有一个快乐的新年

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Kroy

hah, i had to use google to translate too. can only read pingying romanization.

lol...so you know lao wai haha

Originally Posted by Simsims

也祝你新年快乐，万事如意，身体健康，年年有余。

same to you. i've had a great time here. definitely has changed and dispelled a lot of what i've ever known about china. i know there's probably still some shit under the fur that i'll never be privet to, but the reason i go on these trips is to discover a new culture and what it's about...and i have to say, the majority of what i've ever known about the chinese people is really wrong. still have until friday in shanghai for the spring festival, but i've had nothing but positive experiences so far.

oh...i checked in on facebook at the top of the great wall. if anyone can top that, prove it

[Kroy]

Originally Posted by NYCGP

I DO NOT like this thread... reminds me of who is fucking me every month when I get my check for Cardboard.

Hope you are having a blast out there! Take pics! Get home safe.

我不明白

[McMuffin]

希望你能奠定

[Blake]

Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

Blake; i'll be in Beijing in 1.5 weeks...how long you staying? And are you having fun? Give us some occasional trip updates

eh i leave on friday...well, for shanghai again tomorrow, then home on friday. a good friend of mine arrived here in beijing last night. he's gotta see shanghai. we're doing chinese new year there. i have a few friends that live and work there, so we're going back to have a CNYE on the bund.

i posted a thread last week about things to do during chinese new year and there was a lot of naysayers. well, i've found it to be quite pleasent. yes, the cities are quiet, but it's easy to get around. all the chinese friends i've made have been nothing but hospitable. i haven't found it noisy, hard to get around, or anything. everyone is high-spirited and jovial. i can't complain!

[NYCGP]

Originally Posted by Kroy

我不明白

They set the price for reclaimed/recycled materials. They purchase the largest amount of OCC (Old Corrugated Cardboard) in the world. Therefore they make the rules. So on a whim, they will have made a deal with me for (x) tons of cardboard at a rate of (y). It will hit their shores and they will decide well, they don't want to pay (y) so they will pay (y minus 100). What choice do I have now that it is on their shores. They can let it sit there and rot and it will until it has no value at all.

Great place to visit though...

[Blake]

Originally Posted by McMuffin

希望你能奠定

我唯一的木材铺设到目前为止是菲律宾人

[Simsims]

Originally Posted by Blake

lol...so you know lao wai haha



same to you. i've had a great time here. definitely has changed and dispelled a lot of what i've ever known about china. i know there's probably still some shit under the fur that i'll never be privet to, but the reason i go on these trips is to discover a new culture and what it's about...and i have to say, the majority of what i've ever known about the chinese people is really wrong. still have until friday in shanghai for the spring festival, but i've had nothing but positive experiences so far.

oh...i checked in on facebook at the top of the great wall. if anyone can top that, prove it

We still eat dogs. They taste good, as inhumane as that may sound....

Hit a bar yet? shanghai girls are said to be rubbing up to western man like bees on flower - so many examples on the streets

[Simsims]

Originally Posted by Blake

eh i leave on friday...well, for shanghai again tomorrow, then home on friday. a good friend of mine arrived here in beijing last night. he's gotta see shanghai. we're doing chinese new year there. i have a few friends that live and work there, so we're going back to have a CNYE on the bund.

i posted a thread last week about things to do during chinese new year and there was a lot of naysayers. well, i've found it to be quite pleasent. yes, the cities are quiet, but it's easy to get around. all the chinese friends i've made have been nothing but hospitable. i haven't found it noisy, hard to get around, or anything. everyone is high-spirited and jovial. i can't complain!

actually one place to really challenge yourself is - head to the train station for a visit.

IT's what we call the "春运" season (spring.. transport..?) where everyone's heading home. That's where you can see the MASS. It's quite a sight - it does look unorganized and crazy, but it's improving over the years. Happens every year before & after lunar new year.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Simsims

We still eat dogs. They taste good, as inhumane as that may sound....

Hit a bar yet? shanghai girls are said to be rubbing up to western man like bees on flower - so many examples on the streets

well i don't know about the shanghainese, because my only conquest was filipino/aussie. she's a lao wai also, so i guess it doesn't count.

no dog for me yet...although this cantonese spot we ate at for lunch was rather peculilar. it was halfway between beijing and the great wall, so really industrial and shady. coulda been some woof woof, but it was mostly white meat. haha.

i've been to a few bars. we were all over shanghai on saturday. it was a great time. i don't remember where i was, but i didn't wake up upset . taxi card rules all. i'd love to know true mandarin because this is a country i'd love to backpack through, north to south in true form. i'm enamored with asian culture as white bread, but i'm re-energized in my passion to move to tokyo and study japanese for a couple years. that's been a passion of mine for many years. i don't know that i could handle china daily, but japan is the safe middle ground, although mandarian is the language of business nowadays.

[Blake]

oh and no woof woof for me. i have a dog, would never eat my buddy. although, my new chinese friends say it's delicious. they all have unilaterally said they've only had it once though haha

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Simsims

actually one place to really challenge yourself is - head to the train station for a visit.

