Chian
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Post by Chian on Jul 23, 2006 12:35:47 GMT 7
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Post by Newbs on Jul 23, 2006 16:28:23 GMT 7
I see you've got the bloody silly golden cat that keeps waving its damn paw. Everything else is okay, but why isn't the floor strewn with empty bottles of beer/tequila/baijiu depending on personal preference?
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Chian
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Post by Chian on Jul 24, 2006 9:59:50 GMT 7
I see you've got the bloody silly golden cat that keeps waving its damn paw. Everything else is okay, but why isn't the floor strewn with empty bottles of beer/tequila/baijiu depending on personal preference? My students come often here, we had dozen of dinners, meals, and parties in the past, and it has been trashy... , mostly when the FT colleagues call for a "Wine and Cheese" party or a Southern BBQ… I had 23 folks in this apartment during my birthday... Beside the flat screen TV, I also have an over-head projector, I used it with the students to play computer games like Doom III … projected on my bedroom's wall, 2X1,70, and plugged onto the computer surround system. We also watch FIFA 2006 with it... Look folks I am not saving any RMB, what ever I get at the end of the month burns my fingers... I am here to have a great time, make the best of it. I had colleagues that were saving 80% of their salary; well... they quickly put me out of their league! The cat thing, which I gave away since I am on my way to Beijing, was my way to integrate myself with the autochthones. I never had one of those in any of my kitchens; actually, I never had one period. I saw it at someone's place and it cracked me up, it still does... Too bad so sad, we cannot see Whiskey, Vodka, Cuervo, Gin, Pastis and Baiju bootles and speaking about beers, I have the bad tendency in keeping the bottles until they r talking too much room in this narrow kitchen. Incidentally, I then display a stack of them outside my apartment door... The building management complained twice to the English department that it was too heavy for the building keeper to carry them downstairs... who said I was a gentleman?!
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 24, 2006 10:35:44 GMT 7
Amazing. I had to go through it twice to find the tacky cat. Your tack-o-vision (tm) is first class, Newbs.
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Chian
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Post by Chian on Jul 24, 2006 19:30:13 GMT 7
Notice the Mahjjong table, I have been playing it for two years. Friends like to say "You are too good", I thing they are tired to lose their "little money" ... "Moving is allways a trip" Another...
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Post by DollyODear on Jul 25, 2006 4:15:18 GMT 7
Chian, your taste in decorating is brilliant. The apartment is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by cheekygal on Jul 25, 2006 12:49:25 GMT 7
why in heaven would you want to move to beijing then? it is not as easy to have such an appartment here
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Chian
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Post by Chian on Jul 25, 2006 13:10:13 GMT 7
Thank you for the compliment DollyODear; shopping is more than a hobby for me. It is tacky, yes, I conceive it however it is confined within a 5x4 rectangular room with one (fenced) window only... Displayed here and there, furniture and the artifacts that I have kept would give a better feeling.
The pinkish neon light under the round furniture is a joke. I night, I would shut all the lights but the pink... I like to call it my "Chinese Tea House", or 1940's “Macao-nian Bordello" moment...
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Post by Chian on Jul 25, 2006 13:11:33 GMT 7
Yes apartment in Beijing are pricy Cheekygal, and I will pay the rent myself – AS I AM GOING BACK TO SCHOOL -
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Post by gengrant on Jul 25, 2006 23:48:02 GMT 7
nice pics...I'd post some of my own, but 'Early American Garage Sale' would be TOO TACKY...as compared to yours, of course.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Jul 26, 2006 8:21:28 GMT 7
Ahh ...... that is the derivation. Here I would have called it ' Pink Hairdresser, Any St., Any Town, China".
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Post by solongtinik on Jul 27, 2006 21:18:54 GMT 7
can i invite MYself to ur apartment? it looks really cool!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Mr Nobody on Jul 28, 2006 9:54:38 GMT 7
I liked it too. I was only referring to the cat as tacky. And maybe the pink lighting.
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Post by cheekygal on Jul 30, 2006 23:10:17 GMT 7
Actually, looking at that TV I remember the story I was told today about a mouse, a cat and a horse
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Chian
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Post by Chian on Aug 1, 2006 16:40:58 GMT 7
solongtinik you are the most welcome, however ... 1) I am now in Beijing searching for an apartment for rent... 2) I sold the 2 x couches and the coffee table...
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Post by nolefan on Aug 1, 2006 17:08:01 GMT 7
Chian,
give a call to my real estate agent. She's really good and has managed to find a flat for myself as well as 3 of my friends this month alone. her name is Holly, speaks great English and has connections to flats all over the city. 13371611906
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Post by Chian on Aug 1, 2006 17:37:01 GMT 7
will do right now! THANKS!!
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Post by Chian on Aug 8, 2006 20:36:22 GMT 7
Signed up today - The agent representing the owner didn't, is not ,will not, fulfill his engagements as per repairing things... and that is China for us.
Holy was so cool that she cosigned my lease, although I had already paid 3 month up front + one month deposit... We did not make any reconnaissance about the hard floor in bad shape. Will take lotsa pics...
My neighbor sounds cool, my age, GREAT ENGLISH... Much obligated NOLEFAN
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Post by nolefan on Aug 8, 2006 21:03:45 GMT 7
no biggie.
I'm surprised that you had to pay her anything. Landlords are the ones that pay the agent's fee, not the renters. The only exception i know off is when you negotiate a rent so low that the landlord asks you to pitch in.. was it the case?
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Post by Chian on Aug 9, 2006 22:30:52 GMT 7
She asked for "A SMALL FEE" of 1000RMB, I was paying 140RMB a night in this freekin' International students dorm, and I was about to start my 12th night in there... the apart in 255 walking steps from the U. Could not resist to the temptation...........
I have sooooooooo much more to talk about my new place and the owner.... wait for the pics.... unless Roger's team has kicked me out already......
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Post by Chian on Aug 9, 2006 22:31:41 GMT 7
noooooo ) wait for the pics, ain't sweet at alllll, but I am making it sweet....
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