Category: Business

Finding That Pesky Passport Book Number on My Chinese Passport So, the other day I was wrestling with some online form, I think it was for a visa application or maybe some travel registration, can’t quite recall exactly which one. Anyway, it asked for my ‘passport book number’. Now, I grabbed my little red Chinese…

So, the other day, I got this task to pull out a list of parent company names from a huge dataset. I thought, “Piece of cake!” Oh boy, was I wrong. First, I tried the regular route. Opened up the dataset in a spreadsheet program, thinking I could just sort and filter my way through….

Okay, so, “juan jose arellano hernandez”. Sounds like a name, right? I got curious. I’m a sucker for digging into things, so I started, naturally, with a simple search. I fired up my browser and typed the name into the search bar. My first goal? See what pops up. Is it a common name? A…

Okay, so today I wanted to mess around with getting a list of Arabic country names. Nothing too fancy, just wanted to see how easy it would be to pull that data and maybe use it later for a bigger project. I figured, why not just try and grab it directly ? Seemed like the…

Okay, so I’ve been digging into this whole “supply chain risk intelligence” thing lately, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I started with pretty much zero knowledge, just a vague idea that it had something to do with, you know, not having your business fall apart because of some unforeseen problem…

Okay, so I’ve been digging into this whole Siberian surnames thing, and let me tell you, it’s a rabbit hole! I started out just curious, you know, casual-like. But then, I got totally sucked in. Getting Started First, I just did some basic searching. Nothing fancy, just typing “Siberian surnames” into a search engine. I…

Okay, so I was messing around with this “1260h” thing, trying to get a simple list displayed. It wasn’t as straightforward as I initially thought, let me tell you. First, I fumbled around trying to understand what 1260h even was. Turns out, it’s related to how some older systems, handle display stuff. Not super important…

Okay, so I’ve been seeing “caftã” pop up everywhere lately, especially on those fashion-inspo Instagram accounts. I thought, “I gotta try making one of these!” It looks so comfy and flowy, perfect for summer. The Hunt for Fabric First things first, I needed fabric. I hit up my local fabric store – you know, the…

Okay, so I stumbled upon this “john curp” thing and figured I’d give it a shot. I’m not even sure what it is, to be honest, but hey, let’s do it. First Steps: What is it? Started with some digging. I googled like, “john curp what is it” and “john curp tutorial” to get something,…

Alright, so I needed to dig up some info on a company registered in Bermuda. I’ve done this kind of thing before for other places, but Bermuda was new territory for me. So, I thought, why not document the whole messy process? Maybe it’ll help someone else out there, or at least give you a…

Okay, so I was digging into Iraqi women’s names today, and let me tell you, it was a bit of a rabbit hole! I started off just wanting to find a few pretty names, but it turned into a whole learning experience. Getting Started First, I hit up Google, obviously. I just typed in “Iraqi…

Okay, so I got curious about Panamanian surnames the other day. It started with a random conversation, and suddenly I was down a rabbit hole. Here’s how I dug into it: First Steps: Simple Search I started, like anyone would, with a simple search. I just typed in “panama surnames” and hit enter. The first…

Today, I wanted to mess around with generating Chinese IDs, you know, those 18-digit numbers that are unique to every citizen. I’ve seen some libraries out there, but I figured, why not try building something myself? It seemed like a fun little project. So, I started by digging into the structure of these ID numbers….

Okay, so I was digging into this whole “citizenship national ID number” thing today, and let me tell you, it was a bit of a rabbit hole. I started out just trying to figure out what exactly it is. What I started With I initially thought, “Isn’t it just your social security number?” But, boy,…

Alright, so I needed to dig up some dirt on massage parlors in Grand Rapids. You know, the usual – are they legit, or is there something shady going on? So, I started where anyone would, with a simple search online. Hunting Down the Info First, I fired up my browser and punched in “Grand…

Today, I wanna talk about how I tackled translating Chinese names. It wasn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be, but I got there in the end. Here’s how it all went down. Getting Started First off, I gathered a bunch of Chinese names that I needed to translate. I figured I should start…

Alright, so I had to get this Guatemalan consular ID thing, and let me tell you, it was a bit of a journey. I figured I’d share my experience here, just in case anyone else is in the same boat. First off, I started by digging around online to figure out what I needed to…

Alright, so the other day, I had to do some stuff with Chinese identity numbers. This is what happened. First off, I needed to know what these things even are. I mean, I’ve seen them around, but never really paid attention. So, I did what anyone would do – I went and looked it up….

Okay, so today I wanted to learn how to talk about “family” in Russian. It’s something I’ve been meaning to get around to, and I finally took the plunge. First, I did what everyone does – I hit up Google. Just typed in “family in Russian” and see what came up. I found a bunch…