Author Archives: Jim Z.

It’s a Circus Outside

A wall of reporters outside the office today. There’s probably a hundred people out there. Someone tried to leave the building just before I took the photo, and was instantly mobbed by a throng of people.

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妈妈,我长牙了!

妈妈,你不为我高兴吗? An advertisement in subway line 4.

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Tianjin Station

Taken on the Tianjin train station platform just after arrival from Beijing on the high-speed rail line. The train on the right is the one I took.

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Winter World

A mid-March snowstorm covered the Beijing Botanical Garden in white.

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Public Transportation in Japan

Japan has the most developed and complex public transport systems I have ever seen, even more sophisticated than Hong Kong, New York, or Seoul. Unfortunately, despite the sophistication, the lines are not very well integrated, with multiple transport networks in … Continue reading

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Exit Row

I asked the cute check-in counter lady for a window seat on my SFO-NRT flight, and she gave me a windowless exit row seat instead. This was my first time sitting in an exit row. I didn’t really miss out … Continue reading

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