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Blog · Dominik Mayer · Products, Asia, Productivity
The story of my life in China is here.
German Pinyin
What would it look like if you’d try to write German pronunciation in pinyin?
To all Chinese that think it’s a great idea: Germans most likely won’t understand.
Spaghetti and Chopsticks
We finally showed him how to use fork and spoon.
Emergency for Use
“Blessed are the people who take time to understand.who always can be counted on to lend a helping hand.”
Lunch on the Lake
Girls takings pictures next to the waterfall.
Getting My Hair Cut
With a picture of me after I had gotten my hair cut in Germany, I finally went to the barber’s. Usually it only takes about ten to fifteen minutes but this time I spent almost an hour there. For 38 Yuan (about 3,60 Euro) I got my hair washed, a head massage and a haircut.
Then the barber (r.) wanted the washing guy to take a picture of him and me and I took one of them.
I got the hair wash and the massage on the front chair on the left but had to go to the back to wash out the shampoo.
The lights were already turned off when I left around midnight but when they realized that I’m taking a picture they turned them on again:
Sunday Morning, Heping Park
Many people take their birds for a walk and hang them in the trees. Good for the sound, not so good for the birds, I assume. But if they’re always in the small cages then the new environment might be a welcome change.
Notice the old man at the beginning. He’s pushing his wheelchair. Seems to be some kind of hobby amongst older people. I see one or two of them per week.
Questions About Giant Pandas
We were looking for flashcards but couldn’t find any. The Chinese don’t seem to know them. And on our first day all the shops had closed at 6 pm, even the Foreign Language Bookstore where we wanted to get preprinted ones. But I found something else in another bookstore:
Did you know that Giant Pandas usually don’t feel carsick?
Dodo Club
That one is an insider.
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Huangpu Night
I was taking a picture of this truck that had destroyed Ouwen’s jacket when one of the workers asked me to take a picture of them.
Atherosclerosis, Bombing and the Heat of Iraq
The menu of a restaurant at Cloud Nine Shopping Mall:
See also: The Chinglish Files
(Thanks to Karl for the link.)
From the Park to the Towers
On the way back from Century Park to the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (the building on the left). The picture shows the opposite direction of the stairs to the Century Park entrance. It was taken from the same point.
My kite
Century Park
You have to pay 10 Yuan (about 1 Euro) to get into Shanghai’s largest park and can’t walk around in the evening because it closes at 6 pm.
