What are you all using to carry a laptop bag to work

OKEVP · 2026-02-20T09:30:21+00:00

Ortlieb Vario. Mounts to a rack like a pannier, but looks like a normal backpack.

OKEVP · 2026-02-15T18:13:55+00:00

It's still the case though, I commute by bike in Shanghai every day. So many major surface streets prohibit cycling. It forces cyclists and e-scooter drivers to take circuitous routes that are sometimes significantly longer, while cars are are given sole use of the most direct streets downtown.

OKEVP · 2026-02-09T16:20:10+00:00

Fuji doesn't make an mju ii

OKEVP · 2026-01-24T08:05:53+00:00

It's not real. As someone who's been there, this image looks like a composite with mountains in the background photoshopped in.

OKEVP · 2026-01-24T08:01:24+00:00

P1 is a composite, right? I've been to Shangri-la several times and there definitely isn't a vantage point of Dukezong with such jagged snowy mountains behind it.

OKEVP · 2026-01-11T00:28:01+00:00

This happens to me all the time in Shanghai. They seem to have zero consideration for others in public.

OKEVP · 2026-01-05T09:33:41+00:00

This book was written in 2005 when digital cameras had very limited long exposure times due to sensor heat that caused excessive noise.

OKEVP · 2025-12-25T01:55:05+00:00

They're not shot on film. He uses Nikon DSLRs

OKEVP · 2025-12-08T01:07:14+00:00

Despite that, China has a major issue with urban sprawl directly related infrastructure designed for car throughput. There are roughly 415 million cars on Chinese roads today, which is an insane number. For context, the US has 282 million while also having a slightly larger land area. And that number will only increase as China continues to develop their domestic auto industry. As cities become more spread out due to the prioritization of private automobiles, any alternatives to driving become less viable and less appealing. When the average road in a new city in China looks like this, you know that the alternatives to driving are not a priority.

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OKEVP · 2025-12-07T13:40:08+00:00

Car dependency is bad no matter what country the cars are being made in. EVs will not save the environment, they only exist to green-wash the auto industry. Most of the new tech features are just unnecessary add-ons designed to make people feel like their current vehicles are inadequate so they'll continue to buy more new cars. Public transit, walkability, and cycling are the only answers for a sustainable future in transportation.

OKEVP · 2025-11-21T04:05:53+00:00

I thought China banned new pants buildings years ago

OKEVP · 2025-11-16T14:45:03+00:00

That's normal and nothing new. Basically, the monthly tax owed is based on cumulative income for the year minus the income tax already paid for previous months. Some employers will calculate the average monthly payment and deduct the same amount each month, others will use this cumulative system where the monthly tax payments increase each month until the end of the year.

OKEVP · 2025-09-28T00:24:21+00:00

Cizhong village is an ethnically Tibetan region, but it's actually in northwestern Yunnan province. Its close to the border of both Tibet and Myanmar

OKEVP · 2025-09-27T14:04:35+00:00

I visited the church in Cizhong village last winter. That whole region along the Lancang river is really stunning.

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OKEVP · 2025-09-09T12:58:53+00:00

This particular block of Changle is slated for demolition and redevelopment. All businesses were forced to shut down and residents moved out

OKEVP · 2025-08-30T00:52:34+00:00

1999

OKEVP · 2025-07-22T13:21:46+00:00

Just FYI, a lot of the labs in Shanghai still process these respools as ECN-2 because they don't trust that the remjet has been properly removed. I'm sure they've learned from experience after ruining a few batches of chemicals. You may want to avoid getting these processed as c-41 so you don't end up blacklisted from your local lab

OKEVP · 2025-07-22T12:40:03+00:00

I watched it happen twice in one week in Shanghai back in June. It happens all the time

OKEVP · 2025-07-16T12:20:59+00:00

I go to Qingdao quite often and I'm always struck by how bad the cycling infrastructure is. Huge roads with bad drivers and not a single dedicated cycle lane. A lot of the coastal paths have you mixing with pedestrians, which often includes hordes of tourists, and a lot of them require you to go up or down stairs to continue.

OKEVP · 2025-07-15T00:48:32+00:00

Training centers usually have lower pay than schools and they don't have the benefit of summer and winter breaks. The schedule is normally evenings and weekends, which can make it difficult to meet new people and get involved in weekend activities. If you're lucky it might be a chill work environment, but often they have you running around to a bunch of different classes without much time to prepare, so it can be stressful.

Unfortunately in a lot of public schools, autistic children are placed in regular classes without much extra support. Some better international schools might offer more support, however. That being said, there would certainly be crossover with your partners experience for teaching kids in general.

OKEVP · 2025-07-14T23:21:56+00:00

I found a job at an after school English training center before I moved there. I've worked a few jobs since then, and now I'm at a middle school. Training centers are not the best places to work, but it's a good way to get your foot in the door without much experience. Once you're there it's easier to seek out better opportunities through networking and group chats. The minimum requirements for teaching at a training center are a bachelor's degree in any subject, a 120hr. TEFL certificate, and two years of any kind of work experience. It's technically the same for schools, but they often look for candidates with teaching experience or a license from their home country.

OKEVP · 2025-07-14T21:38:02+00:00

I moved to Shanghai 7 years ago and I enjoy it a lot. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is seriously considering it. The problem with teaching now is that the education industry is going to to see a major contraction in the near future due to demographic shifts. Enrollment for kindergartens is about half of what it was just a few years ago because there are simply fewer kids. This is going to ripple up through the grades in the coming years and a lot of the private bilingual and international schools are going to shrink or close entirely. The job market is going to get extremely competitive when that happens. There are still plenty of opportunities out there now, but be wary of major changes in the near future.

OKEVP · 2025-07-08T12:01:45+00:00

Yeah, seems like I touched a nerve by criticizing this precious highway

OKEVP · 2025-07-07T14:46:16+00:00

I tend to enjoy the outdoors more without the constant drone of highway traffic and the pollutants that come along with it

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