Archive for March, 2009

Shanghai Photos

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Some random photos from the set I took while in Shanghai. Some take around the city itself, others from the aquarium. Aquariums and zoos are always good camera fodder. The skyline looking across the river. Because, when you have an LED display the size of a building, you shoulddisplay fireworks. A shot from inside the [...]

Back on American Soil

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Over the past few weeks it’s occurred to me how much more time than normal it takes to accomplish certain tasks. There a slight issue with language, but it’s more the unfamiliarity with the procedures. When in an unfamiliar area, tasks that would be standard at home need to be thought through and planned. I [...]

Wherein I Lose My Shirt

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

So, Saturday night, we all went out for a nice dinner. It was a very nice dinner. That being said, there are two cultural differences that came up. First, I had forgotten about the Asian way of drinking at dinner though. It’s completely acceptable, and rather encouraged it would seem, to nominate someone to drink [...]