China Romance
General Discussion and Useful Links => Ask An Experienced Member => Topic started by: ttwjr32 on January 20, 2010, 11:27:33 am
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hello,
here is what we have for members being in china in feb. if anyone has a date to add please let me know and i will update the list and we could start to make plans for a gathering.
Ted----------- lives here
Willy-----------lives here
Chen Yan------lives here but will be back on 2/22
DavidE---------2/10thru 2/24 2/13 and 2/16 unavailable
Voiceroveip---- 2/6 thru 2/22
Irishman--------2/11 thru 3/6
Danny----------1/30 thru 2/7-----wuhan
Arnold---------- accepting donations (red envelopes) haha
Carnegie--------2/26 thru 3/9-----wuzhou
Kenny-----------2/12 thru 2/24---shenyang
Jimb-------------2/4 thru3/4---- guangzhou??
thats all we have so far and might just be all that we are going to have?? let us know and i will update this.
Ted
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In an abuse of power I'm stickying this thread:P
Would love to meet as many of the brothers here as possible in Feb, so lets get that list as long as possible and then it's paaaaaaaaaaaaaarty time at Ted's house apartment!
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Abusing your power here i see Irishman hahahahah
my house is small only 75 square meters but there is
a very big park next door we could go to and make fools
of ourselves hahahah but on a serious side hopefully we
could get together a few times if everyone is open to it
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I'm open for that, and for making fools out of ourselves :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
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I would love to be invited Ted , but remember the chinese Custom ... you invite you pay for Flight and Hotel too . :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
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I would love to be invited Ted , but remember the chinese Custom ... you invite you pay for Flight and Hotel too . :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
I think I have more chance than you for that to happen Arnold - my bus fare will be amount 1USD - each way of course Ted!!!!!
Willy
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I'm there from 30 January to 7 February. Probably too short a time to catch up with the lads this time. But I hope you manage to create an international incident.
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danny,
if in guangzhou maybe we could meet
ted
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danny,
if in guangzhou maybe we could meet
ted
Unfortunately, I'm in Wuhan. It would be good to catch up with anyone who is in Wuhan at that time. There's nothing like a beer with a friend, to let the hair down, so to speak.
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will have to look up wuhan to see how far from gz
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will have to look up wuhan to see how far from gz
Less than 4 hours on the high speed train Ted.
Willy
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Willy ,
what are you doing on here you should be in pre honeymoon stage
right now.
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Wuzhou from 2/26 to 3/9 (fly out around noon from GZ)
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I will be in Shenyang from 2/12 till 2/24
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the list is updated but its a small list
thought more would be this way ??
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Ted,
With only 75 sq mt, .... you should be thankfull !! haha!!
David....
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you know i finally looked that up it is
about 800 sq feet no wonder i am
cramped here but i give my wife credit
she bought and paid for this house with
the money she saved and its in a good area
close to a park and food and vegetable market
pretty self contained well here in this area
and that was Willy;s idea to have it at my house
but i dont think my wife would like that first one to
make a mess will have to deal with her hahahaha
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Ted....
I take it then, that would be one of the times that your wife ''gets a little grumpy'' ?? lol!!
I know, that was willy's idea, that was so he wouldn't have to have the shin-dig at his place, so he delegated... That's a sign of a good Manager!! haha!!!
David....
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I am in from Feb 4th to March 4th Gina is working until the 14th then Mama and younger sister come on the 16th. Dont know how long they are staying. Will try to make it though.
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I will be in Hong Kong from Feb 5 - Feb 12
Macau Feb 12-13
then to my girls hometown of Xiamen Feb 14- Feb 23
I was talking with her last night and looks like I am booked up in Hong Kong everyday. Looks like no time at all to visit anyone in Shenzhen or Guanzhou. Hope everyone has a safe and great trip.
Can't wait to see everyones pictures when I get back!
David Q
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Hi all - I'm in! Meeting up with Ted & his wife at a restaurant (still to be finalised) in Guangzhou on Saturday eve, the 20th of Feb. Hope many of you can join us too (I'm in town 1 night only!). All the best & look forward to meeting you all :) Peter
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we will get Willy drunk and then we will use his bank of china card for
the bar bill. shhhh dont tell willy though it will be our secret till then
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You betcha - secret's safe with me (unless Willy reads this post, of course!) :) It's going to be a blast - best, Peter :)
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I've been here since the 21st of January, and leave Feb. 14th.
Return at the end of February or the first week of March, and staying maybe the entire month of March.
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Saturday evening 20th seems like a good date to me, unless anyone else has a preference, I'd be up for meeting that night.
