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Guilin
Jun 14, 2006 20:21:12 GMT 7
Post by Dajiang on Jun 14, 2006 20:21:12 GMT 7
Hey all.
I'm heading for Guilin next month, and I'm taking some time to look out for a nice uni position there. I know the city fairly well (gf is from there) so I'm fairly confident I can find something this summer. But if any of you have got some good experiences or -- even better -- contacts, I'd be more than interested in them.
Cheers in advance for any replies,
Dajiang
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Guilin
Jun 15, 2006 3:03:22 GMT 7
Post by Dr. Gonzo on Jun 15, 2006 3:03:22 GMT 7
I spent a good 2 years at Guilin Institute of Technology[ I believe its now a Uni. Its the Geology one, not Electricity], and is on the No 10 bus route. Pay was ordinary, even for back then [97-98], but hours were light and the students very cute.
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Miss Maggles
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Guilin
Jul 2, 2006 15:59:44 GMT 7
Post by Miss Maggles on Jul 2, 2006 15:59:44 GMT 7
Try Angelinas Cafe, it has a lot of uni jobs, maybe something there.
<Angelina's is really a recruiter, boo hiss, and I omitted the URL. Sorry, Mag...>
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Guilin
Jul 2, 2006 17:16:52 GMT 7
Post by Raoul Duke on Jul 2, 2006 17:16:52 GMT 7
There are a lot of sources for uni jobs that DON'T necessarily involve a recruiter. Try our links page to find quite a number of the best ones.
Jobs in or near Guilin can be hard to come by, and the pay tends to be low. Guilin is a popular, lovely, heavily-touristed place and a lot of people want to work there. Not saying you can't do it, of course, but do prepared for a harder time finding something good.
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Guilin
Aug 11, 2006 15:56:31 GMT 7
Post by Dajiang on Aug 11, 2006 15:56:31 GMT 7
Well, I'm getting settled here in Guilin, and got some good offers already. Like said above, the pay is low, but it's for 15 hours only, so I insisted on a contract that allows me to work elsewhere as well. I can do another 10 hours or so quite comfortably in some other place, and then still make a good living. Guilin is cheap though. I'm renting my own place here for 700 kuai a month, and it's beautiful. Got a view on the river, security-guys, badminton field and everything. I just hope the students aren't too cute... My girlfriend just moved in with me last week after a 2-year long-distance ordeal we went through (we're still catching up. ). So anyway, if any of you guys find yourselves in the area, lemme know and the first one's on me then. A real one. Dajiang
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Guilin
Aug 11, 2006 16:03:27 GMT 7
Post by Dr. Gonzo on Aug 11, 2006 16:03:27 GMT 7
Dajiang, miy wife's a local, so the chance we'll catch up in the next year or so is good.
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Guilin
Aug 12, 2006 15:48:29 GMT 7
Post by Dajiang on Aug 12, 2006 15:48:29 GMT 7
Excellent! So you know your way around then eh?
I'll probably be teaching in the Normal University here, together with an Aussie and an American (so I've heard). Haven't met them yet, but I got an email from the Australian guy to go and get a beer, so that's promising.
Catch ya later, Dajiang
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Guilin
Aug 12, 2006 21:29:08 GMT 7
Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 12, 2006 21:29:08 GMT 7
My wife lived there for a year, and we go there at times - I am in Nanning. Maybe we can catch up next time.
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Guilin
Aug 13, 2006 9:44:11 GMT 7
Post by Dajiang on Aug 13, 2006 9:44:11 GMT 7
Yeah so I read in the 'Duck-day thread'. Nanning is cool. I go there sometimes with my girlfriend.
Anyways, you guys are all married already. How long you been out here for then? Seem to be quite a lot of us getting married out here eh.
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Guilin
Aug 25, 2006 16:18:33 GMT 7
Post by Dr. Gonzo on Aug 25, 2006 16:18:33 GMT 7
Dajiang, we got married in '98. Since then we've spent 3 years in Australia, 3 in Shanghai, and are now in Australia paying off a mortgage which should be done with in 4 years. Then, with financial security guaranteed, who knows? I might look at short term China contracts. I really don't intend to go full time after I "retire", and the family isn't interested in a permanent move back to China.
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Guilin
Aug 28, 2006 23:05:53 GMT 7
Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 28, 2006 23:05:53 GMT 7
We have been married just over a year, been in China for 15 months, but this is my 8th trip, the rest being holidays or business. If you are in Nanning give us a call. We can go and eat something or drink something or something.
My mortgage in Oz will also be finished soon, as will my appartment here. We are looking also into retirement, but here. I don't have any super or anything, so the rental income will be it.
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Guilin
Aug 29, 2006 13:53:47 GMT 7
Post by Dajiang on Aug 29, 2006 13:53:47 GMT 7
Excellent!
Will do if I get the time. Buddy of mine opened a bar in Liuzhou that I still want to have a look at, and my girlfriend has got some friends in Nanning that she hasn't seen in ages. I'm sure we'll be around sometime... though hard to say when.
In fact, my girlfriend and I are looking into emigration to Australia. We'd like to go as soon as possible, meaning it's not possible yet since we don't have enough money yet to make a step like that. Also looking at New Zealand, which might be a bit easier to get in to. Man, I'd take Australia before China anytime. But well, it's not that easy for a Dutchie and a Chinese girl with no cash. Anyway, if things work out we might be able to head over for real in a year and a half.
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