Comments for The Alisaurus Blog http://alisaurus.net/blog China, The Bahá'í Faith and stuff. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on More disasters in China by alice http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/07/22/more-disasters-in-china/#comment-848 alice Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:36:06 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/?p=86#comment-848 Good question. It's there now, and also here: http://alisaurus.net/blog/feed/ Good question. It’s there now, and also here: http://alisaurus.net/blog/feed/

]]> Comment on More disasters in China by kiamo http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/07/22/more-disasters-in-china/#comment-847 kiamo Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:46:26 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/?p=86#comment-847 oh now i see a comment rss... but no blog rss... hmm oh now i see a comment rss… but no blog rss…

hmm

]]> Comment on More disasters in China by kiamo http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/07/22/more-disasters-in-china/#comment-846 kiamo Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:45:45 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/?p=86#comment-846 why dont i see an rss feed anywhere? why dont i see an rss feed anywhere?

]]> Comment on Natural disasters and man-made disasters by The Alisaurus Blog » Blog Archive » More disasters in China http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/18/natural-disasters-and-man-made-disasters/#comment-844 The Alisaurus Blog » Blog Archive » More disasters in China Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:47:44 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/18/natural-disasters-and-man-made-disasters/#comment-844 [...] A couple of posts back I was talking about how pointless man-made disasters are, especially in the face of natural disasters. Just 2 months ago China was hit by an earthquake, and this month Southern China has been suffering what the BBC called “some of the worst storms in decades“. Yesterday my former flatmate informed me that at 7:05am and 8:05am, bombs went off on buses in Kunming. The current figures are 2 dead and 14 injured. Anything like this that happens is bad enough, but you’d think after so much unavoidable heartache after the earthquake and floods, people would be in a reflective, united mood and not want to contribute more. More news here. [...] [...] A couple of posts back I was talking about how pointless man-made disasters are, especially in the face of natural disasters. Just 2 months ago China was hit by an earthquake, and this month Southern China has been suffering what the BBC called “some of the worst storms in decades“. Yesterday my former flatmate informed me that at 7:05am and 8:05am, bombs went off on buses in Kunming. The current figures are 2 dead and 14 injured. Anything like this that happens is bad enough, but you’d think after so much unavoidable heartache after the earthquake and floods, people would be in a reflective, united mood and not want to contribute more. More news here. [...]

]]> Comment on Natural disasters and man-made disasters by alice http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/18/natural-disasters-and-man-made-disasters/#comment-839 alice Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:55:21 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/18/natural-disasters-and-man-made-disasters/#comment-839 Haha, that's a great story! Ah, the power of love (or lust, or desperation, but I like to think it was love). Haha, that’s a great story! Ah, the power of love (or lust, or desperation, but I like to think it was love).

]]> Comment on Natural disasters and man-made disasters by Chris http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/18/natural-disasters-and-man-made-disasters/#comment-838 Chris Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:49:46 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/18/natural-disasters-and-man-made-disasters/#comment-838 Ho ho! I saw a documetary about prisons the other day and in it there was a couple of inmates of interest. One was a a man put in jail for various crimes he commited as a Neo Nazi but now in prison he has decided to hook up with a male Jew! Just goes to show it is all pretty silly in the end! (Not too relevant I know but what the heck...) Ho ho! I saw a documetary about prisons the other day and in it there was a couple of inmates of interest. One was a a man put in jail for various crimes he commited as a Neo Nazi but now in prison he has decided to hook up with a male Jew!

Just goes to show it is all pretty silly in the end!

(Not too relevant I know but what the heck…)

]]> Comment on Duan Wu Jie by alice http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/06/08/duan-wu-jie/#comment-836 alice Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:22:19 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/?p=76#comment-836 Oooh diamond zongzi sounds nice. I didn't see any dragon boat races or anything, sadly. I was going to go and see the Olympic flame pass through Kunming today, but they changed the route so it's not coming through the city and more. Too bad. Oooh diamond zongzi sounds nice. I didn’t see any dragon boat races or anything, sadly. I was going to go and see the Olympic flame pass through Kunming today, but they changed the route so it’s not coming through the city and more. Too bad.

]]> Comment on Duan Wu Jie by joye http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/06/08/duan-wu-jie/#comment-835 joye Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:32:51 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/?p=76#comment-835 I went to the Dragon Boat race in Taipei today! But, it took me much longer to get there than I thought, so the actual competition races were over, and instead I watched the silly races, which was a competition for which team could row the dragon boat in the silliest costumes. I should have taken more pictures. Also they gave away free water, sportdrink and "diamond" zongzi (a dessert zongzi with clear sticky rice and a red bean filling). yum. The history of the holdiay is kind of interesting. It appears that several ancient holidays involving dragon gods and river gods were conflated into one. I went to the Dragon Boat race in Taipei today! But, it took me much longer to get there than I thought, so the actual competition races were over, and instead I watched the silly races, which was a competition for which team could row the dragon boat in the silliest costumes. I should have taken more pictures.

Also they gave away free water, sportdrink and “diamond” zongzi (a dessert zongzi with clear sticky rice and a red bean filling). yum.

The history of the holdiay is kind of interesting. It appears that several ancient holidays involving dragon gods and river gods were conflated into one.

]]> Comment on Bargaining by joye http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/03/23/bargaining/#comment-831 joye Wed, 28 May 2008 04:13:37 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/03/23/bargaining/#comment-831 The only guarenteed way to get a good price is to go with a Chinese person. However here are some tips: --don't mention a price, just say "Make it cheaper," over and over. --don't look too eager, obv. but do look interested; otherwise they may think you are wasting their time --once you've said "make it cheaper" a few times, then say a price significantly cheaper than their lowest. and bargain up from there. The bottom line is that as an outsider, you're not going to get the very best prices. But that's really not so bad. Look at it this way: are you happy with the price you paid? Is it much cheaper than what you would pay back home? Then you got a deal, so be happy. The only guarenteed way to get a good price is to go with a Chinese person. However here are some tips:
–don’t mention a price, just say “Make it cheaper,” over and over.
–don’t look too eager, obv. but do look interested; otherwise they may think you are wasting their time
–once you’ve said “make it cheaper” a few times, then say a price significantly cheaper than their lowest. and bargain up from there.

The bottom line is that as an outsider, you’re not going to get the very best prices. But that’s really not so bad. Look at it this way: are you happy with the price you paid? Is it much cheaper than what you would pay back home? Then you got a deal, so be happy.

]]> Comment on Earthquake by alice http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/13/earthquake/#comment-830 alice Sun, 18 May 2008 09:40:16 +0000 http://alisaurus.net/blog/2008/05/13/earthquake/#comment-830 Thank you for your kind comment, Alex. :) Thank you for your kind comment, Alex. :)

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