Archive for June 6th, 2007

Jun 06 2007

The North China Lover ..北方来的情人

Published by The Kibbitzer under View from Bottom, 中文

今天一个朋友寄给我的电子邮件 … I received this in an e-mail today, felt very offended with the words/phrases like virgin, China man, the sickman of E Asia, inland …  well, I’m from nei di, the hinterland.  True or false that Beijing’s an inland is up to debate, but I certainly think that not many cities or regions in China can beat it.  This [...]

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Jun 06 2007

Dell, eBay and the scoundrel

Published by The Kibbitzer under Current Affairs

Buyer be aware: I bought a Dell laptop last October on eBay from a seller.  Did the ownership transfer few weeks later on an untended call to Dell - obviously it didn’t work or incomplete, otherwise I won’t face the trouble now.  Everything is rosy till this morning.  The little laptop refuses talking to wireless connection since yesterday afternoon.  I [...]

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