What say the rest of you?, getting close to the magic time now fellas!
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I am booked to return to Perth on the morning of 21st Feb.
Can you let me know where the venue will be for the meeting ???
If eveything is going "swimmingly" with Ming and myself.....I can extent my trip for a couple of days so we both can make it to the meeting.
If it all crashes and burns (again !!!) ....by the 20th I will have already bolted for home :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
David
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well lets hope that it goes well for you this time davide
i think for now all we have set up is sat feb 20 so think about
joinig us there and then. will let others know about other meetings
as they develop
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I would like to come, but looks like I will be stuck with Mama in law, sisters and brother from the 14th to the 23rd in Beijing. Instead of me going to Wuhan and get stuck paying a bunch of money or lose face, they decided to come to Beijing so the only one I had to pay was mama and the kids.
They wanted to see me, that is good, but it does put the kibosh on us going to the meeting or going to Shanghai for New Years. We do get the first two weeks alone so I really cant complain. I really want to come but they are staying with us at her dorm. Every one else in the dorm is going to be gone home for that time.
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well lets hope that it goes well for you this time davide
i think for now all we have set up is sat feb 20 so think about
joinig us there and then. will let others know about other meetings
as they develop
Ted
I will stay positive and say we will be there on 20th....when you know where the dinner will be, please let me know, or let me know somewhere where I can contact you to organise myself !!
David
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Wish I could, but guess what : I have to go for my annual new year thingy, AND more importantly, I will be getting a visit from a very nice gal who is flyin all the way here to see meeeeeee !!! :angel:
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As my renewed 6 months visa is going to cost 939 yuans next week then maybe you should have a few red envelopes for me. Bette still make that packets not envelopes because I know what Teds like when he hits the Ice Cream Parlour and otherwise I could well be hitchiking to Guangzhou. I am looking to fly back to UK in the week that follows - anyone flying Qatar airlines to Heathrow between 22 and 26th february - I may need to hide in your hand luggage!!!
Willy
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As my renewed 6 months visa is going to cost 939 yuans next week then maybe you should have a few red envelopes for me. Willy
939 Yuans ??? Willy ... I renewed my Canadian VISA for a one year multiple entry and it cost 630 Yuans. I did it in Jiangmen which oversees the district of Kaiping. It took two weeks for the process.
I wonder why the difference in cost :huh:
Regarding this topic, Sunny and I have to visit 13 households [ she has 13 uncles and aunts ] during the week starting Feb 14th. I'll keep in mind the propose date, venue and meeting time in GZ. :huh:
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As my renewed 6 months visa is going to cost 939 yuans next week then maybe you should have a few red envelopes for me. Willy
939 Yuans ??? Willy ... I renewed my Canadian VISA for a one year multiple entry and it cost 630 Yuans. I did it in Jiangmen which oversees the district of Kaiping. It took two weeks for the process.
I wonder why the difference in cost :huh:
That is what is written on the paperwork I have to hand in to collect. Mind you we are in the Posh area of Guangdong!!!! Mine will be resady in 7 days. Refused to let me have a one year visa as we had only been married less than one week!! It cut no ice when I said we had been shacking up together for 4 months.
Willy
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Willy, I'm flying back to Paris through Doha on the 22nd, I can get you as far as Doha if you like, but having seen your pics, I wonder how Qatar Airlines will feel about the size of my carry on luggage :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
The Visa price difference is a "I treat you as you treat me" thing. With my German passport, my Visa (double entry) costs 30% less than for the Frenchies ... I guess the French charge Chinese applicants that much more.
Good luck with the 13 households Chong, sounds like some expedition :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin: But I'm sure it will be fun.
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Frank,
That's exactly how it works. .... They have a minimum visa charge, but for countries that over charge for visa's for there citizens, then they will do likewise to theirs ..... Same for most countries around the world....
David .....
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Willy, I'm flying back to Paris through Doha on the 22nd, I can get you as far as Doha if you like, but having seen your pics, I wonder how Qatar Airlines will feel about the size of my carry on luggage :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
The Visa price difference is a "I treat you as you treat me" thing. With my German passport, my Visa (double entry) costs 30% less than for the Frenchies ... I guess the French charge Chinese applicants that much more.
Good luck with the 13 households Chong, sounds like some expedition :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin: But I'm sure it will be fun.
Hi Frank,
That's quite typical actually. When I visit my relatives, it's a madhouse. Last trip, I had to break my days up into lunch and dinner appointments and then book them. Otherwise I wouldn't have seen most of my aunts, uncles and family friends...
