Shanghai "In Conversation" Views, News & Reviews - Page 5

kelvin25 · #61 15-06-2005, 06:14 AM

For movies out in theatres.. yes, buy the DVD instead. For up to the minute HK TVB serials or US serials.. I download from the net.

Just completed downloading 24, season 4. Which i don't think is in the DVD market yet... also for downloading PORN.. make full use of the subscribed bandwidth.

shanghaitan · #62 15-06-2005, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PuTonRen

Dear Bro Shanghaitan,

It is heartening to see your thread grow with good contents, which are helpful to brothers in Shanghai. I benefit a lot from the information presented in your thread.

However, I find myself redundunt in this wonderful thread as I do not have anything useful to contribute. Hence, I benefit, but could not contribute to your thread.

I look forward to meet you in person.

PTR

Thank you Bro PuTonRen for gracing this thread! With your kind blessing, this thread has taken off....

Any contribution no matter "trivial" the poster might think it is may just turn out to be extremely useful to others... which is why I invite all kinds of postings... no such thing as off topic... Rojak is good.... hahahhaa

I am sure infomation about where to drink tea, what kind of tea is best for what season, being a frequent air traveller, what airline is best/worst... etc etc... so many things to contribute.. right Big Bro? hehehe

Go on.. give it a shot! Help the brothers out with snippets from your treasure trove of info... don't keep them all locked up... well... numbers of your "friends" you can keep... hahahaha.. the rest... please share...

Cheerio~!
Shanghaitan

shanghaitan · #63 16-06-2005, 02:15 PM

Dear Bros,
Hmm.... this may be old news but for bros who are looking for infomation like where to go, what's happening in Shanghai, Where to look for housing etc etc... you can visit www.asiaxpat.com as it provides lotsa info for places like Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou amongst others.. you can even find some info for Singapore.

For expats looking for GFs and BFs, in the personnel section, you can find some postings... quite interesting...

Or bros looking for travel partners, activities partners... go check it out!

Any bros with other websites to share, please do not hesitate to post and share it...

Cheerio~!
Shanghaitan

nongho · #64 16-06-2005, 05:16 PM

Dear Bros,

Here are 2 links which I found quite useful :

Shanghai Expat

it does covers quite a number of issues including VISA...

Shanghai Map

This is a blog by one of a local but it does have a very useful and detail map of shanghai. I always use it to navigate around often.

Hope my links helps...

cheers
nongho

shanghaitan · #65 16-06-2005, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nongho

Dear Bros,

Here are 2 links which I found quite useful :

Shanghai Expat

it does covers quite a number of issues including VISA...

Shanghai Map

This is a blog by one of a local but it does have a very useful and detail map of shanghai. I always use it to navigate around often.

Hope my links helps...

cheers
nongho

Great info Bro Nongho!
It helps to know how to navigate the streets of Shanghai... advise to newcomers to Shanghai.. unlike places like Beijing, it is not enough to just name the landmark that you want to go to unless it is something VERY prominent...

In Shanghai, you'll need to give taxi drivers 2 road names at least... the intersections are what they will know... and don't be surprise if some Pudong taxi drivers are not familiar with even famous places like Xiang Yang Market for example... I've personally met some before... and the same applies for Puxi drivers... some have no clue as to how to drive around in Pudong, apart from the airport that is...

It is strange, but having road maps on you will be a great help...

Cheerio~!
Shanghaitan

nongho · #66 17-06-2005, 01:25 PM

Dear Bros,

Was browsing thru my web folders and found some more links which might come in handy..

Shanghai Guide

Shanghai Municipal Labour & Social Security Bureau

Cheers
nongho

shanghaitan · #67 17-06-2005, 02:57 PM

Bro Nongho!
Well done! Keep the valuable info flowing.... upped your points for your wonderful effort!

To all other bros, will up points accordingly and when the system permits... don't worry... none will be left behind...

Cheerio~!
Shanghaitan

nongho · #68 17-06-2005, 03:35 PM

Thank you Bro Shanghaitan n Bro shengge for upping my points...

How do i go about upping points??

I dun really understand what the points are for actually..paiseh

cheers
nongho

walkingdick · #69 17-06-2005, 07:26 PM

points up for Shanghai dwelling power.

Goin the again to meet my girl this weekend, I can't wait to gnaw in the tender juicy mutton skewers sold at Yan An / Zheng Ning road.

