retodd1000

Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you and yours. I have a friend, here in Tallahassee, that is planning a jazz music festival for October. She used to live in Shenzen, for ten years. She wants Suli to come over for the festival, and wants to sponsor Suli. What does Suli need to do on her end in China, and what do we need to do on our end here in the US? The plan is to have Suli stay at my friend's house during the visit. Thanks, Todd

Suli lives in Zhuhai.

Suli says that she doesnt think her father has anything serious. Still, they are taking him to Shanghai to see a famous doctor. My mind translates that to a specialist, but I dont know. I've changed my mind about children. Or should I say that knowing Suli has changed my mind about children. Though, she's got it in her head that she is too old to have children. She's 37. She has said that we can try to have a kid, and if we do, great. I'll keep working on her to try some different methods of communication. She is not very computer savy.

Thanks everybody for the advise. I'll admit that I had my misgivings a few times since starting to talk with Suli. I am not concerned with it so much now. I did not mean to relay any doubt when I posed my questions. It is mostly of a curiousity about the Chinese family culture. What are common practices and what can I expect? I had read that the Chinese New Year was big deal for families. A coworker had a girlfriend from Taiwan. He said when her grandfather got sick, they called ALL of the family together because he might die soon. I love my parents, but I don't see leaving my job for a month or two to be there when the breathe their last. Also, I wasn't sure if talking about family situations with people outside of the family might be a chinese thing. I know that in the beginning that her parents were not in favor of me. I have diabetes, and, at the time, I was pretty sure that i did not want children. We didn't talk for a month or two, because she didn't want to go against her parent's wishes. At some point, I sent her an email, asking her how she was doing. We've been talking ever since. February will be two years. In those two years, she has never asked me for a thing. She knows that I am not wealthy, and she is ok with that. (Just to get this out in the open, I'm going through the Chnlove.com website.) she doesn't like the amount of money I have to spend to talk to her, but with her english and my mandarin not being so good, I don't see a better way at the moment. I've sent her flowers, she loves them but tells me to save the money and give her flowers in person because it is cheaper. I think she would flip-out if she found out how much her birthday phone call cost me. Anyway, I'm rambling on...and in the wrong sub-forum. Haha! I'm not sure where I stand in her families eyes, but said she will handle it in her own way. She recently told me that our life together is our business... Again, thanks for the thoughtful concerns. Todd

Hello everyone! I hope everybody's New Year is off to a great start. I had been planning to go to China in March, to meet SuLi for the first time. I was going to purchase my ticket this coming week. She asked me to wait until she got back from spending Chinese New Year at her hometown. Apparently her father is not feeling good, and her mom wants the family to stay longer than the typical two weeks. She is not sure how long she will stay at her hometown, thus waiting until she returns to Zhuhai before I purchase my ticket. I'm wondering if it means anything being that she does not know when she will be home. She also mentions finding someone reliable to run her clothing store since she will not be back as soon as she expected. Might her father's "not feeling good" be serious? Any input in to helping me understand will be welcome. Thanks, Todd

This is how i learn Chinese and also by hearing the wife on QQ everyday. Maybe it's just me but it works for me.. I looked at IMQQ. Is the translation part of it any good? I've tried to use Google Translate in the past to write some letters to Suli. She can always tell when I use a translation program, because what I write never makes any sense to her. I'm trying to find some alternative ways to communicate with her, because the website I use is not exactly inexpensive. I've derailed my own thread.

I have some gifts for Suli. The procrastinator that I am, wants to put them in the mail tomorrow. Is there anything special that I should know about this? Insurance, return receipts... How long should I expect it to take for her to get the package in the post? Are there any concerns for it to never get to her? I had sent her 3 letters at the beginning of our journey. If I remember correctly, she only got 2 of the 3. I had planned on using USPS. Thanks, Todd

I was wanting to use it for the internet more than anything else. I dont have a tablet or laptop. I take my phone everywhere, so I didn't think about not having it.

I wasn't sure if I should ask this in the pinned thread or not. I have the first set of CDs for the Pimsleur Approach program for learning Mandarin. I find it pretty boring. Last night I was looking at the Rosetta Stone website, then read some reviews comparing the two. Any insight into these would be appreciated. I might just have to discipline my self, and sit down and use what I've got. Thanks, Todd

My phone has two cards under the back cover. One is the microSD card. The other is a Verizon card and has 4g Lite printed on it. I'll give Verizon a call. Thanks, Todd

Ok, I understand. Thank you. I really appreciate the advice.

Dan, why do you advise this about the first trip?

Hey everybody, I'm going to China in March. I have an LG Spectrum through Verizon. As far as I know, it has the capability to be used outside of the US. Will this apply to China? Will I be able to use my web sevice through my phone while in China? Thanks, Todd

Hi Everybody! I'm new here. I have a thread going down in "Members Only". I'm taking my first trip to China, to meet my girl for the first time. The plan is to ask her to marry me, if we end up clicking. I suppose there is a chance that we won't. Anyway, if everything goes as planned, and she says yes, what do I need to do? I know there are two ways to go, K-1 and CR-1. Some of the pros and cons have been explained to me. Is one easier than the other?