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China, studying a lot doesn’t make you smarter. Better teaching methods make kids smarter and more engaged. Learning by doing makes them smarter. Real world experiences outside of a classroom make them smarter. Making students strap down to an IV so they can learn late into the evening is not.
Chinese Festival Honors The Dead With Paper iPads, iPhones
I used to celebrate Qingming Festival with my family when I was growing up in Thailand too, since my parents grew up around Chinese culture (my mom is from Chinatown in Bangkok). We used to fold and burn these paper offerings all the time, but iPads … that’s something else. Wonder if I can send a new iPad to Steve Jobs up above? I mean, he is Buddhist after all.
Chinese Senior Citizens Find Love & Companionship in IKEA
“Retired and divorced chiropractor Qian Weizhong is also on the prowl. On a recent Tuesday at IKEA Mr. Qian was excited to get the number of a woman he referred to as a “nice lady.” He plans to ask her out soon, he said … At the weekly IKEA romance session in Shanghai, the elderly arrive in swarms of 70 to 700 to get the free coffee offered to holders of the IKEA Family membership card.
Ms. Tang, seated amid the backdrop of Poang reading chairs and Vreta poufs, sips coffee and says she is grateful to have such a meeting place. “I make more senior citizen friends when I come here,” said Ms. Tang. “There’s more to offer than meeting a boyfriend at IKEA.””
That is super cute and kinda hilarious. The story reminds me of my grandpa in Thailand who goes to the mall every day and meets up with his friends to hang out, talk, play chess and comes home by 4 pm, eats dinner at 6 and is in bed by 8. Old people in Asia enjoy the simple life, man.
A buddhist shrine in front of Super Brand Mall in Shanghai. At first, I was confused why there were elephants and Thai flags all over the front. Our tour guide didn’t have a clue, so I looked it up myself and found out that supposedly Thailand Expo 2009 was held there, and the mall is invested by a Thai corporation. Holla!
This would make my mother so proud.
- Temple in Beijing, China
Pandas are a lot more ferocious than you’d think … I’ve yet to be in the presence of one but I’m told they’re not as cute and cuddly as their toy counterparts.
