Monthly Archives: April 2015

Some Serious Roaming

Posted on April 30, 2015 by baudattitude

So, the first couple of times I went to Japan, I was more-or-less completely cut off from the world.  I’d specifically bought a “global” Motorola RAZR, only to find that “global” meant pretty much “anywhere except Asia” – Japan in … Continue reading →

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Streetpass in China

Posted on April 29, 2015 by baudattitude

I took my 3DS to China for a couple of reasons – first, the thing has been criminally neglected and I figured that I might play it more if I didn’t have the Vita option, and second to try to … Continue reading →

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In China, it’s spelled “HooTERS”

Posted on April 28, 2015 by baudattitude

I confess that I am not well-versed enough in recent Chinese history to know when the first western restaurant chains started opening locations. I can’t imagine that it’s been more than 20 years or so, and it’s rather staggering if … Continue reading →

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Travel to Badaling

Posted on April 27, 2015 by baudattitude

Negative Article Disclaimer As I promised in my other post, I would gloss over the “travel” parts of the Great Wall experience, so as not to detract from the wall itself.  In THIS post, I rant. It is now my … Continue reading →

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Feed The Kitty

Posted on April 26, 2015 by baudattitude

After having a curious pork sandwich from Burger King, the obvious follow-up was to have an aggressively girly dessert from the nearby Hello Kitty-themed cafe, because EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH KITTY I guess. I obviously wasn’t going in at peak … Continue reading →

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Burger King Korean BBQ Double Pork Burger

Posted on April 25, 2015 by baudattitude

I have mentioned, on occasion, that one of the more shameful memories of my first trip to Japan was getting there and realizing that I didn’t know a dang thing about Japanese food, and therefore spending an awful lot of … Continue reading →

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A Brief Shanghai Rant

Posted on April 24, 2015 by baudattitude

Negative article disclaimer I am glad that I read up on Shanghai before visiting, and learned of the existence of Shanghainese, a dialect of Chinese with lots of similarities but some crucial differences. For example, the normal greeting throughout most … Continue reading →

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Densha de GET

Posted on April 23, 2015 by baudattitude

My first exposure to Proper Public Transportation came back in December of 2005, when I went to Tokyo for the first time and met the Yamanote, the loop line that – if you have an hour to spare – will … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Great Wall

Posted on April 22, 2015 by baudattitude

While Beijing certainly has plenty of touristy things to see and do in town, one of the biggest tourist attractions is actually about 90 minutes away by rail, that being the section of the Great Wall at Badaling. There were … Continue reading →

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A preview of things to come, and a disclaimer.

Posted on April 22, 2015 by baudattitude

I’ve just returned from two weeks in China, so the next few weeks of posts are almost certainly going to be taken up by talking about what I saw and did there, with the occasional game review because I needed … Continue reading →

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