Category:  Lost in Beijing

By Gerry Reid, January 22, 2012 Comments Off Lost in Beijing

Happy Chinese new year.. And now some Spaced… Following a dispute with a young customer over Jar Jar Binks merchandise and Tim’s inability to cope with the Star Wars prequels, Bilbo fires Tim. Daisy is trying to get money out… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, January 13, 2012 Comments Off Lost in Beijing

Would-be customers who had endured a wait overnight as temperatures dropped to below minus 9 degrees Celsius reacted with fury after the company’s main store in Beijing failed to open. Apple had advertised that the store would open at 7… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, January 8, 2012 Comments Off Lost in Beijing

Asian chicks can be a real handful, I know Im married to one, but its worth the effort, below you will find some handy tips on how to keep them happy, also check out the video of some crazy out… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, August 31, 2011 Comments Off Lost in Beijing

It looks like a fake to me, look at the water reflection, and the pixelation, but judge for yourself

By Gerry Reid, August 26, 2011 Comments Off Lost in Beijing

But in an awesome way.. At least when you see this video… ladies and gentlemen (mainly gentlemen).. AKB47 40 million hits on youtube, in less than 12 months?. Wait I can see why it got 40 million hits, its the… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, August 15, 2011 Comments Off Lost in Beijing, News

It seems China has decided to block any sites registered and held on Godaddy DNS servers. The sites are not down they are accessible from the rest of the world, but Godaddy DNS is not resolving within China as of… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, July 26, 2011 Comments Off Lost in Beijing, Technology

Is this the reason Nokia are losing market share in China? fake Nokia products flooding the market.. wouldn’t it be tragic if this kind of thing was the final nail in Nokia’s coffin (considering 7/8 of the nails have already been… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, July 25, 2011 Comments Off Lost in Beijing

Last night Beijing had had the worst rainfall this year, it was raining cats and dogs, the northern suburban district of Miyun recorded the biggest precipitation of 243 millimeters in 22 hours by 6 a.m. Monday, It also disrupted many flights… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, July 21, 2011 Comments Off Lost in Beijing

It seems that doing business on Alibaba is getting more and more difficult, the risks of dealing with even premium sellers are getting higher every day. The following post on tradekey.com is representative of many frustrated buyers; Hi, Be very aware trading… Read More »

By Gerry Reid, July 15, 2011 Comments Off Lost in Beijing, Technology

Well I have been living in Beijing now for 6 years, so I suppose I should not be surprised that the new Google+ social networking website is blocked. Its a real pain as PPTP has been blocked for some time now… Read More »