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- aricsqueen posted Shanghai Diaries - July 05 3 years ago
The upside to living in a place like this.
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- aricsqueen posted Shanghai Diaries - July 04 3 years ago
Times like this make me even more appreciative of my passport - Bush is coming, Sarkozy 'better not', more attacks on the Dalai Lama just as talks were underway and what would-be... more
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- aricsqueen commented on Shanghai Diaries - July 02 3 years ago
oh, how I love new media - thanks guys. some really good points brought up here: sdsteve - yeah, again, this goes back to once you break that bubble; if you're in, then you're... more
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- aricsqueen posted Shanghai Diaries - July 02 3 years ago
More bad news here in China, this one dealing with the riots down Weng'An (photo), but that's not what is the focus - sadly, it's on the differences between dislike, prejudice and...
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- aricsqueen commented on Shanghai Diaries - June 27 3 years ago
kaisa - I agree! D-22 is great, as is Mao Live. how are things up there, can you give us a Beijing Update?
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- aricsqueen commented on Shanghai Diaries - June 27 3 years ago
glad you all liked it - and a good suggestion! amazing how a few good tunes take out of a funk. speaking of funk - here's a 1/2 chinese, 1/2 foreign band called 'pharaoh' that is... more
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- aricsqueen posted Shanghai Diaries - June 27 3 years ago
Taking a cue from commenter named cerpet, I ditched all political and social in attempts to get in a better mood and break down the 5 present-day best bands to see in China.
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- aricsqueen commented on Shanghai Diaries - June 26 3 years ago
christinelu - I completely agree; and have had this conversation numerous times. it basically comes down to extremities. if you're 'in', then you're taken care of for life, as... more
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- aricsqueen commented on Shanghai Diaries - June 26 3 years ago
I don't know, man - I mean, the public domain is one thing, but someone going face-down in front of a cab and not even walking over to check on that person seems to be something that people...
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- aricsqueen posted Shanghai Diaries - June 26 3 years ago
The video I accidentally shot that put me over the edge.
