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How to Twitter to a local number with your mobile in China
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 is also short and it's more interesting to see tweets on...
Buying a christmas tree in Shanghai (howto)
To get into the holiday spirit, we've ordered a tree from rosagallica.com. A tip from Marc.
Whilst the trees are mentioned to cost about 200 RMB, a lady called Camille followed up on my order and notified me that they exclude the costs made for delivery. I've agreed on a price of 400 RMB, which...
Five fun things to do in Seoul
I was talking to my friends about my life in Seoul. Our New Delhi cab driver suddenly became excited; he was flying to there the day after! In return, I spend the rest of the drive about the things to do in this marvelous city. He was so grateful for the info that he didn't want any money for our...
It’s good to take pictures!
So, it takes about 20 years for me to forget a sight, as it seems. Displayed below is a old and a new holiday picture, taken in the south of France.
The first picture is around 1990, second one almost 20 years later. The chap in blue is me, the handsome girl in the right is my sister Mirrin....
Learning Chinese with help of Iphone/iPod Touch
A quick post about learning Chinese Mandarin with help of my iPod Touch, because I think it's a remarkable useful device for learning phrases and - in the case of Chinese - also for learning to write characters using the touch screen. All and all, very efficient for those idle moments of the day to...
Finding an Apartment in Shanghai: How to pay what the locals are paying
When I arrived in Shanghai, I asked some of my friends here how I could find a good appartment to rent. Most of them recommended to look for apartments at Craigslist, Smartshanghai or Cityweekend. All these recommendations were a great source to get aquatinted with the housing market in Shanghai...
In Hong Kong for the week #2
I like this city so much that I decided to upload some more pictures to give you first hand about what I think is beautiful around here. Hope you like it!
You can go up any skyscraper in Hong Kong, (which I almost did) but you can see the city best from the Victory Peak. Simply take the...
Three presentation tips you probably didn’t know before
About a million presentations are going on right now, but 50% of them are unbearable! Chances are you know what sucks and what doesn’t – I'd like to share three tips that I found very useful in becoming a professional speaker, perhaps it helps you!
1. Two seconds of eye contact
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