Shanghai. I was there last night
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I'll have to remember next time and snag a beer or coffee with you then. That's where our house it at where my wife's family is from, so we go a couple times a year. Just left from there.
Cool let me know aha. I live in Pudong its kind of boring now as many of my foreign and local friends have already left. Companies closing, layoffs here and there. Its downhill after covid lockdown
The French ping pong team consists of a Chinese, an Indian, and a white.
Gotta love the Olympics.
Such a celebration of humanity.
Gotta love the Olympics.
Such a celebration of humanity.
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It was the first round of golf he ever played as well. And it was 11 holes in one.
Kim Jong-Il -- North Korea dictator left behind laughable golf legacy - Page 2 - ESPN
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The greatest golfer in history is gone.
North Korean dictator/superstar golfer Kim Jong-Il has died at 69 -- a fitting age, because 69 is under par on every regulation golf course.
Associated PressKim Jong-Il never needed a swing coach to master the sport of golf.
Kim shot 38 under, including 11 holes-in-one, at the 7,700-yard championship course at Pyongyang in the VERY FIRST golf round of his life, according to North Korean state media. This was in 1994, when Kim was 52 years old. Even more impressive, Kim stood just 5-foot-3, yet he was able to overpower a course as long as any ever played in major championship history. Who knows how good Kim could have been if he had taken up the sport earlier? Who knows how many times he bested 38 under in the 17 years since his first round?
What we do know is that no matter how many more majors Tiger Woods does or doesn't win, the debate of Tiger vs. Jack is really an argument about who is the second-best golfer in history.
More than his undisputed greatness on the course, it's probably Kim's simple approach to the game that will be his enduring legacy. While other great golfers have written books full of tips, tricks and swing thoughts, Kim had the best approach to conquering the sport of golf: Have your national propaganda department lie for you.
Try it out the next time you hit the links!
Any advice on apps to download before traveling to China? I know google apps don't work there.
I've actually traveled to China several times in the past, but it was 10+ years ago and I wasn't so reliant on my phone back then.
Wechat - for cashless payments and messages, video calls, hotel and flight bookings, didi (chinese uber), food deliveries, etc
Baidu translate- it translates everything even pictures.
Amap- its Chinese version of google map but accepts English input.
Vpn - just incase you need to access google map, youtube, facebook and all those blocked apps.
Thanks! This is consistent with what I've researched. I appreciate the confirmation.
also, any recommendation for a VPN that works well there? TIA
Im using kuaia (search xddx.cc). Its local 30 yuan/month. Astrill also ok
It seems like my feelings and willingness to engage are basically identical to yours. The only time I really speak up is when there are clear falsehoods and exaggerations. I saw that, so I replied. And now I, too, will bow out.
Ciao.
false. Just ask Steph Curry.
I believe Steph and I move in different circles....
yeah, he's a top-10 all-time basketball player who will admit that whenever he plays golf in front of a crowd he's more nervous than he's ever been in a competitive event. Basketball players understand that golf is basically extreme shot-making. And there's nobody there to bail you out.
Funny, where I'm from its just something that old, rich, white men do to avoid their wives.
Stade de France is still full, despite no more events remain. People wont leave for what happened 15 minutes ago.
Duplantis is one of the most special athletes ever. I mean he is the Usain Bolt of pole vaulting.
I grew up watching Sergey Bubka being one of the most dominant Track and Field athletes of his generation, and he has nothing on Mondo.
Duplantis is one of the most special athletes ever. I mean he is the Usain Bolt of pole vaulting.
I grew up watching Sergey Bubka being one of the most dominant Track and Field athletes of his generation, and he has nothing on Mondo.
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They can't keep getting away with this.
Child sex trafficking in Denver? Its disgraceful
An 11 year old out here competing..
Wow these kids are talented.
Wow these kids are talented.