DrMonkey on news Ten Trucks Needed to Move General Xu Caihou’s Ill-gotten Gains(9 comments)
The KMT called, they want their practices back. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on hi2u 's blog Traditional Chinese Medicine – A Scientific Explanation(18 comments)
TCM treatments are broad, and your explanation would cover only treatments with oral and topical medicine. Most drugs (TCM or not) work like that: one molecule happens to plugs into a cell receptor. It can your own cells, or bacteria. A plant, an animal or a mushroom might happen to have one molecule, or a cocktail ... Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news China Publishes Pictures of Earth and Moon From Lunar Orbiter(1 comments)
"The orbiter was part of one of the first space missions in about 40 years". Space missions to the Moon ? There have been plenty of them during the 90's, 2000's and the current decade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_the_Moon Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Crematorium Not Burning Clothes During APEC to Commit to Pollution Reduction(8 comments)
...I think the guy was just being sarcastic... Every time some foreign officials come to a city, a lot of regulations are suddenly enforced, and new temporary regulations appears, up to ridiculous levels, only to revert to the usual no-shit-given attitude later. That's what it was about. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Chinglish Translation on Shanghai Subway Gains Notoriety(10 comments)
2014, people start to realize that signs in English are full of basic grammar mistakes, that is due to sloppiness and corner-cutting. At least, it might be a sign that general education level raise. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Foreigners Disgrace Country by Taking Bikes Onto Beijing Subway(34 comments)
Disgrace to themselves... Thanks for the reputation building, guys. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on adb2014 's blog Just Eat It!(8 comments)
Well... Because sometime the dish looks really nice, and they wish to have a memory of it ? It's not *ALWAYS* for bragging. An example. Sometime my wife take pictures of food, if it's something uncommon for her, and nicely presented. Then, once in a while, she browses her pictures and tell me "Ho, you remember ... Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Baoji, Shanxi Encourages Blood Donation by Basically Making it Mandatory(9 comments)
Nice, not having to be elected opens so much possibilities to build a very harmonious society... Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Females Use Teachers Day and Art to Demand Teacher-Student Love Ban(10 comments)
Now, that's courage, now that's people who care and want to be active citizens. And it's smart, pacific. Go get them, girls ! Jia you ! Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Foreign Students’ 90,000 RMB Subsidies Cause Accusations of ‘Special Treatment’(1 comments)
Let's compare that to the sum of all subsidies who benefit outstanding Chinese students, around the world. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Rape and Sexual Assault Against Women Are Increasing in China- Here Are Five Possible Reasons Why(71 comments)
So if a man walk the belly uncovered, it's kinda ok to rape him, I will be kinda excusable ? I mean, it's not easy to find suitable men, porn is forbidden, how I can always control myself ? Errrr, 1930 called, they want their mentality back. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news “Old Like Yellow Pearls”: China’s “Leftover Women”(22 comments)
And then, someone will explain to you : "It's not good that you marry a woman here, because there are too many men already"... And bright young women are called left-overs, because "OMG she makes me feel insecure". Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Town in Shaanxi Launches Tickets for Trash Scheme to Promote Green Tourism (3 comments)
Annnnnd... Some poor guys will make a living collecting garbage and reselling their tickets to some rich and hurried tourists. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news China to Develop Domestic Operating System (7 comments)
Public agencies forced to do so, and a lot of things are government-funded, like most banks. Banks that forces you to use Windows for online banking, with shitty ActiveX plugins. Maybe the banks will require BaJieOS to do online banking ? Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news China to Develop Domestic Operating System (7 comments)
No need to crack anything, you have open-source operating systems for that :) MacOS is itself a close derivative of Unix, Android is based on Linux. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Are Foreign Men Good Enough for Chinese Women?(34 comments)
Watching porn with the wife, WHAT ?!! Rather than asking just 3 peoples, they could go on a forum of Chinese living in Europe, with a lot women married with an European http://bbs.xineurope.com/forum.php Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Jackie Chan’s Son and Taiwanese Star Kai Ko Arrested for Drug Abuse in Beijing (11 comments)
@leehomjulia It's exactly what he means, and he says it by using the opposite logic and pushing it to the point of ridicule. It's called "sarcasm". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarcasm Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Jackie Chan’s Son and Taiwanese Star Kai Ko Arrested for Drug Abuse in Beijing (11 comments)
Cocaine (including crack) and heroin are natural herbal products too :p But yes, marijuana is less addictive than alcohol, and you are less likely to be dangerous under marijuana than alcohol. I think most of the problems created by marijuana is due to it's illegality, it creates a black market, like alcohol under ... Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Taking Control: Xi’an Limits Daily Divorces(4 comments)
I imagine a couple in Xian Her: "Gaaahh, I can't take it anymore, we are always mad at each other ! We divorce !" Him: "Huuu, maybe that's the right thing to do" ... go the divorce office ... Her: "Damn, it's closed, the quote is reached, we can't divorce for at least a month" Him ... Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Woman Complains to Authorities after Pesticide Failed to Kill Her(9 comments)
With that reasoning, people with clinical depression should have no sympathy too ? Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Woman Complains to Authorities after Pesticide Failed to Kill Her(9 comments)
<hearthless-bastard> A pesticide that doesn't kill humans well is not a bad thing, if it kills insects very well. That's usually how pesticide are designed. </hearthless-bastard> Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Local Government to Reduce Traffic for APEC Meeting August 6-21(1 comments)
A problem is only a problem if others see it ? Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on adb2014 's blog Raising an International Child in China(9 comments)
Very interesting for the parents-wannabe amongst us :) Can you say some words about the schooling, if you have experience about this ? Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Foreign Men Draw Criticism from Netizens for Playing with Drunken Chinese Man(27 comments)
Errrr, bunch of twats, thanks to feed the existing xenophobia, it's not like there are foreigners living here, married with kids. Full Comment>>
DrMonkey on news Airpocalypse Continues, Government Adjusts Air Purifier Standards(5 comments)
I love the fairness of air purifiers. Those who can afford clean air, will use energy to have clean air, generating more pollution in the process. Why ? Because coal power plants represents at least 70% of power generation in China. Ho, and regulations with Chinese characteristics. Meanwhile, those too poor to pay ... Full Comment>>