Yang nue cu lor hor chaik!!!!!

walkingdick · #70 17-06-2005, 07:28 PM

Oh yeah, where to get the latest DVD titles? Good quality DVD9s? I always get mine around Nanjing West road, about RMB10 to 20 per title

Frankieman12 · #71 18-06-2005, 08:37 PM

[QUOTE=nongho]Dear Bros,

Here are 2 links which I found quite useful :
Shanghai Map

Bro Nongho,
Thanks for the Shanghai map information.
In fact, I am trying find a map in the local book store which uses Pin Yin (by alpabetical order) to find the required road but cannot find lay.
I think this web site is useful enough for people like me.

BR

nongho · #72 20-06-2005, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walkingdick

Oh yeah, where to get the latest DVD titles? Good quality DVD9s? I always get mine around Nanjing West road, about RMB10 to 20 per title

Hi walkingdick,

I always get my DVDs on the pudong side across the river although I reside on the puxi side.

Unless you go to a big shop then the dvds will be priced as what you are purchasing. I found on the puxi side mostly are street vendors with their suitcase, bicycle or push cart with their merchandise stack up which you can get for 6-8 RMB. I find that difficult to browse with the limited space and the selection doesn't holds much. Its ok if you know the vendor as a regular in the location if not the vendor may dissappear for days or you can't exchange a faulty dvd.

As for new movies, most of them are taken from the cinema or the quality is quite bad. Normally its best to wait out a couple of months. Thats why its good to be a regular customer to a vendor so he/she can advise you which are the better dvds to buy.

I was just at my regular dvd shop last nite. I picked out the movie Mr. & Mrs Smith by Brad pitt and Angelina Jolie. The shopowner seeing that I picked the movie, took the movie from me and put it back on the shelf saying its bad quality. If I'm not a regular she wouldn't do that to me and lose a business transaction. But I do find the shop owner services quite good as it does not just applies to me. There was a couple of Indian fellows too looking for DVDs and one ask for Batman the beginning which is the latest movie I guess. The shopowner asked me to help do the interpretation asking the Indian fellow what he wants. I relayed the message to the shopowner saying he wants "Bian Fu Xia". The owner immediately reply that the DVDs came in that day but it was of bad quality and shot in the cinema so she stashed away the DVDs and not selling it probably returning it to the suppliers.

I find that very thoughtful of the owner to insist on better quality DVDs for her customers which in turn will return more often and introducing more customers to her. Well at least she have my support as I'm willing to travel from puxi side to pudong just to buy DVDs...hahahahahaha

cheers
nongho

nongho · #73 20-06-2005, 05:20 PM

Hi Frankieman12,

No worries...glad the map can be of some help.

I'm not sure whether you can find a map with pinyin like the Singapore street directory. But I'm sure there is. Have you tried out FuZhou lu? Its a stretch of road with bookstores, stationery supplies. A lot of bookshops can be foud along the stretch of road. Something like Bras basah in singapore stretch out.

Fu Zhou Lu is located just beside Raffles City. If you come out of the entrance, its on the left side of Raffles City where the taxi stand is. Proceed walking down you will see Coffee Bean. Just keep walking along that road and you will come across many bookshops.
The biggest bookshop I think is called "Shangcheng Shu Ju" Book City or City bookshop. Its a stand alone building about 8 storey high. That whole building is full of books!

Normally I carry with me a tourist map which you can get it free from hotel or airport or a "Jiaotong" Traffic Map which can be bought at newsvendor for 5RMB. That map is useful enough to travel on major roads or when I'm outside and I'm lost. Then act like a tourist, whipped out the map and ask any chio bu that happen to pass by!!!

cheers
nongho

nongho · #74 20-06-2005, 05:28 PM

Forgot to add this link just now....

Shanghai Residence Permit

Its a website explaining the procedures for applying a Resident Permit here.
Its in Chinese and a bit confusing as my chinese cannot make it...

cheers
nongho

walkingdick · #75 21-06-2005, 03:55 PM

Hi Nongho,

vae chiak la va?

Thanks for the info, there are some really nice shopkeepers, even in notorius xiangyang maze district, i helped a streetwise young shopkeeper to translate for a couple of swedes for some items. Got me some freebie items and a contact and reference for future purchases, of course as a courtesy I refused initially but the feller insisted.

Hey, you seem very knowledgeable on SH policies and market situation, how's the job market like? I'm planning to FO from here and settle there permanently.