In a few days, I’ll be headed back to Beijing once again and during my time in Boston I had an interesting conversation with ID (Industrial Design) friend @jomiz80. Reflecting on my 1st 4 months in Beijing, it was actually a great experience, even with the handful of negative encounters. Surprisingly, this was the first [...]
All posts for the month August, 2010
before a move to China…
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 27, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/before-a-move-to-china/
must know Chinese companies
Recently, China surpassed Japan as the world’s 2nd largest economy. A couple months ago I had a discussion with a classmate about our adjustments to living in Beijing. One of the biggest adjustments that seem so simple and natural in our respective home countries is the idea of brands. We know who to trust, what [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 23, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/19-must-know-chinese-cos/
digital wasteland: South Africa
Simply devastating. People of developed nations often feel like we are doing something good for developing nations when we donate, but it’s difficult to follow the entire process once the product has left our own hands. A dump site for digital technology, Africa’s notorious Agbogbloshie Market is a toxic wasteland where Europe’s outdated computers are scavenged [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 22, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/digital-wasteland-south-africa/
DIY: manage cords, dock the cell
If you know me, or you’re the 1 person who follows my blog, I’m sure you know my obsession for cord management. And when I saw this DIY cell phone cradle, I was so excited! (Yes, it doesn’t take much, sometimes..) Made from any large plastic container (or lotion bottle), you can cut it up and [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 21, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/diy-manage-cords-dock-the-cell/
DaShan： 大山
大山, DaShan, (Big Mountain) aka Mark Rowswell is a Canadian who started studying Mandarin in the mid-1980s and has about 40 episodes of a CCTV series titled ’Communicate in Chinese.’ DaShan is quite well known by all Chinese as a caucasian who speaks Mandarin like a local. I’ve just started to listen to the episodes in the [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 19, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/dashan/
GreenFest Boston
Starting tomorrow is GreenFest at Boston City Hall Plaza, running from August 19-21. Some key take aways from the website are simple: Drink tap water and use reusable containers, recycle, compost, and bike. Boston GreenFest celebrates the many ways we can create a better world by greening our lives and our communities. Among speakers, performers, [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 18, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/greenfest-boston/
a note to myself (and readers)
I recently received an email (honestly, I didn’t know anyone was actually reading my babble…!) encouraging me to continue my explorations and lifestyle. I hadn’t realized the interpretation of lifestyle through my blog. I see this as a place to record thoughts, images, products, and adventures that inspire or excite me and make me wonder, ponder, [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 17, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/a-note-to-myself-and-readers/
I love dim sum
Inspired by Luxirare‘s Dim Sum series… I had to give it a shot. But my photo skills just aren’t quite there…. Having a look at my series afterwards, the images don’t even come close in comparison to my inspiration. They just aren’t as interesting as I’d hoped. Perhaps the composition of the photos could be [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on August 16, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/08/i-love-dim-sum/