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Zhuhai

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… Continue

Added by Steve Rose on March 10, 2010 at 7:51pm — 1 Comment

e-mails home (Happy New Year of the Tiger addition)

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 — No Comments

A Year in the Merde

I have been a bad expat. In the year and some odd months since I left my home co… Continue

Added by Tiffany Jansen on March 9, 2010 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Marriage

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 — No Comments

Time to Vote in the Netherlands

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… Continue

Added by Tiffany Jansen on March 5, 2010 at 9:11pm — No Comments

Dyantown Apt - lease take over

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 — 3 Comments

ExPat Moving Sale

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 — No Comments

local food of breakfast

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 — 1 Comment

Huge 8.8-magnitude quake hits Chile, 6 dead

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 — 4 Comments

Shady

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… Continue

Added by Crumbsey on February 26, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

quick! need appetizer and finger food suggestions!

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 — 4 Comments

Causeway Consulting China

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Added by Steve Rose on February 7, 2010 at 10:00pm — 7 Comments

The times do change!!

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… Continue

Added by Tammy on February 6, 2010 at 12:07pm — 7 Comments

dressmaker in guangzhou???

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??? Continue

Added by lauren ciseau on February 4, 2010 at 8:35pm — 5 Comments

Seasonal Greetings, Happy Chinese New Year

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 — 3 Comments

A Quick Note

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. Continue

Added by Electric Brain on January 29, 2010 at 1:21pm — No Comments

greetings

hi, nice to meet you all here Continue

Added by David Wu on January 29, 2010 at 9:56am — No Comments

A warning for the unwary

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… Continue

Added by Cheryl Malloy on January 18, 2010 at 9:53am — 7 Comments

chinese new year???

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!!!! Continue

Added by lauren ciseau on January 17, 2010 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Announcement of a new consultancy & executive search business in Dongguan, Hong Kong, Shanghai & London. Chinagreenfield Consultancy & Executive Search.

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… Continue

Added by Peter on January 14, 2010 at 4:30pm — 10 Comments