The Great Firewall of China

Well it has been a while since I written on my blog. This is due to a couple of reasons, stress, being busy, and slow internet. Where I am at in China does not have DSL but ADSL which is a little slower. It slows down more if there is a lot of traffic like…

Macau: The Vegas of China

So this past November a coworker of mine and his wife graciously invited me and some of my friends to go to Macau with them. Macau belonged to Portugal, but like Hong Kong, was given back to China in 1999. It is also under the “one China two systems” policy that Hong Kong is, which…

Hong Kong: An alternative China

Sorry for taking so long to start posting again, I have sick pretty much this entire month. Anyways, I recently made a couple trips to Hong Kong as it is the closest city to Shenzhen where I am currently living. Hong Kong is a harbor city of 7.2 million residents on a small series of…

2016

Well It is a New Year and will soon be a New Year in China (as their New Years is near the beginning of February). 2015 brought about sweeping changes to me in my employment, finance, relationships and friendships, travels, where I live, what I am planning for my future….it seems that pretty much nothing…

Thailand: The Land of Smiles

Thailand is located in Southeast Asia, it is one of the few countries in the world that have never been colonized. Bangkok its capital (whose full official name is Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit) is the most visited city in the world. It is a country of smiles, where English speakers are easy…