eating + living + working + exploring Shanghai (on a shoestring)
Do you already have a driving license in your home country and you want to convert that to a Chinese driving license in Shanghai? Be prepared for some physical workout as the entire process involves much crossing over buildings and running up and down in one, as with most Chinese administrative errands. Nevertheless, your quest should be made easier with this guide to converting your driving license in Shanghai.
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Think Shanghai’s JinJiang Amusement Park is expensive and crappy? Want to be amused with thrill rides and cotton candy? Or rides and games for the kids? The wait for Disneyland to be built taking too long?
About an hour’s journey on Line 9 from downtown Shanghai lies Sheshan Happy Valley Amusement Park (欢乐谷), where you can play the day away.
Ever met a really seasoned taxi driver? Show us a picture of the oldest license number and you’ll win a 12VPN Lite account worth $30/year! Include a picture of the driver, if possible. Deadline is 31 May 2010!
Yes! It’s time for Shanghai Halfpat to give away a freebie!
And what better gift to give readers (presumably from Shanghai/China) than a free 12VPN Lite account? I’ve talked about needing a VPN in China previously but haven’t exactly heard why YOU want a VPN. So I’ve decided to run this campaign till the end of the month to find out reasons why you guys need a VPN. Leave me a comment here or send a tweet. It’s got to be specific and succinct, and in 140 characters or less, to be fair to those taking part in Twitter. Examples are “I need a VPN so that I can tell my best pals in the UK that I miss them terribly on their Facebook walls!”; “a VPN will allow me to see YouTube videos of my little Schnauzer back home in LA”, and whatever else you can think of! The winner will be chosen based on originality, sincerity, and creativity! So let the creative juices flow! Make it rhyme, compose a haiku, or make it a sales pitch for all we care! …
An armless Haibao (Expo 2010 mascot) abandoned at a flight of stairs.
Wondering whether it works effectively as an ad for the massage parlour.
Shanghai’s new Bund was unveiled on 28 March 2010, after almost three years of expansion renovations. The revamp started in April 2007, leaving Shanghai Bund closed, ugly, and causing traffic jams. Tourists who visited Shanghai during renovations probably left with distaste of the Bund. The new Shanghai Bund has wider pedestrian space, which will hopefully accommodate the expected human traffic setting foot in Shanghai for the World Expo come 1 May 2010.
