Big Mama Chang’s 2014 Forecast (Through Album Covers)
Recovering from the fattening festivities of the holiday season and looking into my thousand-year old preserved duck’s egg of a crystal ball, I wonder who’s (again) replaced all of my … Continue reading
The Fifty Shades of Skymall
Factory Manager Jia has been working at our factory in China since he was about 20 years old. He’s now in his mid-30s. When I met him for the first … Continue reading
Worst Album Covers in the Universe
We’re all familiar with the adage, “History repeats itself”, especially in the form of natural or man-made disasters. In the 14th Century, Europe was crippled by the bubonic plague, which … Continue reading
Multi-cultural & Very Experienced Sensual Man Seeks a Beautiful Asian Honey to Treat as His Princess
First off, thank you for looking at my profile from the bottom of my heart. But in order to make sure that only the most qualified of you are chosen, … Continue reading
Walkers Scottish Oatcakes and the Scottish Invasion of China
Because I’m absolutely lacking in creativity these days, I’m re-posting this piece from September 2011. We don’t hear a lot about Scotland in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. I’m sure … Continue reading
People’s Republic of WTF?
The other day I realized that, even though this blog is entitled LOSTNCHINA and I frequently blather on about how odd it is to be Chinese-but-not-quite-Chinese-enough in China, I’ve never … Continue reading
Three Made-in-China Things That Almost Killed Me
Most of us are aware of the more obvious dangers that living in China might present – crossing the street and getting hit by a car, driving and getting hit … Continue reading
Toilet Tales
When I first came to China, I had enough drugs in my suitcase to put a pharmacy to shame: Extra-strength Tylenol, Sudafed, Sinutab, calcium tablets, multi-vitamins, oregano oil, garlic pills, … Continue reading
Supremely Bizarre Products of All Time
Most people who are reading this blog about China might want to see weird and funny things – like pictures of misspelled street signs, strange foods, or bizarre cultural rituals. … Continue reading
Too Fat for China: Confessions of a Size 4 Chinese-Canadian in China
As I’ve said in a previous post, it’s a well-known fact and an utter phenomenon that Chinese women can eat twice their weight in food and never gain an ounce, … Continue reading
China’s Customer DISservice
This post has been combined with an original post entitled, “Where do I shop? Is the customer ever right?” dated 2005 ******************************** ul·cer Noun /ˈəlsər/ 1. An open sore on … Continue reading
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