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I just spent the last 2 hours with my 12yr old daughter trying to find bowling alleys in Beijing - only to find that they no longer exist are are miles away from where they are said to be on Google Maps. Trouble is - out of date data and incorrect Lat/Long.

My first Q on Aardvark - I had an answer from a local giving me a page with 20+ bowling alleys in less than a minute. With Google translate - bingo!!! - I have the addresses and phone numbers :)

TIP - ring to confirm they exist still at their location in real life ;)

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Another weekend is upon us

Heading in to pickup Fang and then take out Fang's old boss son out for a bit of Shanghai. Hope it is not too cold tonight as I am still trying to get rid of this darn cold.


Bloody traffic as usual.

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Location:Yuyuan Rd,Shanghai,China

Girls are back to work

Ming is back to school this morning and Fang has returned to ANZ Shanghai office.

We have just returned after spending 2 weeks in Melbourne. Fangs Dad died so we had to return in a flash. 98 years of age - I would not complain ;))

Everything is good. Big burden lifted off the ol'girls shoulder. She is now back
In Penang with his ashes for placement at the Hainan Club.

Foot loose and fancy free she is now. Actually she does not know what to do with herself.

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Location:Huaxu Hwy,Shanghai,China

It snowed today

A cold front came thru from Siberia bringing snow but ground cover was not cold enough. Test blog entry to see what BlogPress writes to from my iPhone.

Location:Zhulu West Rd,Shanghai,China

Ming's Day 4 - Chengdu

Hi all,

The students are now just off to rooms to pack and get organised for tomorrow. We are at the Ibis Hotel in Ya'an and just enjoyed a hot pot meal.
We have had a fabulous day, starting the morning with a visit to the panda centre where we all pitched in to clean the Panda's living areas and then feed them by hand. Some of the students wee a little squeamish at first - pandas seem to generate a great deal of waste - but they coped really well and did a fine job. We also saw some panda cubs playing and getting up to general mischief.

After lunch we hiked in Bi Feng Gorge. This is a truly beautiful area and we all stopped many times to take photos. After two hours we headed out of the area and made our way to Ya'an.

It has been a fabulous week. The students have had a great time and their behaviour and enthusiasm has been a credit to them,

All going to plan we should have them back at the North Gate tomorrow evening by 10.30pm- looking forward to seeing you all there!

Best wishes

Sally, Ivy and Raymond


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Location:Chengdu China

Henry boy arrives for a game of mahjong

Oops - just found this in drafts. Forgot to post while in KL ;))

Henry Ooi back comes home to roost and try his hand at gambling.


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Location:Jalan Sepah Puteri 5/1,Petaling Jaya,Malaysia

Ming's Day 3 - Chengdu China

Hi All,

News of day 3 comes late due to lack of internet access.
Yesterday saw us dividing into groups to do the scavenger hunt and the biking. The scavenger hunt gave the students the chance to see the town of Shangli in th daylight as we had arrived quite late the night before. The biking took us through the beautiful landscaapes of this area and the students relaly enjoyed this activity. It was however very muddy and they will be bringing home some clothes in need of a scrub and a soak!

We have just arrived at the Panda Centre and the students are preparing to look around and do some work with the guides here.

Unfortunately we did have to send a student home yesterday. Imogen Stevens maintained an injury on the biking activity and was picked up later in the evening to take her back to Shanghai.

Will be able to let you know all about day 4 this evening.

Best wishes

Sally, Ivy and Raymond


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Location:Chengdu China