前几个星期算是让我小开眼界了。一个新同事来了。很多情景让我回想起我刚到中国的那几个星期。

I was super-excited when I arrived in Shanghai 20 months ago – so excited that I totally ignored nearly all of the faults which, to newcomers, are often obvious.

20个月前到上海的时候我超兴奋-由于太激动了以至于忽视了很多对于一个新来的来说很明显的不足。

The air-quality was atrocious (it’s ok, just hold your breath!), the weather was uncomfortable (that’s what aircon’s for!) and the hygiene of some places, like restaurants, leave a lot to be desired (but McDonald’s in Shanghai is so cheap!).

空气质量恶劣（只要屏住呼吸就没问题了！）天气不舒服（那就是为什么要有空调！）还有有些地方的卫生，比如餐厅，还有很大的提高空间（可是麦当劳在上海非常便宜！）

The one thing that was undeniable, however, was the friendliness and welcome of the people. Everywhere I went, I met people who were more than happy to show me around, give me info and generally help me out – which is why I’m so suprised whenever I see people who are clearly NOT friendly – like this girl:

不可否认的一点是人们很友好。我去的所有的地方，我见过的所有的人都很乐意带我转转，给我信息并且帮助我-这也是为什么当我看到那么明显的不友好的人会如此惊讶-比如这个女孩：

What sort of welcome is that for a lonely fresh-off-the-plane expat? I was considering having a word with her and trying to let her know that it’s not polite to be so abrupt with people…until I saw the front…

对于一个孤身来此的外国人这是哪门子的友好？我正想告诉她这样对人不礼貌而且非常鲁莽…直到我看到前面…

…now that’s more like it! Welcome to Shanghai!

…现在才像话！欢迎来上海！

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我比谁都痛恨垃圾邮件，可是……放过我吧！

Is that pi?!?!

这是派吗？！？！

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我真心喜欢我们这里的盗版DVD商店。2层楼都是电影，音乐，cd和电视剧。在那里的工作人员总是很有意思并且很放松，而且如果片子的质量不是100%的好，他们绝对会如实告诉你。

I went in last week and spent a bit of time in one of my favourite sections – Classic Movies.

上个星期我去哪里花了点时间选我最喜欢的一个部分的片子-经典电影。

I haven’t seen ‘Weather Man’, but I’m sure it’s a real classic (because everything Nicolas Cage touches turns to gold). Part drama, part action film…and part philosophy?

我没看过‘天气预报员’，但是我相信这是个经典的片子（因为Nicolas Cage能点石成金）。一点情节，一点动作的片子…还有一点哲学？

I couldn’t have said it butter myself, Nick.
我已经说得够清纯了, Nick.

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非常高兴地在此隆重宣布,博客之星第2集新鲜出炉了-这部席卷全球,中国,上海的网络系列片/电视真人秀/记录片

If you like it, please do me a favour and share with your friends on Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Kaixin001, RenRen, QQ or anywhere you can think of! I really appreciate it!

Don’t forget to leave a comment here on the official site too -> Blogstar.TV Episode 2 Party for the Party !

如果你喜欢,请帮我在Facebook,Myspace,Twitter,Kaixin001,Renren,QQ或者任何你想得到的地方和你的朋友分享这个视频!别忘记留下你的评论在我们的官方网站-> 博客之星-第2集-盛会的聚会!

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有些人常常抱怨上海的客服，可是我发现我工作的地方旁边的一个咖啡馆，他们会感谢你如果你拿他们开玩笑！

I wonder what they’d do if you didn’t pay?

我在想，如果你吃霸王餐他们会拿你怎么样？

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互联网史上最流行的电视系列片，博客之星-第二集预告片闪亮登场！

I just want to test out whether the video can be embedded! Visit the site at www.blogstar.tv and watch it for yourself :D
我只是想试试看这个视频能不能被插入播放。访问www.blogstar.tv，自己看吧!

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Maybe there is some subliminal messaging in this sign?
也许这里面还有某些引申义？

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Some of you may know, and some of you may not know, but this site runs on the blood of Facebook. I got my first ‘hit’ internet article (that sounds so strange) writing about Facebook emoticons, and I feel like I owe a lot to the company in that it gave me the opportunity to talk to loads of people about different technology subjects (usually which I know nothing about).

