Monthly Archives: March 2010

Living in Shanghai can be expensive. Besides skyrocketing house prices, quality furniture and home appliances can be a bothersome expense base, especially when you already own those particular items in your home country. After ranting about these costs, a friend … Continue reading →

Posted on March 31, 2010 | 5 Comments

Spring time in Shanghai

Posted on March 26, 2010

With a forecast of five consecutive days above 10˚C, the spring officially started in Shanghai. After months of boring weather it’s great to sit out in the sun again. The weather in Shanghai is crisp and with 12 degrees it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in China | 2 Comments

Picture: bird bike

Posted on March 22, 2010

Birdcage mounted on a bike.

Posted in Quick posts | 2 Comments

While I was studying in Sweden, I made a Chinese friend in my year. He studied logistics and implicitly wanted to work at Ikea. So he did: now, two years later he is a manager in the Shanghai branch, combining … Continue reading →

Posted on March 13, 2010 | 6 Comments

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Posted on March 13, 2010 | 2 Comments

How to Twitter to a local number with your mobile in China

Posted on March 10, 2010

Setup a zuosa account (Chinese twitter clone) Verify your mobile number Sync zuosa with Twitter. Done! When I started to use Twitter in 2007, there was an option to tweet with text messages (SMS) It makes sense because a SMS … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Internet, tips | 15 Comments

Koreans work the most, the Dutch the least?

Posted on March 9, 2010

I’d recommend to try out Google Public data, it’s great! It’s the result of Google’s partnerships with the World Bank and other statistics gatherers to present an array of data in visual form within Google Labs. You know I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Korea, Netherlands | Tagged , , | 4 Comments