<p>I’m in China right now and I can’t access sites like facebook and livejournal for some reason. Is anyone else having this problem? 
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<p>When I was in China, I was able to get to Xanga. But that probably doesn’t help you any.</p>
<p>P.S. I’ve been living in the states for 10 years, and we’re just now getting our Greencard.</p>
<p>And out of curiousity, is anyone here from ChengDu? Or even SiChuan in general. I miss home. (And the food. Yummm.)</p>
<p>十年前，就是九六年的时候，成都还没有那个田字形的天府广场，不过开张了两家不景气的百货商场，大家只会夏天傍晚坐在门口阶梯上吹空调；银河王朝酒店，这个在市中心占地最大的酒店正被劳工纠纷，资金纠纷搞得沸沸扬扬不能竣工，成了盐市口附近的黑石岗；为了全兴队的球票，球迷会排队三天三夜；一环路的科技一条街初具规模；火车北站的警匪勾结开始了蜜月期；春熙路还没有聚集那么多plmm，她们会到青年路服装批发市场搞便宜货; 过早开发的房地产在二环路上对成都形成了烂尾楼包围圈；街（该）娃 开始泛滥；少男模仿流川枫，少女模仿赤木晴子；我自己九六年做了什么？ 。。。。。。我把春都火腿肠带进了文殊院。</p>
<p>Holy shiz. I feel inadequate at my Chinese, and had to look up so many words…</p>
<p>How do those of you in the States keep up with the language???</p>
<p>Today I start my very roundabout way to China lol. I went from NJ -> NYC -> Syracuse -> Ottawa. Now I am going from Ottawa -> Toronto -> Chicago -> Champaign -> Chicago O’Hare -> Shanghai lol</p>
<p>成都!!!</p>
<p>我是成都的!!!</p>
<p>I’m From Chengdu!!!`</p>
<p>Wow, Lixuelai, that’s quite a trip in North America to get to Asia. But I’m extremely jealous of you because I wanna go too.</p>
<p>And I’m also pretty proud that I can read the 5 characters utoyxc posted. >.< Sad life that I lead, no? ;P</p>
<p>I’ve applied a summer homestaying programme organized by our school and PeopleLink jointly and I confided my aunt in America.</p>
<p>So I was DENIED at the consulate!!!</p>
<p>I was So SILLY!!!</p>
<p>mr. post 2888
hehe, after watering so many MARS POSTS in CUUS, Mr. utoyxc has changed his battlefield. haha.</p>
<p>to wudan, here’s an excerpt from an article about lang xianping
英国《金融时报》报道，「上海女性有三个新时尚：背路易威登(Louis Vuitton)包、戴卡地亚(Cartier)手表、看《财经郎闲评》」。上海一位不愿透露姓名的女记者接受亚洲周刊访问时坦诚每周必看《财经郎闲评》，周围亦有一批女性朋友是这个节目的爱好者。她毫不掩饰地称赞郎咸平形象迷人，「些许花白的头发有岁月的痕迹，但也更显权威的魅力，他属于学者、智者、靓者，不少知识女性喜欢」。</p>
<p>hey i was in shanghai from the 5th to the 7th</p>
<p>i m in changsha now tho</p>
<p>but i ma go back to shanghai later, like, late this month till august</p>
<p>too bad no legit wares means no bnet</p>
<p>At O’Hare atm and cant find a hotel room for a reasonable amount of money lol ($400 a night, no thanks).</p>
<p>go to big five and buy a sleeping bag</p>
<p>Hey, what can I do that will benefit my furthur U.S. college application if I stay in China?</p>
<p>No, not something like volunteering, finding a job, there should be something new!</p>
<p>if you are accepted to a us college, i think you can ask them to let you defer for a year. some schools let new students to enroll in the spring which means you defer one semester.
you can use this deferral year to work as to build up your resume. Work at a big town with u.s. conulate or embassy so you can apply for visa right away. Recall that high school is to build up the college app, and college is to build up the resume. A lot of chinese students in america goes back to work at Fortune 500 firms’ offices in china during first one or two summers in college. It’s easier to find a competitive post in china than in u.s. since a lot of people back home have high expectation on us. Internationals are facing a lot of chanllenges in landing a good internship in america.
you can also use this year to do whatever you find joyful, just remember to apply for visa soon as you are eligible to apply again.</p>
<p>Well, I’m just a sophomore student in a high school in Shenzhen and next semester I’m going to be junior.</p>
<p>To tangsdaily :What does “Work at a big town with u.s. conulate or embassy so you can apply for visa right away” mean?</p>
<p>Shanghai is so chaotic…</p>
<p>that kid is already in shenzhen, an hour from guangzhou. you don’t have to have to ride a train for days or catch a flight to those visa interviews.</p>
<p>Now, I think I understand inc’s point better. Inc wants to do something in China that can place more advantages on his u.s. college app. Well, there are a lot of options. since he doesn’t want to volunteer or work, he can embark a voyage to the wild, to the undiscovered, and write his stories to popular press. Or conduct some research under some renowned professor’s supervise. Or compete for some prize, super feme voice.</p>
<p>super feme voice… lol</p>