Archive for June, 2006
Locked… INSIDE the appt
Hehe, today got an unusual incident. As I prepared to go out of the appt to buy some stuffs, I found out that the key that I had of the appt’s door would not open the lock from inside. I know it works from outside, because I did use it before. Well, I had [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2006 under China, Housing.
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Rent a room near Caobaolu station
Managed to rent a room for 3months around Caobaolu station (south west part of SH) for 3months, with option to extend if things go well for me in my job search.
The place is obviously not as big as the previous appt I was staying with the 2 French girls last semester in SH. Nor as [...]
Posted: June 25th, 2006 under China, Housing.
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Looking for short term rent
Phew! It’s so damn hard to find a room for short term, i.e. for a month or two. The minimum rental period seems to be of 3 months. And that does not suit me. Staying in a hostel is expensive, with daily rates of over 100rmb hard to come by. Aaargh! And the fact [...]
Posted: June 16th, 2006 under China, Housing, Work.
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Some newspaper news
Some crazy titbits I read in the newspaper during the flight from HK and SH:
The taxi rate in BJ has gone up from 1.2 or 1.6 to 2.0 since the beginning of June. And since more people now want to take the black taxis (ie illegal ones), the authorities are making a crackdown with a [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2006 under China, Lifestyle.
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Flights from HK to SH, and SH to BJ
I took a DragonAir plane for the part of the flight from HK to CHina. DragonAir is a HK based company, and it’s more expensive that the Chinese counterparts. Well, the dim sum that I had for late lunch was ok, although 4 pieces are unlikely to satisfy my hunger. The cabin attendants (as the air [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2006 under Transport.
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Flight to China via Hong Kong
I took the plane to HK on Thursday. The plane was full of people and I was surprised to meet a couple of people I know on the same flight, as I wrongly believed they left the island earlier. The Air Mauritius promotion is doing well. I must say that it was a bit strange [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2006 under Transport.
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Leaving for China
It’s done. I am leaving for China today, and will try to find a job there. I have decided that if I get a suitable job in China, I will settle down in that country. It’s not going to be an easy thing to get a job, and I will probably despair at times, but [...]
Posted: June 7th, 2006 under China, Work.
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