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Relationship Status:
Married
Birthdate:
December 5, 1946
Sex:
Male
Hometown/Country:
UK
Where are you now?
Shenzhen
District (in Shenzhen):
Huaqiangbei
Job:
Consultant
English Level:
Native
I'm looking for...
Friends
About Me:
I spend half my life in Shenzhen and half in the UK. I have travelled the World for the last 35 years, living in Hong Kong, Singapore, Algeria, Bolivia and the USA as well as visiting about another 30 countries. Honestly, I often think that it would be good to act my age, but it is so difficult.

I don't have msn so don't bother to ask. I prefer that we talk on the public comment boards here so that I can remember what I've told you. At the moment I'm getting a lot of comments and, while I try to respond to all, I may miss one. So if you think that I'm ignoring you, I'm not so just resend it.

Outline of my Travels

For those who requested it. There were many other short stays in other countries, but these were places that I lived in a house or flat.


1946-1965 Home and school just outside London

1965-1968 Studied Pure Mathematics at University of Bristol – an interesting historic city in the west of England. A great time.

1968-1973 Worked in London and lived as various places, at home, in flats, with gfs – usually no money by mid-month.

1973-1976 Moved to HK for a big salary increase, so “rich” at last. Lived in the mid-levels with plenty of social life. My HK gf wouldn't marry me because it would mean leaving HK.

1976-1978 Moved to Algeria a mixture of Arab and French background. Interesting cities and splendid mountain and desert scenery. Good strong wine and excellent food. Met my wife – a long and romantic story, both in the normal sense and Jane's.

1978 Columbia, SC, USA – not very interesting.

1978-1980 La Paz, Bolivia, South America at 4000m elevation in the Andes Mountains. Everything about the place was great – the people, the parties, the incredible scenery. Go to Bolivia if you have the chance.

1981 HK again. Birth of my elder daughter, Kathleen, now living in South Africa.

1982-1983 Singapore – quite boring after HK. Birth of my elder son, Alex.

1984-1985 HK yet again. The two kids limited us, but we had a good time.

1985-1988 New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It was time to settle down, so we went to live in America. We made very few friends and were poor again.

1988-1999 HK once more. Rich again – my wife was in property and earning more than me. The peak of my career – if you talked about transport in HK you talked about me. Birth of my younger daughter, Shelly, and my younger son. Chris. Death of my elder son.

1999-present Bought our house in Worcester for a nice quiet life and I commute to various places – mostly SZ – for work and excitement.

Mike61's Blog

What ShenzhenStuff is all about.

You meet people online, you find something attractive about them, so you arrange to meet. It’s not difficult – anyone can do it if they are willing to accept a few refusals. Thanks to the core group Dan [the girl], Jane [the virgin gold-digger] and Kelly [the quiet one]. Also thanks to Mindy [saying “no” less often], Bayka [speaks Chinese], Romeo [that’s his real name], Jaris [knows how to talk] and Alan [Kelly’s bf – for the first time]. Apologies from me – initially just jet-lagged, later drun… Continue

Posted on August 22nd, 2008 at 11:21am — 7 Comments (Add)

A Visit to Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is different. The traffic is awful, so they really need me, but I’m glad I’m not working here full time. We were told on arrival that we could not photograph anything that wasn’t clearly labelled as being permitted, we should not talk to anyone and we should not look at the women. This is not too much of a strain since they are nearly all completely covered in black apart from the eye slits. The only differentiation seems to be in the footwear [slightly visible when they are walking] – ra… Continue

Posted on August 9th, 2008 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments (Add)

Gege Goes Undercover

As some of you have noticed, Gege is no longer displayed as a moderator on this site. This is for the greater long-term good of the site. In fact Gege is engaged in a secret mission to root out the few evil members that have infiltrated here. To do this extremely dangerous task, Gege must become anonymous. It will undoubtedly involve many risks, but Gege is very brave. He will have to spend much time looking at girls' pages, but his heart is pure. This information is safe here because the evil… Continue

Posted on July 25th, 2008 at 11:13am — 2 Comments (Add)

