China Romance
General Discussion and Useful Links => The Campfire => Topic started by: Paul Todd on May 15, 2011, 04:14:17 am
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Well it's all about to change for my wife and I here in China. I have
sold my boat back in the UK and my wife has sold her business here in
Baoding and we have invested the money in "The Doves International
School" in Shanghai! along with some rather well connected Chinese
gentlemen. It will open in September and we have had a very very good
response so far. It's been in the wind for a few months now but as
with every thing else here nothing is certain until the paperwork from
the lawyers arrives and you sign on the dotted line. The plan is to
send students who have graduated with top marks to Universities in
England and that is very attractive to families here. A quick tip for
those planning on teaching here, after 3 years you become eligible to
be trained as an IELTS examiner,it's worth looking into.
So much to do....... I have resigned my university teaching job here
and handed back my foreign experts book, so now I have a couple of
weeks to get my "F"visa sorted out. This will be no problem as one of
the other investors is the head of the PSB! and he submitted all the
paperwork for me hahaha! We will be moving into an apartment with a
small garden on campus so it's all very exciting, I think my Ming Zhi
is looking forward to the shopping trips and big city life in general
as well as the challenges of a new business. Opportunities like this
don't come along everyday so we both decided to grab it with both
hands before we get too old.
One of the many consequences of this decision is that we won't have
enough time to hang out here anymore ( stop that cheering at the back
there!) .But, I will always be grateful for the help and advise I
received from the wise heads on this site as without it I doubt that
my story would have been even half as successful as it turned out. I
moved to China 18 months ago to marry Ming zhi and it has been
wonderful best time of my life... well so far anyway! We fall more in love with each day that passes and now it's
time to start another adventure. Who would have thought that my life
could have changed so much in such a relatively short time,not me
that's for sure!
To all the guy's waiting and there wives too I wish the very best of
luck and may the time apart pass quickly. To all those just starting
out there are many pitfalls along the way but if your fortunate enough
to find that one special person you will be truly blessed.
I tip my hat to you all and if your ever in Shanghai keep an eye open
for the best school in the land!
Thanks for the ride Martin,take good care of yourselves
Maxx,Arnold,Irish,Chong ,Vince and the whole crew.....it sure was an education ;)
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Well done Paul , may you and your teaching venture have a great success , when you do get all your ducks in a row drop a line in so we have a contact point , regards Sujuan and Robert .
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Paul,
I for one will surely miss both Ming Zhi and you. The collective wisdom and humor of the both of you has blessed me beyond measure. Good luck in the new venture and the challenges you have before
Shaun
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Paul,
Good luck in everything you are doing. You have been so much help to me and many others with your wisdom and advise, you will be missed here very much.
Kenny
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I wish you and Ming zhi all the best of luck in your venture, Paul.
Keep a connection open. I for one would want to meet up there. This goes for any of you in China. I'll know very soon when I'll be traveling there.
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Good luck and best wishes Paul. Even though you won't be a regular here, do drop by and say hi every once in a while.
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Paul... you are one of THE most helpful people I ran into on this site... I still hope even with your new business venture I can meet up with you and we can tilt a glass someday.
Best of luck to you.
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It's sad to see someone you always thought highly off in our little Forum of many different Character's , but Paul I must say was one of the nicest Gentleman I have met on the Internet . The always very informative Post's that are/will be always a treasure on this Forum for many to come .
It is however great to see what he has found ( A beautiful Wife ) , a new Life that for sure took some Gut's to see through and take on the Challenge that faced him back then .
I as a Mod will miss of course my fellow Mod , but most of all a super Friend .. that I hope I was equal to him as well .
Qing and I wish you all the best on your new Venture into Shanghai and maybe .. just maybe , when Qing I are Visiting her Family .. we can Meet up with you Paul and Ming Zhi .
GOODＬＵＣＫ ！
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While it is sad to see you leave, I am happy for the opportunities that you have in front of you. Your posts here have always been exceptional, and it was an honour having you here as a mod. Please feel free to come back, and update us on how things are moving ahead for you. And any future trips to Inner Mongolia should be shared with us as well.
Best of luck Paul.
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I will miss your comprehensive and informative posts here Paul.
Very best wishes for your exciting future project.
David
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The best of luck to you two in your new adventure...just DON'T change your phone number...hehe
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Paul good luck.And best wishes to you and your lovely wife.
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I have sold my boat back in the UK and my wife has sold her business here in
Baoding and we have invested the money in "The Doves International
School" in Shanghai! ....it sure was an education ;)
Just a suggestion Paul, please change the school's name to M.H.U. ----- no not for Mandarin High University, but Mad Hat U for leaving us here as you ride off into the sunset never to moderate again with your mercury felt tipped marking pen. ;)
We all here appreciated and felt the wisdom of the many tips you posted to the bulletin board. Besides the University posting you are leaving, you were also a LaoShi here for us. I tip my Hat to you, if I wore one that is, and wish the best in your future endeavours.
Please! do not be a total stranger and maybe a couple of times a year drop on by and mention how its going. Who knows? I might one day try to make my way to getting Shanghai.
I have a couple of weeks to get my "F"visa sorted out.
You got an "F" on your visa!! What kind of grade is this for a professor I do say?
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So sad to see Paul Todd and mingzhi are leaving the site....hopefully we will meet in your school...hopefully it will be very successful and to be the top one in china...I am so proud of that we are friends here. And I believe I will be proud of your school. good luck!!!
Will meet you two at "The Doves International School" in china!
All best wishes!
Sunny
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Congratulations on the your new venture in life, hope you enjoy it!
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Good luck with your new venture, and if I travel to Shanghai, I'll have to drop in at the school and poke around :D
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well what a surprise Paul ,
i wish you and your wife the best of luck in your new business all the success for the future ,
you will be missed on the forum , but hey drop us all a line from time to time will you ? do not be a stranger
but if it is really off into the sunset , goodbye, good luck ,and take care of each other .
oh yes your posting were not to bad at all ;D ;)
good luck from joey and Sophia byeeeeeeeeeeee
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I wish you luck with your new adventure!
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Good luck with the business and relationship
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Take Care. Good luck with your new venture. Thanks for your contributions on this Forum.
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Sorry to see you leave Paul, best of luck with your new venture.
If you're ever in Guangzhou during the New Year time I'd love to catch up :)