Author Archives: Rhodo Zeb

Visit This Place!!

You know, I never really thought too much about what it would really be like, the Expo I mean. Of course, for years now there has always been this discussion and that plan, this project and that meeting. But I … Continue reading

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Too Many People Involved In The Game

Michael Shaw is a Johnny-come-never. And he (almost) pulled out a classic line, too. Damn, not bad for an amateur. Shoe on the Other Foot The photo shows a squatter camp for poor white South Africans in Krugersdorp. In the … Continue reading

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You can't change the plan when it's made

Krugman laid a big egg a couple weeks ago, to such an extent that I cannot fail to respond. The analysis is wrong and the policy prescriptions are just horrendous. But enough of my bald assertions, let’s go straight to … Continue reading

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Weep, Sad Freaks of the Nation

I just exist as a material thing. Furniture. I will stand with you. I must. Because… Just because of the repression I experienced, don’t think that other people won’t do what I did. That’s not human nature,” Gao said. “If … Continue reading

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At the Zenith, our Dead Dreams Awake

Good riddence to bad rubbish. A rotten end to a rotten year. The weather has been cold and rainy in Shanghai, rainy as it has been all year. And damn chilly. Crates of secrets, pilling up by the day, trials … Continue reading

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Losing Ground – No Words

Well, I sort of missed out on the whole sum-up post to close out 09. It was an interesting year, that’s for sure. What 2009 should be most remembered for, however, is quite simple: it was the year where the … Continue reading

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In Death You Sing

The forces of tyranny simply do not understand. They will always overstep their bounds, again and again, until they destroy themselves. Such is the nature of their need for control, it must escalate until it consumes itself. Ahmadinejad has lost … Continue reading

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Ergo Space Pig

Shanghai can be fun sometimes. Recently I was on the subway at a very light time of the day. Nearby were two tourists or business-folk, Shandong perhaps, with a nice, clean Northern accent. Not far away, in different directions, were … Continue reading

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I'm a Flash, I'm a Fake

I was asked by Dan Harris through email to remove a comment on the most recent CDE post, informing me that it was spoofed. This makes me wonder whether the original email supposedly from CDE to me was spoofed as … Continue reading

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On Any Human Sanitation Day

Your Web Content From: “Chris Devonshire Ellis” To: “rhodozeb@yahoo.com” Cc: “Andy Scott” (andy.scott@china-briefing.com), “Richard Hoffmann” (richard.Hoffmann@dezshira.com) Dear Mr. Zeb; I have noticed your comment on your website here: http://www.gongshangfa.com/2009/03/20/chris-devonshire-ellis-fake-lawyer-fake-quitter-just-fake/http://www.gongshangfa.com/2009/03/20/chris-devonshire-ellis-fake-lawyer-fake-quitter-just-fake/ I would like to point out to you that the story … Continue reading

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