My name is John Tai and this is my personal blog/podcast, where I talk about life in Shanghai, tech news and personal events, including stories about wife Becky and our son Logan.
As most of you know, I post my photos on Flickr. It’s a great photography site and community which allows to organize your photos. Now it’s also a video site, so I’ll be able to post videos on it, right next to the photos. Previously I used YouTube, but that’s a very different concept and market.
With this blog I try to keep people updated on what is happening in my life. Unfortunately I only blog when there is something interesting to say, or some new photos. Which is why I haven’t written often, lately.
But what if you wanted to follow me more closely, on a daily basis? That’s what Twitter is for. Here’s a video explaining how it works, with Italian subtitles! (or click here).
You can follow me at Twitter. I have also integrated Twitter into this blog, so you will see recent Twitter messages in my right sidebar (thanks to Susan for recommending the plugin).
Hopefully you’ll like the service and start using it too. This way I can follow you on a daily basis too.
I recently moved to a new desk at work. I am now in a proper cubicle with a more private space. The main reason for this move is that we are getting many new recruits, and we need space for them. So they bumped a few of us up to cubicles so that the new colleagues can take our old desks.
I like this new desk, it’s cosy and still next to the windows. I still have to put up photos though, soon those walls will be filled with Becky and Logan pictures.
Most of you should have figured out it was an April Fool’s joke. We are NOT having twins, only one baby girl. I sent out an email this morning to my collegues, and everybody believed it and sent back congratulations. At that point I started to feel a little bit bad, but it was still damn funny!!
Sorry also to the people who commented on this blog. Tom’s comment was weird. So at first he thought it was a joke, but he still believed it… eh? Susan seems to have caught on. Anyway, this will be the only twins joke I’ll be able to do. Happy April Fool’s Day!!
Quanti di voi ci hanno cascato? Non stiamo aspettando gemelle, solo una bimba. Stamattina ho spedito una mail ai miei colleghi, e tutti mi hanno mandato congratulazioni. A quel punto mi sono sentito un po’ male, ma era molto divertente!!
Il commento di Tommy e’ molto strano. Prima ha pensato che fosse uno scherzo, pero’ poi ci ha creduto… eh? Buon Pesce d’Aprile!!
We didnt want to announce it yet, but I think it’s time now. We are having twin girls! We are very excited about it but also very scared. Luckily we live in a country where we can afford help. With twins everything in our apartment seems small. And I don’t even want to think of when we go out… We’ll deal with that problem when it comes up. I wonder how Logan will react to his his little sisters.
Non volevamo annunciarlo all’inizio, ma penso che sia il momento di annunciare che avremo due bimbe gemelle!! Ovviamente siamo molto felici, ma allo stesso tempo molto preoccupati. Fortunatamente viviamo in un paese dove possiamo avere facilmente una governante. Con gemelle, il nostro appartamento sembra cosi’ piccolo. E non voglio neanche pensare a quando l’intera famiglia esce di casa… Ci penseremo quando il problema si presenta. Chissa’ Logan come reagira’ alle sue sorelline.