Well today, that’s different – I’m going to write a bit about a new phenomenon which is sweeping the internet – the funny Facebook status. Let me preface this with a comment, I’m not claiming to be reinventing the wheel here, but I’m going to give you a list of some of the most amusing, cool, funny (and some downright hilarious) funny Facebook statuses out there right now. Some involve irony, some involve special characters and symbols, and some just include a straight up joke. Let’s check some out…

Funny Facebook status

Dalan is colour blind and thinks trying to solve a Rubik’s cube is pretty difficult…

Ok, let’s just admit it right off the bat, making fun of blind people (wait…colour blind isn’t really blind!) is not cool or clever (but it might make a couple of people laugh just a little bit).

Fiona ¡ǝɯıʇ ǝɯɐs ǝɥʇ ʇɐ ʞooqǝɔɐɟ ǝsn puɐ puɐʇspuɐɥ ɐ op ʎןןɐuıɟ uɐɔ

Ok I don’t think I have ever seen something as cool as this! All of the words are actually upside down! I think I saw a post about how to write characters upside down on someone else’s blog a few weeks ago, but right now all I can say is HAHAHA!

Jyrki is uploading a virus ████████████ 83%

I remember on MSN a few years ago there was one of those ’sets of three’ emoticons which had an ‘uploading virus to you now’ thing on it. Made people crap themselves thinking that they would be infested with viruses soon! Now you can do it in your Facebook status – and you KNOW that there are fifty girls on your list who will message you asking if it’s for real…

Daisy is cle’a[ni.ng he'~r ke]yb36oa;rd

We’ve all done it, so why not share it! I actually haven’t cleaned my keyboard in months and it’s full of dirt and little hairs (no, not THAT type of hairs!).

Why don’t aliens eat clowns? Because they taste funny.

I have a colleague at work who is obsessed with puns, and this is the one I have heard him repeat most. Simple, funny and guaranteed to have people clicking ‘like’ on your status!

Anyway, these are my favourite funny Facebook statuses – let me know if you have any better!

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通常我都不会转帖到这里（或者把别的地方的东西拿来用），但是我真的很喜欢这张中国考卷（真心的）。如果你也喜欢这样的小品，可以上Funny in China – 趣味中国!，那里有很多有趣的视频和图片！

It says:
Question
Write an article about love.

Requirements
1. Use brief and refined language
2. The story should end tragically
3. No word limit

Answer
Will you marry me?
“Fuck off!”

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So what’s so special about Acer Liquid phone?

First of all it’s made by Acer, the cool Taiwanese company that is the largest laptop manufcaturer in the world and the second largest computer manufacturer in the world (behind HP). So straight off the bat, you know they’re not playing games. While the Acer Liquid phone series is their first serious venture into the smart phone world, they certainly have what it takes to compete with the big boys.

The Acer Liquid A1 not only competes, but pretty much destroys any competition out there. It’s packed full of hardware goodness that you’d normally expect to see on a Netbook. I’m not gonna geektease you with all of the details, but here’s a list of what we know about the phone so far:

• 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
• WVGA Screen (800 x 480 resolution)
• Capacitive Touch Screen
• 5MP Camera with Geo-tagging
• HSPA Connectivity
• Android 1.6 Donut
• New UI including access to entertainment/bookmarks
• Spinlets – Free music/video streaming that can be shared with friends/family thruogh web/email
• Social Network Integration… Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr
• Acer Sync
• Comes in Red, White or Black

The first thing we see is that it’s got a Snapdragon chipset which gives you 1GHz speed. I remember not too long ago my desktop was running around those speeds! And then you have the high definition WVGA Screen at 800 x 480 resolution that will allow me to watch Blogstar.TV in high definition – you KNOW I’m all about high def. I like the 5 megapixel camera that comes with the Acer Liquid, and it even has ISO levels and autofocus along with geo-tagging techonology that identifies in each picture where you where when you took it.

What’s probably most interesting is that it runs on the Android 1.6 operating system that has been both the cause of extreme optimism and intense annoyance. The Android operating system is a like a vampire, it sucks life juice at no mercy and leaves you battery-less before you realize it.

On the other hand a 1GHz processor, HD screen, and the Android market place sounds like a match made in heaven. You can be sure that there will be some very amazing Acer Liquid A1 apps and games to come in the near future.

Other features of the Acer Liquid include the Spinlets application allowing you free streaming of videos and music, the ability to integrate your social networks into your address book and HSPA speed internet access.

Overall the Acer Liquid looks pretty strong when compared to the iPhone and even my poor Android G1 Phone that is know probably being dissected in an abandoned warehouse in the outskirts of Shenzhen.

The Acer Liquid A1 release date will be sometime in Q4 of 2009 and probably at a price none of us can afford, but hey at least its made me start dreaming and stop having nightmares.

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