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Mine will be resady in 7 days. Refused to let me have a one year visa as we had only been married less than one week!! It cut no ice when I said we had been shacking up together for 4 months.
Willy
Maybe it's the 'shacking' part that shocked them ... LOL.
I got married Dec 4th and my VISA renewal went in Jan 18th. No problem to get the One Year, Multiple Entry. Odd thing is that the new VISA doesn't say anything that I have to exit out in 30/60/90 days and re-enter ... like the VISA issued in Canada. Any thoughts, guys ???
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I have had one year multiple entry on all of my visa's. My next one will come up in May.
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i was married for 3 days and got my residence visa good for 1 year with multiple entries
Willy your reputation preceded you hahaha and i dont eat ice cream any more hahaha
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you dont have to leave with the 1 yr visa but if you do u can leave multiple times and come back
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Bags packed, all that's left to do is catch my plane tomorrow, look forward to seeing you guys in GZ!
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You betcha - secret's safe with me (unless Willy reads this post, of course!) :) It's going to be a blast - best, Peter :)
Ha ha
it's safe mate, he can't read, he's English hahaa
Seriously though, I am jealous of all you guy's:icon_mrgreen: Wish I was going to be there. Hope you all have a great time and super trip, have a drink for me:icon_biggrin:
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looking forward to meeting up with you again Irish
have a good trip over here
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Well, Nina and her Niece are Guangzhou now for New Year. I wish I could be there with them, next year for sure. I would be nice to meet you guys. Have a great time and we'd love to see some pictures.
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Got my visa back yesterday. It is only for six months but is is a multiple - I can stay here right up to the last day on it. No need to leave the country and come back again.
I am sure that in my time here I have not upset any government official. a few fathers maybe!!!LOL but I cannot recall any of them being in the Government!!
But if my bank do not hurry up with my new bank card I may have to skip the country!!!!LOL If it is not here by Friday I would say it will be another week at least because of the New Year Holiday. So I may be hitching it to GZ for the 20th.LOL!!!!!
Willy
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Willy i will borrow my brothernlaws car and pick you up as long as he isnt using it
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Going to Hong Kong on Feb 23rd-24th. Will be in Zhongshan, Guangzhou, maybe Shenzhen. I have already made contact with a couple of you guys. Anyone else going to be in Shenzhen etc in March?
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I will leave the US on March 31 arriving in Hong Kong April 1.
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Sorry Shaun
You just cannot Land in Hong Kong on the 1st April.
That is a day the airport will be closed and you will have to land on water alongside the Island!!!!
That day is all Fools Day
Willy
This is the third time I have posted this week and my keyboard has gone mad and when I type absolute rubbish ends up on the page. More so than usual for me!!! So I have to log off and come back on - emails are ok but it is just on this site. Have anyone else experienced anything like it or is it my PC?
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Ah yes Willy I have heard of this problem. In 99% of the time it is caused by a lose nut behind the keyboard? :icon_biggrin:
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Thanks Vince I guessed there would be a simple answer. And how more simple can you get than ME!!!!
Willy
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Sorry Shaun
You just cannot Land in Hong Kong on the 1st April.
That is a day the airport will be closed and you will have to land on water alongside the Island!!!!
That day is all Fools Day
Willy
This is the third time I have posted this week and my keyboard has gone mad and when I type absolute rubbish ends up on the page. More so than usual for me!!! So I have to log off and come back on - emails are ok but it is just on this site. Have anyone else experienced anything like it or is it my PC?
Willy,
I chose April 1 for a good reason. If I have to land in the water I will pack my waders and swim suit. I'll swim all the way to Peggy's house. I would even jump with a parachute at this point.
Peggy needs me!!!!! She told me so and who am I to let a good woman down.
Shaun
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Shaun,
6 more days and counting :icon_cheesygrin: i bet your starting to get restless
as the time gets closer. i know i did when i was flying back and forth. well have
a great flight and i hope to see you and peggy for at least one dinner with my wife
Ted
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6 More Days and counting Ted? Perhaps I really am simple? I thought he was arriving in Hong Kong on 1st April?
Or is the 6 days only 6 more days until you start counting down the final month!!!!!:icon_cool::icon_cool:
Better not starve yourself for that dinner date Ted!!!
YuYuan is off to Hunan soon for her passport - maybe a good time for me to get back to GZ? I can then blow the money she said we will save if only one of us travels!!!!
Willy
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oh thanks Willy i forgot march before april hahahaha see my mandarin classes have me
confused in all areas. Yes come to GZ i have lots of time on my hands as i dont teach for another
few weeks. I will help you spend the money you can take your adopted son (me) out for morning tea
hahaha