Personal22 May 2010 03:36 pm
I have now blogged about this phenomenon sooo many times, that I have given up counting.
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Personal25 Mar 2010 03:40 pm
Chinglish, branding and flowers
An eclectic mixture today,
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Personal14 Feb 2010 05:52 pm
Global warming … global cooling!?
According to Wiki, snow is a type of precipitation within the Earth’s atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds … hang on … did I just read ‘a multitude’? Surely it’s meant to say: gazillions of snowflakes!!! … or at least that’s what it feels like at the moment. From the time of my arrival up until now it has incessantly snowed, creating a magical winter wonderland in which all you see is white!!! Occasionally the sun has come out and it has felt like St. Moritz, just without the hordes of tourists, but generally speaking Mr. Plow has had his work cut out … Am wondering whether it might ever stop!?
Personal19 Dec 2009 03:49 pm
Our last few days in New Zealand were spent in Auckland … though we needed to travel through quite a few cow pastures and sheep fields before arriving back in civilization.
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Personal18 Dec 2009 01:23 pm
On my way back from Australia, I took a short detour via the North Island – New Zealand. My anticipation for this place was huge as I am a big fan of ferns and particularly of tree ferns, which originate from New Zealand.
Personal13 Dec 2009 11:31 am
Not quite sure where to start on this one: shall we dive in straight at the deep end and comment on the clear marketing campaign copy by The Australian: ‘Think. Again.‘, which is as similar as Apple’s ‘Think. Different.‘ campaign as similar can get (same punctuation, same font and … well almost the same words)? Or shall we comment on the funny word play in a crackers ad, that is so irritatingly good that I had to take a picture of it? Or shall we perhaps bring out the big guns and start a privacy rant over the fact that half of Melbourne is monitored to promote a ‘safe city’ whilst clearly annoying some of us privacy fanatics by infringing on our rights to shop without being monitored doing so?
Personal12 Dec 2009 04:10 pm
Spent last week at the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Marketing conference in Melbourne, which was great. Had not been back to Melbourne for ages and found that not much had changed but that I liked it a lot more than when I was first there. Discovered many nice restaurants, bars and cafes. Particularly enjoyed the many alley bars and small restaurants by the waterfront, which, due to it being summer down under, allowed for many a warm night outside by the water. Also discovered a nice rooftop bar with beautiful night views over the city.
Personal19 Sep 2009 01:08 am
Subtropical Shanghai in Summer
I do love Shanghai, I really do … every time I go there, it feels as if I am returning to a place that I have lived in for many years.Â
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Personal29 Aug 2009 04:50 pm
Before setting off on my return journey to the Middle Kingdom, or what it is also known as: rice country, I’d like to pay tribute to one great man and his ingenious feat: Friedrich der Grosse, Koening von Preussen.
Personal24 Jul 2009 10:11 pm