Back to the Difu for Dinner

I'd enjoyed a meal there the previous evening with Praveen, Joe, Dan, Jane Kelly and Bingma, but I still headed back again for a quiet Sunday [no beer] dinner. I went straight to Table 33, my favourite, which is usually vacant as few people like to sit at the crossroads of the room. I find that it gets me more attention, so I like it. Then came a giggle of excitement from the adjacent Table 35, and I looked across to see a very familiar face. It took a couple of seconds to recognize her, but it… Continue

Posted on July 21st, 2008 at 12:56pm — 4 Comments (Add)

Back from the Difu

I finally got my residence permit late Thursday afternoon – too late to move out of the Hotel that day. The final obstacle was my lack of a China visa, as the police computer system does not allow you to enter APEC Business Travel Card, instead of a visa type and number. I am now the proud owner of a HK Return Home Permit according to the police computer system. The two ladies with two babies had extended their stay, now spending what they had saved in hotel bills. We shared the flat for Friday… Continue

Posted on July 21st, 2008 at 9:28am — 4 Comments (Add)

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At 9:20am on August 28th, 2008, kelly said…
Dear Mike,
I have got the disc, how can I mail it to you?
At 12:27am on August 28th, 2008, Cindy Du said…
Hi,hi,mike I am really sorry that I haven't talked to you guys for a while...I am actually are busy to death over the months..It's been a while since I last visited shenzhen stuff. I came here last night with the purpose of posting an ad for "Ready-to-Use"office space here on shenzhenstuff, it was almost about two months from last visit,pretty busy with my job....
At 10:37pm on August 27th, 2008, Dan said…
Hi Mike,

How are you? I'm so busy with work these days. Tomorrow will be a bit better I hope. The two songs are good.I have them on my pc now.
I got a copy of one of my favorite singer's CD today from my boss's son. You never know what i like best because i change sometimes. :-)

Hope Jane find the job interesting and better than what she's doing now. My job is becoming boring and so am I...

Dan
At 5:42pm on August 27th, 2008, Jane said…
Mike
Big news,Praveen's wife called me this afternoon.She invites me to her house ,and she said she will move to live in shenzhen ,maybe in Nanshan district. Maybe she will become my friend,i think she is a nice woman.
Dan called me this afternoon and introduce job to me,she is so kind .All the people are good to me.I am so happy
I will run tonight still,lose weight and keep healthy.After i lose weight and become sexy.i will stroll proudly in the market ,find more men,,,,:) become rich soon
Good day
Jane
At 1:42pm on August 27th, 2008, boo said…
Mike,

That's ok, whenever you need to wear the make up for the party again, just let me know, i will inform you if i know some guy who has the same interest as you.

Wish everything is doing well.
At 11:02am on August 27th, 2008, Hibs said…
yes good morning a bit early indeed. thanks for ur reply. when u say it will be as before do u mean as before the olympics or during the the olympics. i really would like to get visa for the end of september. did u hear anybody who was lucky??? i had a 6 month visa before i left and had to get it renewed, this has not been accepted, so i had to leave the country. my working contract however was for 1 year, however they got me a 6 month visa dont ask why. do u think if i ask the chinese embassy for a one more 6 month visa and i explain them the situation do u think it will be possible?? give me ur thoughts please. thanks!!!
At 10:36am on August 27th, 2008, Jane said…
Mike
good morning! last night the men came to the dance room are extremely ugly! Kelly said she will never go there again,me too.
Thanks for the song,i will listen to it this noon,kiss u.good day

Jane
At 2:20am on August 27th, 2008, Sylvia Lau said…
hi..
that song is from Regina Spektor..to be honestly,i thought her other songs lyrics is kinda strange too...but..its okay..i still love her songs...hehe....her voice is cool
At 12:02am on August 27th, 2008, kiko said…
Hi Mike,
Yeah, i m from sichuan,and i like spicy food very much ~~~~lol
So how is everything there?
I live at shekou,and u?
Do let me know when u come back,and hope to see u again ~~.

kiko
At 11:08pm on August 26th, 2008, along the way said…
thanks alot. u always so nice.
 
 

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