I feel so Chinese when the second question I ask ppl is what job they do. Or is this how adults talk?

The perils of exchange rate: 1 yr New Yorker subscription from US - $39.95 = 272RMB, from China - 2090RMB = $306

interesting that Obama has become a beacon of hope for ppl around the world, even migrant wrkers in Beijing

"One day ppl won't look down on migrant wrkers. Look at the US, they elected Obama" - prinicipal, school for migrant worker's children, intv

nail house story: my first time taking photos of cops taking photos of me, so this is intimidation

anyone know of good freelancers who can work a video camera in Guangdong province? suggestions welcome.

switfly cleared up by 11:01am

huge police presence on second ring rd, a grp of protesters from jilin reportedly blocked the rd b/c their homes were being demolished

China mulls banning lip-synching. Would Lin Miaoke, fake singer at Olympic opening ceremony, fall under this? tinyurl.com/5u3h5n

3kmthick layer of soot and other manmade particles stretching fr Arabian Peninsula, China to Western Pacific Ocean. Ick(UNEP report finding)