Zhou Zhou

Very cute...I have to share it. xie xie...

EXCELLENT! Funnier than a one legged cat trying to bury a turd in a frozen pond.

I liked that 8rmb=$1 gooder than gritz!

I can see by the terlet seat ring you've had quite an active life in Chinertucky, buddy. God only knows what wuz in them tighten up pills you bought in Fushun. After 7 days of trottin' around NE Chinertucky as long as them lil' pills work, who cares aye? Hope you and the lil' missus have a great Hollerdaze. tsap seui Well I knose 'cause I made a xerox of the label that I pack with me every time I go to the PRC...it wuz "Xianglian Capsules"and the brand was "Bencaogangmu". I wuz told that brand makes good natural meds. It's a capsul thang made of roots and barks, but it stopped my trots as fast as grass goin' through a goose. The second time was in Guangzhou and we stopped for supper on the way to our hotel. The restaurant specialized in spicy Yunan foods...yummm that's for me! It was very spicy but also delicious...'bout as soon as I took my last swig of beer it hit me...I was trottin' all night and swigging Imodium between races to the head. I've done some traveling in my day and always try to prepare. I've been hurtin' in Locolombia, Cuba, Nevis and Paraguay eating all kinds of ugly fruits trying to go or not to go...So I take plenty of Imodium but also Delcolax...I pop Melatonin on the long flights and as needed after touch down. I take a bottle of NyQuil, Aleve, Tums, Alka Selzer and I also wear a ring with a secret compartment that contains a poison pill. If'n I'm lying I'm dying. I still believe in what I tell folks...Never drink the paddy water and don't eat in the western restaurants, eat the Chinese foods. It don't feel like winter down here. It¡¯ s been hotter¡¯ n a goat¡¯ s butt in a pepper patch. Well you and them rabbitz have a great hollarday and Happy Festivus for the rest of us, ya hear. Zhou Zhou

The first time I got sick in China was 15 minutes after eating a pizza at the Pizza Hut in Dalian...I had the trots for 7 days. I went to a pharmacy in Fushun and was sold some little pills. I was cured after taking the very first pill...amazing. The second time was in Guangzhou when Hu Po went for her interview...that's another story.

I took lao po on the Durango Silverton last spring...she loved it and was amazed at the national parks we visited in Utah. Beautiful country...

Almost forgot...In Lhasa, the first morning after breakfast I got so sick I felt like I died but hell wouldn't have me. I went back to the room and slept 'til about noon and felt ok. Then my wife began to feel bad. She went back to bed 'til about 3 P.M....we think it was the high elevation got to us.

The other night on TV a guy kept using the "SoB" expression...finally after several times I was asked the question/definition. So being some what of an expert I taught my Hu Po how to say the phrase with conviction and contempt...she did good. So I emailed my redneck neighbor the next day and told her...10 minutes later she knocked on the door wanting to hear Ying say those nasty words...

I'll certainly watch for this movie. There was another I saw promos about a few years ago about the Long March and war with Japan and the Nationalists. It was supposed to be a top movie shown world wide, but I never saw it released here in the US. Anybody...?

The train was packed and nobody in our compartment was willing to trade so my wife and I bunked together on the 20"x 75" board. Lhasa, was full of religious beggars...they would say for 10 rmb they would bless us, while in their other hand was 100 rmb. Kids came up and stuck their hands in our pockets. Rude people, hustlers, crappy foods and the hotel where we made reservations wouldn't allow any lao wei so after trying 4 others and help from a special friend we found a place to stay. Every where you went there was someone trying to exploit us. They probably get to many government handouts and don't care if they attract tourists or not. But the weather was beautiful, cool and blue skies.

I had to explain a US expression this morning. ...putting someone, "on the spot". Yesterday a friend asked her husband to guess my wife's age...she put him on the spot. (He was smart and guessed low)

Do y'all remember sitting in the 4th floor cafe' watching for >5 hours while folks left their interviews. I saw very few pink papers and not many happy faces. The percentage is very low compared to rich, white countries. And then there is the 'visa waver' nations....hummm?

I've flown Continental from EWR to HKG many times...try them perhaps they fly to SFO or LAX.

I have eaten cilantro in many countries, especially in the Americas. I was surprised to see it used so much in the PRC.

Congratulations, I'll bet y'all are happy as a coon in the corn field with all the dogs tied.

