Comments on: Making Myself Scarce

By: Marieke

Marieke — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:34 +0000

I am finishing up my first novel on my first Apple iBook – in Shanghai! So while you’re there/here, drop me a line anytime you want to talk shop over some coffee, Mike.

By: Mike Evangelist

Mike Evangelist — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:46:06 +0000

minichamp – Even though I brought my own water filter system last time, I still ended up sick for two days, so I’m very careful about the water!

I’m primarily a Nikon guy, although I’ve gone through Leica and Canon periods too. Here’s an article I wrote about my first Nikon.

By: minichamp

minichamp — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:39:45 +0000

oh! lol.

well enjoy Shanghai. i frequent there for summer vacation as well. lots of photography spots, especially the ‘water villages’. you will love it and weather again, should be perfect around this time of year.

but the rule about Watson’s water holds. be sure to buy only Watsons if you have a weak stomach. it’s the golden rule i follow whenever i travel to China.

and a point of interest, what kind of photography equipment do you use? Canon / Nikon ?

By: Wow Wow

Wow Wow — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 04:12:10 +0000

Shanghai is a clean and modern city, you should be fine, except too much traffic and zillions of people. Food maybe sweet, and people notorious snobbish, they treat you with respect only when you look rich and influential. If you look like a poor farmer, people won’t even look at you when they speak to you!
Have a safe trip and lots of pictures!!!

By: Mike Evangelist

Mike Evangelist — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:46:09 +0000

Minichamp – I forgot to write that this time I’m going to Shanghai. But thank you for the suggestions anyway!

By: minichamp

minichamp — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:34:48 +0000

oh, and a serious suggestion for food in Shenzhen

the best restaurant in Shenzhen is the Fung Wong Ping restaurant in the Pavillion hotel. it’s on the backside of the hotel, chinese cuisine, not the english one. if you are staying any where near the Pavillion(sp), i urge you to try it out.

Also, only drink Watson’s Water. it ensures cleaner and more ‘digest-eable’ water. a lot of the domestic waters i’ve had in Shenzhen had me rushing to the bathroom. And never buy water from anyone that is working the streets. there have been complaints as to people filling up empty old bottles and selling them as new.

enjoy the trip! weather should be nice in Shenzhen.

By: minichamp

minichamp — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:25:53 +0000

wow…
you stayed just a 5 min drive from my vacation home in Shenzhen. i live literally across from the city hall building.

I hope you didn’t mind the traffic and honking of the cars too much. i certainly don’t like them.

have a safe trip.

By: diego

diego — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:37:28 +0000

What a luck! I envy you, come soon.

By: Owen Wung

Owen Wung — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:16:30 +0000

Welcome to China. Have a good time here. We’ll be waiting for your pictures.

By: Mike Evangelist

Mike Evangelist — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:03:50 +0000

Liu – The trip is a photography job (one of my several professions). The work schedule is very full, but hopefully I’ll have a little time to take my own photos too.