Blogstar.TV Episode 3- Web 2.0 Is Dead 博客之星 第三集 – Web 2.0已过时

The team decide internet marketing and social media are just a fad, and look to promote Blogstar.TV the old fashioned way – leading them across Shanghai and getting them a little bit too cLose Weight Exercise/”>Lose Weight Exercise to some of the locals.

博客之星团队觉得利用网络推广和社交媒体的方法都是崇尚时尚而已，他们决定再利用传统的方法来推广博客之星-走进大街小巷，更靠近身边的人们。

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Blackberry 8900 Shanghai (黑莓8900在上海)

So I made a snap decision and bought a Blackberry. It wasn’t the stereotypical snap decision (because it took me three weeks from the time it was made to receiving the goods) but all the same, it was a good choice.

我做了仓促的决定去买了黑莓。其实也不能说是个仓促的决定（因为花了我3个星期等我的货到），不过不管怎样，还不错。

I’m not going to tell you how much I love it or how amazing it is, because right now I’m using about 4% of its capacity (no push mail, no internet*, twitter slow, barely any apps). That said, I am taking advantage of its camera to document the LITTLE THINGS in my life which I have been neglecting recently.

我没打算跟你说我有多喜欢它，它有多帮，因为现在我只用了4%的用途（没有push mail,没有网络，twitter很慢，很少其他用途）。 这就意味着我要用它的摄像来存档一些我生活中最近被忽略了的小事情。

Look here for example:

例如：

I dropped my pen behind a cupboard at work, and so I decided to investigate behind it. Voila! 30 more pens.

我上班的时候在 柜子后面掉了笔，然后我就决定找它。看！30多支笔！

I went to Ikea and saw this. Is it a joke? I know Swedish people are pretty funny – but…a corkscrew called ‘Groggy’?! It sounds like a Disney cartoon character!

我去宜家然后看到这个。这是玩笑吗？我知道瑞士人不怎么有趣—可是…把开瓶器称作‘Groggy’？！听上去就想迪士尼动画里的角色。

Booyaka! I did it on purpose (of course)…

我最喜欢的音乐!我故意的（当然）…

I will be sure to paste any more meaningful moments in my life right here in the blog!

以后我要把我生活中有意义的图片都贴到这里！

Welcome to Shanghai (上海欢迎您 )

The last couple of weeks have been a bit of an eye-opener for me. A new colleague arrived in my office, and it’s made me cast my mind back to the first few weeks of my time here in China.

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！

Calligraphy in Shanghai (书法在上海)

While waiting for a pair of VERY SLOW friends to get ready for a badminton game, I found myself in the ‘reception area’ of a block of flats near Wujiaochang. Every block of flats in Shanghai seems to have at least one (but up two three) people who hang around near the door almost 24/7, usually doing nothing.

在等一些超级慢的的朋友去打羽毛球的时候，我发现自己在五角场附近的一个社区的公寓的“签到处“。在上海的每个社区的公寓都能看到至少一个（也会有2-3个）人在门口附近24/7的晃悠，通常他们什么都不做。

The woman who ‘lives’ near the door of our flat is one of the most unfriendly people in the world. She never says hello, sits in the shadows and generally acts a bit like The Crow…

“住“在我们社区公寓门口的女人一定是这个世界上最不友好的。她从来都不说你好，只是坐在树荫下，好像在扮演“乌鸦“…

I was extremely suprised, therefore, when the two women in my friend’s block were very friendly! We chatted for a few minutes (Women: You’re tall! Me: Yes! Women: How tall? Me: 2 metres! Women: Really? Me: Yes! etc…) and then they told me they wanted to introduce me to a super-calligrapher, an 82 year old who was in the next room! Grabbing the opportunity, I went in…

我非常吃惊，因为2个女人在我的朋友的社区非常的友好！我们聊了一会（女人：你真高！我：对！女人：多高？我：2米！女人：真的吗？我：对！等等…）然后他们告诉我她们要介绍给我一个超级书法大师，一个82岁的老人就在隔壁的房间！抓住机会，我进去了…

…and he was busy drawing up some super-characters! I looked so scared…because I knew what was coming…he challenged me to a Pokemon-style calligraphy battle!

…他正在写一些超级汉字！我看起来很害怕…因为我知道会发生什么…他挑战我数码宝贝风格的书法大赛！

…I scribbled away…emptying my vast knowledge of complex Chinese characters into the paper. I reckon it’s been about 12 years since I touched a paintbrush (1997 11DF QEHS Art class), so it felt a bit strange…

…我潦草地书写…我挖空心思地想复杂的中文字写在纸上。我意识到我有12年没有碰画笔了（1997年11DF QEHS美术班），所以我觉得有点怪怪的…

…but at least I made it to 12 characters!

…但是至少我写了12个汉字！

He went back to his desk, and began training for the next round: BIG CHARACTERS! He drew out his 4 biggest and best, and then turned over the brush to me…

他回到他的桌子，开始有一轮的练习：大汉字！他写了4个最大最好的，然后转过来把毛笔给我…

…I was in the zone…

…我在那里…

My focus was so great that even the calligr-oupie couldn’t avert my gaze…

我集中了自己所有的注意力，就连和书法家睡觉的人都没有能引起我的注意…

And here was the final result…I’m banking on the ‘untrained eye’ to not notice any of the mistakes in mine :)

这是最终结果…我打赌‘没有训练过的眼睛’一定注意不到我的字里的错误…

When we were done, the guy decided to write out a letter of recommendation for me to go and study in the School of Calligraphy in a Shaolin Temple somewhere on top of a mountain in the heart of China…

我们写好了以后，这个老人决定给我写一封推荐书让我可以去少林寺的书法学校学习，在中国中心的最高的山上…

…unfortunately it was only valid for 10 seconds before (using secret Kung-Fu powder and magic) it self-destructed. The chance gone, I decided to say my goodbyes to the team, and head out to the badminton court. I do have his phone number though, so if anyone else wants to do a calligraphy battle against him in Shanghai, let me know!

…不幸的是有效期只有10秒，在它自毁以前（靠秘密功夫粉和魔法）。没机会了，我决定跟他们说再见然后去羽毛球馆了。不管怎样我有他的电话，不管谁想在上海挑战他的书法，联系我咯！

New Shanghai brothel (新上海妓院)

After uncovering the Shanghai Male Escort Service, I was even more shocked to find that a new brothel has recently opened right next to Hongkou Football stadium in Shanghai. I would never have known, but the shameless owner decided to give out namecards on the street!

在暴光上海男陪服务以后,最近我更惊讶地发现了一个开在虹口足球场附近的新的妓院。 我并不想知道的，但是无耻的业主在街上到处发名片!

I decided to check the info, and sure enough…the title of the filthy establishment was right there for all to see!

我决定看一下上面的信息，然后足够的确信了…那个肮脏的机构就在那里让所有人看！

I couldn’t decipher the menu, but I think the majority of it just talked about ‘fruity’ and ‘juicy’ girls…disgusting…

我没法辨认那个菜单，可是我想其中的大多数都在说关于‘有果味的’和‘多汁的’女孩子们…恶心死了…

New Year’s Eve countdown 2008/2009 in Shanghai, China (2008/2009年新年除夕在上海，中国)

Here’s a video of the New Year’s Eve countdown, filmed by me on location in Shanghai, China!
这是除夕夜倒计时的一段录像，由我拍摄于上海，中国。

The night was…well…madness. In a very, very good way.
那个晚上非常的……疯狂。非常非常愉快的那种。

Happy New Year!
新年快乐!