Laurence Brahm of the Himalayan Consensus works long but fulfilling days. He has been kind enough to take us through a day in his difficult and rewarding work, maintaining indigenous identity and environmental protection.
6:30 I awake in a courtyard house tucked in a hutong in the historic Dongsi ... Read More
City Weekend follows professional hair stylist Scarlet Salmons from Toni & Guy Hilton’s hair salon. It was an exciting and slightly nerve-racking day as Scarlet first cuts the hair of musician and producer David Zhang from FM3, and then proceeds to rub elbows with Tony Blair and style Cherie Blair ... Read More
City Weekend finds out what it takes to be a jack of all trades by spending a day in the life of ROOMbeijing DJ and salon owner Suiki Lor.
1:38
I’m suddenly woken from a deep sleep. I look at the TV. Spain vs. the Netherlands, 0-0. I ... Read More
Anyone who has ever spent time in Wudaokou has likely rubbed shoulders with Pyro Pizza and Lush co-owner Rich Akers. From regular appearances at Lush open mic nights to cooking up some of the best pies in town, Akers is a Wudaokou institution. He took CW along for a day ... Read More
Furrier David Ubl creates sleek fashions from quality skins. Here he takes CW along for a day in his shoes, creating clothes for Beijing's beautiful set. Check out his designs at davidubl.com
7:30 Like every other morning, my phone rings and wakes me up. The first—and ... Read More
From LGBT center lectures to crooning ballads in Beijing clubs, it’s all in a day’s work for bluegrass band The Redbucks singer Daisy Sweetgrass.
[Eds. note] If you haven't been to a Redbucks gig yet - mark your calendar for the next time they play. This is one ... Read More
Judgin’, like pimpin’, ain’t easy. From frostbitten fingers to choosing winners and losers, it was a long day for Marco. But we’re curious what his crew got up to after 2am at Tango. Check out the competition results at mellowparks.cn, or tell us what you think of ... Read More
We were longing to hear “Giddiyap cowboy!” from Zhang Ke, but he’s too professional to live up to our Wild West expectations. You can check out Zhang’s stellar horsemanship at Equuleus (www.equriding.com)
6:20
I wake up to a song sung by my daughter Qi Qige ... Read More
Making movies, like pimpin', ain't easy. Indie director Sean Wang's day of filming was hectic, swinging from a steamy love scene to a car crash on the frozen streets of Beijing at 2 in the morning. Between sneakily using university recording equipment for private filming to rigging up ... Read More
GPS company employee by day, tireless Irish culture promoter by night, Colin Saunders takes CW along for a day in his shoes. Organizing the capital's Irish community on top of a 9 to 5 makes for a long day, but Saunders gets through it with a little help from ... Read More
Beijing-based tattoo artist Yang Zhou flies around the world marking people permanently. In this issue of CW he takes us along to a London tattoo parlor where he deals with a less than ideal customer. Before Yang even sets needle to skin, his petrified subject passes out cold. Turns out ... Read More
Carissa Welton, founder for Greening the Beige, took CW around on a busy day of planning green activities and organizing the festival. From organizing a Global Climate Call photo shoot in Ditan Park to a film screening in CNEX Cafe later on a night, Carissa's day was a hectic ... Read More
Go behind the scenes with Beijing Playhouse director Michael Gralapp as he plays American General George Marshall for the CCTV series Jiefang.
Nanjing Airport
12:01am
After finishing at my day job, I rush to the airport for the last flight to Nanjing. I’m sure the passengers were thrilled ... Read More
Home
8:00am
Rise and shine! Nah, just playin’.
11:00
Wake up. Feel guilty for the shwarma from last night so I go for a run with Mickey my French bulldog. I get some weird stares from neighbors who are afraid of French bulldogs. “Mickey go pee on them ... Read More
New Beijing International Movie Festival organizer Peter Sallade gives us a peek behind the silver screen
Home
9:00am
Grumpily roll out of bed to half-heartedly exercise and wholeheartedly check email. As always the messages get sorted into (a) crises (b) interesting and (c) inquiries
10:00
Go back to ... Read More
The Lobby
7:00am
This is the place where it all happens. It’s an early start, but I want to be in the hotel lobby to greet the first guests who come through the doors of the Raffles Beijing, and say goodbye to those who are leaving. We see ... Read More
Wake Up Call
10:00am A phone call from the Hilton Beijing Receiving Department wakes me up. “Julia, the vintage of the wine that just came in is different from what is written on the purchase order, do you know about this? Do we still take the wines?” The conversation ... Read More
Home
7:00am Across Beijing the various members of Girls Are Waiting To Meet You climb out of bed and go about their preparations for the coming day. Michelle wakes up, groggy, takes her dog for a walk. Natan rises, stressed and excited. Luke slowly packs up his one-man-band … Sax ... Read More
Mike Chen, representative for a Beijing-based modeling agency, masterminds modeling gigs and parties for Beijing’s beautiful people
Home
11:00am I usually wake up late because my work at a modeling agency and as a party promoter keeps me out late. Every day of the week there’s a ... Read More
Capitol Hill
7:00 a.m. I leave my hotel and drive to the Sofitel Hotel in downtown DC, where the American Chamber of Commerce in China Doorknock delegates are gathering every morning this week for a breakfast briefing about the day’s activities. The AmCham-China’s Washington DC, Doorknock ... Read More
Sunday Morning
7:00 a.m. I walk into the kitchen at the The Westin Beijing Financial Street. Like every Sunday, it’s a big day. We’re prepping for our “inspiRED Sunday Bubbly Brunch.” Our bakers have been here all night crafting fresh pastries and bread. The sweet smell ... Read More
Clarisse von Wunschheim
Scholar at Work
7:30 a.m. I come back to my place (I usually wake up at my fiancee’s) and start to work on my doctoral thesis, “Enforcement of Commercial Arbitral Awards in China.” I work at the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and am about ... Read More
Home
7:30 a.m. My biological clock works perfectly. I wake up on my own and mentally go through my checklist for today: a language assessment at Nokia, another at BMW, a meeting with the language officer at the Canadian Embassy and the opening ceremony of a new school ... Read More
The Den
9:10 It’s far too early for beer. I arrive at The Den and order orange juice. I meet with Paul, a long-time friend and now customer. Sales have been really good recently, especially for beers like Pure Blonde, Crown Lager and James Boags. We plan a ... Read More
Love My Job
8:30 a.m. Adorable bundles of chaos (12- to 24-months-old little ones) swarm into my classroom, brought in by their ayis, grandmas and mothers. I’ve planned and started this program, Etonkids Beginnings, which is designed to introduce caregivers (and kids under 3) to Montessori methods ... Read More
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