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Edit: New page. Where do you get limes in Chengdu? Serious.Monkey Fury posted:I've been wanting to check out that Tibetan area around Wuhouci, so depending on what time this is going down, I should be game
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Tom Smykowski posted:Edit: New page. Where do you get limes in Chengdu? Serious. Jeoh posted:I saw limes at the Carrefour near Tongzilinbeilu or however you call it in your pinyin thingiemabob. There's also a semi-decent TexMex place nearby. And a nice KTV!
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Ah, didn't see that. Tongzilin has all the nice stuff. You still in Chengdu?
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I've seen them in a few Ito Yokados. Treat in Raffles city has them as well.
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Tom Smykowski posted:Ah, didn't see that. Tongzilin has all the nice stuff. You still in Chengdu?
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GuestBob posted:Just FYI, there is inconsistent local enforcement of the two-year previous teaching experience requirement in certain areas (such as Henan) so mrgoodtrips may need to fiddle with the dates somewhat. I was a bit worried about that. I'm still trying to figure out the new visa regulations, too. But they only seem to apply to Beijing and Shanghai from what I gather. Chengdu sounds like a great fit for me. I hear there's even a rockabilly scene. I'm spoiled by good music here in Austin but it sounds like Chengdu has a good variety. Thanks for the info everyone! I'll probably have more questions later on. Aiming for a March/April arrival, for now.
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If you are working properly for a real place, it isn't your job to figure out the visa requirements. If you are working illegally, then it is your job because they could not care less about you.
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mrgoodtrips posted:Thanks for the info everyone! I'll probably have more questions later on. Aiming for a March/April arrival, for now. Push that to an August arrival and you'll have more options (i.e. the public sector too). Spend six months volunteering to teach or tutor kids with additional language needs and you'll be in a better place experience wise as well.
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 CHENGDU YAK CONSUMPTION MEET I'll be down at WUHOUCI around 4 today. Then after some amount of time we can walk down the block into the Tibetan neighborhood and get YAK dinner (yak pie, yak ribs, yak dumplings, yak soup, yak etc). In between those two things we can awkwardly ruin people's photos at Jinli Street or shoot terrible crossbows or complain about the heat in a variety of locations. And if you feel the need to buy Tibetan religious whatnot, we can do that, too. The Tibetan neighborhood is like 97% religious shops, 2% restaurants, 1% hotels, and a pool hall. 
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Those crossbows are really poo poo, goddamn. Can't even raise them up to proper height.
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Tom Smykowski posted:
Forget Yak Meat Tom! When is that Burger King opening on Chunxilu???? I lived on Wuhouci last year but I took a job in a small town this year so I can't just pop up to Chengdu  I was spending about 60 yuan a meal living on Wuhouci. Tibetan food is so much more satisfying than Chinese.
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It's open and Magna says 2 more are opening in the south. Because only the south gets nice things and they closed like all the goddamn 7-11s on the northside. What small town?
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Tom Smykowski posted:It's open and Magna says 2 more are opening in the south. Because only the south gets nice things and they closed like all the goddamn 7-11s on the northside. Hey as of now they're all within first ring, hardly north or south!
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caberham posted:So any pictures of the goon meet? Magna Kaser posted:Hey as of now they're all within first ring, hardly north or south!
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caberham posted:So any pictures of the goon meet? I do have some. 
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I'm going to be back in Shanghai Saturday night. Anyone want to have an impromptu goonmeet Sunday?
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I will give you a visit soooon!Arglebargle III posted:I do have some. Don't be lazy 
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caberham posted:Don't be lazy  A goon; a pie.
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 Clockwise from lower left: cabbage that was barely touched because we're goons, yak dumplings, yak steak platter, mystery powder. Mystery powder later became mystery dough.
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 Man I you guys have take me to Tibetan food next time! When are you guys coming to HK again? I ran out of Yak jerky 
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I've got a 14 hour layover in Beijing on Thursday night. Will hang around Gui jie then walk over towards Gulou. Might go to Great Leap if any goons want to come.
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What self-respecting Tibetan eatery serves Snow instead of Lhasa Beer?
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What I learned： Tibetan food in Chengdu is better than Tibetan food in Tibetan areas. It was really bland and boring out there, but p drat good here.
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I pretty much agree with Peter Goullart about most things when it comes to China, and Tibetan food is no exception. Time to post a quote! 'The yak steaks could not be tackled with knives — only with sharp axes; fried potatoes were raw, and the soup was plainly a dirty dish-water with something indescribable floating in it. In Gardar, in Sikang [Sichuan] Province, I had to exist for two months on a diet prepared by the Tibetan women of the Morowa tribe and, at the end, nearly gave up the ghost.' (Forgotten Kingdom)
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The yak was pretty goddamn tough its true. Yak pot pie was excellent though.
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Another fun time in the office elevator. A little info about the elevator: you can only deselect floors if the elevator is stopped and the doors are open. As soon as it's moving, you're stuck with the selected floors until it stops again. So I got on at floor -1 and was going up to 6. Some woman got on at 1 and was going up to 8 and we're the only 2 people in the elevator. After the doors closed on 1 and it started moving up, she spent the entire shared elevator journey trying to deselect my floor 6, I guess so she could get to floor 8 faster? I knew I was safe though, since the elevator was already en route. e: hmm, meant to post this in the other thread. fart simpson fucked around with this message at 10:02 on Aug 20, 2013 |
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BadAstronaut posted:Any of you got any comment on flying Hong Kong airlines or Cathay Pacific? They good? Cathay is 80 bazillion times better.
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BadAstronaut posted:Any of you got any comment on flying Hong Kong airlines or Cathay Pacific? They good? Cathay is my favorite airline that flies out of HK for anything. But even setting that aside, I would not choose Hong Kong Airlines because they will literally cause you to explode and die.
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I'm glad you brought that up, because it's literally one of my worst things to do!! Thanks for the heads up. CP is like £40 more so I think I will take it.
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BadAstronaut posted:Any of you got any comment on flying Hong Kong airlines or Cathay Pacific? They good? I've flown Cathay many times and Hong Kong Airlines once. Unless Hong Kong Airlines is a lot cheaper and you're personally paying, go with Cathay.
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BadAstronaut posted:I'm glad you brought that up, because it's literally one of my worst things to do!! 485 Hong Kong dollars! That's the price of a juicy steak! I flew Hong Kong airlines and so did other Chengdu goons. Compared to Spring Airlines, the legroom is roomier. Every Tuesday they do some sort of flight specials. Too bad about the service record  But yeah, Cathay is power house airline in this part of the world. It's on par with Japan Airlines, Singapore, Thai Airways. Will you blow up in a ball of death if you fly Hong Kong Airlines? It's not safe, but not "my life is forfeit" dangerous.
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You can ignore everything caberham just said and purchase the Cathay ticket. Don't even begin to have second thoughts and compromise comfort (and safety, I guess) on a long plane trip like this over £40.
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I can however pay £40 more, fly Cathay, and reduce my travel time by about 2 hours. I'm all over that.
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Cathay is the best airline I've ever flown on.
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Heheh, I think it's pretty clear what my choice is going to be  As for flying to Seoul, which flights/airlines have you guys tried for good prices? I can connect to Bali from a number of places (Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul etc) and I want to explore all my options. Wish there was a direct flight from Shanghai. 
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