March 23, 2002
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DVD Easter Eggs
DVD's in China are damn cheap. In GZ, they go as cheap as 6RMB a pop. That's just a bit over $1 CDN. In SH, I've found them for about 8RMB so I spent over 200 RMB in my most recent DVD buying spree getting classics like The Godfather series, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Scarface, as well as more recent good ones like The Gladiator and The Matrix.
The quality is the same as you would get in any other DVD (unless it's a bootleg of a recent release) and the DVD is labelled as it would when buying the original and comes with the packaging minus the box. Anyhow, I came across this site while reading an article about hidden elements in DVD's, I'm going to look for them myself when I get a chance to actually sit down and watch a movie.
Life here is busy as a mofo. Booked solid for the next 2 weeks. We've got some face time with some cool companies for the conference like E&Y, Shell China and Legend Computers. I'm speaking to the Consul and Trade Commissioner of the Canadian Consulate in SH on Monday as well as representatives from the American Chamber of Commerce.
That being said, Selina and some of her friends are coming to SH from HK on the 28th for Easter holiday. Another friend of mine is also coming from HK that same day. Yvonne's even thinking of coming up. So what do I have planned for them???
Well, Thursday is usually Pegasus (Club - younger crowd, hip-hop), then Friday we'll hit Park97 (Club - older crowd, dance) and then Cashbox (Karaoke), Saturday we'll probably go sightseeing in the day and then Dana aka Showtyme is holding a jam at some new club that's opening up. I'm helping him sell tickets so I'm going to get everyone to go there. I guess I'm kind of a hub here sometimes too.
On a side note, my friends were watching Chinese basketball here the other day and the Shanghai Sharks were playing the Beijing Ducks. HAHA... BEIJING DUCKS!
Happy belated birthdays to Yvonne and Charissa!
Comments (11)
hehe you reminded me of what I was a couple years ago... I was a cd/dvd freak when I was in HK...
Good luck with work and all...
wish i could go shopping in china right now... dvds, cds, clothes... everything! And the Beijing Ducks... hahahaha.... what a name... mmm... I haven't eaten that in a long time... yummy
excuse my ignorance, but what's a dvd egg?
btw, i agree with you about deh-kor-a-tive. i just couldn't think of how to write it. i first tried da-kor-a-tive then changed it to duh-kor-a-tive. thanks for your input.
sweeeeeeet.. 6RMB... i was wondering what it is bc i'm taking a huge trip back to china before college starts and i was wondering what to buy. now, dvds are definitely on the list. anything else u'd recommend? o, btw, what does CDN stand for exactly...
claire
CDN stands for Canadian... if you are from the US, roughly, $1 USD = 8 RMB. Which means that each DVD is less than $1 USD! But to forewarn you, the DVD's you buy in China may not be viewable on your DVD player. Additionally, if you are caught at the US border with fake DVD's, you will face a very hefty fine!
I don't even have a DVD player...I guess I should get one before VHS becomes obsolete.
Did you know that porn DVDs have multiple angles in which to view the scene?!
Just thought I'd let you know, food for thought.
So I'm told...
Red_Man... a little gift for you.
<http://students.washington.edu/gar2chan/downloads/visa_zhangziyi.asf
Enjoy it...
hahahaha beijing ducks???! that's absolutely horrible >< on a side note..i loaded up on bootlegg software when i went back to beijing...1/3 of it didn't work =T
I guess I'm kind of ignorant but for some reason I was under the impression that there was only 1 club in SH and that they'd play songs from way back when....
Shanghai Ducks?? buahaha
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