Author Archives: swiss james

Kung-Fu Air

Posted on November 17, 2009 by swiss james

Nike have made a few shekels from a minor baseball player called Michael Jordan. They got him to jump up fancy, took a photo, stuck it on a few pairs of shoes and boom! Mazooma in the bank. Air Jordan  … Continue reading →

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And on that bombshell

Posted on November 13, 2009 by swiss james

I’m leaving Shanghai, and leaving China. Me and Emma are going to live in Manchester, we leave on December 7th*. It’s been a great three years, and just feels like the right time to leave for me. *So that means … Continue reading →

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How to have a meeting

Posted on November 12, 2009 by swiss james

I was in a meeting this morning, my only contribution was to stand up and nod my head slightly when somebody said my name. It was a productive 3 hours. If you find yourself in a similar situation (common for … Continue reading →

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How to shave

Posted on November 11, 2009 by swiss james

  Gillette are running these adverts in the back of taxis. As you can imagine I almost dropped my pad and paper trying to take notes. I know the Asian chap tends towards more of a wisp than a beard, … Continue reading →

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Shoe Tuesday- giving you what you want.

Posted on November 10, 2009 by swiss james

Here on I Spy we devote every Tuesday to shoes. Why? Because it sounds funny- say it with me: Shoe Tuesday Shoooooooee Tuuuuuueeeesdayy See? Anyway, best crack on.

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South Korea’s got Seoul

Posted on November 9, 2009 by swiss james

It costs 1,500RMB (150 quid) to fly return from Shanghai to Seoul right now. Good eh? I went on Friday. Seoul is a lovely place, nestled in the mountains, on a Sunday afternoon it feels like a sleepy little village … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 5, 2009 by swiss james

You couldn’t post comments if you were using a proxy before. You can now.

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Baby on car

Posted on November 5, 2009 by swiss james

I’ve cropped the photo but you can rest assured, there wasn’t. See also- these car stickers when will they get it right?

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That’s November

Posted on November 4, 2009 by swiss james

Since Shopgirl was so nice about my magazine column this week I thought I’d put it up. In windows you can click on that picture there to make it bigger / readable. On a Mac you probably have to drag … Continue reading →

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Shoe Tuesday- Temperature drops, upgrade your socks

Posted on November 3, 2009 by swiss james

Due to a broken thermostat somewhere in Chinese heaven, the temperature recently dropped 8,000 degrees. On Halloween night I was dressed like this and sweating, today I’m in a sheepskin jumpsuit, 8 hats, sat under a hairdryer with my teeth … Continue reading →

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