We have often bought tickets at offices around Beijing using photocopies of passports, not the passport itself (when buying in advance for friends and family who haven't yet arrived in China for example), so you don't need the actual passport when purchasing - unless something has changed?... You DO need the actual passport to pick up the ticket if you buy through WeChat/the train ticket website though.
Getting lots of messages is irritating, but you don't want to risk missing a notification from your phone service provider that your balance is running low.
So what are concert venues and live art spaces to do? How can they stay afloat, or even reopen with the same operating costs after having been bereft of revenue for nearly eight months?
Greetings- I'm Jackson's father. He was born in 1983, so 37 this past May. At this point we still don't know what happened exactly, but it was some terrible accident. The best information is this account from Oscar, who pulled him out of a pool in Tulum Mexico on 19 July and tried to save his life:
He came on Wednesday to see some Bungalows that my girlfriend rent. He was referred by Rocco a good friend musitian here Tulum. I met him on Wednesday, showed him the room and he agreed to move on Sunday. This Sunday I checked him he was very happy to found a peaceful place, and we were super happy to find a nice person to rent to. I live in one of the nine bungalows at the same place. During Sunday we were eating when he came back from the grocery store 4.30pm we inviting him and he said he was vegetarian, he ate a mango with us. He asked me for a yoga mat and I realized he was doing exercise at his room. During the evening with other visitors they were singing around the fire and doing sweatlodge thing. Everything was looking okay. Around 9.40pm I went to the kitchen and my girlfriend yelled if someone can please check if he was okay, other guest and a kid were in the pool all distancing. I jumped in the pool to moved him and took him out, I asked if anyone know how to do cpr and help, I jumped out of the pool and called 911. They took 26 minutes to arrive. The position he was having when I saw him was: the two hands pointing to the chest both elbows touching the ribs in 45 degrees. Around 10.08pm after the paramedics tried to do electros on him. They couldn't do anything else. Other cops came an interview us, forensic too. They took all their pertenencies, 2 laptops 1 cellphone, his luggage, his passport, and they took him to do Playa del Carmen autopsy around 3am they left and took him. We don't know if he had a stroke, a indigestion, dont know if he was having any condition like epilepsy or even if he knew how to swim or if he was doing meditation atatt the pool. We have a candle and an altar for him here. Yesterday we said a prayer for him. We was already a friend of us, he was already a brother. Please let us know what we can do or help his family to know more or tell us if he was having any condition. To us he seems pretty healthy person. I don't know if the cpr was well conducted or if he spent 1 minute or so under water already, not sure if the fire or sweatlodge changed his blood pressure or something. FYI the news are posting that he was drunk, I dont think he drinks and there was no alcohol in the fridge, they asked if there were some drugs but they did not found anything at his room, news mention that I am the manager when I was only a neighbor that speaks Spanish, my girlfriend is French so I was the one that took him out and called 911. The picture on the social media are not the real pictures fyi.
There's a web site commemorating Jackson that his mother and step brothers set up here:
Ah, I see they are using the Didi method. Copy foreign company - Undercut foreign company - Use legal action to force out the foreign company - Fill in the vacuum left by the departed foreign company - Kick heels and then finally innovate.
In my opinion VICs played a big part in shaping today's nightlife in Beijing. Before there was really nightlife in Beijing, there was already VICs. It may not be imaginable today, but 20 years ago, when Sanlitun was still a village of Hutongs and before "The Village" was built, VICs was the place where all the young expats would meet every weekend. And there weren't many at the time, we all knew each other. Entry was 10 RMB and Wednesdays was ladies night. They always played good western hip hop, rap and R'n'B. At the time we considered it the only place you could go and party well. We danced and experiened almost all our love stories and dramas at VICs. We would hang out at legendary "R'n'B" Bar and then head over to VICs. And had dumplings nearby before we head home (the place still exists, one of the few places that have survived the changes). I'm sorry to see it closes down, but it seems it's time to move on. Farewell VICs and thank you for all the great times!
