August 2013 Blog Posts (49)

On 16 August, the Shanghai Stock Index suddenly rose 5% then dropped quickly and ended as a 0.65% decrease with a total transaction amount of RMB 123 billions. The soar was due to Everbright’s misoperation and the crash was a result of its short selling to undo the damage.  It ended up making an income of RMB 87 millions from this.

This accident was investigated by CSRC and income of RMB 87 millions was confiscated and a penality of RMB523 millions was imposed on Everbright; In…

▼50 Years Later…

Pain makes you stronger, tears makes you braver, heartbreak makes you wiser, so thank the past for a better future.…

June this year saw graduation season for nearly 7 million Chinese graduates. It's a time to say goodbye to their schools, teachers and friends. But it is also a formal occasion with a ceremony filled with joy, nostalgia, high expectations as well as confusion and anxiety for the future.…

▼How Rainy Cities & Seasons Expose People…

I went out to have dinner with my friend tonight, it's exactly 6:50 PM when we got to the restaurant. It's a big and nice restaurant, and just a few people there so it was so quiet.

It took us about 5 minutes to check the menu and made our order, we eat very simple, just two dishes of vegetable, we drank water.  We talked and then we forgot time. It's 7:35 PM when we thought of our food, I asked the waitress to check our food, she said our food is on the way.  After 5 minutes we asked…

heard about  that "getting age, tee shot drive is getting short"

tee short drive distance is badly effected on the  score.

therefore, to cover this problem I am used to do practise short game near the green.

hope this comming saturday the better play in saikung kausai island course !…

Miss C from HSBC wore smile, light mark-up and a one-piece in grey, sitting besides the table so elegant.

The meeting is to discuss the future financing arrangements between two companies, and she and I are the decision makers.  For the face thing, some men from each company’s local management teams were also invited.  At beginning, Miss C and I with great patience kept smiling and listening to men talking about flotsam and jetsam.  However, after about one hour, it seems that they…

So here it is (finally) the requirements for the new M visa in China. This is quite widely known as the 'new' F visa. The old F style visa for those who are interested is now for NON-commercial use. Meaning:

• F Visa- Issued for business purposes. Under the new system will be issued for short term non-commercial purposes (scientific, educational, cultural,…

▼Understanding & Managing Creative People…

I recently (July/August, 2013) started working for American K12 Academy in Shekou, Shenzhen, China to teach their summer school class. After two days working at the school they gave me a contract which stipulated that I was to work a two month probation and following that they would provide me with a working 'z' visa so I'd have legal working status.

After having several interviews with different schools this appeared to be the norm…

It's a busy day with some nice movies, it made my day different.

Lincoln Lawyer ( By Michael Connelly )

I like the fiction, so I got the movie online, the movie is good, but the book is better.

Killer Joe (2012)

I like Matthew Mccoughey, at last the movie Killer Joe,  it's a crazy movie and I like it.

Legacy (2012)

It's a nice movie for day, but not for night since people got killed at dark nights in the movie.…

Folks, I have to write about a very unpleasant time that I had at a local pub in Shekou. I won't say their name but I will say that the letters G & D are in the name of this establishment.

Now... let me begin by saying that I was a regular and loyal Monday night customer at this "hang-out" because the Western food was good,the waitresses were VERY nice and Monday was their two for one food special. Buy something and get a second item of equal or lesser value for free. Each week,…

▼Happiness Of The People, By The People & For The People…