You IT savvy? This looks really interesting to me. Might have a look-see when I am in HK with my BF this summer. Sounds and looks better than our Dublin's Digital Hub. Buzzwords ahoy on the site though. And postgrad courses... All looks interesting indeed.
After opening a topic in the forum.. it has led me to realise that Chinese people coming to Ireland has really killed alot of the respect Irish people have for Chinese people. Partly because of their perfect english (sometimes) and difference in culture, the Irish have lost all amazement in Chinese people. They no longer seem like out-of-the-blue, extraoridinary people; they are normal everyday sights... commonly seen in shifty looking gangs, which is a shame because this is not what everything is actually like in HK.
The people in HK are quite jolly, many people do tend to greet each other on the street, you can have a lovely conversation with many of the market stall keepers and everywhere you go somebody has a smile on their face!
In Ireland.. all you tend to see is people hanging around in groups, smoking and not looking particularly pleasant, not that they can help it, of course. If you were put into a foreign country and faced with a minimum wage job I'm sure you wouldn't be smirking either.
With alot of thought put in you would see that it's a vicious circle really... Chinese people are world renowned for many manufacturing and technological things, students come here and act like normal students, we see them far too often, the amazement about the techonology and manufacturing goes away, respect is lost. More chinese people come here, more respect is lost...
Even though China has built up an amazing reputation, a relatively small thing has destroyed this in Ireland, it just goes to show that one small thing can extinguish all the good things...
Ok, now the contact got back to me recently, so I have been updating what is going on there under IBC forum's Information for Chinese People
Chinese people are conservative, well, even more so in China! Until I saw this in BoingBoing - Sex theme park opens in China. Well, not sure what to think now! ;)
Oh my, and I really wanted to go hiking in HK. It's getting so dangerous now. BigWhiteGuy.com - Hikers attack in HK.
Ireland Online, Ireland - Chinese family robbed by armed raiders in Dublin
My BF was interested, but looks like the Asian Institute here in Dublin is not interested. They (the person) does not reply to emails, return calls or even bother ansering any of them. What's the story?
Linguaphone is the way to go, but my BF like to go to a class. If only we had this, Robo-talk helps pocket translator, but in Cantonese or Mandarin. ;-P
On the other hand found online sites (plenty out there) that teaches Cantonese, IBC - Learn Cantonese Sites. But still not the same. :-(
Fighting to keep the nimble Chinese dragon from the door from the Indo.
"""The impact that China alone is having on the world economy is enormous. Its economy is already the size of Germany's and is growing at 9pc a year"""
And another article, Asia remains bright spot in world economy.
A more socialist China, China to Make Private Property a Right.
And the downside to progress from tourism, Human impact threatens Great Wall.