IT's what we call the "春运" season (spring.. transport..?) where everyone's heading home. That's where you can see the MASS. It's quite a sight - it does look unorganized and crazy, but it's improving over the years. Happens every year before & after lunar new year.

uhhh yea no thx haha...i'll stick to T3 at PEK

[infinitekid2002]

Originally Posted by Blake

eh i leave on friday...well, for shanghai again tomorrow, then home on friday. a good friend of mine arrived here in beijing last night. he's gotta see shanghai. we're doing chinese new year there. i have a few friends that live and work there, so we're going back to have a CNYE on the bund.

i posted a thread last week about things to do during chinese new year and there was a lot of naysayers. well, i've found it to be quite pleasent. yes, the cities are quiet, but it's easy to get around. all the chinese friends i've made have been nothing but hospitable. i haven't found it noisy, hard to get around, or anything. everyone is high-spirited and jovial. i can't complain!

Cool...its a total must to know locals as everything's in Chinese..my woman was born there and she's visiting relatives so im gonna catch up with her. China is a trip though, serious culture shock and it's actually pretty amazing with a mix of modern super cities and ancient scenary/buildings.
Like you I found it pretty easy to get around with all of the subways and buses everywhere (as long as your with locals of course-otherwise you'd be f'd). If your in Beijing again check out 3.3 mall.

[Kroy]

Originally Posted by Simsims

We still eat dogs. They taste good, as inhumane as that may sound....

Hit a bar yet? shanghai girls are said to be rubbing up to western man like bees on flower - so many examples on the streets

i've always wondered how dog taste like.. never have tried and don't know if i ever will, but i've wondered. does color affect the taste?

Originally Posted by Blake

我唯一的木材铺设到目前为止是菲律宾人

中国有很多菲律宾人吗??

Originally Posted by NYCGP

They set the price for reclaimed/recycled materials. They purchase the largest amount of OCC (Old Corrugated Cardboard) in the world. Therefore they make the rules. So on a whim, they will have made a deal with me for (x) tons of cardboard at a rate of (y). It will hit their shores and they will decide well, they don't want to pay (y) so they will pay (y minus 100). What choice do I have now that it is on their shores. They can let it sit there and rot and it will until it has no value at all.

Great place to visit though...

lol.... well not quite lol... but i feel your pain man. i can definitely see that happening. always delay payment and barter down the price. part of the game sadly.

btw, how bad is it shipping that stuff over there? corrugated takes up hella space. well i guess you gotta pack it pretty tight.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

Like you I found it pretty easy to get around with all of the subways and buses everywhere (as long as your with locals of course-otherwise you'd be f'd). If your in Beijing again check out 3.3 mall.

it's super easy...and i hate to down my own country, but we're in the dust compared to most of the asian countries. take japan and china for example...multiple megalopolises and the people move efficiently. not only that, but the infrastructure is almost new. it's incredible. i'm not preaching communism or socialism by far, but eminent domain is a must if we want to even scratch the surface of catching up.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Kroy

中国有很多菲律宾人吗??

显然是这样。好女孩，我是说的是菲律宾和澳大利亚。她在澳大利亚出生的，但菲律宾的遗产。 DTF和非常令人高兴的眼睛

[Simsims]

Originally Posted by Kroy

i've always wondered how dog taste like.. never have tried and don't know if i ever will, but i've wondered. does color affect the taste?




中国有很多菲律宾人吗??



lol.... well not quite lol... but i feel your pain man. i can definitely see that happening. always delay payment and barter down the price. part of the game sadly.

btw, how bad is it shipping that stuff over there? corrugated takes up hella space. well i guess you gotta pack it pretty tight.

if you disregard the fact that these dogs were raised up in hell just for the meat, for the few times I had them, they tasted really good. I'd say better tasting than chicken, veal, pork or fish.

If you think about it - we ate every type of animal back in the days. It's only because we are now accustomed to them as companions, we stopped eating them. But tradition's tradition. I had them when I was a kid back then

It's kinda like how people can eat pork, but cannot set knife to a pig. In the same sense, I would love to own a dog as a companion... but can't really relate to the meat..

[Blake]

[Blake]

sure you guys all recognize this...

[Simsims]

Originally Posted by Blake

it's super easy...and i hate to down my own country, but we're in the dust compared to most of the asian countries. take japan and china for example...multiple megalopolises and the people move efficiently. not only that, but the infrastructure is almost new. it's incredible. i'm not preaching communism or socialism by far, but eminent domain is a must if we want to even scratch the surface of catching up.

in terms of raw thinking power, we have more of those

[Blake]

one of the most, if not the most, incredible things i've ever seen/touched/experienced in my entire life thus far...

[Blake]

1 of hundreds at the forbidden city

[Kroy]

Originally Posted by Blake

显然是这样。好女孩，我是说的是菲律宾和澳大利亚。她在澳大利亚出生的，但菲律宾的遗产。 DTF和非常令人高兴的眼睛

菲律宾女孩是我的弱点
(it's funny how much effort i'm putting into typing characters)

Originally Posted by Simsims

if you disregard the fact that these dogs were raised up in hell just for the meat, for the few times I had them, they tasted really good. I'd say better tasting than chicken, veal, pork or fish.

If you think about it - we ate every type of animal back in the days. It's only because we are now accustomed to them as companions, we stopped eating them. But tradition's tradition. I had them when I was a kid back then

It's kinda like how people can eat pork, but cannot set knife to a pig. In the same sense, I would love to own a dog as a companion... but can't really relate to the meat..

always have been curious to try dog (hear black is the best color) and snake.

Originally Posted by Blake

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seeing this makes me sad i didn't learned how to read/write as a kid... one of my greatest regrets.