Fons Tuinstra, Founder of ChinaBiz Speakers talks about the role of foreigners in China business.

Fons Tuinstra, Founder of ChinaBiz Speakers gives us an introduction to himself and China's first premier speakers' bureau.

I'm not sure if my friend Fons Tuinstra (founder of ChinaBiz Speakers and the brains behind the China Herald blog) realizes it, but I really look forward to his Facebook status updates because some of them do a good job at cracking me up. It's not just what he says, it's also the way he says it that hits at the core of my sarcastic sense of humor.

Here are my top ten "Fonsisms" of the past few weeks:

1. Fons got business cards for 25 rmb per 100, a nice deal although it includes a bad service.
2. Fons is for the first time picking up a parcel from a quaidi at a street corner; everything is possible here.
3. Fons foresees another day of running around like a chicken without head.
4. Fons amazed to hear his friend is calling the Merchant Bank almost at midnight on Saturday evening; and got an answer from a real person.
5. Fons is late sending best wishes for New Year and might wait until the Chinese one.
6. Fons is shocked to learn a female friend spend more money on the hairdresser than on her mobile phone.
7. Fons is still amazed about the ability of the Shanghainese to continue talking while eating.
8. Fons is back from a meeting where people made jokes about the environmental record of Disneyland.
9. Fons is wondering why his income from Adsense is dropping after he added another box.
10. Fons is discovering that the nice thing of writing about social networks is just like the weather and soccer, everybody is an authority.

If you guys don't find any of these hilarious then either you've got a problem with your sense of humor...or you've got a problem with your sense of humor. Keep me laughing over here Fons and may you win every single mahjong game this year and get paid for every speaker request you receive!

...was checking up on the China Herald blog and come across a post from Fons titled "Omg, I'm Now On Seesmic Too" :D Sure enough, here he is above.

Unfortunately, we are all aware of the choppy internet connection behind the wall that left my face frozen several times while trying to post from Shanghai a few weeks ago.

Nevertheless, there have been videos from Thalia of ChinaOnTV.com, Lonnie Hodge of CultureFish Media and Rick Martin of CNET's Little Red Blog that have come out pretty well. Really look forward to the rest of you joining the conversation. Our question of the week is here. So far, only one answer...but waiting for the rest of you guys to spend the weekend practicing your best camera angles. See you on there soon...

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