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Opening Ceremony
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Torch Relay August 6 saw torch arrived at Beijing and started three day relay until finally reach the main venue: National Stadium (nicknamed as Bird’s Nest). Every people in... Tags for this Chapter: olympics openingceremony |
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2. Travel Tip:
Battle for Chinese Visa (6)
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I received an email today from the consulting company about my visa. Bill told me that they could extend my visa for about 18-23 days, but that it would cost me SEVEN THOUSAND YUAN. That is to say,... Tags for this Chapter: chinesevisa olympics |
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Battle for Chinese Visa (7a) – Victory!
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I am FINALLY getting my Chinese visa extended! This is wonderful news, especially after making the rounds at practically every Chinese law enforcement agency, and in the process racking up enough... Tags for this Chapter: chinesevisa olympics |
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Battle for Chinese Visa (7a) – Victory!
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The next day, I sped off to the police station first thing in the morning, only to be informed that I needed to show the lease agreement of the house where I was living, as well as the passport and... Tags for this Chapter: chinesevisa olympics |
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5. Travel Tip:
Lessons Learnt in Chinese Visa Application
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1. If you are not staying at a hotel, you HAVE to have a temporary residence permit for them to even consider your application. Just get the lease agreement of your building, passport and copies,... Tags for this Chapter: chinesevisa olympics |
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6. Travel Tip:
Lessons Learnt in Chinese Visa Application (continued)
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3. If you don’t speak Chinese, bring a friend who does. Or have someone you can call to translate. 4. If you need to collect your visa in less than 5 working days, produce a compelling... Tags for this Chapter: chinesevisa olympics |
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7. Travel Tip:
Battle for Chinese Visa (5)
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Just saw ad linked from gmail (must be all those angry emails that I have been writing to everyone, ranting about the visa injustice I have been facing) by a visa consulting company based in... Tags for this Chapter: chinesevisa olympics |
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8. Travel Tip:
Airport Madness
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I almost missed my flight out of Beijing because in the 2 short months since I had last been to the airport, they had built a new terminal about 20 miles from the old ones, and my airline, along... Tags for this Chapter: olympics |
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Construction Galore
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Everyone’s erecting new buildings or renovation existing ones for the Olympics. A friend took us on a campus tour of the Beijing Foreign Language University, and half the campus was shrouded in... Tags for this Chapter: olympics preparations |
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Rules and Regulations (2)
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10 Dos and Don’ts of the Olympics (loosely translated by me) Do respect the intellectual property rights of the Olympics Don’t buy pirated, illegally produced or fake... Tags for this Chapter: olympics rules |
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