CNY 2012
Jan 22, 2012 | 4:42 pm
#61
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I think next year, (Feb. 9/10, 2013) we might have to try the CNY in SH. I did note that the airline prices between BJ-SH on the day prior & the morning of CNY eve were deeply discounted. Same discounts on an early mid-week return from SH to BJ. And Feb. 10th is after the super bowl in 2013.
Jan 22, 2012 | 5:49 pm
#62
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I'm still here, and have yet to book a ticket out of town. Though I still want to leave, I'm really digging the lack of pollution/traffic (my 2 biggest issues about BJ life); as much as I hate the cold weather, I can cope as long it comes long with AQI scores < 100. Furthermore, the fireworks were much tamer than year's past. Go Patriots!
Anyway--to all FT'ers--Xinnian Kuai Le! Happy New Year!
Jan 22, 2012 | 6:16 pm
#63
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When you have windfall profits, a good place to
go for CNY is where its warm....even if you can't
find a seat at a baccarat table.
Thousands Flock to Las Vegas for Chinese New Year
LAS VEGAS -- A new report ranks Las Vegas among the top 10 places to celebrate Chinese New Year. It officially begins Monday but Las Vegas is already rolling out the red carpet to roar in the Year of the Dragon.
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/165679...inese-new-year
go for CNY is where its warm....even if you can't
find a seat at a baccarat table.
Thousands Flock to Las Vegas for Chinese New Year
LAS VEGAS -- A new report ranks Las Vegas among the top 10 places to celebrate Chinese New Year. It officially begins Monday but Las Vegas is already rolling out the red carpet to roar in the Year of the Dragon.
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/165679...inese-new-year
Jan 23, 2012 | 5:08 am
#65
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Last night was a war zone near my house.
Whole apartment shook and rolled. Stupid idiot ran a long roll of firecrackers underneath some cars and lit it. Car alarm went off and didn't stop. Another winner of the Darwin award wrapped firecrackers around potted plant holders and it blew the thing up. Everything around was hit with flying soil.
Truly surprised that no body seemed seriously injured.
Whole apartment shook and rolled. Stupid idiot ran a long roll of firecrackers underneath some cars and lit it. Car alarm went off and didn't stop. Another winner of the Darwin award wrapped firecrackers around potted plant holders and it blew the thing up. Everything around was hit with flying soil.
Truly surprised that no body seemed seriously injured.
Jan 23, 2012 | 1:34 pm
#66
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My first trip to China, and loving CNY in Beijing so far! Air quality and traffic both much better than I'd been led to expect, the fireworks are pretty and helping keep me awake long enough to reset my internal clock (not entirely successfully, as the timestamp on this shows), the fairs are fun and everyone seems in a great mood. Looking forward to the rest of the week.
Jan 23, 2012 | 5:00 pm
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Last night was a war zone near my house.
Whole apartment shook and rolled. Stupid idiot ran a long roll of firecrackers underneath some cars and lit it. Car alarm went off and didn't stop. Another winner of the Darwin award wrapped firecrackers around potted plant holders and it blew the thing up. Everything around was hit with flying soil.
Truly surprised that no body seemed seriously injured.
Whole apartment shook and rolled. Stupid idiot ran a long roll of firecrackers underneath some cars and lit it. Car alarm went off and didn't stop. Another winner of the Darwin award wrapped firecrackers around potted plant holders and it blew the thing up. Everything around was hit with flying soil.
Truly surprised that no body seemed seriously injured.
Jan 23, 2012 | 5:16 pm
#68
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Whole apartment shook and rolled. Stupid idiot ran a long roll of firecrackers underneath some cars and lit it. Car alarm went off and didn't stop. Another winner of the Darwin award wrapped firecrackers around potted plant holders and it blew the thing up. Everything around was hit with flying soil.
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Now you would be locked up in prison for "terrorist act". No More Fun
Jan 23, 2012 | 10:43 pm
#69
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We went to the yuanmingyaun 'temple' fair today. It was fun, but so utterly bitterly cold that we only last 1.5 hrs before calling it quits. My daughter clammmed up in shock to the cold...literallly as soon as we got into a cab she started jabbering away and saying she had fun...even though she just sat rigid in her stroller for the entire time!
tb
tb
Jan 24, 2012 | 5:24 am
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Same here. Car alarms being set off left right and centre, with local apartment complex security looking on with glee. I've been hit by those firecrackers and it really hurts! A bit like being shot with a paintball gun. Fortunately it went fairly quiet at about 1am but started again at 7:30am the following morning!
Jan 24, 2012 | 7:05 am
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Darwin award is granted only for death or sterilization.
Jan 26, 2012 | 11:04 pm
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Rather nice fireworks here in northern Shanghai last night. And safer to watch from a high floor hotel room...
February 9th is the last day of this Spring Festival season?
February 9th is the last day of this Spring Festival season?
Jan 27, 2012 | 1:48 am
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Still plenty of fireworks going off around our complex during the evenings. However, the firecrackers going off at 7, 8 & 9am are now driving me, well................crackers
Jan 27, 2012 | 4:20 am
#74
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Today has been pretty bad: something to do with Guan Yu. My daughter is also losing her faith in my omnipotence since my telling the fireworks to "stop" have not been that successful.
tb
Jan 27, 2012 | 5:34 am
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BJ fireworks
-KM