For the most part, the Changchun Friends website is not very active and has been superseded by the Tencent "Wechat" app by the local expat community. This website is maintained sporadically, people may still join and membership is still open, but if you are a spammer, stay away. The archived information here is still useful, but some may be out of date. There are plans to make it more useful for static information in the future. If anyone needs information about Changchun or China, you may post a message and it probably will get a response but not immediately.

Changchun Friends

a great way to get involved

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Super Bowl 2013

I gather it is coming up soon!
I think we can watch it early morning on the Monday. I need help from my American friends here. What to do?

Added by Richard Roman on January 9, 2013 at 16:08 — 23 Comments

which famous celebrities are also supporters of your local team?

Aussie matt posted a message on the Sports Group page suggesting that his team is now collecting fans from the young and beautiful. This got me thinking. Which famous people support your favourite team

For me - Everton Football Club and Sylvester Stallone... Oh yes!

Note this is one of man City's young and beautiful fans. Bernard manning supports City…

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Added by Richard Roman on January 3, 2013 at 11:38 — 1 Comment

These snow sculptures are brrrilliant! Ice cool art set to draw record crowds

Does anyone know anything about this?all about snow sculptures in Jingyuetan. Heard of Harbin but not this!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252865/Winter-wonderland-Stunning-snow-sculptures-Chinas-annual-ice-festival.html

Added by Richard Roman on December 25, 2012 at 16:26 — 1 Comment

How Gangnam Style and Fifty Shades gave culture a spanking

As the year hurtles towards its climax, now is the moment for decision. In the cultural hit parade, it’s time to reveal what is Number One this Christmas. I know that some aesthetes will object to this simplistic hierarchy. You will say that it is like being forced to choose between Beethoven’s Fifth and the Sistine Chapel. Others will be partisans for one masterpiece or the other.

Ladeees and gentlemen, as we come to…

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Added by Richard Roman on December 24, 2012 at 16:23 — 1 Comment

Ink-redible! Chinese woman who can write with BOTH hands at the SAME TIME in different languages

In this age of computers and smartphones, some of us are finding it harder and harder to write properly with one hand, let alone two.

But that is no such problem for Chinese translator Chen Siyuan.

She has been amazing onlookers with her ability not only to write with both hands at the same time, but do it in different languages - Chinese with one and English with the other.





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Added by Richard Roman on December 14, 2012 at 8:42 — No Comments

Two sister sites!

We are very pleased to announce that two former members of this parish have now set up their own websites based loosely on this site



So- a big hello to Rayce in Qinghandao and Adam in Jilin



A network of co-operative sites seems pretty good to me



Here are the addresses:

Jilin:

www.jilinpals.ning.com

Qinhuangdao:…

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Added by Richard Roman on November 21, 2012 at 12:30 — 5 Comments

A new social website for Jilin!

Adam Reiter, late of this parish, has written to me to say that a new website for Jilin has been created.
We are very happy to support Adam in all his efforts.
Please visit his site at

jilinpals.ning.com

Added by Richard Roman on November 20, 2012 at 12:05 — No Comments

A new marketing team has been created!

To help us further develop this site, a new group of people have been asked- and have agreed- to be marketing consultants. This will involve research, strategy planning and implementation



The team is::

Director of marketing: Mahatma Jack



Garret - senior marketing consultant

Chris - marketing consultant on darts and Taekwondo

The Great Dane - Danish marketing consultant

Ferney - Colombian marketing consultant

Sam - Musical marketing… Continue

Added by Richard Roman on November 20, 2012 at 0:00 — 4 Comments

Memories of time past - part 1

To start with: Who are these two?

Added by Richard Roman on November 15, 2012 at 10:30 — 9 Comments

Changchun Characters - again! - and the WAGS!

We started lasted year videoing characters from Changchun. We now think that we have enough new characters around that we need to get this going again!

Langlee, Scottish Martin, The big Dane, Burns and many more we have yet to interview........

Also- the Changchun WAGS - our lady friends and what they really think about us!

We will pursue this!

Added by Richard Roman on November 14, 2012 at 13:05 — 3 Comments

A Changchun Friends bar - owned by the community

Now, here is an idea!



Why don't we look at opening up our own bar with the music we like, the drinks we like, the food we like, the ambience we like?



We could plan everything - location, management etc and be part of something really exciting!



A collective group effort with everyone a shareholder?



We would run it as a proper business - no-one has to contribute beyond their means - and with fully audited accounts - the profits going back to the… Continue

Added by Richard Roman on November 6, 2012 at 0:41 — 13 Comments

Superman quits his job on The Daily Planet to become online blogger

The fictional superhero's alter ego Clark Kent, who has been working as a reporter on The Daily Planet since the 1940’s, leaves the newspaper business after becoming discontent with the state of 21st century journalism.

Instead Clark Kent is expected to start the next big online blog as a roving citizen journalist,

‘He is more likely to start the next Huffington Post or the next Drudge Report than he is to go find someone else to get assignments…

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Added by Richard Roman on October 24, 2012 at 10:14 — 3 Comments

What do women really want? Please ladies, help me!

Please ladies read this and tell me what I must do! 

 

From the Daily Mail

The one thing that has become abundantly clear from reading Rod Stewart’s riotous autobiography is that despite the ludicrous tartan trews, big nose and wild lifestyle, an awful lot of women have found him utterly irresistible. 

Rod courted them, adored them and did everything he could to prove to them that he…

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Added by Richard Roman on October 10, 2012 at 14:37 — 36 Comments

The first snowfall of the winter? - A free beer for the winner!

I am posting this early so we can all have a go at putting up a date - the winner will get a free beer from an establishment of your choice (or a drink of your choosing)



Last year Chris and Neil shared the winners podium on November 13th



What day this year?



I mean a real fall of snow - not just a few flakes which do not settle. A carpeting of snow is required



Judges decision is final. I am the judge!



Dates so far:

Ricard Roman -… Continue

Added by Richard Roman on September 4, 2012 at 13:30 — 53 Comments

The greatest burger in town

Who can create the best burger?

Jason reckons he can. I say Downtown David

anyone else up for the challenge ?
?

Added by Richard Roman on September 3, 2012 at 23:59 — 13 Comments

The biggest complainer, moaner, curmudgeon in the Chun- sunshine city!

We were musing, as is our way, as to who is the biggest complainer in the Chun

We have four nominations:


1. From Spain and the bookies favourite Erwin
2. From the USA and a hot tip by those in the know - Langlee
3.From Canada and a great Bigfoot fan - Chris
4. From the Uk and he hates just about everything including Mozart - Gentleman Ben

Any more nominations?

5. Alex fom Argentina - the biggest skate board moaner in the world!

Added by Richard Roman on September 3, 2012 at 15:30 — 49 Comments

The Mongolian Derby - possibly the toughest horse race in the world

In honour of all our Mongolian friends here, check out this amazing horse race acrosss the steppes of Mongolia. Truly awesome

http://www.theadventurists.com/the-adventures/mongol-derby

Added by Richard Roman on August 23, 2012 at 0:11 — 1 Comment

Spirituality- a deeper sense of Self

Who here believes in the spiritual importance of life?
No religion - just a deeper meaning to life?

I will post more later!

Added by Richard Roman on August 22, 2012 at 1:18 — No Comments

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