tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post7698764803844974549..comments2023-10-06T01:38:30.480-07:00Comments on Beijing Calling: A Driving EpiphanyGoodbye HK, Hello YVRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220868581581406872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-26970233134743652652007-08-03T20:37:00.000-07:002007-08-03T20:37:00.000-07:00Oh yes, the cyclists. I was in Beijing in the late...Oh yes, the cyclists. I was in Beijing in the late Fall of 1989. Early one morning, I started to cross the Avenue of Eternal Peace from the International Hotel when suddenly to my left, I heard a whirling sound which grew louder and louder. I looked for the source of the sound, and in the grey morning light, I saw a sea of cyclists. The whirling came from the bicycle wheels as the cyclists went to work.<BR/>They were in a dedicated lane and it looked orderly; no weaving but perhaps that would come later.chinatownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364844979058587510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-61600153729788273092007-08-03T08:59:00.000-07:002007-08-03T08:59:00.000-07:00Let me introduce myself, my name is Matt Dawson, a...Let me introduce myself, my name is Matt Dawson, and i'm a postgraduate student in sociology at the University Of Essex in England. I'm currently in the midst of writing my dissertation which concerns the use of blogs, what people write on them and why. For the purpose of this study i choose 40 blogs at random to study, yours was one of the ones i came up with. If you want further details about what exactly this study entails i'll happily provide them.<BR/><BR/>For the purpose of my study i'd be very grateful if you could fill in the Questionnaire i've prepared and maybe answer some more questions about your blog.<BR/><BR/>If you are willing to take part, my email address is mpdaws@essex.ac.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com