fruit soon. But still, no use excuse for the lack of writing. I’ll try to catch up to the daily pace I was setting [...]

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Tags: Life in China · Travel