Randy W Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) This may still be a picture of the crowds in LKF from a live video feed from SCMP https://www.facebook.com/scmp/posts/10155777169354820 Edited February 1, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1716872545011504&id=100000663263693&refid=52&ref=bookmarks&_ft_=qid.6483088546727297790%3Amf_story_key.-4003083506007150925%3Atop_level_post_id.1716872545011504%3Apage_id.355665009819&__tn__=-R That was VERY well isolated from any traffic to prevent any possible attacks by vehicle. Where else but China/Hong Kong? Kekou Kele in the 888 ml bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 The good news is that RT Mart now carries Doritos - but I'll have to wait and see if they can carry Pace Picante Sauce. The bad news is I spent the better part of the rest of the day trying to get my new S8 signed up for WeChat. The S8 doesn't have a 'Back' button for full screen apps, so after you submit your verification SMS message, you can't leave the Message App, except to go to the home screen. I finally figured out to Stop the Message App in the App Manager, and that got me back to the Installation procedure, where it was able to complete. That and unpacking and laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 The good news is that RT Mart now carries Doritos - but I'll have to wait and see if they can carry Pace Picante Sauce. The bad news is I spent the better part of the rest of the day trying to get my new S8 signed up for WeChat. The S8 doesn't have a 'Back' button for full screen apps, so after you submit your verification SMS message, you can't leave the Message App, except to go to the home screen. I finally figured out to Stop the Message App in the App Manager, and that got me back to the Installation procedure, where it was able to complete. That and unpacking and laundry. You can 'restore' the three buttons that are hardware on most other cell phones - just drag them up from the bottom. That and the 'previous' button, which makes it VERY easy to switch context, make navigation on the S8 a breeze. An interesting little art shop in the Dafen district of Shenzhen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 Lan Kwai Fong Traffic Jam LKF Halloween Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Seen on the subway in Shenzhen . . . There may only be one or two of these left on the rack, so if you want to BUY one for your wife for Christmas . . . BETTER HURRY! A "Yes We Can" American flag t-shirt (the black one on the left) . . . and, unfortunately, these were NOT seen on the subway (nor did I take the picture), but worth a mention Chinese Leggings from Zazzle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) These topics are all from our trip to Hong Kong and Shenzhen in Nov., 2017. My main goal was to buy a Hong Kong-spec Samsung Galaxy S8 - oh yeah, and to see a few sights and enjoy some excellent Western food. Succeeded on all counts, except that the Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Hong Kong didn't quite fit in with our activities. Dameisha and Xiaomei Our visit to Hong Kong included four days in Shenzhen. One of those days was spent at the beach. Dafen Artist Colony in Shenzhen The Dapeng Fortress Man Mo Temple 文武廟 Hong Kong Asian-Chinese Fusion 口利幅 Ho Lee Fook Xoco and the Central - Mid-Level Escalator The Peak Tram Shopping in Hong Kong, China, and the US Edited February 1, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 On Another President's Visit to China 渔村 in 1998 Our visit in 2014 to the same Li River fishing village that President Clinton and his family had visited in 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 These are from our trip to Guangzhou in 2014 to renew my passport 广州图书馆 Guangzhou Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Seen at the Guilin Noodle Shop last night. A road block being set up across the street from where we ate the night before.They check for illegal cars and intoxicated drivers. The wife insisted on moving our car off the street (out of the way of resulting traffic), and insisted on driving home, since I had had one beer. Chinese shoe sizes - my feet are American size 11W (or 11E) - that's W for "Wide". Size 11 is the Chinese equivalent of a Size 44 or 290, which is ready available (up to Size 45). But because of the Wide size, I have to buy either larger sizes (47 or 320), even for household slippers, or order them from the U.S. Even American brands which normally sell Wide sizes don't carry them in China. We ordered my new slippers off Taobao for this winter in Size 320. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted November 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) CFL topics on Guitouling Some Pictures of 龟山 Guishan A Walk Before Dinner Propane tank placed for maximum visibility Our Thanksgiving/Black Friday turk chicken Walk this way Edited December 8, 2017 by Randy W (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted December 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I'm not sure how we missed this on our walk, but Guitouling is a fairly big place. (Guishan is Turtle Mountain. Guitouling is nTurtle Mountain Range). Visitors to Chinese zoo feel deflated after discovering new penguin display consists of blow-up toys Attraction that promised a ‘special display’ at weekends leaves visitors feeling flat Locals rushed to Guishan Zoo, the first zoo in Yulin in Guangxi province last weekend, only to find dozens of inflated penguins as well as live turtles, geese and roosters, Modern Express reported.The newly opened zoo advertised itself as a place where visitors could see rare animals and children would be able to learn more about wildlife. Tickets to the attraction cost 15 yuan (US$2.25). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted December 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) Duqiaoshan @Rongxian 仙河 北流市 Xiánhe Běiliú - December flowers Edited February 1, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) Hellobikes comes to Yulin - not to be confused with Hello-Bikes of the Netherlands. Our first bike-sharing service. They left an array of their baby blue and white bikes at the Riverside Park, and we've seen several of them as far away as the Guitouling and Yuan Bo Yuan parks. I'll post my own pictures later. Looks like their app even shows where the bikes are. http://www.hellobike.com/ <- there is actually an image here Looks like they spent their money pretty quick (from Reuters) - UPDATE 1-China's Hellobike raises $350 mln in latest funding round Edited February 1, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 from someone else (I have no idea who or why they were filming around Yulin) Wikipedia says this about his title screen (he uses the Chinese characters for the old name) Its Chinese name was changed in 1956 from the historical name 鬱林 (pinyin: Yùlín; literally: "Dense Forest"), which only sounds the same in Mandarin as the current one, but very different in the local dialect of Yue Chinese; 鬱 is uat˥ while 玉 is ȵok˨. The present name is 玉林 Yùlín; literally: "Jade Forest". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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