Greetings- I'm Jackson's father. He was born in 1983, so 37 this past May. At this point we still don't know what happened exactly, but it was some terrible accident. The best information is this account from Oscar, who pulled him out of a pool in Tulum Mexico on 19 July and tried to save his life:
He came on Wednesday to see some Bungalows that my girlfriend rent. He was referred by Rocco a good friend musitian here Tulum. I met him on Wednesday, showed him the room and he agreed to move on Sunday. This Sunday I checked him he was very happy to found a peaceful place, and we were super happy to find a nice person to rent to. I live in one of the nine bungalows at the same place. During Sunday we were eating when he came back from the grocery store 4.30pm we inviting him and he said he was vegetarian, he ate a mango with us. He asked me for a yoga mat and I realized he was doing exercise at his room. During the evening with other visitors they were singing around the fire and doing sweatlodge thing. Everything was looking okay. Around 9.40pm I went to the kitchen and my girlfriend yelled if someone can please check if he was okay, other guest and a kid were in the pool all distancing. I jumped in the pool to moved him and took him out, I asked if anyone know how to do cpr and help, I jumped out of the pool and called 911. They took 26 minutes to arrive. The position he was having when I saw him was: the two hands pointing to the chest both elbows touching the ribs in 45 degrees. Around 10.08pm after the paramedics tried to do electros on him. They couldn't do anything else. Other cops came an interview us, forensic too. They took all their pertenencies, 2 laptops 1 cellphone, his luggage, his passport, and they took him to do Playa del Carmen autopsy around 3am they left and took him. We don't know if he had a stroke, a indigestion, dont know if he was having any condition like epilepsy or even if he knew how to swim or if he was doing meditation atatt the pool. We have a candle and an altar for him here. Yesterday we said a prayer for him. We was already a friend of us, he was already a brother. Please let us know what we can do or help his family to know more or tell us if he was having any condition. To us he seems pretty healthy person. I don't know if the cpr was well conducted or if he spent 1 minute or so under water already, not sure if the fire or sweatlodge changed his blood pressure or something. FYI the news are posting that he was drunk, I dont think he drinks and there was no alcohol in the fridge, they asked if there were some drugs but they did not found anything at his room, news mention that I am the manager when I was only a neighbor that speaks Spanish, my girlfriend is French so I was the one that took him out and called 911. The picture on the social media are not the real pictures fyi.
There's a web site commemorating Jackson that his mother and step brothers set up here:
Beijing North does have high-speed trains, for a little over half a year now. The routes to Zhangjiakou, Hohhot, and Datong start at Beijing North, though more trains actually depart from Qinghe station (the first stop after Beijing North).
Re: Nearly Everything You Need to Know About High-Speed Train...
We have often bought tickets at offices around Beijing using photocopies of passports, not the passport itself (when buying in advance for friends and family who haven't yet arrived in China for example), so you don't need the actual passport when purchasing - unless something has changed?... You DO need the actual passport to pick up the ticket if you buy through WeChat/the train ticket website though.
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Surely it's meant to be the Temple of Heaven?....
Re: Does Second Tier Necessarily Mean Second-Rate?
TBJ is borderline obessed with this word. Moreso than 'netizen'.
Re: Spam, or Super Important? Tips for Deciphering SMS...
What is this 'balance' you speak of???
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Interesting does cn.bing.com translate from Chinese to English?
I noticed Chinese people who speak little or no English use translators especially in shops.Can you do this on Wechat or other sites?
Are these free sites or not?
Re: Hoop With Your Friends at These Reopened Basketball Courts
:looks at third photo:
Hmmmmmmmm...
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In that tiny place funk is gonna' get funky fast.
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Tik Tok??? Oh, wait. You said bands. Thought you said banned.
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Government regs state only 9 people allowed at a time. Smart.
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:Darwin has entered the chat:
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Found another TBJ bug, erm, feature. I posted my comment in an article about coffee.
Anyway, the article is dated this month and your comment was posted last month. Recycling articles???
Re: On the Record: Remembering Expat Rapper, Jackson Turner
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Re: Government Boosts Economy by Giving Away Billions: How to...
How...how did you do that???
Re: Coffee Cocktails Come to Starbucks Taikooli
What`s next the reserve roastery like the one in Shanghai though there is a bigger one in Seattle.
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I do not see the problem.
Why do you hate capitalism??
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Creative accounting. *Wink wink*
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In my opinion VICs played a big part in shaping today's nightlife in Beijing. Before there was really nightlife in Beijing, there was already VICs. It may not be imaginable today, but 20 years ago, when Sanlitun was still a village of Hutongs and before "The Village" was built, VICs was the place where all the young expats would meet every weekend. And there weren't many at the time, we all knew each other. Entry was 10 RMB and Wednesdays was ladies night. They always played good western hip hop, rap and R'n'B. At the time we considered it the only place you could go and party well. We danced and experiened almost all our love stories and dramas at VICs. We would hang out at legendary "R'n'B" Bar and then head over to VICs. And had dumplings nearby before we head home (the place still exists, one of the few places that have survived the changes). I'm sorry to see it closes down, but it seems it's time to move on. Farewell VICs and thank you for all the great times!
Re: On the Record: Remembering Expat Rapper, Jackson Turner
Greetings- I'm Jackson's father. He was born in 1983, so 37 this past May. At this point we still don't know what happened exactly, but it was some terrible accident. The best information is this account from Oscar, who pulled him out of a pool in Tulum Mexico on 19 July and tried to save his life:
There's a web site commemorating Jackson that his mother and step brothers set up here:
Jackson Turner's Online Memorial & Obituary
Re: Nearly Everything You Need to Know About High-Speed Train...
Beijing North does have high-speed trains, for a little over half a year now. The routes to Zhangjiakou, Hohhot, and Datong start at Beijing North, though more trains actually depart from Qinghe station (the first stop after Beijing North).
Re: Veg-Jing Out: Where to Find Faux-Meat on Taobao
Ha ha ha! Who would trust an American company's human food products??? Their pet food is literally deadly.