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Top Secrets (08-06)
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Jun 5, 2008
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Name: Sonny Wilber Doo
Where I'm from: Hong Kong
What I do: I'm an all-singing,all-dancing accountant
How long I've lived in Guangzhou: twentysomething years (and no longer counting)
What is your favorite restaurant and why?
That would be Wilber's. Why? Because I own it.
Describe your ideal Saturday evening out on the town...
Drinking Wasabi Margaritas with my new found interest.
What do you do to relax on Sunday?
Cooking with my son Clement at home.
What would you do if you suddenly woke up American?
Go out and vote for Obama...
What record changed your life?
Hello Dolly!
Where do we go when we die?
Off Off Broadway.
Do you have any phobias?
Hmm, well, I do have a fear of 'cockroaches' and 'rats'...
Tell us a secret that nobody knows...
People think I'm so noble; in truth, I'm a slut.
What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done?
I was once mistaken for a waiter wearing a tuxedo at a luxury ... ... |
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Top Secrets (08-05)
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May 9, 2008
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Name: Stephanie Kate Norris
Where I'm from: Bermuda
Where I live: Tianhe, Guangzhou
What I do: English teacher
How long I've been in China: 10 months
What is your favorite bar in Guangzhou and why?
The Loft, because it's the most diverse place in the city.
What do you love most about GZ?
The anarchy of the city planning.
What do you hate most about GZ?
The gweilos.
What do you do to relax on Sunday?
Get vaped in my pants with some DVDs.
What is your favorite Cantonese phrase?
Chat tom pay.
What is the greatest lesson China has taught you?
The importance of an under-wired bra.
Tell us a secret that nobody knows back home. . .
I don't own a shower. I'm serious...
What would you do if tomorrow you woke up Chinese?
Buy some really really skintight jeans and flaunt about in them.
What book changed your life?
The Outsider by Albert Camus, because I finally saw that teenage angst was real and not ju ... ... |
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Top Secrets (08-04)
Lifestyle / Top Secrets
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Apr 2, 2008
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Name: (Princess) Anna Trott
Where I'm from: England
Where I live: Tao Jin, Guangzhou
What I do: Recruitment Manager for Study Group
How long I've been in China: About seven years
What is your favorite?restaurant or bar?
Ill Piccolo for their olives and desserts; Wilber's for their Barbara Streisand room.
Describe your ideal Saturday evening.
Lots of wine, lots of fun, lots of friends, and a tactical "visit to the restroom" at some point in the night.
What do you love most about Guangzhou?
I live here.
What do you hate most about Guangzhou?
I'm always away on business trips.
What do you do to relax on Sunday?
Drink to make sure no snippets of memory from Saturday night come back to mind.
What is your favorite Mandarin phrase?
Wo jue de wo men ying gai tan guan yu wo de shi qing.
What is the greatest lesson China has taught you?
To be more hum ... ... |
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Top Secrets (08-03)
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Mar 11, 2008
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Name: Lennart Nilsson
Where I'm from: Sweden
Where I live: Tianhe, Guangzhou
What I do: The Swedish Commercial Consul in Guangzhou
How long I've been in China: A little more than two years.
What is your favorite bar or club?
Tang Club, because of the cool architecture and the interior design.
Describe your ideal Saturday in Guangzhou.
Hanging out with interesting people, either sharing good food, having a few drinks, or dancing our asses off.
What do you love most about Guangzhou?
The dynamic atmosphere!
What do you hate most about Guangzhou?
The fact that I will have to leave someday!
What do you do to relax on Sunday afternoons?
I grab a guitar, compose and record music, or just play around in my little home studio.
What is your favorite Cantonese phrase?
Yauh mouh gau choh ah!
What is the greatest lesson China has taught you?
That I thought my o ... ... |
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Top Secrets(08-02)
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Feb 4, 2008
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Name: Aisling Gormley
Where I'm from: Northern Ireland
Where I live: Futian, Shenzhen
What I do: Senior Director of Studies for English First Shenzhen
How long I've been in China: Two years and continuing.
What is your favorite restaurant?
Punjabi Indian Restaurant because it offers really authentic Indian ingredients. For bars, I like C:Union for good live music and also 3D Bar for the quality beer.
Describe your ideal Saturday in Shenzhen . . .
It has to be going to the Xiao Mei Sha Beach and relaxing with my friends over a good barbecue.
What do you love most about Shenzhen?
I love the temperature here and, of course, the local culture, the people and all the children that I teach.
What do you hate most about Shenzhen?
I have a love/hate relationship with taxi drivers!
What is your favorite Mandarin phrase?
Ting bu dong!
What is the greatest lesso ... ... |
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Top Secrets(08-01)
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Jan 28, 2008
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Name: Adam Warner
Where I'm from: Australia
Where I live: Panyu, Guangzhou
What I do: Business and Development Training Manager for JETT Training
How long I've been in China: About 4 years, off and on.
what is your favorite bar or restaurant?
1920's restaurant because the food and location are simply great.
Describe your ideal Saturday evening in Guangzhou?
Easy. Meeting up with friends at The Paddy fields then heading out to some mad club to check out the nightlife.
How do you relax on Sunday?
I sleep all day! Then I tell myself that I will never, ever go out drinking again.
What do you love most about China?
The different kinds of food - you never have to cook! Also, no two days are ever the same. I also love the shopping.
What do you dislike about China?
When you cross the street, you have to look 360 degrees because traffic lights don't mean a damn ... ... |
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