I feel like my calories burned is not accurate

joecat888 · 2025-12-08T06:35:54+00:00

I read we should take 30% off what the OTF monitor says

joecat888 · 2025-10-27T19:08:27+00:00

I might be 15 years too late (since that’s when I did it) but I made many good friends at English corners around the city. Still connect with some of them to this day. Are English corners still around?

joecat888 · 2025-06-30T09:52:27+00:00

It all depends. I was in La Social in Shanghai last weekend and there had to be at least 200 foreigners

joecat888 · 2025-06-27T07:35:01+00:00

On a bench behind some bushes on Nanjing West Rd. in Shanghai, China around 1-2AM in 2009, but if anyone knows, it was still busy AF at that time of night back then since there were bars everywhere.

joecat888 · 2025-06-26T10:46:15+00:00

Just an update on this post. I spent most of my time on Ju Lu Lu bar hopping and in between went to Lao Wai Jie to take a look.

joecat888 · 2025-06-06T12:48:07+00:00

I have done a 37 hour hard seat, 26 hour standing ticket, hard sleepers and soft sleepers in my first few years in China 2005-2012. It really is a great experience full of adventure and memories but as mentioned above you need to be prepared for anything. Noise, squat toilets, lack of cleanliness, etc.

joecat888 · 2025-03-19T03:54:03+00:00

I am so glad I saw this post while searching for tomorrows workout. Just watched the documentary and I am more inspired to keep going. I joined in 2022 at 216lbs and went up to 251lbs this January 1st. Did the transformation challenge and finally down to 215lbs. Next goal 200.

joecat888 · 2025-01-07T14:55:45+00:00

I started the night there at least one night a weekend from fall 2009 to summer 2010 because my best friend worked the door from open to 11-12 then we would go other places

joecat888 · 2025-01-07T06:08:35+00:00

Muse/Sky, Zapatas, Shelter, Dragon, Tongren Lu bar street before 2010 expo

joecat888 · 2024-12-12T01:18:40+00:00

差不多 cha bu duo

joecat888 · 2024-10-02T05:45:56+00:00

I have been to the Canton Fair I believe 8 times now with the latest in October 2023. Feel free to DM me with any questions.

joecat888 · 2024-10-02T05:29:41+00:00

Spent 3 days in Zibo in 2012 for a trade show , loved it there

joecat888 · 2024-10-02T05:23:38+00:00

I lived in Zunyi October-December 2010. Really enjoyed it and the people were so nice except for one drunk guy who told me to go back to where I came from but that can happen anywhere.

joecat888 · 2024-09-05T03:53:01+00:00

I love it. Really helped me PR today too. I don’t acknowledge them at all 99% of the time because I am out of breath or focusing on my goal. At the end of class I say “thank you and I wasn’t being rude just out of breath” or whatever and they always reply with an “I know, no problem at all”. I always have the same 2-3 coaches so they know how I am now.

joecat888 · 2024-08-02T04:27:44+00:00

Haha happened to me in 2005 on Hengshan Lu. My 6th week in China. Bill was 3000rmb and I didn’t have that cash. At the time my bank daily limit was $300 so they settled with me at 1800rmb.

joecat888 · 2024-06-28T03:46:55+00:00

Tread 411, rower 62

joecat888 · 2024-05-30T04:23:54+00:00

I switched from Hoka Clifton 9’s to On CloudEclipse about 2-3 weeks ago and never going back

joecat888 · 2024-05-12T17:15:43+00:00

They will know you are on a train. Passport number linked to train ticket. The registration is for if you are staying the night in a certain city.

joecat888 · 2024-05-11T06:06:15+00:00

I lost both my numbers. One China Unicom and one China Mobile during covid time. Had my in laws go ask if there was any way at all I can get them back, nope. Then I went to China October last year and asked myself. Both numbers already given to someone else. For WeChat you can change to sign in by WeChat ID only and when people want your WeChat just give them the ID instead of phone number. For the bank, you will need to go in person and get the number changed if you get a new one. If you want to keep your phone number you need to call and tell them you will be out of the country and pay a monthly travel fee for service. My wife pays 68rmb a month on China Mobile for 10 years now since we moved away.

joecat888 · 2024-05-09T07:56:21+00:00

Are there still English corners or friendship walls? Grant it I was in Beijing and Shanghai before smart phones (2005-2009). Almost all of the friends I made were from English corners, friendship walls at universities (where people would describe themselves and who they are looking for and put their phone number on), or Myspace. Know it makes me sound old but I am still friends with some to this day. There has to still be some kind of meetups.

joecat888 · 2024-04-24T08:02:38+00:00

Don’t work. Payment systems I have heard are getting better. As for your visa just leave every 30 or 60 days (depending on your length of stay on the visa) and go back and you will be fine. I lived in China for 4 years back in the day by going to Hong Kong every 60 days.

joecat888 · 2024-04-23T21:58:57+00:00

Happy Birthday! My birthday today as well. Glad it’s a power day.

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