Tag: bananafish books
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PauseTalk Vol. 99
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PauseTalk Vol. 99 was held on Thursday, October 23 at Bananafish Books, and ended up getting the biggest turnout yet for a PauseTalk session in Shanghai, with 20 participants. It was a lively bunch, with of course a long intro roll at the start – that itself ignited a lot of questions and discussion as it was still going.…
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PauseTalk Vol. 98
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PauseTalk Vol. 98 took place on Thursday, August 28 at Bananafish Books, and although we were fewer this time, I still had a wonderful time conversing with the group, touching on everything from leaving the city (or the country), to the draw of corporate culture (some of the benefits) vs. the freedom of entrepreneurship, the mind constantly at work,…
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PauseTalk Vol. 95
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PauseTalk Vol. 95 was held on Thursday, March 20 at Bananafish Books, and it ended up being a bit of a strange one – attendance was low, with only five of us joining the session (and we were only four for a good chunk of it). After the fact it seems that a few regulars…
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PauseTalk in March
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The next PauseTalk, Vol. 95, takes place on Thursday, March 20 at Bananafish New HQ (7 Hongbaoshi Road), where we’ve done all of our recent sessions. As always, start time is 19:30, there is no entry fee, and you are free to bring drinks and snacks. Here’s the Facebook event page, and more updates will be share via our WeChat group (contact me…
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PauseTalk in January
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The first PauseTalk of 2025 in Shanghai, our Vol. 94, will take place on Thursday, January 23 at Bananafish New HQ (7 Hongbaoshi Road), with a start time of 19:30. As always, no entry fee, and you are free to bring your own drinks and snacks. Here’s the Facebook event page, and more updates will be share via our WeChat group (contact me to be…
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PauseTalk Vol. 93
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PauseTalk Vol. 93 was held on Thursday, December 12 at Bananafish New HQ, with a group that was ready to talk and drink (well, I might have done most of the drinking). As always, a great evening of discussion that touched at various points on freelance vs. corporate, doing business in China, online shopping, late…
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PauseTalk in December
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The next PauseTalk in Shanghai (Vol. 93) is set for Thursday, December 12, again at Bananafish New HQ. As usual, we’ll start the discussion at 19:30, and please note that there is no entry fee, and you are free to bring drinks and/or snacks. Here’s the Facebook event page, and as a lot of updates are shared via WeChat, get in touch…
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A Summer of PKN & PT
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It’s been a while since my last update, I know, but things keep on keeping. On the PechaKucha Night side of things, since April we held events both in May (Vol. 36, themed on “gaming”) and July (Vol. 37) at our usual venue of Studio 9. The July event marked the start of a “triple…