During the Chinese New Year I went with my family to Zhuhai for some R&R. We stayed in the Holiday Inn in a very nice room for RMB600 / night. They provided an additional bed for Sunny free of charge. The staff in the hotel were very friendly and helpful even teaching Maria how to use our recently purchased GPS. The breakfast was excellent and was included in the room rate. The city itself is very calm and relaxing with alot of things to visit. The typical taxi ride to the attractions is 15…
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Added by Steve Rose on March 10, 2010 at 7:51pm —
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We went to Tialiang for Chinese New Years eve. One of the interns invited us to his families home there, but only Heather and I were able to attend as others traveled to Dalian, or stayed in the city. I think he grateful to have us there as we stayed at his parents home. Which goes unused and empty most of the time as they currently live in London. As such, we were limited to watching Holmes, and that aussie vampire movie with the guy from Training Day. I say limited, but I suppose that only
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Added by John Mullis on March 10, 2010 at 6:12pm —
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I have been a bad expat. In the year and some odd months since I left my home co…
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Added by Tiffany Jansen on March 9, 2010 at 8:46pm —
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Sam ( Samantha ) And i got married on the 3rd
It was very easy
None of the things i was told i would need were atually needed
Went to the Embassy
Told them i wanted to marry
They asked me to raise my hand and promise i was single
I did
then they gave me a document
we took it to the Chinese marriage office
I was nice to everyone
they were nice back to us
took about 30 minutes with no hassles
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Added by D Thomas on March 6, 2010 at 12:20pm —
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It is election time again in the Netherlands. Today 394 voting locations (
stemlokalen) were open all over the country and more than 12 million Lowland dwellers received voting ball…
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Added by Tiffany Jansen on March 5, 2010 at 9:11pm —
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I am moving out of China and working for another company. My lease ends on June 6, 2010 and looking for someone who would want to take over from April 1 - May 31, 2010 at the current lease rate of 10,000 rmb. Yes, it is higher than most but I rented this a few years ago when the lease rates were high. I am going to have to pay in advance April - June 2010 and would like someone to pay in advance the amount that I will have to front in order to break even. In May 2010 the good thing is that yo
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Added by hp on March 5, 2010 at 10:29am —
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Hello All,
Well it is time for me to head back to the good ole USA. I have some items that I need to sell right away moving April 1st so everything must go by March 25th. Please contact Heather at 13926837027.
Everything is listed on the attachment.
Cheers Heather PieraldiEXPAT Moving Sale.docx
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Added by hp on March 5, 2010 at 7:32am —
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Waking up early for the local breakfast. As usual, the market is
always crowed and noisy. I was with my headset listening Lady
Gaga's songs while ordering those delicious food---congee and
sliced noodles.. They are so great and very cheap!!

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Added by Leo on February 28, 2010 at 9:40am —
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SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A massive
magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday,
killing at least six people, triggering a tsunami and rattling buildings
in the capital Santiago.
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Added by Michael on February 27, 2010 at 6:15pm —
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Dear Mandarin,
my two year-old Dongguan sun glasses were slowly falling apart, and although those Beijing days are rare in which the heavy shroud of smog does not push down onto the city and mercilessly filter out all sunshine and color, I decided to…
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Added by Crumbsey on February 26, 2010 at 11:00pm —
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I'm in Taiwan with little cooking resources. I have a toaster oven, a skillet/wok, and possibly a small hibachi... so... need some suggestions for finger foods or appetizers! Any help is appreciated!
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Added by Tammy on February 11, 2010 at 4:19pm —
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Added by Steve Rose on February 7, 2010 at 10:00pm —
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I was gone for 2.5 months and all of a sudden Dongguan seems different. Maybe because some people are gone... maybe it's because like 3 bars popped up on Jiu Ba Jie over the Christmas holidays... or maybe it's because i wasn't ready to come back. Either way... Dongguan seems different.
Dongguan has become a comfortable place for me... i'm well aware of the ins and outs of this place... and how it works. I might suffer from a bit of culture shock every once in a while... but i've become…
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Added by Tammy on February 6, 2010 at 12:07pm —
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ok so, the last time i posted a blog i got no replies. but that's ok. This time i really do need some help. If anyone has had a dress made in Guangzhou can you please tell me where. My dad is getting married and i need to get a dress made for before i go home. Please will somebody help me???
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Added by lauren ciseau on February 4, 2010 at 8:35pm —
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Dear Friends,
I have finally found total inner peace thanks to my very good friend Charlie!
There are some people that I would like to reach out to during the Chinese New Year so we can find our peace: Jason Wu and Dr. Ken.
If we can find peace together then it was meant to be, if not I will move on.
I would also like to thank some friends who guided me through the darkness: Angel, Martin, Richard, Michael, Robin (legal), Sunny Rose, Mary, Gil,
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Added by Steve Rose on February 4, 2010 at 8:30am —
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Just wanted to let everyone who is viewing Expatacular on their iPhones, you can view the blog by going to
http://www.expatacular.com/profiles/blog/list/?xg_browser=iphone
In fact, if you want to view any page on the site, just append ?xg_browser=iphone and it should work.
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Added by Electric Brain on January 29, 2010 at 1:21pm —
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hi, nice to meet you all here
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Added by David Wu on January 29, 2010 at 9:56am —
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I consider myself a seasoned traveller having lived on four continents and visited about 20 countries. Over that time I have become very savvy about the safety of my possessions and also my own personal safety. I take all the normal precautions and remain conscious at all times of where I am and what is going on around me. So I was totally gobsmacked when I was robbed in Starbucks at Grand Ocean Shopping Mall in Nanjing last Friday.
My intention was to meet with someone and I arrived early so I…
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Added by Cheryl Malloy on January 18, 2010 at 9:53am —
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hi all,
I am going to Guangzhou, China for chinese new year. does anyone know where i should go? what district should i go to? it's such a big city im unsure where the best place to be is. I want to be around other westerners. help me!!!!
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Added by lauren ciseau on January 17, 2010 at 1:02pm —
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I am very happy to announce the formation of a new consultancy business in Dongguan, Hong Kong, London & Shanghai - Chinagreendfield Consultancy.
China Greenfield Consultancy is a new company, which is the amalgamation of a number of well-established successful consultancies, each of whom brought a special expertise to the new company.
Each of the component consultancies has a long and successful background in their relative fields in Europe, China and the U.S.A. The component consultancie…
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Added by Peter on January 14, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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