Excellent information, we can use this! Thank you very much. ZZ

We went to add my wife on my checking account and needed the SSN, green card, Passport and state ID card or drivers license. This is a small town bank that has known me for many years, but they have their rules and stick to them like white on rice.

We also took the Nanning to Guilin train several years back. Like you said the scenery was great and we averaged 17 buffalo per mile. We also went from Xi'an to Lhasa by train. It was amazing scenery with a couple kinds of antelopes and Yaks every where. There was a lot of water and the main highway was flooded out and trucks were backed up for 5 miles. The cost for the 34 hour trip was about a hundred bucks for hard sleeper. My advice is to get your tickets early if you want the soft and to be in the same compartment with your wife/so/gf. I thought Lhasa was one of the worst places I had ever been, but I've only been to 30 countries.

China sentences Australian CEO to 13 years in prison Updated 1h 15m ago BEIJING (AP) ¨C An Australian businessman detained in southern China was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in jail for embezzlement and bribery, Australia's government confirmed. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in an emailed statement that Matthew Ng planned to appeal the sentence, which was handed down by the Guangzhou Intermediate Court at a hearing Tuesday. Consular officials were present for the hearing, it said. Ng is CEO of Et-China, a travel services company reportedly embroiled in a dispute with a local Chinese partner. "We have made clear to Chinese authorities our strong interest in Mr. Ng's case," the Australian government statement said. It said that Prime Minister Julia Gillard had raised Ng's case with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in April and that other Australian officials discussed it several times with their Chinese counterparts. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the chairman of Ng's company, Zheng Hong, was sentenced to 16 years in jail and Et-China's chief financial officer, Kitty Yang, was given 3 1 / 2 years, both on related embezzlement and corporate charges. The case follows the arrest and conviction last year in Shanghai of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto, including Australian citizen Stern Hu, for bribery and infringing trade secrets. Hu was sentenced in April to 10 years in prison while three colleagues were imprisoned for seven to 14 years. At the time of his arrest, Hu was in charge of Rio Tinto's troubled iron ore price negotiations with China, and the case raised worries over the vulnerability of employees of foreign companies to often selective enforcement of the country's vague state secrets and corruption laws. An Australian government statement noted last year that Ng's charges are very different to the ones faced by Hu. At the time of Ng's arrest in Guangzhou in November 2010, Australian media said the detention was related to a business dispute between Et-China, which has shares listed on the London Stock Exchange, and another local partner, Guangdong Lingnan International Enterprises. The Australian newspaper said Tuesday that investors in Et-China were in closed-door negotiations with Lingnan and at least one other Chinese company over the disputed assets and were trying to strike a deal that would end Ng's court battle. The paper cited people close to the negotiations who were not identified by name. The Australian newspaper reported that Ng was sentenced to 14 1/2 years in jail ¡ª eight years for embezzlement, two years for corruption, 2 1 / 2 years for a false capital declaration, and two years for bribery ¡ª but the sentenced was commuted to 13 years. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters at a regular press briefing that Ng's case was handled according to law and that assistance was extended to Australian consular officials. Calls to the Guangzhou Intermediate Court seeking comment Tuesday were not answered. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.

Ya know I've heard about many folks coming to the US and learning English from Sesame Street...Ying is learning from Steve Wilcos and Morley. I can't stand the stupid yelling and bickering but when she is watching them she's happier than a puppy with two peters.

We waited a couple weeks and then went to the SS office...it just fell through the cracks. The clerk told us that we did the right thing by checking on it because it may not have shown up.

Great news that y'all will be together in the US for the holidays...best of luck to those still waiting. Take it from me the wait is worth it.

I filled jointly in 2009, the year we married. She was still in the PRC, but had left her job to care for her mother. I had no idea how low the taxes were on married folks until that year and also the new administration cut taxes too...and cotton prices were high, too. I done good!

Oh don't be discouraged folks, I'm sure that in the very near future the PRC will join the 31 "Visa Wavered" nations. NOT! :redmad:

The only thing needed to be brought to Biometrics, is ID and appointment letter. No passport photos needed to be brought, in fact for I-751, no passport photos needed to be sent to USCIS. At the biometrics they will take a photo, fingerprints, and signature. Thank you very much...you have been the go to guy for years and most here owe you a lot of gratitude.