Tod Baker
father, husband, teacher
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China’s Construction Habit
The quickly built but cheaply made buildings in Beijing will not literally fall down, but will deteriorate. Wall paint will peel and elevators won’t work. Buildings will become uncomfortable because they will not have been properly maintained. That’s when people will start to realize they’ve paid a lot of money to buy a place in the Central Business District and they’ve paid management charges, but nothing works and everything looks really poor. But the developers will probably be long gone by then, so I’m not sure...
May, 28 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Grandmas at Breakfast
My mom joined us for breakfast this morning. Later, Tati's mom joined us as well. Let's think about that. Gabo sat at his breakfast table this Sunday morning and enjoyed a real time video conversation...
April, 18 2010 • 1 Comment • 0 Faves
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Shenzhen’s Part in China’s Long History Mixing Sex and Commerce | China Private Equity
Food and sex. They are life’s two most basic drives, as well as the fuel that has kept China’s commercial centers buzzing for well over a thousand years. via chinafirstcapital.com This is not, as far as I know, typical of life in Tianjin. Read the entire article to get a picture of concubines in modern China.
November, 4 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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China Media Blog » The only version of China’s National Day Parade you need to watch : Aggregated China Media News & Blogs
via chinamediablog.com The mix of time-lapse and slow motion in this video turn a potentially tedious video of a parade into a can't-stop-watching video.
October, 4 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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