Niniane's Blog

I keep hearing about a mentality amongst American women where they daydream about their wedding day since they were a little girl. I find t...

Two nights before leaving Beijing, I saw this dish on a restaurant menu: "Cold Fresh Walnuts with Cherry Blossoms". I ordered it ...

Working out of the Beijing Google office turned up unforeseen difficulties, to my dismay. But the air of Olympics fervor throughout the city...

This gymnastics routine is awe-inspiring.

Yesterday in Beijing, much of the Olympics buzz revolved around Liu Xiang withdrawing from the 110m hurdles. The official story is that an ...

This morning, Bush observed the women's volleyball Olympics match. I am amused by this photo.

On the flight from the US to Beijing, one of my fellow passengers wore a black velvet suit, and a hat with a shiny band. It was the most at...

China is fixated on getting gold medals in the Olympics. The culture has always emphasized perfection. If it's not gold, it's wort...

Two months ago, I wrote a post about deciding between two beds , which I labeled A and B. Out of 40 replies on my blog and FriendFeed, three...

Eating brunch with my brother. Me: "Last week I met a Googler who used to be an astronaut. He lived on the space station for six month...

Over brunch at Coupa Cafe, a few hours before I fly to Beijing for the Olympics. Tom: "China is going all out for the medals this time....

While eating guacamole and chips at a Mexican restaurant: Me: "The Antarctica tour company cancelled all their 2009 trips. They realiz...

[This is a continuation of my gratitude experiment .] There is a Googler named Mike who is brilliant and ridiculous. (Some of you may alrea...

At lunch with a few teammates and a Googler "Andre". Andre and I sat at the Google table last year during an industry event, and ...

Today Google News has a spate of these stupid headlines: Math scores for girls and boys no different, study finds : The analysis of standard...

Last Thursday, I met a woman who used to own a pot-bellied pig as a pet. Her name was "Judy" (changed for privacy), and the pig...

Me: "Why are you working day and night?" Christopher: "We're shipping our product in two weeks." Me: "What, you...

The Antarctica travel company emailed me today. As many commenters noted, their ship M/S Explorer sank last November. They bought a new boa...

The chinese symbols say "Cafeteria".